The first host I've ever left mid-rental
Attracted by the exceptional hardware and low prices, I made the unfortunate mistake of renting a VPS Game server from Deploys and moving my community over. The first 14 days or so seemed fine - didn't really have any issues or interaction with the support. However, for the last 3 days, my VPS has been subjected to constant extreme lag. From what I was able to gather, the upload speed was either being choked or throttled, and this made our gameservers completely unplayable for all members of my community. By unplayable, I mean the map, chat and anything else would take minutes to load, by which time you either be dead or kicked for the poor connection. I contacted support who said someone on the node I was sharing was launching DDoS attacks. Few days passed and I heard nothing. I was then told to run some up/download speed tests. I ran these and reported the results. Heard nothing for another day. I then messaged them stating that if I did not receive a proper response, I would be leaving the host. I heard no response. I have now left Deploys, and forked out the extra cost for a much more reliable host. This is the first time I have ever ended a hosting period early. I've lost a fair amount of money, but the damage to my community will be the real cost here. Steer well clear if you have any ambition for your projects or community.
By Ben L.



