Server Performance Update

[CSN NewsBot]

The Steam website has been updated with word of a new server-side performance upgrade coming down the pipe Friday afternoon:

A small update for all dedicated servers will be released tomorrow afternoon. This update will address performance-related issues and does not include any new features. Watch this space for details.

These are exciting times. And by that I mean that I get more amusement from a Curious George 12-month calendar. But I guess not all updates can be winners!

[EL17E]

performance issues as in......?

[Electronic Punk]

Comparable to Gillette going from 3 blades to 4 perhaps.

[PhilDEE]

Any performance improvement, regardless of how small, is always appreciated, especially with speed being a major issue with Steam (well probably not now anyway).

[CheesyPeteza]

1 Steam Server = 2 WON(3110) Servers.

[Saint_K]

Hope it will finally do some good for the CPU useage of linux servers.

[FLeK0]

Valve test server: 207.173.176.204:27015

[azz0r]

*tests*

[Death-Speak]

Cool, anything to a little less lag for the regulars is good with me.

[muff99]

hmm, what happened to the big wednesday update this week? i mean its not like steam is free of bugs right now ...

[.b0w. Bushwacker]

not updating or fixing bugs doesnt mean they arnt working on them

[Venom666]

oh and where is the "aug/sig crosshair" and "opaque radar" adressed to the "next update" one week ago?

[RaptorRage]

It wasn't given a schedule of this week or next week, or said to be in the next update, just in upcoming updates.

[MikeJ]

This update is great news. Our duel 3.06 GHz Xeon Linux server hangs around 70% CPU usuage with just 10 players.

[Splatula]

With just 10 players? I think there's more to it then that.