Distributed Server Idea

[lucliner]

I think what he is talking about is that each player would have a zone.exe ran from their computer assigned specificaly for them. when they zone, their zone server changes to the new zone, instead of the server holding the zone.exe, this is a great idea to reduce lag I presume, and to assure that the zones are up, but I doubt the idea is plausable, simply because the zone.exe controlls how the user/zone interaction takes place. if a "smart" player was to somehow modify that exe, then he could make anything possible on his side. It's best to keep all the server files exactly what they are... "Server" files. it makes no sense to make a server file run on the client.... and has huge problems with doing so... mainly compatability issues. Nice try, and keep brainstorming, you'll eventually get a good idea