PullusPardus said:
Peer to Peer, you set your own servers so you and your friends can play. |
That's how most PC games work. (community owned servers)
And that's not p2p. p2p means that the game is hosted client-side (your home internet connection) where other people can join your session and play.
This is how the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft works as well as most online console games. A p2p connection is dependent on the Host. Have you ever played CoD, only to be greeted with a host-migration loading screen? That means the host has quit and the game must find a new host or it will end.
p2p is often very laggy, impractical and is virtually non-existant in PC gaming.
Dedicated Servers on the other hand mean that a proper online game server (usually rented from companies like http://www.gameservers.com/) has been dedicated the task of running the game (instead of a home network like in p2p).
This is much more practical since the game runs on fast-speed server hardware instead of a home network.
Less lag, no need to worry about "Hosts", the game is always there even when no players are online, waaaay more players can join etc...
This is the system that Minecraft and most PC games use.
