GameSurge

GameSurge is a popular Internet Relay Chat network devoted to the online multiplayer gaming community. Games commonly seen referenced on GameSurge include many first person shooters (such as Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Call of Duty, and Battlefield 2) and MMORPGs (such as World of Warcraft and GuildWars). GameSurge began as the merger of GamesNET and ProGamePlayer Network (PGPN), when the rights to the name GamesNET were being disputed amongst its original founder, CoolHandLuke, and the current (for that time) Board of Directors of GamesNET. Finally, the dispute came to an end when GameSurge was founded and GamesNET was reinstated as CHL's network. GameSurge currently averages approximately 27,000 users at any given time.

1 Services
2 Useful channels
3 History
4 External links

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Services

GameSurge runs a feature-rich package of services known as srvx, which was written by GameSurge's development staff from scratch in C.

GameSurge provides four user-accessible services:

AuthServ, which provides authentication for other services on the network and allows users to use an account that allows them to maintain channel access. In the interests of providing a service directed toward gaming (and thus allowing users to easily switch clan/team/guild tags), GameSurge does not provide nick registration.
ChanServ, which provides facilities such as event logging and advanced user/ban management.
HelpServ bots, which manage support requests in certain channels via a FIFO queue.
- HelpServ, in the #support channel, for general user support.
- RegServ, in the #registration channel, for the specific purpose of channel registration.
- Other HelpServ bots in miscellaneous help channels throughout the network.
HostServ, which provides free "titles" to users wishing to use cloaked hosts. See the GameSurge Titles page for details.

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Useful channels

Help/Official Network Channels
- #GameSurge - Main network discussion channel
- #help - General help channel
- #support - Staff assistance channel
- #registration - Go here to register a channel
- #script - Scripting help/discussion channel
Other Useful Channels
- #GameSurgeRadio - GameSurgeRadio - Official radio station of GameSurge.
- #irpg - IdleRPG game
- #findscrim - Scrim finding channel
- #calscrim - CALeague scrim finding channel
- #findringer - Ringer finding channel

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History

Gamesurge has had many names in its history. It was named CharlottesWeb in November 1995, ClanNet in November 1996, and finally GamesNET in February 1997. The network became known as GameSurge in February 2004 when it merged with the ProGamePlayer Network. The merge was due to a legal dispute over the domain name gamesnet.net and common interests between the two networks. GameSurge (while still known as GamesNET) originally gained popularity as a home for the North American Quakeworld Team Fortress community. This led to its popularity with players of Half-Life's Team Fortress Classic, which in turn led to it becoming the standard network for players of Counter-Strike. As Counter-Strike's player base swelled, so did GameSurge's user base. During Counter-Strike's beta days, there were "release parties" for new versions. At present day, GameSurge is used mostly by clans in various games. Among the more popular games on GameSurge are Counter-Strike:Source, Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, and Call of Duty. GameSurge has a large North American userbase, with growing userbases in English-speaking Europe and Germany.

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