The light on the screen blinked. The negative latency spiked. For a split second, the server wasn't processing data; it was asking a question.
"Imagine it’s a Friday night in 1999," Samuels said, his eyes glazing over slightly. "No smartphones, no social media. You log in. You see a list of usernames. You wait for your friend to ping you. You wait for the map to download at 56k speeds. That anticipation? That hope? It had to live somewhere." B.net Index Server 2
The height of the Index Server 2’s prominence was during the Diablo II (2000) and StarCraft: Brood War era. During this time, the service faced unprecedented challenges. The light on the screen blinked