TELEMETRY FIELD NOTE 04 · INTERACTIVE SERVER SELECTOR
30-Second Multiplayer Game Server & 20-TPS Tickrate Selector Quiz (2026)
Loss Ledger: Renting unmanaged hyperscaler instances (unmanaged AWS EC2 c6i.xlarge $122/mo + 1.5TB public egress & automated EBS snapshot retention $48/mo) costs $170/mo ($2,040/yr). Select your player count and modpack load below to match a 20-TPS / 128-Tick stack from $10.50 to $110.00/mo and save up to $2,127/yr vs the $2,040 AWS baseline.
10-Second Quick-Pick Server Matrix (Skip the Quiz)
| Server Scenario | Verified Monthly Rate | Direct Official Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Minecraft, Valheim, Rust & Survival (4–15 Players) | Shockbyte Minecraft 1GB $2.99/mo ($2.79 promo / $3.99 renewal, $35.88/yr) | Start Shockbyte ($2.99/mo) ↗ |
| Palworld 8–32 Player Co-Op & Heavy 200+ Modpacks | Sparked Host Palworld 8GB Enterprise $17.60/mo ($211.20/yr); Shockbyte Palworld 12GB $29.99/mo ($359.88/yr, code LAUNCH50) | Start Sparked Palworld 8GB ↗ |
| Palworld Small Squad (4-Slot Default) & Light Survival | Host Havoc Palworld default 4-slot $12.00/mo ($144.00/yr, scalable 4–32 slots; light survival from $5.00/mo, code HAVOC15) | Start Host Havoc 4-Slot ↗ |
| 128-Tick CS2, Custom Docker & Velocity Proxy Node | Vultr High-Frequency $6.00/mo ($72/yr, 1 vCPU / 1GB NVMe shared high-clock instance); dedicated 8GB–16GB at $48–$96/mo | Start Vultr HF ($6.00/mo) ↗ |
Review full annual TCO breakdowns on Verified Deals or read the 20-TPS Server Playbook.