Newcomer / Intro Is the multiplay on a server hosted by the game company?

[Machine]

I am wondering if it is a continuous universe that everyone who owns the game plays on, hosted by the game company, or are there many servers, hosted by individuals. Thanks

Machine

 

[Agony_Aunt]

There is a single game universe. There are central servers that are used for matchmaking, storing saves, providing updates, provinging checks, giving data as required, but the majority of traffic is P2P between clients. This architecture has some advantages and disadvantages, but i guess the single biggest advantage is that it keeps running costs down for FD, and therefore means we do not have to pay a subscription. Something i'm thankful for anyway.