Multiplayer using HTTP

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Multiplayer using HTTP

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I'm trying to make a Multiplayer game. I would use UDP but I don't have any machine that could run a server.
Connection client to client would be perfect, but there are lot of problems with NAT, I could have an UDP gole punching to salve this problem, but I didn't find tutorials on how to do it in Lua or in Löve.

I know that HTTP isn't made for multiplayer however since my game wouldn't require lots of connections (Users would play 2 different matches simultaneously), shall I use HTTP or it is a bad idea?

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HTTP is a transport protocol, not networking protocol - of which you, as of today, for practical purposes, only have UDP and TCP/IP.
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Is there any way to make a Multiplayer game without a server?
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Yes, but it requires porting forward and/or a program like Hamachi.
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Hamachi emulates local network, it's different.

P2P model doesn't requires a server but has a huge set of issues to compensate.
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Ok, so it's pretty impossible to use TCP or UDP without a server.
I know HTTP is a transfer protocol and it's not made for these purposes, but I have and idea that *could* work:
I would store player data on a MySQL table, then every client shoot a request every 3 seconds to retrieve/send data through a PHP file.
Would it be possible or it's a very bad idea, so should I give up and look for another solution?
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Depends on the type of game. But then you might as well just make it work in browser.
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The point is that I want to make an Android game.
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On mobile you're pretty much shit out of luck with P2P unless device is connected to wi-fi and even then there's gonna be problems, you gonna need a server. But depending on type of game it might be OK to use a regular web server as back-end, like if it's a turn based game. Not gonna work for action games though.
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My game is an arcade game. The players would play 2 different matches, and at the end of the matches the player with the highest score wins. The data sent would be only the score and few others things.
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