Originally posted by molovian

I have a xp intel pentium 4 2.2 ati readon 8500 with a sb live sound card. Anyone have experience running with this configuration at any graphics setting. I can't afford any upgrades and was wondering if the game will play. It sys in there knowledgebase that it suppports the readon 8500 but was wondering if anyone has tried it and can verify that vanguard runs.

thanks in advance for any info.

 

 

it should run at about  5 frames per second or so

If I had.....

2.1 GHZ amd processor

2 GB RAM

Nvidia BFG overclocked 6000 series graphics

Would this game run ok at the lowest graphics settings and 640 x 860 resolution?

hmm hmmm hmm, with everything down, about 15-25 fps

I could adjust the resolution up to that its just that my pops computer has that 2.1 processor and I wanted to make sure he could play it with that.

He aint gonna buy a brand new computer to play this game. Maybe we will just wait for LOTRO.

Amd 3500, nvid 6600, 1 gig of ram and the game RUNS WELL for me at next to lowest graphic settings and grass turned off....however !!! even an such low graphical settings the draw distance is very good and the game looks very ..very nice ! I average 20 fps in town and 30+ out of town!...with minor stutters ...

so.....unless you are expecting consol type gameplay ...you should be fine !! Don't listen to those that say you won't because they likely think anything less than 60 fps is terrible. After 30 fps one can barely notice a difference. ...20 fps is plenty smooth for me.

lol barely notice a difference? my eye can tell the difference from 30 fps and 100 fps, and it is a big difference

Originally posted by Slangroth

lol barely notice a difference? my eye can tell the difference from 30 fps and 100 fps, and it is a big difference

It's fact..the eye can not tell the difference over 30 frames per second. I read that somewhere and I am not going to bother looking it up..but that has been my experience too. Think about it....30 frames per second.

Say...1 mississippisi...ok..30 frames just went by...can you see each frame ? no

What makes the difference is how much of a difference there is between each frame. That depends on the quality of the coding and how much each frame is showing. Think of a slideshow...30 slides in a second..think you will notice the difference between 40 slides in a second..and 30 slides in a second? ..no....it will just be one big blur ..either way. Ya wouldn't even be able to tell anything just happened...its that fast !

Whether it was 30 slides that just went by in that second or 100...all you would see is the first one..and the last one, and not a thing in between.

I have played mmo's at 10 fps for months...now that did suck, but the gameplay  was such I tolerated it. I think my age ( 35) has alot to do with my tolerance level. I think many of the younger folks are spoiled by years of xbox play..jump into a mmo..love the freedom but expect the same quality and consistancy of a consol game. It just doesn't work that way...mmorpg is far..far more complex and open to far...far more variables. Thats the price we pay for freedom.

Besides....your average mmo costs 20 cents an hour to play for the average gamer over the span of a year...I can't see any room to bitch about +/- 10 fps with a value that strong.

Since its fact may I see the evidence?

Go find it yourself. I don't have the time or desire. Believe me or not...if you wish to remain ignorant ..that is your choice. You go find it and prove me wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPS

ah, all I see is that we can see over 60 frame per second,

http://amo.net/NT/05-24-01FPS.html, scroll to the bottom 

Originally posted by ThomasHolm
Basically it runs down to the flicker fusion threshold (or flicker fusion rate). This is defined as the frequency at which an intermittent light stimulus appears to be completely steady to the observer.

Standard movie frame rate is 24 fps. Standard European and Australian TV (PAL standard) is 25i, 25 fps interlaced to simulate 50. Music videos, MTV, VH-1, etc. are shot at 30fps.

In computer games, 25-30 fps is considered fluent. The entire GTA series operates at a software-fixed 25fps rate.

Easy to check for yourself by the way. Get an adjustable strobe light. Set it at different flash rates and check whether you see independent flashes or a steady light. Caution: only do this if you do not suffer from flash-induced epilepsy.

Well said

There are many variables involved and it depends on the media.

Point being...my experience has been..in mmorpg's...20-30 fps is plenty good to enjoy oneself.

Originally posted by Slangroth

lol barely notice a difference? my eye can tell the difference from 30 fps and 100 fps, and it is a big difference