Originally posted by Fukkfase

Fattynopants and Orphes: I said nothing that justified you insulting me. Save me the fanboyism and try some objectiveness. I have this game preordered by the way.

"The game has some pretty challenging performance issues, and while the graphics are really good, the number of pauses and skips as the game loads this stuff up can get really irritating. From the talk of other players in the chat, feeding Conan super-fast CPUs, gobs of RAM, and dual $500 video card setups helps somewhat, but it won't eliminate the issue. I hope that these issues can be ironed out for release, and in the case of MMO launches, this has happened in the past as debug code has been turned off and final optimizations went into place." http://www.atomicgamer.com/article.php?id=554

"The graphics are definitely high end and in my opinion the best “realistic” graphics currently available in a mmorpg. As for their performance it’s sadly what I expected. The game is a big fat resource hog and my PC is having trouble providing me with a decent looking and playable experience to my personal requirements. Your mileage may vary but here are my specs which should give you an idea of where your performance will be:

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512mb
Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz) *NOTE: Lowering to 1440×900 had better results. See Part 2.

The game has three options for default settings: Low/Med/High and a lot of customizable options for scaling. I am able to run it on Med with tweaks to AAx2, AFx4, shadows completely off, draw distance <1000, and textures on medium and bloom OFF. On average I am able to pull 25-40fps (and yes, it fluctuates regularly giving it the illusion of hitching or being skippy) when I’m not in PvP. When I get into PvP my FPS drops under 20 and drops below 5 in huge fights with spell effects. It’s completely unacceptable performance for pseudo-twich pvp and I hope that the problem will be rectified before release." http://www.keenandgraev.com/?p=982

There are several reviews stating similar things. I certainly hope the issues are gone by release as well. The thing is, no matter what they do, I doubt it will be playable with "screenshot settings" in big-scale PVP without framerate issues etc. unless your computer is COMPLETELY off the hook. Most people don't have that. So to repeat myself: If you think you're going to play with the game looking like that, you'll be disappointed.

No you did not say that, you said that the game is not going to look as on the screenshots. And stop trying to change the parameters of your arguments as time goes.

But anyway I pretty shure that the game will be looking as on the screenshots when I play it, Im also pretty shure that in reference to the looks of the game I won't be disappointed. As I know that the things shown in the screenshot (in general) is not something impossible.

That was what I replied to, I did not reply to something saying that if your don't have spec for it computerwise it will not look as on the screenshots. The game looks in videos and screenshot, these screenshots, really beautiful. There is no reason to believe that it won't look as good.

Screenshots are great, why do tards always have to Highjack threads?  hmmmm someone wasnt hugged enough as a child.

To fischsemmel

Any frame-rate that does not produce visible visual issues (stattering, slowdown, frame loss etc.) is decent. This is not a matter of frame-rate but more a matter of smoothness. If you can't tell the difference without looking at the FPS meter, then the game runs smooth enough to be called decent, as far as I'm concerned. It's a personal opinion of course, nothing more.

Originally posted by Fukkfase

If you think youre going to play with the game looking like that, you'll be dissappointed.

Why do people have to jump all over a devils advocate like he was talking bad about their mother. Relax!

"No you did not say that, you said that the game is not going to look as on the screenshots. And stop trying to change the parameters of your arguments as time goes.

But anyway I pretty shure that the game will be looking as on the screenshots when I play it, Im also pretty shure that in reference to the looks of the game I won't be disappointed. As I know that the things shown in the screenshot (in general) is not something impossible.

That was what I replied to, I did not reply to something saying that if your don't have spec for it computerwise it will not look as on the screenshots. The game looks in videos and screenshot, these screenshots, really beautiful. There is no reason to believe that it won't look as good."

What? Did you really think my original post was meant to say the screenshots arn't "real", and that the graphics are unobtainable? That's what I'm getting from your post, correct me if I'm wrong. If that is the case, wow. I never meant that, nor did I say it. Read my post again. Take it for what it is, not like someone is out to get you. That you replied to something I didn't say is your mistake, not mine. rvjones10 has the right idea. But you are right in one thing, there is no reason to believe the game won't look that good (if you have the necessary specs). Who said there was though? Me? No. But there is reason to believe you wont be playing with the game looking like that.

As for whoever said something about the quotes from the reviews being selective, of course they are selective. What else in those reviews do you think I should have included? Both quotes clearly state the graphics look very good. Both quotes clearly question the performance. What did I miss? If I failed to include something relevant to the graphics or their performance, please tell me what.

And Player-X: I'm not a tard, and I didn't highjack the thread. Backup your claim please. Someone posted screenshots, I replied regarding the screenshots.

Now, stop it please. Who wants this

Very impressive graphics.

Can I say woody? oh never mind :)

If AoC can look this good, and play at least as well as Vanguard plays now, i'll be  a happy camper!

Originally posted by eugam

Originally posted by waverat81

Ooooo....any idea of that's with DX10 enabled?

 I would say yes. The water reflections are a DX10 "feature". The light and shadow also point towards DX10.

Hope it isnt like LoTR where they have water reflections on everything . looks pretty stupid on a river with flowing water or a wind chopped lake  Other than that the screens look awesome

Originally posted by waverat81

Ooooo....any idea of that's with DX10 enabled?

and to the guy saying it is dx10, water reflections are in many dx9 games. I have played this game in dx9 and seen the water look the same, plus seen even better water effects in dx9 (crysis etc).