Originally posted by edisin

i guess im one of the lucky people who got the most unstable beta version there is

loads of bugs

unplayable without restarting every hour or so

have to turn down everything to low to just get it running right for limited time

 

quad geforce 8800 4gb Raid 0

 

good luck all

 

im not even touching this without a trial that shows a very stable release

 

I had the same experience (and feeling) when I tried the OB client for the first time. My hardware
is similar to yours.

But after reading and applying the suggested fixes (older nvidia driver, assign CPU Core 1 etc)
the game runs flawless with no crashes at all.

Did you ever try the suggested fixes ?

Well im in open beta right from the hour 1. And i must say that i have mixed feelings.

At first i had real trouble with good fps timings.

 But after the first patch im running at max settings possible without lagging and my loading times are around 1-2 seconds.

 My PC is : Q6600 with 4 MB RAM and ATI 2900XT (ASUS STALKER) with latest drivers. Running Vista 64 Ultimate.

 What really troubles me is that i still crash a lot. Every 15 minutes or so. But sometimes im able to play for an hour or so without crashing. I do not experience any slowdowns or staggering most of the time. If it hangs, it is for a second or two and it has been days since there was any trouble with FPS. Do note im running max settings. And we are talking dx 9 here ,since dx 10 is not available. Sure you can pick it in settings, but it doesn't do anything. Since dx 10 is supposedly faster and better than 9 - we might get even better performance at release.

 On a general note, this has been a pleasant experience, aside the crashing part (But hey it is freaking beta). And i am sure by now everyone understands that this issue is being and will be taken care of since there is a lot at stake here. I have pre-ordered AoC many months ago. If you are serious mmorpg veteran like me i think you should just get it and see for yourself how it turns out instead of taking too seriously the beta problems that might not be there at launch. Unless you are somewhat of an oracle i suggest to just wait and see. And i doubt there will be any trials at launch.

Originally posted by StormXXX

Well im in open beta right from the hour 1. And i must say that i have mixed feelings.

At first i had real trouble with good fps timings.

 But after the first patch im running at max settings possible without lagging and my loading times are around 1-2 seconds.

 My PC is : Q6600 with 4 MB RAM and ATI 2900XT (ASUS STALKER) with latest drivers. Running Vista 64 Ultimate.

 What really troubles me is that i still crash a lot. Every 15 minutes or so. But sometimes im able to play for an hour or so without crashing. I do not experience any slowdowns or staggering most of the time. If it hangs, it is for a second or two and it has been days since there was any trouble with FPS. Do note im running max settings. And we are talking dx 9 here ,since dx 10 is not available. Sure you can pick it in settings, but it doesn't do anything. Since dx 10 is supposedly faster and better than 9 - we might get even better performance at release.

 On a general note, this has been a pleasant experience, aside the crashing part (But hey it is freaking beta). And i am sure by now everyone understands that this issue is being and will be taken care of since there is a lot at stake here. I have pre-ordered AoC many months ago. If you are serious mmorpg veteran like me i think you should just get it and see for yourself how it turns out instead of taking too seriously the beta problems that might not be there at launch. Unless you are somewhat of an oracle i suggest to just wait and see. And i doubt there will be any trials at launch.

The crashing stopped when I forced AOC to only run on CPU Core 2 (1 - 4). Current OB version is not optimized for quad core.

less than two weeks to go......

And people are testing a beta that's more like an Alpha. I can see a great PR campaign for this one.

"You payed to beta test Vanguard, now it's time for a new CHALLENGE, can you pay fore Alpha testing AoC?! OH YEAH lets rumble!!! It's hammertime and MC Hammer ain't the one singin' here!!"

"IN STORES NEAR YOU, Do you have what it takes to master the alpha?! Buy now!"

But in all seriousness, i'll wait till there'll be trial version that seems rather stable, which if i pray enough to God every hour, might come in 3-4 months but if i were to be realistic and looked at how long VG took to become stable, i guess that's wishful thinking.

Originally posted by Crusher

The crashing stopped when I forced AOC to only run on CPU Core 2 (1 - 4). Current OB version is not optimized for quad core.

Hmm i'll do that. Thanks for the suggestion. I've been lazy digging on the forums for the solution myself. Guess im one of those freaks that takes the blows from beta stuff and just goes on instead of trying anything that might ease the pain :) But given the opportunity i'll check it out.

AMD X2 5000+ / 2GB /8800GS / XP

Runs Flawless -40 - 60 FPS, no crashes, no problems. Leveled 6 characters to 13.  

Originally posted by miagisan

didnt you hear? its us haters who only can't run the game...it runs great for everyone!

yes lol

I'd like to play the game because i'm a pvp player but i CAN'T. Even Vg works better in my computer. uninstalled, nothing else to do

Thought could play AOC (waited long time for this game), can't so i have no mmorpgs... can't seriously buy this game. i'll give him another shot in few months and i wait now for a trial (final release)

No mmorpgs, took 1 month on lotro but already bored i'm lost.. lol : vanguard or Aoc...I take vanguard ( rofl the disaster) , aoc is too buggy.

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rofl novice member 1 post :" all working fine for me " so funny.

"The verdict? AoC beta client is weird. It works for some ppl and for others it just doesnt."

Yes. you can't now if it's going to work on your computer before trying it...  Kind of

Russian roulette.

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 "The crashing stopped when I forced AOC to only run on CPU Core 2 (1 - 4). Current OB version is not optimized for quad core."

Nope. i'm sorry but I have a dual core. Doesn't work too

i feel sory for the one with high end comp who cant run this game im one lucky one im playing close beta so i get to play a bit longer given al the shuttring i was getting few days ago and how it plays now im looking forward to release im still keeeping my preorder  i nothing to my system i just play the game in windows mode still look and play fine

send in them bug repoerts  every time i hang crash  what i was doing where i was every thing that helps to make it better

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+,  MMX,  3DNow, ~2.2GHz

1790MB RAM

643 GB Total

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT  1gigmb

Realtek AC97 Audio

Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)

gl to teh ones not getting shame missing a nice game  do think funcom made a booboo that going to put a lot of people off

i though this game was going to be hard to run then when i got in open beta well i was worried i was rigth.

i have intel core duo 6600 at 2.4, 2 gig ram at 800mhz buss speed nvidia 8800gtx 756meg card

but then i updated my drivers like any normal gamer would do when there are problems running ANY game ! i don't start to blame the game befor i try every thing i can do to help make the game run better,  i think there are to many people that should be on a console are trying to be "PC gamers" sorry kiddies i think you need to stay in school learn to use your brain befor you try to be a "PC gamer"