All Posts by Drennor

Originally posted by Navid
we have a few

one in scottland, one in england, and another some where else.

but not a lot, hope that helps.

if you really need you can join a eu guild

Thanks for the reply Navid.

I think for now I will just keep my eyes open for other EU based guilds - since I am kind of planning on joining a EU server (less lag for me), but if things change I will be sure to head over to your forums.

Good Hunting!

Just curious as to why the launch is happening kind of mid-week. Is it because they want Monday to finish off vital setup and testing for the real (with help from pre-order peeps) or just because they like the sound of the 30th rather than 29th?

Thats a lot of money you spent and I can appreciate why you dont want to give up on it just yet!

My processor is only 3.6, so I don't think that would be too much concern. Upgrading the RAM should see improved performance for sure - and it would also speed up your laptop for other things too - not a bad thing but I don't know too much about laptop RAM - maybe its really expensive!

The video card to mee sounds a little dated - I assume its pre- X-series of the ATI (I used to keep up to date on cards a few years ago but gave up) Mine isn't exactly a new one (X-700) but it still does the trick. As you say, things like EVE and WOW will run fine on it, but they are not too heavy on graphics requirements - someone pointed out that EVE is restricted by the TnL that was used around the time of the Geforce 2 - but since the worked hard it got some great effects. This game however is using more modern technology and would use up more processing power on your graphics card.

If I was into serious gaming, I would much prefer to use a PC (which I do) than a laptop given that it performs much better but it also helps that I have space for my PC and don't have to use it for anything else. Plus PC's are much cheaper than laptops in terms of power output.

End of the day if your machine doens't run it very well I can understand why you wouldn't want to continue playing it. Maybe as you play other new games they will either work or they will have same problems. IF all the new games coming out cause you problems, maybe that will be a sign to buy a base unit

That said, have fun on whatever game you settle on

Just been checking out your guildsite and I am very impressed. I would consider applying for a position in LOL but just want to check if there will be users from UK/Europe? I know how much a pain it can be trying to raid at 3am just to be with the US folks lol...

Originally posted by New_to_MMO
not for me so far. 20 fps at the best starting out around other people just isnt entertaining for me. it has potential for sure, but until i can get a smooth performance i'm not going to purchase.

New:

1) are you talking about beta? It's just that if you are playing now it should mean you already pre-ordered the game? Though not sure how things work with the SOE station pass thingy.

2) Do your system specs match the requirements (or reco even better) and have you got the settings on too high of a level?

Just figured that since most people are getting much better performance, maybe something is hindering you? Maybe even those evil anti-virus programs lol - they tend to cause a lot of havoc :)

Well, my take on the matter is as follows:

SOE and Sigil are different entites - Sigil designed and built most of the game, SOE was able to support it in the late stages, helping it to become active on target. Supporting the game the way they have means they did not build the core program - They just helped them finish it off and manage the other aspects mentioned above. If you read the notice, Sigil will continue to develop the game conent etc.

Many feel that SOE are bad based on past dealings - but meh - we all LEARN! I really doubt that SOE would repeat the same mistakes as it did on SWG. When a company does something wrong, things are "usually" put in place to prevent it happening again. That makes me feel fairly confident in SOE handling the part they do on this game. Of course though, I may be wrong, but at the end of the day nobody knows what will happen until it happens. Life is all about risks - if you like the game, its probably worth the risk, if you don't like the game, leave it alone and find a game you do like.

Also, just to comment on what someone else mentioned earlier about the future of Sony being not so good... Sony is still a massive monster company with their fingers in more than one pie. Yes they could take a big hit if the PS3 fails, but at the end of the day, the Sony products they make such as electronics (tv's, sound systems etc) seem to be doing fine, and of course they own a lot of the distribtion of things like music (kinda waffling but you get the idea). In other words, don't count Sony out of the game just yet :P

I have played this game from the end of Beta and I am looking forward to joining many of you online soon (my pre-order from Amazon won't arrive until next week and I got no pre-order box thingy... poor me). I never found the game boring up to level 13, but I never got around to grouping all that much because I was still just exploring the world and what I was doing. I plan to play as a Pally and I tell you something - from the interviews I read I really learned how I "should" be playing that class - and I am sure groups will love me :D

Also, once guilds are properly sorted out (may take a few weeks for the majority to get fully established) grouping will become a lot more common I would say.

Until Monday then!!

Yeah I remember playing this game in Beta. It was my first real MMORPG in a consistent universe, and it was great fun at the time.

During what era did you play in Beta and what was your character name? I mainly used Drennor and Lamorak back then...