All Posts by Tordak

  Will it be ok, I actually think so.   Sry, I just got the impression you wanted to run the game on high+.   I'm hoping for med-high myself but I'll have to see. 

 Anyway, I think it will run it but with that cpu and the 8600 I think it will run inbetween low-med(hoping for medium).   But, again just a few days after launch would give you so much more info. on the real sys. req.'s. 

  SOE, just hand over the rights to this IP and call it an industry milestone.   The stranglehold you've placed on this much loved lore threatens it's core marketability.   You've alienated hundreds of thousands of consumers in this industry and it's time to just let it go.

Agreed, lol.   Most of us are spouting out monster rig configs, atm.  It will be a little funny if Funcom can actually make good on the min. required spec. systems promise, at launch.  

Originally posted by miagisan

Originally posted by Smikis

6400 is indeed 800 mhz.. it shows as 400 mhz  under windows as its calculated some other way .. im not ram guy ;p

400mhz is the RAM BUS i think.....thats different than the RAM speed

 If this is what he meant than, perfect.  The 800mhz DDR2 does run at 400mhz per channel, DDR2 is dual channel, so 800mhz total per stick slot pair(400mhz per stick @ 200mhz per stick side).  I just wondered about the ram he chose in the link, it's rated as a 1000mhz DDR2 and the motherboard only supports upto the 800mhz range.  Then I got confused when he listed the 400mhz.

Anyhow,  I can just see a point during mid-late 21st century when we complain, from our nursing holmes, about how if our games require more than 2 terabytes, than it's just rediculous.  .../epic fail

 Well I suggest a Nvidia 8800 (512mb or higher) or something in the Nvidia 9 series.   I think you should up the ram to 4 gigs of DDR2 800 mhz, on a 64bit OS. 

  I'm concerned that the P4 3.2 chip won't be what your looking for, though.  I would go for a multi-core proc, instead.   That P4 cpu is over the listed min req as supported for the game, barely.   If you can hold out for even the first week after release, at this point, you'd atleast be certain of exactly what the game needs for good performance.

EDIT-- The moment you decide to jump up to a vid. card like these your going to need a new PSU(650w for single card and 850w+ for SLI builds). 

 If you plan to set the rig up to run more than 2 HDD's, 3 +optical drives, 3+ 5.25 case fans and a PCI sound card, jump the PSU up to 800w for single gpu card and 1000w+ for SLI.

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Well Mordria,  the stygian was disturbing but then again, any female that's out for blood and armed can be, IMHO.   .... I already, lol.

 I've enjoyed the pics and the game's graphics are outstanding.   I'm counting the days until launch.

Teala, 

 For me, just the level cap at 13 was a dead give away for the different patches, then the talk of the un-optimized code sealed it.

..And Z',

 I fully agree there are limits.   I had a different experience in Van's CB but the OB was manageable.  I also was one of the very few in LoTRO that ran up against  a weird chat port issue in it's OB(I was informed of the fix on the 3rd day, fast enough for me in a beta) other than that it was a smooth OB. 

 I just see the trend of what happens in one publishers beta quickly becomes the accepted 'norm'.   This isn't bad, except they all can't be great, just like they all can't be terrible.   What I can't get my head around is when players compare a beta to a game that's been up and running for years.   I just don't get that one at all.

 Anyhow, everyone of us have an opinion and usually nothing is going to change it except experience.  I'm waiting for launch and I'm giving it 3months.   What issues exist on launch day, I'm going to watch and see if there addressed(solved or in the works).  Only then, am I going to decide what I truly think but I do like their overall game's concept.

 It's also undesirable for MMO consumers to have a non-existent patience threshold while simultaneously demanding perfection.  

 I don't like throwing money away either but perfection has never existed anywhere in life.  So, if your not interested in giving any new title the breathing room to start up, it's just time for a new hobby.

 Open world?  Ok, I see where your coming from but the battlegrounds are instanced just like the minigames, it's just larger in scale.   I think the idea is to have about 3 different entry points to a peticular keep map. 

 I may be missing something here but I never known any MMO that doesn't pre-cache player data between server and client.

 Anyhow, I agree that it's a crappy wait and see after launch.

EDIT-- .../tiphat  Hiya! Stradden

  They do admit to the high graphic detail and it was part of the plan from the start.   As for the pre-loading in sieges, it's really no different than what was seen in the pvp weekend. 

 The much larger number of players in the sieges can be addressed server side by lowering view distance in the battlegrounds to start off and I'm willing to bet they may have other ideas(some in now/some for the hotfix's) to avoid the unplayable lag/slideshow frame rate factors.   Dedicated server nodes for the battlegrounds would be one way to go.

I agree that they should've called anything but an OB but it's too late now.

Yep, same client, 2 different patch builds.   OB is behind CB, just like CB is behind the Alpha(in house) client.

I agree that is rediculous.   Then again, I never saw any sense in paying to be a beta tester, in the first place, and the OB is going to be over on the 11th(late night), anyhow.  

  If you can find DDR2  that runs at 800mhz instead of the 400mhz,  I think it would be better.    I noticed your mainboard choice can handle it and 4gigs is perfect for a 64bit OS.   I'd suggest a bit more power for your PSU, if only for a possible future SLI config.    

EDIT- If you can hold out 10-15 more days though, your going to be able to judge pc performance in AoC a lot better than at the moment. 

..."Put the crack pipe down people"...   Sound advice for anyone, lol.

 All the same,  anyone who doesn't like AoC for whatever reason has become labeled a 'Troll' and those who like the game in any way are 'Fanboys'.

 There used to be room for a middle ground but I guess those days are long gone and I expect it to be true, for every new MMO, from now on.

 I consider myself just a fan of AoC but I seem to have attained the title of 'Rabid Fanboy'.  Oh well, whatever. 

 I mean it could be worse, in my eyes.  I could've actually been wrong in the information that I gained and decided to share.  .../shrug

I took the survey.  I hope it helps.  Sorry, for going over the 150word limit and GL!, on the paper.

Well what can you do, shrug.   The only thing that turned me off the stygian was the facial makeup.   Just proves the point that you shouldn't apply the war paint in any moving/sinking vehicles. lol

  The DX10 comparison shots will have to wait for launch but I like these well enough. 

 I have to say that this toon wins vs. your Stygian, in the looks category.  

No, there isn't an open free trial for the game other than buddy keys from pre-orders at launch.    The OB itself ends on the 11th.   I'm not saying stop looking around but it's all but over for the hand out beta keys, atm.