wait who the heck actually plays now

Drem · Post by **Drem** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:06 am

i was gonna restart my shadowknight and play. do anybody on this board even play anymore though?

and no i don't care if you play WoW or EQ2 or whatever. my computer can't handle that shit so i'm not going to bother

Atalya · Post by **Atalya** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:16 am

i play on MS

Insanityfair · Post by **Insanityfair** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:05 am

I still play :catman:

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 6:47 am

Drem if your computer can handle EQ it can handle WoW.

Drem · Post by **Drem** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:38 am

then i'll check it out when it's released maybe

Langston · Post by **Langston** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:44 am

You can scale back some of the graphics settings (clip plane, effects, etc) just like in EQ. It might not be as pretty, but as Taxx said, you'll definitely be able to play the game.

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 8:05 am

My EQ account is still active but I have not played for a long time. If you want to play some new chars for a bit together maybe I will actually have enough fun to not cancel my account as I've been contemplating

Post by **Lyion** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 9:02 am

If you can play EQ, then you can play EQ2, as well. Same as WOW, just turn down the settings.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:24 am

I have a necro who is 30 if you guys want to start new characters lol

But Im sick of starting new characters with people and then they quit while Im left hanging.

Jennay · Post by **Jennay** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:25 am

I still play Hopeful and am on most evenings raiding 7-10pmish

On my nights off I stay on till 3 am or so.

Naginataka · Post by **Naginataka** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:24 pm

Lyion wrote:If you can play EQ, then you can play EQ2, as well. Same as WOW, just turn down the settings.

Unless you ahve the bottom end cards that don't support the new shading crap. Is it the MX or the FX series?

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:28 pm

the 4000 series cant be an FX

FX is when they started using the voodoo tech and so came the FX series (5000) I believe

Naginataka · Post by **Naginataka** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:30 pm

No I meant is the crappy old one an MX or FX?

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:57 pm

Lyion wrote:If you can play EQ, then you can play EQ2, as well. Same as WOW, just turn down the settings.

I have to disagree. I had tons of video lag during big fights, Fraps told me 2.0 FPS.

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:05 pm

I still play, send me a tell in game if u need some help or advice!
I am Sandiani, Sandirella, Feenixx, and Unsane lately...I have a few more charcters but they are rare occurrences.

Post by **Martrae** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:07 pm

I still have an active account but haven't logged in much lately.

I guess you could say I'm on hiatus.

chanteez · Post by **chanteez** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:30 pm

not necessarily true about playing eq you can play eq2....

my other computer my 1.9 could play eq, and still can.... but i loaded the beta on to it and it wouldnt work on that computer... its best to check the minimums to be sure on the eq2 site. if thats the game you want to play. As far as wow, i can play that on that same computer.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:35 pm

1.9 is fine for EQ2.

It's not the processor that prevented you from playing.

Post by **Lyion** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 4:25 pm

Taxx wrote:
Lyion wrote:If you can play EQ, then you can play EQ2, as well. Same as WOW, just turn down the settings.

I have to disagree. I had tons of video lag during big fights, Fraps told me 2.0 FPS.

Then your computer is fucked up. I played with a 1.5 P4 512 w/ a 4200 with a full group in a heavy area and didnt lag at all.

Did you have shadows on or anything else that would be resource intensive?

Again, if you can play EQ fine, you can play EQ2 fine. EQ2 is very configurable.

chanteez · Post by **chanteez** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:00 pm

I'm the type of person who likes to play games with graphics not minimized, if i have to minimize settings i wont play a game, EQ i played with max settings, all the new models on etc. Wow I do the same. I obviously cant do the same with eq2.

Whats the point of having all that technology in a game when you cant see it.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:07 pm

Lyion wrote:
Taxx wrote:
Lyion wrote:If you can play EQ, then you can play EQ2, as well. Same as WOW, just turn down the settings.

I have to disagree. I had tons of video lag during big fights, Fraps told me 2.0 FPS.

Then your computer is fucked up. I played with a 1.5 P4 512 w/ a 4200 with a full group in a heavy area and didnt lag at all.

Did you have shadows on or anything else that would be resource intensive?

Again, if you can play EQ fine, you can play EQ2 fine. EQ2 is very configurable.

I'm just telling you how it ran. My computer is far from fucked up since I routinely out-benchmark computers that are specced way higher than mine. I have no business getting the 3DMark scores that I get off this machine.

Post by **Lyion** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:15 pm

chanteez wrote:I'm the type of person who likes to play games with graphics not minimized, if i have to minimize settings i wont play a game, EQ i played with max settings, all the new models on etc. Wow I do the same. I obviously cant do the same with eq2.

Whats the point of having all that technology in a game when you cant see it.

Because as you upgrade your PC, it'll look better.

I play EQ2 at pretty high settings, and its looks amazing.

Even at lower settings, it looks better than any MMO out there.

horendus · Post by **horendus** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:55 pm

I play still. 62 Shadowknight. I play evenings when I am not in class or not with gf... so i usually play 1 or max 2 nights a week - unless it's just a dead week.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:11 pm

chanteez wrote:I'm the type of person who likes to play games with graphics not minimized, if i have to minimize settings i wont play a game, EQ i played with max settings, all the new models on etc. Wow I do the same. I obviously cant do the same with eq2.

Whats the point of having all that technology in a game when you cant see it.

Because as technology advances it will ALWAYS look good...as there is no computer out there commercially that can run it maxed out 100%.

WoW I can play maxed out with my geforce3ti500. Needless to say, EQ2 will always look better than WoW....just because you can't run it maxed out you dont blame the game. That's ridiculous.

chanteez · Post by **chanteez** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:45 pm

i can run eq2, just at lower settings on my 2.66 with 128 vid card etc. at lower settings graphics are not impressive. plus lag, frame rate etc doesnt make it fun to play at a visually pleasant level.

I do play games moreso for content, but i find it silly that i have to upgrade a new computer by spending hundreds when graphics should be able to run on my newest machine, which is far from lacking, considering it can play everygame but eq2 at high graphic range.

I dont blame the game as such, but i know there will be people out there who get the game thinking it will run nicely on their machines and expect same graphics as pictures they see. And will be disappointed in knowing they will have to dish out bucks to see the game how it should be seen.

I just feel people should make sure their computer will be able to run the game at the level they want to see it, before they buy them. no matter which game it is.
If they cant afford to upgrade, and they get choppy video, then they are sol.

p.s. i know some people wont play wow because they feel it looks to cartoon like for their taste... and thats oki too. its all a matter of preference.