Washoe
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It does look like it's on the way to being a standard app for benchmarking. What I wonder is, why Oblivion would be setting the standards, and EverQuest 2 never became very widely regarded as a benchmarking app. When EQ2 first came out, I can not recall any game that was close to the graphics, and even now EQ2 seriously taxes the most powerful gaming rigs. Is there something that Oblivion does that EQ2 isn't doing or is it some kind of favoritism going on? I know a lot of hard-core gamers can be kind of down on MMORPGs, which is cool with me, I understand - I'm just saying I always wondered if the reason that EQ2 has never been considered a standard setting game, is possibly because it's an MMORPG.
MMORPG's are excellent examples of games which have more depth and "serious" gameplay than many others; the counterpoint is that they suck up your life and don't have a "save" button and usually a less dynamic game world by design -- enter Oblivion here.
I think that a reason that they're not used in benchmarks as heavily is because they're very difficult to benchmark; the needs within the games themselves vary a lot, and user and server activity levels introduce complex and erratic variables. When you have to benchmark a dozen or so video cards, you can't really deal with this level of variability -- the results become unreliable with the environment itself introducing new variables.
AT actually has an excellent article on WoW benchmarking -- probably the best available online, and one which should be read by players of that game experiencing difficulty (esp. e.g. at high-level raids).
Games like WoW also provide a reason for upgrading your CPU, which doesn't happen as often in FPS's of date.
I think that a reason that they're not used in benchmarks as heavily is because they're very difficult to benchmark; the needs within the games themselves vary a lot, and user and server activity levels introduce complex and erratic variables. When you have to benchmark a dozen or so video cards, you can't really deal with this level of variability -- the results become unreliable with the environment itself introducing new variables.
AT actually has an excellent article on WoW benchmarking -- probably the best available online, and one which should be read by players of that game experiencing difficulty (esp. e.g. at high-level raids).
Games like WoW also provide a reason for upgrading your CPU, which doesn't happen as often in FPS's of date.
apoppin
Lifer
Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Originally posted by: apoppin
it looks and runs GREAT on my midrange system. The GAMEPLAY is awesome . . . the gfx is just the 'icing' on this awesome 'cake'.
and WB did make LotR
:roll:
[indirectly]
i'd like to see the 3-hour condensed version of LotR . . . 15 hours is a bit long for one sitting]]
:Q
I was never a fan of the icing on cakes... So that doesn't say much.
thanks for confirming my point . . . the game/game play/controls/voice acting/story/etc./etc. . . . are what make this game great.
The superb gfx is an "extra" plus.
[or do you scrape the icing off cakes, too?; you can always turn the options off and way down in the game}
:roll:
]
DeathReborn
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Ditto, got it running on X1800XT Xfire at present so on need to upgrade. I was going to but it performs well enough on what I got.
Yes this game is a killer app.
I'd say if the Xbox ver could get some sort of multiplayer built-in thru XboxLive.. even just co-op mode.. you'd have half the PC guys buying an Xbox360 to play that.
And thats just co-op alone. Toss in a measly 4 player party support thru Xbox Live and say good bye Sony, good bye PS3.
I'd say if the Xbox ver could get some sort of multiplayer built-in thru XboxLive.. even just co-op mode.. you'd have half the PC guys buying an Xbox360 to play that.
And thats just co-op alone. Toss in a measly 4 player party support thru Xbox Live and say good bye Sony, good bye PS3.
SPARTAN VI
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Some people are thinking about an arena mod, to play against other players, but I doubt it will happen.
But seriously, how would you do multiplayer? I find it perplexing how anyone can consider this for online.
About my vid card, I would upgrade it, if I really actually could up the resolution. Max on my monitor is 1280x1024, so I dont see much of a reason.
But seriously, how would you do multiplayer? I find it perplexing how anyone can consider this for online.
About my vid card, I would upgrade it, if I really actually could up the resolution. Max on my monitor is 1280x1024, so I dont see much of a reason.
Two player co-op would be great for this game if it could be implemented right. My buddy and I would love it.. would take a lot of modification me thinks though.
I never thought about it that way, but thats so true though.so true!!
i would have liked only co-op though max upto 4 players, but not a multiplayer online game!
Also imagine what would have happened if this game was built solely for PC or xbox 360, any 1 of them.
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Originally posted by: apoppin
it looks and runs GREAT on my midrange system. The GAMEPLAY is awesome . . . the gfx is just the 'icing' on this awesome 'cake'.
and WB did make LotR
:roll:
[indirectly]
i'd like to see the 3-hour condensed version of LotR . . . 15 hours is a bit long for one sitting]]
:Q
I was never a fan of the icing on cakes... So that doesn't say much.
thanks for confirming my point . . . the game/game play/controls/voice acting/story/etc./etc. . . . are what make this game great.
The superb gfx is an "extra" plus.
[or do you scrape the icing off cakes, too?; you can always turn the options off and way down in the game}
:roll:
Yep, I sure do... Actually, to be honest, I don't eat cake. It looks pretty though.
5150Joker
Diamond Member
You won't be getting the optimal gaming experience in Oblivion with that 7900 GT (no HDR+AA). Just letting you know in case that matters to you.
Lol now you have prices in your sig?
Good god man, i really hope you at least own some stock or something.
5150Joker
Diamond Member
IMO hot deals for vid cards are a lot more useful than listing PC parts in one's sig that nobody cares about.
5150Joker
Diamond Member
So? I'm a fan of ATi cards at the moment and so I seek out deals (or people PM them to me) and I list 'em.
You are worse than rollo ever was, the fact that you paraded around the AEG crap when you exhibit even worse behaviour is irritating as hell to say the least.
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