Whenever I run the game I just get a black screen. Sounds work and I can see my cursor but nothing else.
I can already predict the replies "don't worry, it gets more challenging later". I'm sure it does, but I won't pay money for a game based on it maybe becoming fun only after you invest 20 hours into it to reach the "fun" part. Does it ever get to the point where questing or solo activities are hard, or is the hard stuff limited to 5+ player dungeons or raids?
Even though WoW's graphics weren't the best what made WoW look good was how colorful the world was compared to other MMOs at that time.WoW's graphics were dated back then even compared to other MMOs. It was utterly and completely outclassed by SWG and EQ2 at the time in terms of graphics.
I did the first instance for each faction. What I don't like is how long they take to do because of the dialogue. What should've taken about 30-40 minutes tops to clear took about 1.5 hours each. Now that's fine if you have the time to play but if you only have an hour to play or less... you don't have enough time to do anything. This can become a major issue with the players that want to play the game even though they don't have a lot of time to spare IMO.
Everything I've read is that combat difficulty starts to ramp up more after level 30ish. But it's an MMO, so general solo quests are never going to be a huge challenge...
i ended up just skipping 90% of the quest cut scenes. Just hit space bar, select an option. Doesnt really make a difference and made it go so much faster
I played an hour or two of the Jedi Knight.
I am very unimpressed.
To start off, performance was pretty bad on my machine. This same machine handles Mass Effect 2 like a champ at high settings and high resolution.
Secondly, I lost the quest chain pretty easily. It does not help that they clutter up the map with venders and stuff, making it harder to find quest givers.
Lastly, the art style just isn't that interesting. And it's got the standard MMO respawning enemies just standing around doing nothing. and the controls aren't so responsive I found, and no better than WOW's combat.
I liked WOW a lot more. I liked Mass Effect 2 a lot more. This one is a stinker. I hope it doesn't bring down bioware, because given the investment that would be a shame.
ME2 was the least demanding AAA title in years. In fact, ME2 was significantly less demanding than ME1.To start off, performance was pretty bad on my machine. This same machine handles Mass Effect 2 like a champ at high settings and high resolution.
ME2 was the least demanding AAA title in years. In fact, ME2 was significantly less demanding than ME1.
Don't be fooled by the minimum specs: you really want a Battlefield-level CPU (quad or SB i3) for good TOR performance. The recommended specs say as much, but they're hidden in the program's readme.
Yeah, but that's like saying Crysis/C2 looks better than BF3. Crysis doesn't have dozens of other PCs running around in it.ME2 also looks significantly better than this game. which might be a reflection of the GPU.
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OS: Windows 7 64bit SP1
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Processor 2.4GHz or better
AMD Phenom 2 X4 Quad-core 2.5GHz or better
RAM: 4GB RAM or higher
Video: ATI/AMD Radeon HD 4850 or better
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or better
512MB minimum video RAM
Shader 3.0 or better fully compatible graphics card
Latest drivers for your video card
DVD-ROM Drive: 8x speed or faster
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I did the first instance for each faction. What I don't like is how long they take to do because of the dialogue. What should've taken about 30-40 minutes tops to clear took about 1.5 hours each. Now that's fine if you have the time to play but if you only have an hour to play or less... you don't have enough time to do anything. This can become a major issue with the players that want to play the game even though they don't have a lot of time to spare IMO.
i ended up just skipping 90% of the quest cut scenes. Just hit space bar, select an option. Doesnt really make a difference and made it go so much faster
Yeah, but that's like saying Crysis/C2 looks better than BF3. Crysis doesn't have dozens of other PCs running around in it.
The recommended spec, if people are interested:
I doubt it. The connection is pretty fast. Team Fortress 2 plays fine for instance.
You might be able to turn it off. I dunno. I went over the starting areas like 3 or 4 times and I can't find the quest giver. It must be a bug.
But compared to WOW where you have a full quest log of like 3/4 with each new starting area you go into, this one is lacking.
And the MMO aspects are annoying, far more so than ME2. It's kinda too bad this is where KOTOR's story is going to die, since MMO stories always end up being drawn out.
Update your video driver. I had the same issue with the system in my sig and Cat 11.9 and upgrading to 11.11 fixed it.
You can enable companion gear comparisons in the Preferences. Also, it will just compare to the companion if you also have the character screen open and the companion tab selected.This was especially true for equipping companions, where it would only show your equipment for comparison instead of your companion's.
You can enable companion gear comparisons in the Preferences. Also, it will just compare to the companion if you also have the character screen open and the companion tab selected.
To start off, performance was pretty bad on my machine. This same machine handles Mass Effect 2 like a champ at high settings and high resolution.
Not sure what your specs are, but I can tell you that it plays extremely well even on Core 2 systems with GeForce 8800s and I suspect that you might even be able to go as low as a 6800 series and have it play OK (7800 is the "minimum" IIRC).
