I posted this in the main EQ forum, it's probably more appropriate here, so here it is:
Well, its November, it's cold out, and again I find myself faced with a strong lust for a dry-eyed, cramped-neck, no-sleep, multi-month binge into a virtual fantasy world.
Seriously though, I do have a strong urge for some Everquest time, and I'd really like to give EQ2 a shot, but I've got a few problems, so those of you that are computer savy and/or are took part in the beta, I appreciate your feedback...
1. I moved and broadband is not available here, so I'm currently on dial-up and I usually hit about 33kbps max. I know quite a few people used to play EQ on dial-up and they said they had no problems, but I have my doubts, especially since EQ2 isn't EQ.
Just the other day a guy dropped a flyer by (I didn't get a chance to talk to him) advertising high speed wireless internet. This is NOT a satellite connection. That's what the flyer says anyhow, I'm apparently close to some type of tower, I have no idea what any of this means. Says 256kbps and no weather interference, it's $215 for the equipment, $75 installation, and $36 monthly. That's considerably cheaper than the satellite access I've looked into. Anyone ever heard of this? Opinions? (BTW, I wouldn't get the broadband solely for EQ purposes, I've been considering satellite anyhow)
2. I see that they've really ramped up the system requirements for EQ2. I'm running a Gateway 7 series with 512RAM, 2.65Ghz, and a NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 graphics card. I don't want to buy the game and pay for a subscription and then have it perform poorly on my system. Anyone running the beta on similar specs? How's it working? Opinions?
If I were to upgrade something, what should I upgrade? I'm thinking another stick of memory...Should I get it through Gateway? How much is reasonable for another stick of 512?
Also, I've been away from the EQ world since summer, and I from what I recall EQ2 was supposed to hit shelves in July...it's November. This doesn't surprise me, but is the delay good? Does this mean that they've worked the bugs out and done things right, or can we expect a host of big problems that seriously hinder gameplay in the beginning?
Thanks for taking the time to read all this, and thanks for the replies.
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OK, with that setup the game should run fine. The lack of internet speed might be your biggest hindrance, but they say they've optimized connections somehow so that dial up doesn't hurt as much.
The main thing I could say for beefing up your system is another stick of RAM, and possibly a better Video card if you really don't like the quality of the game from the get go.
One of the places to go to find the good prices for upgrading your computer is www.pricewatch.com They display a wide variety of things for your computer and list a lot of different vendors selling what you want for different prices. It's amazing how much the same stick of RAM can cost when coming from 2 different vendors. I used pricewatch to find a nice $90 video card that outperforms both of my current video cards (only one of which I was planning on replacing). I used the pre-order EQ2 discount to get myself a nice stick of Kingston RAM for my fiance's computer.
Oh, and as far as the internet thing is concerned, someone will tell me how I'm wrong, but how you would be connected to the internet would be similar to radio. Your computer would be sending out waves to the tower, and it would be sending waves back to you. (Maybe cell phones is a better analogy) So, I would recommend more security for your computer if you are going to be doing it that way, because I am not sure how secure that style of connection is.
The main thing I could say for beefing up your system is another stick of RAM, and possibly a better Video card if you really don't like the quality of the game from the get go.
One of the places to go to find the good prices for upgrading your computer is www.pricewatch.com They display a wide variety of things for your computer and list a lot of different vendors selling what you want for different prices. It's amazing how much the same stick of RAM can cost when coming from 2 different vendors. I used pricewatch to find a nice $90 video card that outperforms both of my current video cards (only one of which I was planning on replacing). I used the pre-order EQ2 discount to get myself a nice stick of Kingston RAM for my fiance's computer.
Oh, and as far as the internet thing is concerned, someone will tell me how I'm wrong, but how you would be connected to the internet would be similar to radio. Your computer would be sending out waves to the tower, and it would be sending waves back to you. (Maybe cell phones is a better analogy) So, I would recommend more security for your computer if you are going to be doing it that way, because I am not sure how secure that style of connection is.
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your computer is plenty good for eq2, i got a 1.1ghz processor 730ram and a nvidia geforce6800, and i ran beta great, i got a little lag in the beggar's court in freeport but other than that i had alot less lag than i did in eq1, i would vote against wireless, specially for games like eq, cause wireless gets dropped alot and thats a bad thing in a game like this were it sux to die in mid fight, plus your grp will get made if you die cause they will start get your share of the xp debt, so if got a stable 56k connection use that, but if its unstable you can try the wireles, but this is just my opinion
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I'm in total agreement with the internet thing, I highly suggest you upgrade your connection if at all possible. Next, if you are close to some tower, I would imagine that the Transmitter is pretty powerful and the only thing that might interrupt the signal would be torrential weather, but even then, if you are close, it might not even matter. The gear is probably very expensive (215 dolla) because it recieves/transmitts and encrypted signal and has gear in side that decodes/encodes before transmittion. In fact, you might even see higher speeds than you normally would with DSL/Cable, but I couldn't tell you cause I'm not a system expert. But thats probably the case anyways with that gear, I wouldn't doubt it in the least, my job directly deals with RF propagation so I have some symblance of a clue as to how that system probably works. I hope that helps.
1. Connection
2. Another 512k RAM - 1Gig is the magic number for MMOG's
3. Video Card - If you have $200+ to spend. Otherwise prolly not worth the upgrade. $200 will get you a 256Meg ATI 9800(best price/performance ratio ATM) at www.newegg.com, For $300 get an Nvidia 6800, $400 gets you an Nvidia 6800GT (best performance under $500 ATM)
I'd upgrade in that order if I were in your shoes.
Your CPU is plenty fast ATM for eq2, just for reference I was running an Athlon XP2000+, ti4600 with 1.256Gig RAM and I got decent framerates in beta (20-40FPS)
2. Another 512k RAM - 1Gig is the magic number for MMOG's
3. Video Card - If you have $200+ to spend. Otherwise prolly not worth the upgrade. $200 will get you a 256Meg ATI 9800(best price/performance ratio ATM) at www.newegg.com, For $300 get an Nvidia 6800, $400 gets you an Nvidia 6800GT (best performance under $500 ATM)
I'd upgrade in that order if I were in your shoes.
Your CPU is plenty fast ATM for eq2, just for reference I was running an Athlon XP2000+, ti4600 with 1.256Gig RAM and I got decent framerates in beta (20-40FPS)
Thanks for the replies guys, I'm gonna call the guy about the wireless internet here in a bit, so I should know more about that...
I think I'm gonna go and buy the pre-order deal today (hopefully its still available) so I can get the J-Boots and I'll see how it plays on my system...I'll probably get another stick of RAM before too long, but I've browsed Crucial.com and noticed that they recomend buying to 2 modules at a time...I'm not sure if that's a bunch of BS and an attempt to get me to spend more money or if there's some truth to it...
Thanks for the video card info, Seolta...I was clueless about the cards and might was considering upgrading but I don't really want to spend over $150 at this point on the card, so I'll just stick with what I have...
I think I'm gonna go and buy the pre-order deal today (hopefully its still available) so I can get the J-Boots and I'll see how it plays on my system...I'll probably get another stick of RAM before too long, but I've browsed Crucial.com and noticed that they recomend buying to 2 modules at a time...I'm not sure if that's a bunch of BS and an attempt to get me to spend more money or if there's some truth to it...
Thanks for the video card info, Seolta...I was clueless about the cards and might was considering upgrading but I don't really want to spend over $150 at this point on the card, so I'll just stick with what I have...
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