[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Naylia]

So we have:

1) Minimum system requirements are completely misleading. The game will run like crap on them.

Ummm...they are MINIMUM requirements. I actually spent a weekend playing on worse hardware then that and was still able to maintain framerate in the 20s and enjoy playing the game even if it looked like crap from all the settings reductions. Minimum specs should tell you what it takes to RUN the game, not what it takes to RUN the game and make it PRETTY (which certainly would be a good quad core chip and a $150+ graphics card)

[Ilean]

Ummm...they are MINIMUM requirements. I actually spent a weekend playing on worse hardware then that and was still able to maintain framerate in the 20s and enjoy playing the game even if it looked like crap from all the settings reductions. Minimum specs should tell you what it takes to RUN the game, not what it takes to RUN the game and make it PRETTY (which certainly would be a good quad core chip and a $150+ graphics card)

Really? At 1280x720p?

Sorry but no, game looks and plays like crap with that kind of hardware.

[Naylia]

Nope I think I was playing in a 1024x768 window. But that's the point....the game ran - it doesn't matter how it looks. That's the point of minimum. I had no issues participating in parties, behests, or anything - i could still chat with LS mates and have a good time. The framerate was plenty sufficient to play the game. That's the whole point. The graphics might have sucked....but the game runs. If you have crappy hardware, turn the settings down.

What exactly does MINIMUM mean to you? MINIMUM to me should mean all settings to Low or 1 and produces 24+ FPS (which is smooth enough for play..or HD movies..)

[Elkwood]

Except for the fact 24fps will be glitchy in a game

[Ilean]

Nope I think I was playing in a 1024x768 window. But that's the point....the game ran - it doesn't matter how it looks. That's the point of minimum. I had no issues participating in parties, behests, or anything - i could still chat with LS mates and have a good time. The framerate was plenty sufficient to play the game. That's the whole point. The graphics might have sucked....but the game runs. If you have crappy hardware, turn the settings down.

What exactly does MINIMUM mean to you? MINIMUM to me should mean all settings to Low or 1 and produces 24+ FPS (which is smooth enough for play..or HD movies..)

I call BS on that, I've tried the game on that kind of hardware (my old laptop) and it was pretty much unplayable from keyboard input lag.