Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Alpha test now accepting applications

[rubina]

I see, How can I test that?

You can search for 'internet speed test' in your favorite search engine. Try several different test sites.

[PandaTaru]

I see, How can I test that?

try http://www.speedtest.net

[Starlord]

Ping 52ms
Download Speed .92 Mbps
Upload Speed .33

Wow that kinda sucks >.> However FFXIV runs perfectly with my connection.. so I don't think of it as a problem though

[Livioti]

The current engine is well optimized. It's still highly demanding though. Will ARR still terminate if you ALT-TAB during full screen? Probably yes. Will you be able to change your graphic settings inside the game? Doubtful. SE doesn't do PC games. They focus on consoles, where you don't have to worry about users with very different hardware configurations.

From what I've seen the game uses basically the same engine. I'm sure changes have been made but they spent four plus years on the existing engine it would be silly not to use it.

What rock did you crawl out from under? Haven't you been reading any of the info they've released to us since ARR was revealed?

[rubina]

Ping 52ms
Download Speed .92 Mbps
Upload Speed .33
Wow that kinda sucks >.> However FFXIV runs perfectly with my connection.. so I don't think of it as a problem though

Try several different speed sites and see their results.

[Starlord]

Try several different speed sites and see their results.

Speedtest:

Download Speed 1.01 Mbps
Upload .33

Also, I am sharing bandwidth with 1 other person in the house

Its funny because the Verizon Rep that came to my house said that I should be getting 20Mbps hmmm.

[AsterBarnivere]

What rock did you crawl out from under? Haven't you been reading any of the info they've released to us since ARR was revealed?

SPOILER: No one reads anymore.

[indira]

Speedtest:

Download Speed 1.01 Mbps
Upload .33

Also, I am sharing bandwidth with 1 other person in the house

Its funny because the Verizon Rep that came to my house said that I should be getting 20Mbps hmmm.

being throttled even though verizon says they dont.

[Noir]

being throttled even though verizon says they dont.

Or that other person is torrent your 19mb

[Soukyuu]

The GeForce 8800 or the 8000 series are EXTREMELY faulty. They only have a life of 6 months before they die. That's what happened with my 8600M GT. It caused the motherboard to fry 4 times and Best Buy's Geek Squad (lol) kept trying to replace the motherboard each time. It's one of THE WORST GeForce series to own.

My 8600m GT died on me after 3 years. My 8600 GT is still alive and kicking after 4 years though. As for being the worst GeForce series, I'd say the 5xxx one still holds the crown on that :P

A 8600 is essentially a 7600 with DX10 support, dunno about 8800.