@NickFoote: Right. So.. say.... someone enjoys Battlezone or Wing Commander more than Crysis or MW2 and doesn't feel the need to buy unnecessary computer parts and they're suddenly not a pc gamer anymore?
@carpe_k9006: If they've only been playing games from the mid-90s on their machines, they've played every game from the period to exhaustion already. #startrekonline
Oh wow it's coming out sooner than I thought, which is kind of groovy. The requirements honestly aren't all that bad, higher than some mmos, but most of which have been out for years. And the parts under recommended have been out for at least 2 years so, not bad all things considered. #startrekonline
I was looking at the Force Unleashed game at Walmart and it was some Sith Edition. It requires 23 freaking GB's of harddrive space. Game requirements are ridiculous these days.
At least the requirements for this game seem okay. #startrekonline
My Desktop only has a 45 GB Harddrive and my laptop has a 160 GB harddrive. I didn't say it was an issue. I am just shocked as to how much space you need for games these days. I remember when Demos were only 20 MB's or less. Now a demo can be up to 2+ GB's. #startrekonline
@Techno-Atom: I too rmeebr when demo's were 20mb. I also remebr the days of sweet sweet dial-up and single core processor, heck I remember when I didn't know what a core was. And I probs used to think a terrabyte was a Virus.
But in the words of Snake:
"Spec's, Spec's have changed"
(and then Ron Perlman comes form the shadows and they start a massive argument) #startrekonline
I don't even get how companies calculate comparable processors. I have an Intel E8500 Core2Duo and an AMD Athlon X2 6000+ (the AMD Overclocked to 3.3GHz from 3.1GHz), and my E8500 can run circles around the OC 6000+.
I'm calling BS on an Athlon X2 5600+ running just as well as an E8400 Core2Duo. If an E8400 is "recommended" than you'll need a triple or quadcore AMD Phenom to keep up, I'm sure. #startrekonline
@Malthian: Oh, yeah. That's it. You solved it. Congrats. Oh wait, I own and use both every day, so it's probably real world experience I was talking from, not just some unbridled fandom.
Five months ago I left both computers to encode three DVDs to h.264 MKV files over night. When I woke up, seven or eight hours later, the Intel machine was just finishing the third video, while the AMD was just barely starting on the second video. THE SECOND VIDEO. If I'm an Intel fan now, I think AMD showed me the way.
@Kozath: Exactly. I've never owned an Intel chip in my life until this Core2Duo, and only bought it due to Benchmarks. #startrekonline
Sounds roughly the same as Champions Online's requirements, and that game ran like molasses on my computer.
I know, I know... I need to upgrade. Stupid single core is the main thing slowing me down in modern gaming /sigh.
What can I say, I've made a big shift to consoles lately and MMOs are all that interest me in PCs these days. Mostly older ones that run fine like EQ 1/2, Eve, WAR, etc.
Maybe if my stupid student loan people weren't absorbing my tax rebates I would be able to upgrade /bitter #startrekonline
@RedThree: More like raising 3 kids off my salary alone.
I'll get to a point where I can justify a new computer in my budget, but right now, not gonna upgrade for one or two games I may be interested in for a month or so. #startrekonline
@RedThree: Man, I wish I could FIND a job flipping burgers these days. I've been unemployed from a far better job for months now, don't make it out to be so easy. :( #startrekonline
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Stop looking down on people.
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Mmm... non-jaggy toast.... #startrekonline
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。・゚・(ノД`)・゚・。 #startrekonline
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Though really you should be able to run it on a PADD #startrekonline
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At least the requirements for this game seem okay. #startrekonline
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I've not seen a PC with less than 500gb for a long while.
Not like it's dirt cheap or anything. ¬_¬
Though tbh console ports can be a right horror in the PC specs. GTAIV is worse than Crysis. #startrekonline
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If HDD space is the issue, its the cheapest to remedy. #startrekonline
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Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Borderlands are all on 360, so I'm pleased. #startrekonline
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My Desktop only has a 45 GB Harddrive and my laptop has a 160 GB harddrive. I didn't say it was an issue. I am just shocked as to how much space you need for games these days. I remember when Demos were only 20 MB's or less. Now a demo can be up to 2+ GB's. #startrekonline
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But in the words of Snake:
"Spec's, Spec's have changed"
(and then Ron Perlman comes form the shadows and they start a massive argument) #startrekonline
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I'm calling BS on an Athlon X2 5600+ running just as well as an E8400 Core2Duo. If an E8400 is "recommended" than you'll need a triple or quadcore AMD Phenom to keep up, I'm sure. #startrekonline
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Five months ago I left both computers to encode three DVDs to h.264 MKV files over night. When I woke up, seven or eight hours later, the Intel machine was just finishing the third video, while the AMD was just barely starting on the second video. THE SECOND VIDEO. If I'm an Intel fan now, I think AMD showed me the way.
@Kozath: Exactly. I've never owned an Intel chip in my life until this Core2Duo, and only bought it due to Benchmarks. #startrekonline
11/11/09
I know, I know... I need to upgrade. Stupid single core is the main thing slowing me down in modern gaming /sigh.
What can I say, I've made a big shift to consoles lately and MMOs are all that interest me in PCs these days. Mostly older ones that run fine like EQ 1/2, Eve, WAR, etc.
Maybe if my stupid student loan people weren't absorbing my tax rebates I would be able to upgrade /bitter #startrekonline
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11/11/09
I'll get to a point where I can justify a new computer in my budget, but right now, not gonna upgrade for one or two games I may be interested in for a month or so. #startrekonline
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