tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647535028551977680.post7349121368460067453..comments2023-08-25T07:59:52.853-04:00Comments on Tyrian Express: Lord of the Rings Online - Weekend ends before it beginsElementalistlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17536627257855895757noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647535028551977680.post-86100268858647232912008-10-02T16:55:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:55:00.000-04:00@ArdwulfThere is no doubt about the "performance" ...@Ardwulf<BR/>There is no doubt about the "performance" issues with these games being an oddity.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that or I am totally aware of the engines shortcomings that they stand out like a sore thumb to me.<BR/>So far I have been able to run some pretty harsh software (Crysis, AoC, CoD) yet, these MMO's in particular are horrendous in their uneven performance.<BR/>Of course I have seen the ugly issue of the hitching in LOTRO since closed beta, and I just expect a little better after almost 2 years...and it has not changed.<BR/>Now, of course I can walk over to my wifes older PC, and LOTRO has no issue there.<BR/><BR/>But, the key phrase is "older".<BR/>I guess I am getting too next gen.<BR/>Also, fixing systems has been my job for 15+ years (I worked on Amiga's even...lol), so it is not an issue of knowledge..but of games not working the way that I wish. <BR/>I do not want to "downgrade" at this point, and will just persevere playing better looking games I guess.<BR/>(And Eye of the North has eliminated a lot of the "static" visuals you speak of, and is enhanced for newer systems. Also, there is a trick to download all HD textures for GW with a command line, which also enhances all of the campaigns)<BR/><BR/>@brenda<BR/>ooo...a new title, oh my. Well, I guess I should just take the award (as I am seem to be in some good blogging company...hehe)Elementalistlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536627257855895757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647535028551977680.post-91901917055148047742008-10-02T14:54:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:54:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I understand why you seem to have tec...I'm not sure I understand why you seem to have technical issues with so many games that can be run with no issues by the rest of the MMO blogosphere. Granted that LotRO seems to have been almost entirely abandoned by that group (and everyone else, really) - there are way more bloggers playing Vanguard as far as I can tell. But LotRO seems to run without showstopping problems for virtually everybody. I won't ask whether or not you have the latest drivers.<BR/><BR/>I resubscribed when LotRO pushed out DX10 - and it worked fine for me, although I still thought the gameplay was flat as asphalt. AoC looks at least as good and was, for my money, about a million times more fun.<BR/><BR/>I actually do not believe that the Guild Wars engine is all that good. It looks pretty, sure, but you pay for that with limited character movement (which admittedly has a side benefit in that bunnyhopping is impossible,) a totally static environment and landscapes that are, essentially, matte paintings that you can't explore or touch. Good game, overall, but I think at this point (bearing its age in mind) it's a fairly regressive design in a number of respects: instancing, load screens, very linear, unexplorable world. The PvP was pretty good for its time, but it felt to me like... I dunno, like I was playing Tekken or something... very arcade-ey. I have high hopes for GW2, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647535028551977680.post-1308489256482239552008-10-02T14:50:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:50:00.000-04:00Congrats on the Blogosteria thing :)Congrats on the Blogosteria thing :)Tipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828719420913764824noreply@blogger.com