WoW, Upgrading, and You2009-10-09- shitty graphics (sorry, no other word for it); extensive stress due to crowding (many
players on-screen at once due to guild wars)
Lineage 2 Open Beta - good graphics, lots of crowding (it was a big beta). Risk Your Life Open Beta - great graphics, little to no crowding (was a Korean game)
Final Fantasy XI - amazing graphics, overcrowded areas like like Quifim and Kazham
City of Heroes - good graphics, way too much crowding (man, that city needs a lot of heroes...)
SWG 14 Day Trial - Played it for 2 minutes, got bored, uninstalled it.
I also play graphic/gameplay intensive games like Warcraft 3, Battlefield 1942, etc. etc. etc.
The reason I wrote that is to tell you that my experience with games vary, and I know which specs are the best for which type of problems your computer will encounter. Problems with graphics and problems with crowding may both result in lag, or even link-death (disconnecting), but they're working with completely different parts of your machine.
World of Warcraft will fall into the category of Great Graphics, and yes, tons of crowding. So lets prep your machine for that.
Loren:
Although World of Warcraft sometimes has had over 3,000
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Game Changes to Questing in Wrath of the Lich King2009-09-24run of the same type of quests, WoW
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Since the WotLK expansion pack was announced, th...
WYSIWYGn’T Loot2009-09-18give mobs really cool looking armor because it’s not animated or fitted to player characters, so be it. You shouldn’t be giving mobs cooler looking stuff than
players can obtain anyway, because it’s bloody disheartening to know you can never get a cool looking item no matter how hard you try.
You know what else...