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[Xim Prime]

Hello fellow mech warriors, I was a player of this game since 2015 (But in an old account,loosed in time) but my computer was a trash so I can not play the game on its full potential. Now maybe in the start of 2019 I will start to have a job (depends if they contract me or not) and I will buy a new computer for play mwo. But I have a doubts cus I do not know the rest of time left for this game and I do not know if purchasing a new computer is worth the effort for play mwo. Knowing that the game have more than 3 years online,I do not know if is a good idea to buy a new computer. So it is?

[tacorodwarrior]

If you need a new computer then buy one. If you want to play games and cannot on you computer then yes buy one. MWO is free to play, so you can just download it and play. If you do not like it just play another game.

[Xim Prime]

tacorodwarrior, on 08 September 2018 - 02:22 AM, said:

If you need a new computer then buy one. If you want to play games and cannot on you computer then yes buy one. MWO is free to play, so you can just download it and play. If you do not like it just play another game.

You must be under 25 years old with that attitude, i wont thank you for your reply cus you do not understand my question.

[The Basilisk]

Xim Prime, on 07 September 2018 - 11:38 PM, said:

Hello fellow mech warriors, I was a player of this game since 2015 (But in an old account,loosed in time) but my computer was a trash so I can not play the game on its full potential. Now maybe in the start of 2019 I will start to have a job (depends if they contract me or not) and I will buy a new computer for play mwo. But I have a doubts cus I do not know the rest of time left for this game and I do not know if purchasing a new computer is worth the effort for play mwo. Knowing that the game have more than 3 years online,I do not know if is a good idea to buy a new computer. So it is?

In short...No do not buy a PC for MWO atm even if there is a frantic hussle coming from the devs pretending to do something, there are none of the absolutely and desperately needed basic changes to the game that are due to be implemented since CB.
And depending on where are you from even now you have a hard time to get matches in a reasonable time span.

So...don't bother.
ATM with all the dicounts going it may be a good time to try out stuff you always wanted but never bothered to buy cuz of the hillarious prizes...otherwise just remember in nostalgia and think of the early days and what could have been.

[Bloodwitch]

I think mwo isn't anywhere close to the end of it's lifetime.
If you should buy a computer only because of this game, tho. You're not limited to MWO only.

[Xim Prime]

The Basilisk, on 08 September 2018 - 04:05 AM, said:

In short...No do not buy a PC for MWO atm even if there is a frantic hussle coming from the devs pretending to do something, there are none of the absolutely and desperately needed basic changes to the game that are due to be implemented since CB.
And depending on where are you from even now you have a hard time to get matches in a reasonable time span.

So...don't bother.
ATM with all the dicounts going it may be a good time to try out stuff you always wanted but never bothered to buy cuz of the hillarious prizes...otherwise just remember in nostalgia and think of the early days and what could have been.

But i like MWO.

Kunato Developments, on 08 September 2018 - 05:48 AM, said:

I think mwo isn't anywhere close to the end of it's lifetime.
If you should buy a computer only because of this game, tho. You're not limited to MWO only.

Ok that is what i wanted to know. Also i wont play only MWO but i always liked this game even with my trash computer (on the old days i only can played PUGs)

[TheCaptainJZ]

Xim Prime, on 07 September 2018 - 11:38 PM, said:

Hello fellow mech warriors, I was a player of this game since 2015 (But in an old account,loosed in time) but my computer was a trash so I can not play the game on its full potential. Now maybe in the start of 2019 I will start to have a job (depends if they contract me or not) and I will buy a new computer for play mwo. But I have a doubts cus I do not know the rest of time left for this game and I do not know if purchasing a new computer is worth the effort for play mwo. Knowing that the game have more than 3 years online,I do not know if is a good idea to buy a new computer. So it is?

Russ said this spring he expects at least 2 more good years for MWO, but they will continue running it as long as there are players for it.

That was before the population decline this summer due to balance complaints. Not that there hasn't been a lot of the whole "sky is falling" attitude before so take that as you will. I will say the devs responsible for balance have been interacting a lot more with the community in the past month so that's a good thing.

To answer your question, I would not buy a computer solely for this game. It's fun, but it's got less life ahead of it than is behind it most likely. Most players are looking forward to MW5, but that will not be multiplayer. That may jump start this game (if MW5 turns out pretty good) or it might not. PGI's work on MWO is, objectively speaking, mediocre. There's some good things with it, but also some poor things, so I would expect MW5 to look good and have good core combat but be lackluster in the same kinds of ways this game is.
Now, the nice thing about a new computer would be that there has to be other games out there you might be interested in. If you haven't bought a computer since your last one which was weak 3 years ago, it sounds like you are overdue for an upgrade anyway.

[Horseman]

Is you current computer a desktop or a laptop? If a desktop, post its' full specs (if a pre-built system, the make and model will be important)... it's possible you don't need a new PC, just a little extra RAM and a new video card.

Edited by Horseman, 08 September 2018 - 09:39 PM.

[Horseman]

LikeUntoBuddha, on 10 September 2018 - 11:40 AM, said:

Consider buying me a new and improved Computer. A local computer guy told me that a 1080 card would fit into mine which has a good processor and a lot of memory. So I bought the card. And then he told me that I need a bigger power supply so I bought one.

I live...no I survive off of $750.00 a month. For every dollar I spend, that is a dollar I cannot spend on things like food. In the last 4 years, I've bought one cheap pair of shoes and 6 white t-shirts. And it took me almost 3 months to buy the 1080 card and the bigger power supply.

And then after he puts in the power supply, he said the 1080 card will not work. I was so depressed and so mad I just went by and picked up my PC and walked out leaving the brand new 1080 video card. It takes a while and a lot to get me mad but I can't afford to go to jail so I stayed quiet and walked out.

Hope you at least got a refund?
That "local computer guy" was a total ****ing moron, not least because a GTX 1080 is not a reasonable purchase for budget-constrained users. A 1060 or a second-hand 970 would be plenty enough.

Edited by Horseman, 10 September 2018 - 01:08 PM.

[Horseman]

LikeUntoBuddha, on 11 September 2018 - 05:59 PM, said:

My processor is faster than most or all of them.

CPUs can execute multiple instructions per clock cycle. Thus, clock rate does not directly equal performance. The number of physical cores and presence (or absence) of hyper-threading also make a difference.

[Horseman]

Your board should support that 1080 without issues - if you have an older Sandy Bridge board then it might be bottlenecked by 1-2% due to PCI-E 2.0 ( cf https://www.techpowe...Scaling/24.html ), but none of that "will not work" garbage.
Did your "local tech guy" tell you why your 1080 would supposedly not work on your motherboard? I have a feeling you've been ripped off...

[Tarl Cabot]

I believe the card he had purchased was a GTX 1070, not a 1080, and based on other users, it is a motherboard/bios issue with no available bios update to correct it.

https://mwomercs.com...ost__p__5512314

He is on a limited budget. The system he posted he had in Dec 2016 was a Gateway FX6860 64 bit with an Intel i7-3770, not the one with the i7-2600.

I stress the two versions because his version, Gateway FX6860-UR10P, anyone who had purchased this system could not upgrade the GPU as the system would not boot up. Nor is there the ability to change EFI to Legacy, based on threads about other users issues on upgrading the GPU, unlike the owners w/i7-2600.

Unfortunately, I would say the rebuilder would not have known nor expected this at the time. There were not many threads about the issue, nor could I find one which the owner was successful with a GPU upgrade.

Edited by Tarl Cabot, 12 September 2018 - 06:49 AM.

[Tarl Cabot]

Hai, Gateway/Acer, tis only branding.

I didnt actually remember if it was a 1080, but thought it was either a 1060 or 1070, though I do recall that I had posted I was willing to purchase the nvidia card from you, provided you had gone back to pick it up. I had to google to find the posts since you have/had 2-3 different accounts that started with LikeUnto***

Nor could I find any posts indicating anyone had modified the bios to take newer cards.

[Koniving]

Get one for Battletech and MW5.

As a side bonus it'll work out that mwo will run better for you too.

[Koniving]

[Koniving]

LikeUntoBuddha, on 12 September 2018 - 07:34 PM, said:

Get what?

A new computer.

Remember the original question? Is it worth getting a new computer.

[Horseman]

Uhm, Buddha, that question was one asked by this thread's OP. https://mwomercs.com...ost__p__6161435

[Tesunie]

Xim Prime, on 07 September 2018 - 11:38 PM, said:

Hello fellow mech warriors, I was a player of this game since 2015 (But in an old account,loosed in time) but my computer was a trash so I can not play the game on its full potential. Now maybe in the start of 2019 I will start to have a job (depends if they contract me or not) and I will buy a new computer for play mwo. But I have a doubts cus I do not know the rest of time left for this game and I do not know if purchasing a new computer is worth the effort for play mwo. Knowing that the game have more than 3 years online,I do not know if is a good idea to buy a new computer. So it is?

If your computer is not up to specs, it never hurts to consider purchasing a new computer. Rather it would end up for MW:O or for some other possible use (there are plenty of other video games out there) would be up to you.

If you are asking "should I buy a new computer", then most likely the appropriate answer is "yes, if you have the money and want/need it". If you don't have the money, then post your computer and it's specs up. Some people may be able to help you to cheaply (cost effectively) be able to upgrade your computer with some components to just add in. Your issue may be just a few sticks of RAM to correct, or you may have a "powerful" word processor of a computer not worth putting money into.
That aside, aren't you Xim, possessor of a million alternate accounts? And why does your post look to be a thinly veiled "the game is dead/dying" post?

[Barkem Squirrel]

If you need a computer, get one. There are other games also that a potato can not run, just like yours. Still MWO is here and I have a feeling that it might run for a while more due to the aged player base being a bit more stubborn than with other games. Then MWO 5 and Battletech.

As for a bad computer, ha. I still pull out the old lab top that was new in 2010. I think the most I ever got out of it with MWO was 16 or so frames per second and now at less than 6 frames per second. hell I even got on the Archer leader board when it came out with 6 fps or less. even one shot a flea with an AC 20 with in the last week with it. Still do not know how, but fired when it felt right.

Little to say I do not always play at sub 6 fps all the time. But when I do, my you fight in the shade of my LRMs.

[MechaBattler]

Hmm, 2015. Stuff has changed since then. You might not like the skill tree or the agility changes with engines. But if you like the base game play. You'll probably still like it. A computer is good for many things. So getting a better one isn't a bad investment. Depending on how much you're investing.