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[HeII March]

I woudl suggest getting a desktop if you want a really nice system. The same price a laptop would cost you could get a desktop that runs much better and is much more upgradable. Alot of lap tops having intergrated graphics chips and many of the components wont upgrade.

[Adrienne Vorton]

dualcore, 3-4gb ram, a 512mb gfx card (something around gforce 8800/9500) and you should be fine and don´t forget the 64bit OS (recommended^^) ...that´s not exactly a highend system, is it ?

you can get a better one (even quad by now) for about 300,- € (can only speak for germany, but we tend not to be so much state of the art, so i think it´s not a bad reference)

Edited by Adrienne Vorton, 15 September 2012 - 12:15 AM.

[Nevoeiro]

I think the devs said we'll have some sort of custom graphic options in the final release, so hopefully we'll be able to turn down and/or up the options we want (shadows, filters, whatever).

[VoodooLou Kerensky]

Stickjock, on 13 September 2012 - 09:21 AM, said:

um... really??

Yeah, really. If I had my druthers Id totally opt for wireframes like in Mech2.

Greyrook, on 13 September 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

Sorry Jr. but I don't think even the Ancient Ones would think that's a great idea. However, I will just assume that your mind has been warped by things that cannot be comprehended.

I wonder if I qualify as one of 'The Ancient Ones' seeing as how Ive been aboard Mechin Virtually/Online (and TT) since it came out (Crescent Hawks Inception on the Commodore 64!). Pretty Mechs n Scenery are nice but GamePlay trumps it. Games can look great and be total crap and vice versa.
Im behind ya 100% Cthulu JR (Say hiyas to yur Pops for me).

[Greyrook]

VoodooLou Kerensky, on 17 September 2012 - 02:12 AM, said:

I wonder if I qualify as one of 'The Ancient Ones' seeing as how Ive been aboard Mechin Virtually/Online (and TT) since it came out (Crescent Hawks Inception on the Commodore 64!). Pretty Mechs n Scenery are nice but GamePlay trumps it. Games can look great and be total crap and vice versa.
Im behind ya 100% Cthulu JR (Say hiyas to yur Pops for me).

I was referring to the Ancient One's from H.P Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos because of the OP's callsign, in case you weren't aware. Tonality is so hard to determine contextually unless you lay it on REALLY thick.

[icervoid]

i think in a very versatile level of graphic detail in order to suffice all members request
personaly i expect high level of detail in evreything because for me this is a must have in a game

[Chileno]

I'm agree!!!!!

[Grey Sky]

I don't think anyone has mentioned a very important reason why NOT to have a lower graphics setting... it would effect how the game is played.

In-cockpit, maybe it could be as ugly as you want, but the world outside the glass has to look the same as it does now. The game requires the settings it does because trees, buildings, hills and the like getting in the way of you and your target is a part of the design of this game. If the trees are set at a lower graphical setting, it might be possible to see more of what is behind them... thus making the lower graphical setting an unintended advantage over the highest graphical setting (not so much for LRMs and the like, but definitely for lasers).

[Dafingar]

I dont know about utra low settings, but since the game is intended for FTP you need to appeal to the widest group of people possible in order to get enough that will pay. If you put the graphics demand too high you lock out potental costumer. Since most computer owners do not have high end graphics cards I would shy away from a high graphics demand.

In addition, I am also a proponent of gameplay over graphics. I dont care how pretty it is if I dont want to play it, I wont see all the pretty graphics.

[TheRumChum]

I agree having a lower graphics setting will be key for most users, not everyone can afford the 2000$ super gaming machines ,
I spent over a grand on my comp , 2 years ago , and i really don't want to spend even more just so i can play this game smoothly.

Maybe a lower resolution?? that's all i ask , my computer isn't THAT bad.

[thalamus]

This game runs on CryEngine, doesn't it?


At least the old CryEngine-games always supported running custom / modded *.inis. Those were usually tweaked to improve the visuals but I'm sure it goes both ways.


So that might be worth a try if you're not into upgrading at this moment.

[Colonel William MacLeod]

I'm having some significant issues. I run two PCs. One's a multimedia laptop I use for business. It's stacked. 1GB graphics card, 8GB ram, quad core processor, but the graphics card in question is "incompatible" with the crytek engine, meaning I had to bring out my old gaming rig.

My old gaming rig will run portal two and other games at full settings in full 1080 HD on a 40 inch HDTV.

Even after checking my DX installations and my drivers, this machine chugs and stutters running MechWarrior online.

We're not talking about graphics settings that blow away portal and other games, though the graphics are indeed more advanced.

We do need some performance tweaks, though, to ensure that as many gamers can run this game as possible. The more gamers capable of running MWO, the more money our friends running the game get, and the more features we, the players, can take advantage of.

Which is why this sentiment:

Riin Suul, on 13 September 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

personally, I am glad that this game has such high requirements, and if anything wish that they were higher.
I run a high-end computer, and too few games take full advantage of top of the line hardware.

I am so sick of my games being gimped by hardware (consoles, although this obviously doesn't apply here) that I REALLY wish that games had higher requirements.

Is incredibly short sighted.

Not everyone can afford a $4000 gaming rig. That's a *lot* of Scotch I'd be not drinking.

My point is, even though my rig is reaching the end of its operational life, I can make one more RAM upgrade before the thing will be maxed out, and I'm going to have to retire it into a new position as my HD-Theatre machine, it should still be able to run mechwarrior online.

Right now, it can't do that very well.

[Stickjock]

Colonel William MacLeod, on 23 September 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:

Not everyone can afford a $4000 gaming rig. That's a *lot* of Scotch I'd be not drinking.

My point is, even though my rig is reaching the end of its operational life, I can make one more RAM upgrade before the thing will be maxed out, and I'm going to have to retire it into a new position as my HD-Theatre machine, it should still be able to run mechwarrior online.

Right now, it can't do that very well.

My "gaming" rig is far below that $4000 mark you mention... more like in the $700.00 range... total... cheap new system from of all places Wal-Mart, $50.00 for a more powerfull PSU and another $150 for a vid card... soooooooo...

[Thomasso]

Colonel William MacLeod, on 23 September 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:

My old gaming rig will run portal two and other games at full settings in full 1080 HD on a 40 inch HDTV.

Even after checking my DX installations and my drivers, this machine chugs and stutters running MechWarrior online.

God... I have the same problem. My waaay too old rig is C2D@2.4, 2GB RAM, Radeon 3850 512MB.. and.. I'm unable to play at 1360x768, all graphics options set to LOW/OFF. When game starts it's like 30-25fps. But when it comes to battle, when I need to turn quickly, and actions heats up my rig stutters.. and fps is around 3-4. Totally unplayable. Pitty..

T.

[ODonovan]

I LOVE the idea of having adjustable graphics that can be scaled way down for lower end machines. How many college kids have laptops at school their parents bought them, which are below specs for a game like MWO? They could still afford to do the F2P and skip a pizza now and then for a few perks, if their machines would run the game. How many players are adults with families who just don't have the spare cash right now for a new video card or a couple sticks of RAM, let alone a new gaming rig? The game will be successful if enough people play it. Having scalable graphics would be just another way to get more people playing and earn more revenue. More revenue means more updates and more content for ALL of us.

I spent the last eight years playing City of Heroes. They put in an "Ultra Mode" for high end graphics machines. It's gorgeous. Until I got my new machine, I was playing on an old dinosaur. I could still play the frack out of the game, just on lower graphics. They still got my money for a LONG time until I got my new rig and maxed out all the pretties.


-Irish

[Freyzen]

I think its a pretty good Idea. sometime when my computer is scanning for viruses it gets really slow. So i would like the option to still play my game without having a glitch fight.

[AdmiralCheez]

I just realized that my graphics card isn't good enough to run this game, so yeah, I'd love a low-res option.

I have a laptop with an integrated graphics card, so the only way for me to play this thing is to get a whole new computer.

For a college kid? Yeah, sooooo not an option.

[Leela Skullgrin]

Cuthulu jr is correct in most part...the develipers need to dial down the graph requirments so more ppl can play...im not a rich b**** like some of you others i CANT afford to spend a month worth of take home pay(literally) to get a good enough laptop to play the game the way it was made....doesnt need to be ancient mw2 quality but still it needs dialed down...after all the more ppl that play the bettr right????.....an why should I give up play because some of you only want super hi end graphics.....i been playing battletech since mid 80s, why shouldent i be allowed to play this now??????

[Solis Obscuri]

Cthulu Jr, on 13 September 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

If my experiences are any indication, there are quite a few players who care more about good gameplay than good graphics, while others would prefer higher graphics, but have bad computers. Thus, I think it would be a good idea to add an extra low graphics option that allows you to play with old-style graphics; I'm thinking something along the lines of Mechwarrior 2.

Why MW2?

You too good for 8-Bit graphics?

[v4skunk]

Leela Skullgrin, on 01 November 2012 - 01:18 PM, said:

Cuthulu jr is correct in most part...the develipers need to dial down the graph requirments so more ppl can play...im not a rich b**** like some of you others i CANT afford to spend a month worth of take home pay(literally) to get a good enough laptop to play the game the way it was made....doesnt need to be ancient mw2 quality but still it needs dialed down...after all the more ppl that play the bettr right????.....an why should I give up play because some of you only want super hi end graphics.....i been playing battletech since mid 80s, why shouldent i be allowed to play this now??????

Laptops are rubbish for games unless it is a gaming one like an alienware. Also the min required gpu for this game(8800GT) is like a 5year old card.