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SpiritWarrior · 09-04-2009, 02:57 AM

Terrible, considering my rig.

3 ghz Pent. Dual Core
Nvidia 8600gt x 2
2g ram

Lows of 20fps highs of 35 - maybe 40 but only if i'm rendering hardly anything. With every single setting turned down to its lowest I am still tumbling into the 17's, 18's and 19's in cities or when there's a few NPC's or PC's around. If you try that "half resolution" setting which makes the game so ugly it looks like Runescape, you will notce that your FPS doesn't really improve at all. This is almost like a troubleshooting setting in of itself, and they recommend to use it to rule out the GPU as an issue. So, we're left with CPU and then finally, game engine.

Since my CPU and ram are more than sufficient, I am inclined to go with some kinda engine optimization problem. Tons on the forums seem to experience the same thing with very powerful rigs. I will wait though, it is semi unplayable for me in this state, as the FPS plummets randomly and I can't enjoy it to its fullest. Still, they seem to be already acknowledging the issues on the official forums so this is always a good sign for a develepor. I have hope.

Otherwise, it is definately an interesting game so far. Combat seems fun and there is alot more content than CoH ever had to begin with. Can't say too much atm really, as I was mainly trying to troubleshoot my technical issues for most of my time there.

09-04-2009, 02:57 AM	#15
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Champions Online Terrible, considering my rig. 3 ghz Pent. Dual Core Nvidia 8600gt x 2 2g ram Lows of 20fps highs of 35 - maybe 40 but only if i'm rendering hardly anything. With every single setting turned down to its lowest I am still tumbling into the 17's, 18's and 19's in cities or when there's a few NPC's or PC's around. If you try that "half resolution" setting which makes the game so ugly it looks like Runescape, you will notce that your FPS doesn't really improve at all. This is almost like a troubleshooting setting in of itself, and they recommend to use it to rule out the GPU as an issue. So, we're left with CPU and then finally, game engine. Since my CPU and ram are more than sufficient, I am inclined to go with some kinda engine optimization problem. Tons on the forums seem to experience the same thing with very powerful rigs. I will wait though, it is semi unplayable for me in this state, as the FPS plummets randomly and I can't enjoy it to its fullest. Still, they seem to be already acknowledging the issues on the official forums so this is always a good sign for a develepor. I have hope. Otherwise, it is definately an interesting game so far. Combat seems fun and there is alot more content than CoH ever had to begin with. Can't say too much atm really, as I was mainly trying to troubleshoot my technical issues for most of my time there. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...