june gloom on 20/1/2014 at 18:12
People with XP need to get with the times if they consider themselves gamers. Holding on to that OS is getting sad - it's past its prime. And no, complaining about that fact doesn't make you special either.
SubJeff on 20/1/2014 at 19:31
Why can't I play this game on my Amiga 500? The sound chip is DOPE.
[video=youtube;PvSfqBJi0ss]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvSfqBJi0ss[/video]
nickie on 20/1/2014 at 19:41
Is this the will.i.am DOPE or something I should frown at? Like your new location by the way.
Platinumoxicity on 20/1/2014 at 20:10
Quote Posted by Red_Breast
If Looking Glass got back together and were making the latest Thief I'd be seriously thinking about buying a better card although I'd probably have to go on beans on toast for a couple of weeks.
If Looking Glass got back together to make Thief, you wouldn't need a new graphics card because they would actually trying to make the game good, not sacrificing that quality to make it look good.
yxlplig on 20/1/2014 at 20:22
System requirements seem really silly these days. The minimum specs are always something ancient (dual core, really?). Then the recommended specs are always some really good mid to high range current tech. Why not just state a few of the builds they tested on with the graphics options used and the framerate it resulted in.
As for my Q6600+HD6850, looks like it would be more maxed graphics, 1920x1080, ~40fps, as per usual. That's what I've been getting with these semi next gen games. It would probably dip below 30 in gigantic outdoor areas, but there probably wouldn't be much of that in Thief.
Lootleach on 21/1/2014 at 13:22
Quote Posted by yxlplig
System requirements seem really silly these days.
Yeah, except for basic things like dx10 and harddrive space, system requirements are pretty useless. Without resolution and framerate there's no way of knowing how it will perform on your machine.
Personally I just run every game at 1080p and max settings and then reduce the quality one step at a time until I reach 60fps. If I can't reach 60fps with at least high-settings on everything (with FXAA), I know it's time for a new GPU.
june gloom on 21/1/2014 at 23:23
Quote Posted by Platinumoxicity
If Looking Glass got back together to make Thief, you wouldn't need a new graphics card because they would actually trying to make the game good, not sacrificing that quality to make it look good.
That's ridiculous. Graphics quality and gameplay aren't mutually exclusive and this isn't a zero-sum game. I'm so sick of hearing this argument.
kora on 22/1/2014 at 02:18
Lots of bottlenecking in this thread.
SubJeff on 22/1/2014 at 10:22
Quote Posted by dethtoll
That's ridiculous. Graphics quality and gameplay aren't mutually exclusive and this isn't a zero-sum game. I'm so sick of hearing this argument.
QFT
Look who posted it though.
Ad hominem totally justified here btw. I just realised that this is the same guy from Eidos forums. You'll see.
june gloom on 22/1/2014 at 14:14
As long as he's not blaming feminism for the downfall of gaming he can't be all bad.
