| Author |
Thread Statistics | Show CCP posts - 1 post(s) |
Sev Stormveil
   |
Posted - 2007.01.28 17:34:00 -
[1]
Edited by: Sev Stormveil on 28/01/2007 17:32:24
Edited by: Sev Stormveil on 28/01/2007 17:31:13
I took a trial of Eve back in November to see what else was on the market after playing WoW for about 18 months. It intrigued me and it ran as smooth as butter me but for various reasosn, I ended up drifting back to WoW.
Now, I've finally had enough of WoW, come back two months later, fire up my subscriptionn and words truly can't describe the difference in performance. Is this caused be the new patch since I last played? Is it likely to continue? If so, this is not the replacement I'm looking for - I'd rather just write off the tenner I've thrown out for the sub and move on to something else. Am I right in thinking these issues haven't been responded to at all? From this thread it looks like it 
I think CCP are in a unique position to pick up a lot of WoW players who are either looking for a bigger challenge and/or are frustrated with the new expansion trashing their old achivements. Right now, I would say they are screwing that up rather badly.
|
Sev Stormveil
|
Posted - 2007.01.28 19:12:00 -
[2]
Erm, I don't mean to sound rude but have you read all of my post (assuming you're referring to me).
I had it running beautifully 2 months ago. Come back to the game now and it's massively deteriorated - my system hasn't changed and no other game or app I have has suffered any negative performance.
|
Sev Stormveil
|
Posted - 2007.01.29 09:00:00 -
[3]
I should have been clearer apologies - it's a brand new fresh install, not even 24 hours old.
|
Sev Stormveil
|
Posted - 2007.01.29 12:30:00 -
[4]
Edited by: Sev Stormveil on 29/01/2007 12:28:18
Edited by: Sev Stormveil on 29/01/2007 12:27:51
OK I'm going to put it in very unequivocal absolute terms.
* On Saturday I wiped and formatted my hard drive.
* Re-installed Windows and added every single update from Windows Update
* Installed the latest drivers for my graphic card from the manufacturers website
* Installed the latest drivers for my sound card from the manufacturers website
* I've done everything else you could possibly do to make your PC stable and up to date.
* No new apps on the system since November and certainly nothing new running in the background.
* I have run countless system checks on hardware and software with no errors right up to the temperature and fan speed of my hardware.
* Finally I downloaded and installed the latest build of Eve directly from this website.
I'm sorry to sound like a smart-alec or rude by listing everything like that but, honestly, I just want to know if this is a recognised problem by CCP and if a fix is coming. I've given them my money this month which is money wasted. If a fix is coming in 3 months, frankly I'll find something better to do. If it's not coming at all, then I'd like to know it now before I waste even more of my time trouble-shooting their game.
Either this game has considerably more players and the server can't take it since November or there's a patching problem - I cannot stress enough that there is absolutely nothing new, broken, or malfunctioning on my system. If anything it is in considerably better shape for the game since cleaning it out and reinstalling.
I've also tried every FPS and diagnostic tip on these forums over the weekend.
To be honest, all I want to know is whether this is being investigated or not - from there I can make a decision and potentially save myself from a grab big time-consuming pain in the a*se that leaves me no better off than when I began.
|
Sev Stormveil
|
Posted - 2007.01.30 12:10:00 -
[5]
Edited by: Sev Stormveil on 30/01/2007 12:06:36
The last conversation I had with tech support included a suggestion from them that today's extended patching may fix the problem with the seamless map.
I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can check this once the patching's over and then post on here - I hardly dare get my hopes up though...
|
Sev Stormveil
|
Posted - 2007.01.31 11:01:00 -
[6]
And you should really learn to read the whole story before posting....
Game worked perfectly 2 months ago, doesn't work now. And it's not lag.
Unfortunately the patch yesterday didn't improve anything for me, I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had any improvements.
|
| |
|