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minerboob
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:27:00 -
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Just purchased a video card and a monitor as my laptop will soon not be able to run eve anymore. That means not going over to my friends house and being able to play. Also many people will not get to see the game so I will not be able to recruit more people into it as easy. Everytime I go somewhere with my laptop people ask me. "Whats that your playing." Most people have no idea about EvE. Anyway.. wish I didn't have to spend half my tax return to keep playing. At least it will look nice now. 
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An Anarchyyt
Gallente
Battlestars
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:28:00 -
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You mean I have to upgrade my computer? But it has all the top software from 1998 in it!
 Originally by: CCP Wrangler
Second, a gentile is a non jewish person
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Ash Vincetti
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:32:00 -
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Originally by: An Anarchyyt
You mean I have to upgrade my computer? But it has all the top software from 1998 in it!
Showoff!
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Cors
It's A Trap
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:33:00 -
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Edited by: Cors on 14/02/2009 00:34:38
A 30$ Graphics card can do you.
And any monitor out there will do you. Even a 10 year old CRT.
Why are you complaining?
Computer games as a hobby are NOT cheap. They are cheaper then going to the bar once a month though.
High speed internet connection 20$/month
Computer hardware per year, 250$(You can get by with less if you are intelligent with your hardware upgrades, or you can buy a whole new computer once ever 4 years.
Eve Account 15-20$/month.
That's 60$/month total for an entry level EVE player long term. That's ONE trip to the bar a month. That's less then most of us pay for our cell phones, or our cable TV. Hell, that's only 2 Pizza Orders.
If you can't afford this, then you need to have a serious look at your finances.
As for recruitment of new players, not an issue after it hits the stores. We'll have WAY more then enough players then.
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Armoured C
Gallente
Federation of Freedom Fighters
Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:35:00 -
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it called eveinabox
This week EvE Life: Wormhole Wars 01/Feb
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Lothros Andastar
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:37:00 -
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300$????
A 40$ Card will do. Stop F ucking complaining |
Arkeladin
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:44:00 -
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Originally by: minerboob
Just purchased a video card and a monitor as my laptop will soon not be able to run eve anymore. That means not going over to my friends house and being able to play. Also many people will not get to see the game so I will not be able to recruit more people into it as easy. Everytime I go somewhere with my laptop people ask me. "Whats that your playing." Most people have no idea about EvE. Anyway.. wish I didn't have to spend half my tax return to keep playing. At least it will look nice now.
If you spent $300 US for a video card just to play EvE MAN< are you EVER doing it wrong.
For the Premium Lite client, you need a Shader Model 2 card. Think Geforce 7000 series, they can be had for $30-$40 dollars pretty much anywhere.
Did you even bother to check to see if your laptop's video card even supports Shader 2? Many do - any of the Gefoce Go series, or the ATI Radeon To Go series do...
To make a long story short, if you spent $300 just on EvE you failed hard. Really hard. If not - then quityer*****in, it wasn't just on EvE :)
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Malthros Zenobia
Cadian Special Operations Command
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:47:00 -
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I think my next PC upgrade is goingto cost me around $300 total.
This excludes the 90 I spent on a 9800gt recently that I'm going to just use on the next hardware setup. |
Gideon Kross
Caldari
PROGENITOR CORPORATION
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:55:00 -
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Heh... I pay nearly that for my yearly subs as it is.
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Shogun Archer
Gallente
Brotherhood of Soban
CORPVS DELICTI
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Posted - 2009.02.14 00:59:00 -
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I play on a TRS 80 and it runs great.
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Dirk Magnum
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2009.02.14 01:06:00 -
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fuxinos
Caldari
Guys 0f Sarcasm
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Posted - 2009.02.14 01:08:00 -
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... i can totaly run it on my AMIGA
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Khemul Zula
Amarr
Keisen Trade League
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Posted - 2009.02.14 01:12:00 -
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 Please visit your user settings to re-enable images.
Listen to the smiley, or else.
What? He looks tough. Threatening. |
Iain Cubair
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.02.14 02:46:00 -
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Originally by: Cors
Edited by: Cors on 14/02/2009 00:34:38
A 30$ Graphics card can do you.
And any monitor out there will do you. Even a 10 year old CRT.
Why are you complaining?
Computer games as a hobby are NOT cheap. They are cheaper then going to the bar once a month though.
High speed internet connection 20$/month
Computer hardware per year, 250$(You can get by with less if you are intelligent with your hardware upgrades, or you can buy a whole new computer once ever 4 years.
Eve Account 15-20$/month.
That's 60$/month total for an entry level EVE player long term. That's ONE trip to the bar a month. That's less then most of us pay for our cell phones, or our cable TV. Hell, that's only 2 Pizza Orders.
If you can't afford this, then you need to have a serious look at your finances.
Agree. I do find computer games a rather cheap hobby however - especially eve online. No fancy hardware required, no expensive joysticks, throttles, foot pedals etc. Runs perfectly on a 3 year old computer.
If I only say one day a month: I'm gonna play eve-online instead of going out to a bar, go to the movies + drink/hamburgers or take a trip on my motorbike I can easily pay for my monthly account.
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Niccolado Starwalker
Shadow Templars
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Posted - 2009.02.14 02:54:00 -
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Originally by: minerboob
Just purchased a video card and a monitor as my laptop will soon not be able to run eve anymore. That means not going over to my friends house and being able to play. Also many people will not get to see the game so I will not be able to recruit more people into it as easy. Everytime I go somewhere with my laptop people ask me. "Whats that your playing." Most people have no idea about EvE. Anyway.. wish I didn't have to spend half my tax return to keep playing. At least it will look nice now.
Look lad, you could go to the computerstore and tell them you wanted the most cheapest and oldest graphic card they have in store, and you would get a card working with EVE online premium lite client! 20-40 dollar or pound would be a likely price I think. Here in Norway I could get such a card for 300 kroner!
What card did you get by the way??
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Faife
Federation of Freedom Fighters
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Posted - 2009.02.14 03:08:00 -
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you know we joke about this, but i might actually buy my first pc tower in 5 years cause of this premium thing
i'm ok with it, but still working on a reasonable explanation for the missus on why i'll need to spend a few hundred dollars to shoot internet spaceships... |
Cors
It's A Trap
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Posted - 2009.02.14 03:25:00 -
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Originally by: Faife
you know we joke about this, but i might actually buy my first pc tower in 5 years cause of this premium thing
i'm ok with it, but still working on a reasonable explanation for the missus on why i'll need to spend a few hundred dollars to shoot internet spaceships...
Tell her it's cheaper then you going to the strip club a few times. :) It's why my wife doesn't mind my EVE habit. She knows where I am at most times. Unlike he coworkers, who have husbands who head to the bar a few nights a week with buddies..
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Sidus Isaacs
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.02.14 03:33:00 -
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Well, times changes. If everyone had the backwards though to not change anything we would still be cavemen. So deal with it :).
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Kumq uat
Gallente
InQuest Ascension
Skunk-Works
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Posted - 2009.02.14 04:13:00 -
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You fail at Eve
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Herrooooooo Kitty! |
rValdez5987
Amarr
32nd Amarrian Imperial Navy Regiment.
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Posted - 2009.02.14 04:18:00 -
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Originally by: Ash Vincetti
Originally by: An Anarchyyt
You mean I have to upgrade my computer? But it has all the top software from 1998 in it!
Showoff!
that pretty much sums up how i feel. I love you guys.
but really, if you cant run eve, (my 2002 laptop obviously wont) just do what i do when your on a business trip.... stock up on HD eve videos, and when someone asks what your watching, use that to get them interested. |
Mecinia Lua
Galactic Express
Burning Horizons
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Posted - 2009.02.14 05:03:00 -
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Originally by: Cors
Edited by: Cors on 14/02/2009 00:34:38
A 30$ Graphics card can do you.
And any monitor out there will do you. Even a 10 year old CRT.
Why are you complaining?
Computer games as a hobby are NOT cheap. They are cheaper then going to the bar once a month though.
High speed internet connection 20$/month
Computer hardware per year, 250$(You can get by with less if you are intelligent with your hardware upgrades, or you can buy a whole new computer once ever 4 years.
Eve Account 15-20$/month.
That's 60$/month total for an entry level EVE player long term. That's ONE trip to the bar a month. That's less then most of us pay for our cell phones, or our cable TV. Hell, that's only 2 Pizza Orders.
If you can't afford this, then you need to have a serious look at your finances.
As for recruitment of new players, not an issue after it hits the stores. We'll have WAY more then enough players then.
I wish high speed internet was only 20 USD where I live, sadly its 60 USD :(, dial up is only 20 USD, yeah I know kinda screwey but such is life where there is no competition here in the sticks :(.
I probably didn't have to upgrade my computer but I have though. At least now I'll get to see the premium graphics once I can get eve downloaded on that computer.
Now if only I could get high speed internet here for a discount, of course what is available here is often hurt by latency issues due to lack of proper infrastructure.
Thoughts expressed are mine and mine alone. They do not necessarily reflect my alliances thoughts.
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Dreamwalker
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Posted - 2009.02.14 05:20:00 -
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Originally by: Armoured C
it called eveinabox
Is that like **** in a box?
Originally by: Hexxx
Congratulations to him for having two brains cells to rub together and give himself a tingling sensation.
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Kazzac Elentria
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Posted - 2009.02.14 05:31:00 -
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If its any consolation I won't be able to play at work anymore |
Pretzel Spark
Quatidion
Circle-Of-Two
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Posted - 2009.02.14 05:51:00 -
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Twenty posts and everyone seems to have missed the point.
Originally by: minerboob
Just purchased a video card and a monitor as my laptop will soon not be able to run eve anymore. That means not going over to my friends house and being able to play. Also many people will not get to see the game so I will not be able to recruit more people into it as easy. Everytime I go somewhere with my laptop people ask me. "Whats that your playing." Most people have no idea about EvE. Anyway.. wish I didn't have to spend half my tax return to keep playing. At least it will look nice now.
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laptop
So $300 seems perfectly reasonable to me.
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Unforgivin
Caldari
Federation of Freedom Fighters
Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2009.02.14 06:59:00 -
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yes you cant hold onto that commodore 64 forever, sooner or later you must let it go
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Cierejai
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.02.14 07:01:00 -
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Where do you build these top of the line brand new computers for $300?
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Spurty
Caldari
Amok.
Minor Threat.
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Posted - 2009.02.14 07:07:00 -
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disturbing that:
- A) You attribute EVE of all games to the reason for an upgrade
- B) You don't find the fact you are so behind the curve a clue you really aren't cut out for bleeding edge computer games as hobby
- C) You took the time to post yet another whine about progress
- D) You didn't think to just upgrade your laptop to something newer if that's the way YOU play?
You see, no one else cares about how you see the World. The majority see it that they have a pretty kick ass sweet gaming rig and they ALSO play eve.
My point is, to use a pun, you come across as 'the tail wagging the dog'.
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Shea Klant
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Posted - 2009.02.14 09:28:00 -
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Originally by: Cierejai
Where do you build these top of the line brand new computers for $300?
It's called www.newegg.com or www.frys.com
'Top of the line' is subjective. A 5 year old desktop and video card is pretty middle of the road for eve. Even three year old hardware is more than enough to run dual clients on a pair of monitors at 1900x1200 (That's what I'm running.). |
Julia Steaz
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Posted - 2009.02.14 16:00:00 -
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Edited by: Julia Steaz on 14/02/2009 16:01:17
Edited by: Julia Steaz on 14/02/2009 16:00:48
Edited by: Julia Steaz on 14/02/2009 16:00:34
I just built a new computer for $1200. I paid it off in a week with all the MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY a fast computer has given me.
I had my last desktop for 7 years, and it was below-mid range when I bought it. And now I have a good computer that will last me for the next 8 years. $1200 / 8 = $150 a year. $150 / 12 = $12.50 a month. That's less than 0.50 cents a day for:
Intel Quad Core Q6600
BFG Nvidia 9800GTX OC+
4GB DDR2 RAM @ 1066mhz
I can run 4 premium Eve-Online clients with this setup.
A computer is an investment. You should be happy that Eve inspires you to expand ;)
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Rilwar
22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.02.14 16:16:00 -
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Edited by: Rilwar on 14/02/2009 16:18:14
Originally by: minerboob
Just purchased a video card and a monitor as my laptop will soon not be able to run eve anymore. That means not going over to my friends house and being able to play. Also many people will not get to see the game so I will not be able to recruit more people into it as easy. Everytime I go somewhere with my laptop people ask me. "Whats that your playing." Most people have no idea about EvE. Anyway.. wish I didn't have to spend half my tax return to keep playing. At least it will look nice now.
 Wahhhh, technology is advancing.
Wahhhh, I don't have the easy road.
Wahhhh, I have to spend money on a hobby that requires spending money.
Wahhhh, Wahhhh.
 Do you call your ISP every month and whine about having to pay the bill?
Do you whine and moan at the mechanic when he gives you a car repair bill, saying you payed for the car and having to pay to keep it running isn't fair?
 Shutup you sniveling little tool.
I bought a new CPU and Video card for my 2nd PC that used to have trouble running the classic client. I spent under $250 for the pair. It now runs premium without a hiccup. I did this upgrade when the SM Upgrade was announced.
! - OH MY GOD - !
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