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Everquest 2 computer requirements

DarqueLordDarqueLord Member Posts: 195
in Everquest II

I am not sure I want to play Everquest 2. But I would like to know everyones opinion on what they think the computer requirements are going to be. I like to run my graphics near the top as well as sound quality. So what do you think will be needed to do this?

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  • aaddamaaddam Member Posts: 83
    Eq2 has some future proofing built into it, what this means is no one not even on the real top end systems can run it so the game is playable with everything turned up full on current hardware.

  • _belial_belial Member Posts: 158

    Of course i'm subject to an NDA so cannot discuss any details about EQ2 but I "heard" ;P that it runs like a dog on :

    Shuttle SN85Gv2
    AMD Athlon64 3400+
    1GB RAM
    Radeon X800XT
    XP SP1

    And that's using the "balanced" graphics settings (not high quality)

    so expect to pay a lot of cash for a machine that may be able to run it at "full" detail.

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : anything to keep me occupied until EQ2 comes out :)

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : EQ2 of course

  • markellmarkell Member Posts: 21


    Originally posted by _belial

    Of course i'm subject to an NDA so cannot discuss any details about EQ2 but I "heard" ;P that it runs like a dog on :
    Shuttle SN85Gv2
    AMD Athlon64 3400+
    1GB RAM
    Radeon X800XT
    XP SP1
    And that's using the "balanced" graphics settings (not high quality)
    so expect to pay a lot of cash for a machine that may be able to run it at "full" detail.

    // Carl


    It runs like a dog with 1gb Ram and a graphic card like that?! image

    The only drawback should be the AMD cpu and SP1...

    " - You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way."

    " - You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way."

  • _belial_belial Member Posts: 158

    The AMD64 is no slouch so definitley wont be causing any big bottlenecks. I'm hoping it's just because it's beta, it gets updated very reglary, but i'm hoping something big happens before the suppsoed release date in November :((


    // Carl

    Currently Playing : anything to keep me occupied until EQ2 comes out :)

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : EQ2 of course

  • herculeshercules Member UncommonPosts: 4,925

    EQ2 like someone said is future proof so if you want to run it on very high detail then its pointless upgrading your computer now.

    The only reason to upgrade is if your computer is unable to handle the game to begin with.

    If you want to play on high detail in a crowded place then your best bet is to wait for the next generation card .

     

     

  • _belial_belial Member Posts: 158

    But again, as I said, it runs like a dog even on the non high-detail settings and certainly not on the ultra high detail.

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : anything to keep me occupied until EQ2 comes out :)

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : EQ2 of course

  • JackdogJackdog Member UncommonPosts: 6,321


    Originally posted by _belial

    Of course i'm subject to an NDA so cannot discuss any details about EQ2 but I "heard" ;P that it runs like a dog on :
    Shuttle SN85Gv2
    AMD Athlon64 3400+
    1GB RAM
    Radeon X800XT
    XP SP1
    And that's using the "balanced" graphics settings (not high quality)
    so expect to pay a lot of cash for a machine that may be able to run it at "full" detail.

    // Carl
    Currently Playing : anything to keep me occupied until EQ2 comes out :)


     

    I know a person who's machine is not near the monster you have and they are not having anywhere near as much of a problem as you say you are having. She is running a 2.5 Intel, 9600 ATI, and a gig and a half of ram. That said the rumor is that the game loves ram, since I dropped $259 for an extra gig (I am up to 2 gig now) last summer in anticipation of Half life II and Doom 3, I am not anticipating any problems although my box and video card are a step below yours. Try adding another 512, or if you can afford it a gig of memory. Memory is not all that expensive and is useful for not only EQII, every game you play and any application you run will perform better.


    I miss DAoC

  • markellmarkell Member Posts: 21

    It feels quite pointless to try and discuss the EQ2 and what kind of monster computer one must have, when we haven't even play the game. Some say this and others say that. Speculate this and speculate that. image

     

    " - You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way."

    " - You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way."

  • _belial_belial Member Posts: 158

    markell,

    but some of us are playing the game, so it's far from futile to be discussing it's hardware requirements :)

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : anything to keep me occupied until EQ2 comes out :)

    // Carl

    Currently Playing : EQ2 of course

  • alerumalerum Member Posts: 407
    LOL i upgraded my RAM and bought a 160gig external harddrive just to make sure I can run it. course i needed the dardrive anyway because of all my games.

    This cold dark and tormented hell is all i'll ever know so when you get to heaven may the devil be your judge.

    ~Flogging Molly~

  • TymoraTymora Member UncommonPosts: 1,295

    I just recently got a brand new PC, top of the line.  I got it exclusively for Everquest II.

    "Eq2 has some future proofing built into it, what this means is no one not even on the real top end systems can run it so the game is playable with everything turned up full on current hardware. "

    This is not totally true.  It is mostly true, but there is something left out.  The important thing about the way EQ2 was developed is that the engine is designed to be totally and easily upgradable.  Not like the original Everquest that was a major project to upgrade.

    At release, it is true that very few systems will be able to fully take advantage of the graphical options, but it is possible, with the best video cards, to crank it up and get them most out of your card.

    The developers may have gotten word about technology that will be coming out in a year or two and could have written that into the game, but I doubt it, because development started a long time ago and to incorporate technology that far in advance is unheard of.

    However, the engine being used is supposedly very easy to manipulate and expand, making EQ2 a much more upgradable mmorpg that most others.

    I know that DAoC changed, or modified their engine for this purpose, and players can really see the improvement in the graphics with little to no change in the way the game runs.  EQ2 will be like this, only better, most likely upgrading more often, keeping right with the release of the newest video card technology, so that players who invest in the new cards can see improvements and new features that they bring  . . .

    This alone is a MAJOR deciding factor for me when it comes to choosing WoW or EQ2.  I'm sure Blizzard is quite capable of making similar upgrades, but I haven't heard much about the technology behind the game, only the hype of the game features themselves.

  • markellmarkell Member Posts: 21

    nice :)

    That's sounds sweet. Thanks for the info Tymora.

    " - You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way."

    " - You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way."

  • Narco28Narco28 Member Posts: 300

    I mighta played EQ II if I wasn't a poor college guy. I just don't have money to throw away like that

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  • alerumalerum Member Posts: 407
    I have a pent 4 2.6g 1gbram 128meg vid card. not the best system in the world but it should run it. stressing should im still a little worried it might not.

    This cold dark and tormented hell is all i'll ever know so when you get to heaven may the devil be your judge.

    ~Flogging Molly~

  • DarqueLordDarqueLord Member Posts: 195

    I like to thank everyone for their opinions on this topic. Its gives me a good idea of what I will be getting into, if I decide to play this game. I do like the idea that the game will be able to take advantage of up and coming technology, though to keep current will cost a arm and a leg. The only thing left to do is find out about content and gameplay, but that will have to wait until the game hits the open market.::::21::

  • aLeX666aLeX666 Member Posts: 153


    Originally posted by _belial

    Of course i'm subject to an NDA so cannot discuss any details about EQ2 but I "heard" ;P that it runs like a dog on :
    Shuttle SN85Gv2
    AMD Athlon64 3400+
    1GB RAM
    Radeon X800XT
    XP SP1
    And that's using the "balanced" graphics settings (not high quality)
    so expect to pay a lot of cash for a machine that may be able to run it at "full" detail.

    // Carl
    Currently Playing : anything to keep me occupied until EQ2 comes out :)

    OMG... SOE really need to replace their newb modellers and texturers by some experienced ones. The graphics are nowhere as good as your machine shouldn't run everything to the top. Screw high polygons weak models.

    "I am trying to see things from your perspective but I just can't get my head that far up my @$$."

    "I am trying to see things from your perspective but I just can't get my head that far up my @$$."

  • 92165449216544 Member Posts: 1,904

    Seems weird that they keep saying that even the nicest computers out right now cant play EQ2 at full. Well IMO there is some politics here. Notice how Nvidia is supporting EQ2, so maybe they are having SoE say this so people go back and get a new video card. I think SoE gets some kick back out of this. I know this sounds weird but I have my own experiences with games, like how my card cant play EQ all of a sudden, and how Nvidia will not update drivers on MX cards anymore.

    Everquest 2 for the WIN!
    Bush for the WIN!

  • AbraxosAbraxos Member Posts: 412
    A friend of mine is playing the game in beta. He reformated his system, dumped a bunch of junk and ran spywear and got rid of any old stuff and was able to bump the detail up two notches from what he was running at and still have it run relatively smooth. I imagine gamers will eventually have to stop reading email and surfing the net on their main gaming rig if they wish top quality and faster load times. My system was bogged down with mass spywear and installations and I plan on cleaning house before loading EQII. I've got a GEForce 4800, 1Ghz of RAM, and a 2.6 processor so any help I can get to get the best graphics short of a $400 video card or new system will be welcome.

  • SerienSerien Member CommonPosts: 8,460

    NDA states much can't be discussed, but I've heard that it runs fine with a regular computer

    you're not going to have to go out and buy a bajillion gigs of ram and a geforce 6800 gt to play it!

    look at the system I've heard it runs fine on...a gig of ram and a 9800 xt with a amd 2500

    it doesn't take a whole bunch to play, hell, the person I've heard from never lags

    sure they can't play it on high settings, but then again no one can yet

    so what's the use of spending 600 bucks now upgrading, when in 6 months or so you can spend the same 600 bucks and get double the power?


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  • ZelphZelph Member Posts: 115

    [quote]Eq2 has some future proofing built into it, what this means is no one not even on the real top end systems can run it so the game is playable with everything turned up full on current hardware. [/quote]

    Another quote....



    Originally posted by 9216544

    Seems weird that they keep saying that even the nicest computers out right now cant play EQ2 at full. Well IMO there is some politics here. Notice how Nvidia is supporting EQ2, so maybe they are having SoE say this so people go back and get a new video card. I think SoE gets some kick back out of this. I know this sounds weird but I have my own experiences with games, like how my card cant play EQ all of a sudden, and how Nvidia will not update drivers on MX cards anymore.
    Everquest 2 for the WIN!
    Bush for the WIN!

    I've got another theory that just popped into my head... What if they are using that as a marketting ploy in order to fool people into thinking that natural bugs and flaws in the engine/coding can just be easily attributed to the game being "built for future systems"? Or perhaps it gives them an excuse to do a half-arsed job in other areas... say in the art department? Just some speculation, probably not even worth contemplating, especially since SOE is so reputable for caring about the customer first and foremost.....

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  • aLeX666aLeX666 Member Posts: 153


    Originally posted by Zelph

    I've got another theory that just popped into my head... What if they are using that as a marketting ploy in order to fool people into thinking that natural bugs and flaws in the engine/coding can just be easily attributed to the game being "built for future systems"? Or perhaps it gives them an excuse to do a half-arsed job in other areas... say in the art department? Just some speculation, probably not even worth contemplating, especially since SOE is so reputable for caring about the customer first and foremost.....




    I'd say your right... like I've written a zillion times... they use a massive amount of polygons to achieve weak results (polygon-wise). Their modellers did a "half-arsed job" optimizing the models. Oh and please! The environnement textures are so basic and weak, most people get fooled by the bump mapping! I could do as bad myself!

    "I am trying to see things from your perspective but I just can't get my head that far up my @$$."

    "I am trying to see things from your perspective but I just can't get my head that far up my @$$."

  • HaplovHaplov Member Posts: 27

    I have a friend in the Beta and he runs it with little to no lag. This is the machine he has

    AMD Sempron 2.3

    512 megs 333 mhz DDR RAM

    ATI Radeon 9600

    I've watched him play and it ran quite smooth in my opinion with the normal graphic settings. Not high settings ofcourse, so ya'll should stop worrying... unless you got a POS you'll be able to play.

  • ZelphZelph Member Posts: 115


    Originally posted by aLeX666

    I'd say your right... like I've written a zillion times... they use a massive amount of polygons to achieve weak results (polygon-wise). Their modellers did a "half-arsed job" optimizing the models. Oh and please! The environnement textures are so basic and weak, most people get fooled by the bump mapping! I could do as bad myself!

    "I am trying to see things from your perspective but I just can't get my head that far up my @$$."

    Yeah, I really have never been able to appreciate what I have seen of their environment; they've got great potential for their art, but sadly I have yet to see anything close to what I would expect from such potential. Come on, where is the application of this advanced technology that everyone is fawning over? Another few years in the future no doubt...

    I'll take my chances with DnL though; it seems at least that they are taking advantage of the technology they have (using satellite data to create their world - now that's ingenious!). image

    Oh, and on a side note - I love your sig! image

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