Even an 8800Ultra SLI setup doesnt cut it in DX10 mode? That's absurd. I'm not hugely bothered about wacking on tons of AA and AF, I just want to run the game at my native res (1680 x 1050) with everything as high as it can go.
Ever waited until after an upgrade to buy a game?
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Even an 8800Ultra SLI setup doesnt cut it in DX10 mode? That's absurd. I'm not hugely bothered about wacking on tons of AA and AF, I just want to run the game at my native res (1680 x 1050) with everything as high as it can go.
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Are you serious??????? You do realise that PC games tend to drop in price quite rapidly after they are released? Most games are probably half price or less after six months... Think of the money you could save!
“You do realise that PC games tend to drop in price quite rapidly after they are released? Most games are probably half price or less after six months... Think of the money you could save!”
Yes I am serious, I believe in supporting the developers. If everyone did what I did only they bought the games after 6 months instead of just waiting 6months to play then developers would all go bust.
Saying that if the game is meant to be short like under 10 hours I will not buy it until the price dropped. Or if its an average game they I might wait a little bit.
Yes I am serious, I believe in supporting the developers. If everyone did what I did only they bought the games after 6 months instead of just waiting 6months to play then developers would all go bust.
Saying that if the game is meant to be short like under 10 hours I will not buy it until the price dropped. Or if its an average game they I might wait a little bit.
Crysis - didn't bother until i had a 8800GT, shame it's still not quite enough to run it maxxed :E
Bioshock - well, i didn't buy it after i upgraded, but i played it on my 7800GTX and decided it would be best to wait for an upgrade before i gave it a proper go.
With single player games i tend to feel that one of the most important parts of the experience is enjoying the graphics, you only see stuff once, and you really should appreciate it to its full extent. With multiplayer games you end up doing the same things in the same places several times and thus i feel graphics aren't that important - if the game is really worth playing you will still be enjoying it when you get around to your next upgrade to truly appreciate it.
Bioshock - well, i didn't buy it after i upgraded, but i played it on my 7800GTX and decided it would be best to wait for an upgrade before i gave it a proper go.
With single player games i tend to feel that one of the most important parts of the experience is enjoying the graphics, you only see stuff once, and you really should appreciate it to its full extent. With multiplayer games you end up doing the same things in the same places several times and thus i feel graphics aren't that important - if the game is really worth playing you will still be enjoying it when you get around to your next upgrade to truly appreciate it.
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Im waiting till a generation of hard ware arrives that can run Crysis and any other next gen titles at maximum settings and never run at an FPS below 30.
crysis. i bought it and it lay on my desk since november and only just a few days ago i thought stuff this and realised that i was being a total graphics whore holding off playing a game i have waited so long for to get better graphics. i now plan to grab a second hand 8800gt or something in march when everyone wants the new tech.
The thing is with Crysis, on some hardware it's not just about wanting better graphics, it's about getting a better framerate. There's probably people out there who can't get it running smoothly in native res even on low settings.
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nope, i buy the game, know it wont work well, then i have to buy new hardware
There are some disadvantages though, its very rare for a game to develop an MP community if it doesnt fly out of the blocks; so by the time you get around to it there is no-one left to play against...
That was true to some degree with Far Cry, which was a steady and long seller.
To answer the main question, nope Ive not waited for an upgrade to buy. Crysis would probably have been the 1st if I didnt have to get a copy and play on an older rig for OE2 testing...
Good thread BTW...
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Back in 2004 I waited until I got my ATI X800pro before purchasing Rome: Total War. The X800 lasted about 2 hours in stock form before I unleashed a Bios hack and turned it in to a full phat XT model. That was a sweaty palm job I can tell you! 
I still use that graphics card today, but Rome went to the great auction house in the sky 18 months ago.
I still use that graphics card today, but Rome went to the great auction house in the sky 18 months ago.
Well on 1280*1024 I can get 40fps pretty constantly, everything on high no AA.
Looks gorgeous and I actively go out my way to make things blow up just to watch!
Thats on a GTS 512 and E6400 @ 3.5
I did play it on my 7300GT, and things were dropping below 15 at one point. :/
I had Settlers Original on floppy for about 4 months before I could save up enough pocket money to upgrade to 4Mb ram from 1Mb on my Wang 386!
Thats bout it.
Looks gorgeous and I actively go out my way to make things blow up just to watch!
Thats on a GTS 512 and E6400 @ 3.5
I did play it on my 7300GT, and things were dropping below 15 at one point. :/
I had Settlers Original on floppy for about 4 months before I could save up enough pocket money to upgrade to 4Mb ram from 1Mb on my Wang 386!
Thats bout it.
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Yeah, I'm a big fan of doing this as well, unfortunately, as has been mentioned, as far as onine FPSs and MMOs go, late adopters miss out on a lot of the fun.
As far as supporting the developers by buying full price goes, in many cases the RRP on the game is the same, it's just the retailer offering the discount in order to get rid of excess stock. If you really want to support devs buy directly from them wherever possible instead, or from a download service like Steam, because it gives them a larger chunk of your cash (fully half of the retail price goes to the retailer!).
PS. there's nothing quite like the feeling of playing a 3-4 year old game on a new computer, cranking the settings up to the max and still watch the loading screens flash past at warp speed! I remember reading some reviews of how slow the levels loaded in Severance: Blade of Darkness and laughing when I first played it!
As far as supporting the developers by buying full price goes, in many cases the RRP on the game is the same, it's just the retailer offering the discount in order to get rid of excess stock. If you really want to support devs buy directly from them wherever possible instead, or from a download service like Steam, because it gives them a larger chunk of your cash (fully half of the retail price goes to the retailer!).
PS. there's nothing quite like the feeling of playing a 3-4 year old game on a new computer, cranking the settings up to the max and still watch the loading screens flash past at warp speed!
I remember reading some reviews of how slow the levels loaded in Severance: Blade of Darkness and laughing when I first played it!Yes.
I stopped buying games even though I had a 7600GT
As soon as I got my 8800GTX I bought some of the latest games & played most of my current games (Hellgate, CoD, Quake 4, Doom 3)
I prefer playing games at full settings
