Would you play a game on 15-30 fps

Cythx · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:08

Everyone who plays FFXI /MUST/ play at 15-30 FPS, even with lowest settings and a GTX 580

kain666 · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:23

Predicament said:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/...s/en/dimen_xps600_sp_overview?c=us&l=en&cs=19

bought it for £2000 if you can believe that

I bet you could build a better computer nowadays for £250

look at my sig for a enterance build which will beat that computer parts cost £300

Space Monkey · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:27

Slighty OT, but what is the prog called thats displayed in the pic?

Muel · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:35

40 min and 50 average is what I "need" for a game to be playable. Anything less than that and it really puts me off my stride. I've got terrible eyesight as well.

mt79 · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:39

Playing WOW with 20-25 fps in one particular zone. Feels like playing in treacle. I can play but its not very enjoyable.

kain666 · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:46

Space Monkey said:
Slighty OT, but what is the prog called thats displayed in the pic?

that is speccy by piriform

Rroff · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:02

Your probably doing well coz your that guy warping 20feet every time you move

Couldn't play on that kinda fps myself, playing black ops atm and it gets choppy and feels like 20fps after a couple of maps and my KDR goes from 4+:1 to ~0.7:1. Guess it depends on your playing style tho, if your camping you don't really need that much fps.

Klo · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:06

Yes, happily. I was playing L4D2 on my laptop at 20fps yesterday, whilst slightly trickier you get used to it and compensate. In a way, I like to think it makes me a better gamer, so when I do get a better PC, I'll be able to shoot people much more easily.

I remember playing UT2k4 at 10fps, that was quite challenging

(but I still did it for a year).

Rezident · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:14

15 is way too low, above 30 FPS usually feels properly playable but it depends on the game - Crysis is playable at mid-20s. Anything over 60FPS is supposed to be a waste isn't it? Can anyone really can tell the difference between say 80 FPS and 90 FPS?

MichaelM · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:18

No hope in hell I would play any game with such low fps...again.

Excess is best

bobert50 · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:40

On anything fps...under 45-50 fps feels horrific to me

On rts etc i guess i wouldnt care if it was 25-30 like most are capped at ?

jigger · 2 Feb 2011 at 17:51

Nope.

Fast moving games need 40-50fps minimum for me, under that and I don't buy the game.

Cleeecooo · 2 Feb 2011 at 18:06

25 is my absolute min for most games

Predicament · 2 Feb 2011 at 18:17

i think i've even gone as low as 5-15 in certain intensive parts.

bhavv · 2 Feb 2011 at 19:06

Metro 2033 runs smooth as butter on my PC fully maxed out =D

... Modded morrowind runs at < 20 fps

Kosmiche · 2 Feb 2011 at 19:12

Entirely dependant on the type of game.

Competetive online fps - definetely not, driving game - definetely not

RPG - Yes I would and including online rpg's.

cub123 · 2 Feb 2011 at 19:50

I don't know how you can put up with that.
Surely the sound stutters as well?

jigger · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:35

bhavv said:
Metro 2033 runs smooth as butter on my PC fully maxed out =D
(

I have yet to see a rig that can run that game even close to well. What spec is your system >

Shimmy · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:42

I'm an absolute FPS whore, hence 120hz screen which I use as my minimum value

But then again I only really play CS:S and then still use an fps cfg to make everything clear and run ultra smooth.

The nature of some games in fps requirement is different to other ones.

EdgeDs · 3 Feb 2011 at 06:52

It is all dependent on the type of game for an FPS I would say no way, but dont Fraps actually kill frame rates? Or is that only when it is recording stuff?