Thinking of buying PS...should I?

[TheN00b]

I dunno' but the RAM, I'm runnin' 512 right now, and the lag is pretty minimal.

[CaptainInvictus]

I remember when I was without cable for a week, stuck with 56k, and tried to play Planetside.

Basically, it took over a half hour just to log on, and then I went into battle. Holy shit. I was using my NC guy, and I ran up to a group of six Terrans who were running into a base. Everything seemed fine, I ran up to one and triple-shot him with my JH(back when I actually used the hunk of junk, I've been JH-free for about three months) and nothing happened, so I did it again...suddenly, I was about a hundred feet away from the group, so I started running towards them again, and I was right next to them again. By now they were shooting randomly, I'm sure I was warping all over the place to them, and I decided to stand still. It took fully ten seconds for them to stop shooting all over the place and all home in on my position, it was pretty funny.

Moral of the story: If you want to laugh at the sheer triviality of it all, play on a 56K. Otherwise, get cable.

[Sp3ctre]

LOL Good idea!!!

I play on Werner and have 512RAM and apart from a little bit of lag every now and again, I have no troubles. The only problems I get are fuckin internet popups that I can't stop!!!!!! They minimise the game at the worst possible moment...

[Zosky]

I can't get cable, I live in redneck-ville *looks ashamed*

[SilverLord]

Originally Posted by Sp3ctre

LOL Good idea!!!

I play on Werner and have 512RAM and apart from a little bit of lag every now and again, I have no troubles. The only problems I get are fuckin internet popups that I can't stop!!!!!! They minimise the game at the worst possible moment...

Go d/l Adaware or Spybot - Search and Destroy. It will solve all those popup issues.

[Sniper Eye]

Thx for the info guys. I ordered a copy of PS - should have by early next week. I'll hold off on CC after what I've been hearing about it.

For the record, here are my PC stats:

P4 3.2 HT
1 GB RAM
ATI 9600 Raedon 128MB
DSL 1.5/384 (clocks in at 1.2 - 1.4 / ~300)
XP Pro

All that in a laptop too

Can't wait to try it...and I'll be checking out different Outfits' websites in the meantime for a good fit.

Cya ya in my scope soon!

-Snipe

[Rbstr]

well that shoudl run it fairly well, but the laptop 9600 is not the same as a regualr 9600 except in name. remember that.

[Sniper Eye]

Originally Posted by Rbstr

well that shoudl run it fairly well, but the laptop 9600 is not the same as a regualr 9600 except in name. remember that.

True. I'm running FarCry on it now with most settings on the high end with beautiful results.

This is my "get me through another couple of months" machine until I build a new desktop PC this fall.

-Snipe

[HawkEye]

yes buy PS.

[321]

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[Navaron]

Save your money.

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[chowks]

I was thinking of getting PS as well but i just wanted to know, does it take a long time to get into and get familiar with all the controls and abilities etc. ?

[TheN00b]

PS is like the saxophone: Easy to learn, impossible to master. The learning curve to understand how to play your character and operate your certs and weapons isn't to steep; however, understanding the tactical and strategical vagaries of combat is something else entirely.