Will My computer run EQ2? (Few questions)

Mellani · 02-19-2007, 04:11 PM

I have a couple of questions i would like to ask 1:How much in pounds is this evrey month? 2:What kind of game is this? And the main question will my computer run this i have a: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19 GHZ ATI Radeon X1950Pro Link 1 GB Ram (If you want anything else adding say please) Thank You Hoping for a reply soon

doctorbow · 02-19-2007, 04:50 PM

15 bucks a month, 20 for station access, which gives you access to 2 more character slots (so you can roll 8 instead of 6) maybe it's 4 more, I dunno. In pounds, I dunno, I'm about 215 pounds, and 15 bucks a month, so that's like, 215/15, or roughly 14.3333 pounds per month. Sh*t man I dunno... It's a fun game... really, it's quite indepth, there's hack 'n slash, roleplaying, TONS of quest content, a pretty darn decent tradeskilling system, don't ask ANYONE to tell you EVERYTHING there is to know about the game. Then why bother playing it. Further, that's aLOT of writing. 3) it WILL consume your life. 4) your system is capable of playing it, room for improvement includes mainly RAM upgrade (some people swear by 2gb) but other than that your comp seems like it could chew it up pretty good (note: this doesn't necessarily mean the HIGHEST graphic settings: EQ2 was designed with future hardware in mind, and really, only those with 8800 GTX cards that manage to have gotten it running stable are able to see playable frame rate at extreme graphics settings. Feel free to browse all forums: you'll get a feel for what some of the issues are, what people like/dislike. Read about the races/classes, see what suits ya. -Drakhammor

Mellani · 02-19-2007, 05:06 PM

doctorbow wrote:

15 bucks a month, 20 for station access, which gives you access to 2 more character slots (so you can roll 8 instead of 6) maybe it's 4 more, I dunno. In pounds, I dunno, I'm about 215 pounds, and 15 bucks a month, so that's like, 215/15, or roughly 14.3333 pounds per month. Sh*t man I dunno... It's a fun game... really, it's quite indepth, there's hack 'n slash, roleplaying, TONS of quest content, a pretty darn decent tradeskilling system, don't ask ANYONE to tell you EVERYTHING there is to know about the game. Then why bother playing it. Further, that's aLOT of writing. 3) it WILL consume your life. 4) your system is capable of playing it, room for improvement includes mainly RAM upgrade (some people swear by 2gb) but other than that your comp seems like it could chew it up pretty good (note: this doesn't necessarily mean the HIGHEST graphic settings: EQ2 was designed with future hardware in mind, and really, only those with 8800 GTX cards that manage to have gotten it running stable are able to see playable frame rate at extreme graphics settings. Feel free to browse all forums: you'll get a feel for what some of the issues are, what people like/dislike. Read about the races/classes, see what suits ya. -Drakhammor

Thanks very much i had a look in my own first questions and its about 7 pound 50 If e this you can see yourself http://www.xe.com/ucc/ If theres anything else anyone wants to add feel free SMILEY

Y · 02-19-2007, 05:07 PM

KillerHam wrote:

I have a couple of questions i would like to ask 1:How much in pounds is this evrey month? About 9 Pounds including VAT if you pay monthly. 2:What kind of game is this? It's an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) -- is this a serious question btw? How did you find out about EQ2 without knowing what kind of game it is? And the main question will my computer run this i have a: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19 GHZ ATI Radeon X1950Pro Link 1 GB Ram (If you want anything else adding say please) Thank You Hoping for a reply soon Should run nicely, but as the previous poster said, having 2GB of RAM helps.

Edit: Forgot the online :p

Mellani · 02-19-2007, 05:29 PM

Yax wrote:

KillerHam wrote:
I have a couple of questions i would like to ask 1:How much in pounds is this evrey month? About 9 Pounds including VAT if you pay monthly. 2:What kind of game is this? It's an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) -- is this a serious question btw? How did you find out about EQ2 without knowing what kind of game it is? And the main question will my computer run this i have a: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19 GHZ ATI Radeon X1950Pro Link 1 GB Ram (If you want anything else adding say please) Thank You Hoping for a reply soon Should run nicely, but as the previous poster said, having 2GB of RAM helps.
Edit: Forgot the online :p

is this a serious question btw? I meant What is in the game like what doctorbow answered with About 9 Pounds including VAT if you pay monthly. Its defently about £7.50 ive checked on 3 websites

Y · 02-19-2007, 05:36 PM

KillerHam wrote:

Its defently about £7.50 ive checked on 3 websites

It's US $14.95 per month, which is about £7.50 - 7.70 depending on exchange rate, plus 17.5% VAT, which puts it at about £ 8.80 - 9.00.

Mellani · 02-19-2007, 05:41 PM

One question Whats best to use as i live in England? Global Collect or Credit Card?

Y · 02-19-2007, 05:46 PM

That probably depends on how much your bank or credit card company charges you for foreign currency transactions. Personally, I've had bad experiences with Global Collect payments a few years back, so I pay directly by credit card whenever possible. Also, I believe you still can't purchase expansions or adventure packs directly from SOE via Global Collect. (Someone correct me if that has changed in the meantime)

Mellani · 02-19-2007, 06:46 PM

Ok Thanks for your help

Y · 02-19-2007, 06:49 PM

Another thing. If you haven't purchased the game yet, I suggest you pick up a boxed copy of Echoes of Faydwer, which includes the base game and all three expansions that have been released so far. Only adventure packs have to be purchased separately.

Mellani · 02-19-2007, 07:26 PM

I purchased the Base pack over 6 months ago ive just never had a good enough computer to run it

02-19-2007, 05:06 PM	#3
Mellani Server: Runnyeye Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 92	doctorbow wrote: 15 bucks a month, 20 for station access, which gives you access to 2 more character slots (so you can roll 8 instead of 6) maybe it's 4 more, I dunno. In pounds, I dunno, I'm about 215 pounds, and 15 bucks a month, so that's like, 215/15, or roughly 14.3333 pounds per month. Sh*t man I dunno... It's a fun game... really, it's quite indepth, there's hack 'n slash, roleplaying, TONS of quest content, a pretty darn decent tradeskilling system, don't ask ANYONE to tell you EVERYTHING there is to know about the game. Then why bother playing it. Further, that's aLOT of writing. 3) it WILL consume your life. 4) your system is capable of playing it, room for improvement includes mainly RAM upgrade (some people swear by 2gb) but other than that your comp seems like it could chew it up pretty good (note: this doesn't necessarily mean the HIGHEST graphic settings: EQ2 was designed with future hardware in mind, and really, only those with 8800 GTX cards that manage to have gotten it running stable are able to see playable frame rate at extreme graphics settings. Feel free to browse all forums: you'll get a feel for what some of the issues are, what people like/dislike. Read about the races/classes, see what suits ya. -Drakhammor Thanks very much i had a look in my own first questions and its about 7 pound 50 If e this you can see yourself http://www.xe.com/ucc/ If theres anything else anyone wants to add feel free

02-19-2007, 05:07 PM	#4
Y General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 141	KillerHam wrote: I have a couple of questions i would like to ask 1:How much in pounds is this evrey month? About 9 Pounds including VAT if you pay monthly. 2:What kind of game is this? It's an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) -- is this a serious question btw? How did you find out about EQ2 without knowing what kind of game it is? And the main question will my computer run this i have a: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19 GHZ ATI Radeon X1950Pro Link 1 GB Ram (If you want anything else adding say please) Thank You Hoping for a reply soon Should run nicely, but as the previous poster said, having 2GB of RAM helps. Edit: Forgot the online :p __________________

02-19-2007, 05:29 PM	#5
Mellani Server: Runnyeye Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 92	Yax wrote: KillerHam wrote: I have a couple of questions i would like to ask 1:How much in pounds is this evrey month? About 9 Pounds including VAT if you pay monthly. 2:What kind of game is this? It's an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) -- is this a serious question btw? How did you find out about EQ2 without knowing what kind of game it is? And the main question will my computer run this i have a: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19 GHZ ATI Radeon X1950Pro Link 1 GB Ram (If you want anything else adding say please) Thank You Hoping for a reply soon Should run nicely, but as the previous poster said, having 2GB of RAM helps. Edit: Forgot the online :p is this a serious question btw? I meant What is in the game like what doctorbow answered with About 9 Pounds including VAT if you pay monthly. Its defently about £7.50 ive checked on 3 websites

02-19-2007, 05:36 PM	#6
Y General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 141	KillerHam wrote: Its defently about £7.50 ive checked on 3 websites It's US $14.95 per month, which is about £7.50 - 7.70 depending on exchange rate, plus 17.5% VAT, which puts it at about £ 8.80 - 9.00. __________________

02-19-2007, 05:46 PM	#8
Y General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 141	That probably depends on how much your bank or credit card company charges you for foreign currency transactions. Personally, I've had bad experiences with Global Collect payments a few years back, so I pay directly by credit card whenever possible. Also, I believe you still can't purchase expansions or adventure packs directly from SOE via Global Collect. (Someone correct me if that has changed in the meantime) __________________

02-19-2007, 04:11 PM	#1
Mellani Server: Runnyeye Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 92	I have a couple of questions i would like to ask 1:How much in pounds is this evrey month? 2:What kind of game is this? And the main question will my computer run this i have a: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19 GHZ ATI Radeon X1950Pro Link 1 GB Ram (If you want anything else adding say please) Thank You Hoping for a reply soon

02-19-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
doctorbow Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 173	15 bucks a month, 20 for station access, which gives you access to 2 more character slots (so you can roll 8 instead of 6) maybe it's 4 more, I dunno. In pounds, I dunno, I'm about 215 pounds, and 15 bucks a month, so that's like, 215/15, or roughly 14.3333 pounds per month. Sh*t man I dunno... It's a fun game... really, it's quite indepth, there's hack 'n slash, roleplaying, TONS of quest content, a pretty darn decent tradeskilling system, don't ask ANYONE to tell you EVERYTHING there is to know about the game. Then why bother playing it. Further, that's aLOT of writing. 3) it WILL consume your life. 4) your system is capable of playing it, room for improvement includes mainly RAM upgrade (some people swear by 2gb) but other than that your comp seems like it could chew it up pretty good (note: this doesn't necessarily mean the HIGHEST graphic settings: EQ2 was designed with future hardware in mind, and really, only those with 8800 GTX cards that manage to have gotten it running stable are able to see playable frame rate at extreme graphics settings. Feel free to browse all forums: you'll get a feel for what some of the issues are, what people like/dislike. Read about the races/classes, see what suits ya. -Drakhammor

02-19-2007, 05:41 PM	#7
Mellani Server: Runnyeye Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 92	One question Whats best to use as i live in England? Global Collect or Credit Card?

02-19-2007, 06:46 PM	#9
Mellani Server: Runnyeye Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 92	Ok Thanks for your help

02-19-2007, 06:49 PM	#10
Y General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 141	Another thing. If you haven't purchased the game yet, I suggest you pick up a boxed copy of Echoes of Faydwer, which includes the base game and all three expansions that have been released so far. Only adventure packs have to be purchased separately. __________________

02-19-2007, 07:26 PM	#11
Mellani Server: Runnyeye Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 92	I purchased the Base pack over 6 months ago ive just never had a good enough computer to run it