EQ2 and the 3D monitor

PakMonyet · 08-04-2008, 12:10 AM

Hey There All,

Does anyone know if EQ2 works with this new 3D monitor technology?

http://www.iz3d.com/

It is reeeeaaalllly cool......and it would be absolutely great if EQ2 worked on one! Let me know if you have any info or comments.

Thanks!

TSR-TrevorG · 08-05-2008, 04:35 PM

Hey that is pretty cool. I generally think of 3d devices to be a little gimmicky for my tastes now though.While I have no offical answer to this issue I hope some other players have given it a try!

PakMonyet · 08-05-2008, 05:16 PM

.....up until recently I would have totally agreed with you.....but I think we're turning that corner right now......haven't tried the monitor yet.....but from reports from others ...Its pretty COOL........

So anyway.....bump...hehe.....

Anyone got a report on this system.....have it.....??

Jack Orb · 08-06-2008, 09:39 AM

Can't comment specifically on the monitor but I was considering one of these and decided to try out the nVidia red/blue anaglyph driver just to see how well EQ2 handled 3D support. The results were rather less than impressive I'm sad to say. The quality wildly varied from zone to zone and even depending on which way my camera was turned. Inside player housing it worked fantastically but in outside zones (I ran around QH a lot) the 3D effect just switched on and off depending where I was and which way I was looking. I also found a lot of textures and geometry just disappeared from the screen as well. The 3D separation didn't scale very well as separating the views enough to get a good 3D effect from the geometry caused the UI (hotbars etc.) to appear to be floating miles above the screen.On the plus side the performance didn't seem to take that much of a hit despite the fact that it was effectively rendering every frame twice, once for each eye.From my own point of view I'd probably not spend a large amount on a 3d monitor. It was a fun novelty playing in 3d for a while but it added much less depth and involvement than I expected and ended up just a fun gimmick to try out for an hour or two.

TSR-TrevorG · 08-06-2008, 04:21 PM

AS long as it's not virtual boy SMILEY

renewedbullet · 02-21-2009, 02:41 AM

bump/ any idea if eq2 might get some 3D support in the near future like the duo core support we got recently

08-05-2008, 04:35 PM	#2
TSR-TrevorG Tech Support Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,052	Hey that is pretty cool. I generally think of 3d devices to be a little gimmicky for my tastes now though.While I have no offical answer to this issue I hope some other players have given it a try! __________________ EMAIL SUPPORT \| IN GAME SUPPORT \| CHAT SUPPORT \| KNOWLEDGE BASE SEARCH Phone Support 858-537-0898 Mon-Fri 10-7PM PST

08-06-2008, 09:39 AM	#4
Jack Orb Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 112	Can't comment specifically on the monitor but I was considering one of these and decided to try out the nVidia red/blue anaglyph driver just to see how well EQ2 handled 3D support. The results were rather less than impressive I'm sad to say. The quality wildly varied from zone to zone and even depending on which way my camera was turned. Inside player housing it worked fantastically but in outside zones (I ran around QH a lot) the 3D effect just switched on and off depending where I was and which way I was looking. I also found a lot of textures and geometry just disappeared from the screen as well. The 3D separation didn't scale very well as separating the views enough to get a good 3D effect from the geometry caused the UI (hotbars etc.) to appear to be floating miles above the screen.On the plus side the performance didn't seem to take that much of a hit despite the fact that it was effectively rendering every frame twice, once for each eye.From my own point of view I'd probably not spend a large amount on a 3d monitor. It was a fun novelty playing in 3d for a while but it added much less depth and involvement than I expected and ended up just a fun gimmick to try out for an hour or two. __________________ --- Uxian Shaali'Nes Co-Leader of Truewatch European Roleplay Guild on Splitpaw Server Everquest 1 & 2 information and Guild Chat on Android-based mobile devices: Quest Forever by Uxian ---

08-06-2008, 04:21 PM	#5
TSR-TrevorG Tech Support Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,052	AS long as it's not virtual boy __________________ EMAIL SUPPORT \| IN GAME SUPPORT \| CHAT SUPPORT \| KNOWLEDGE BASE SEARCH Phone Support 858-537-0898 Mon-Fri 10-7PM PST

08-04-2008, 12:10 AM	#1
PakMonyet Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California/England/Indonesia Posts: 225	Hey There All, Does anyone know if EQ2 works with this new 3D monitor technology? http://www.iz3d.com/ It is reeeeaaalllly cool......and it would be absolutely great if EQ2 worked on one! Let me know if you have any info or comments. Thanks!

08-05-2008, 05:16 PM	#3
PakMonyet Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California/England/Indonesia Posts: 225	.....up until recently I would have totally agreed with you.....but I think we're turning that corner right now......haven't tried the monitor yet.....but from reports from others ...Its pretty COOL........ So anyway.....bump...hehe..... Anyone got a report on this system.....have it.....??

02-21-2009, 02:41 AM	#6
renewedbullet Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 61	bump/ any idea if eq2 might get some 3D support in the near future like the duo core support we got recently