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Smocca · 11-03-2007, 01:31 AM

I play on two different computers:

One uses an 8600gt on Vista (32-bit), the other a 7900gt on XP x64. Both using Nvidia's latest beta drivers. Both have 2gigs of ram. Also I have all the latest vista patches etc (and AA is forced off). I play both in directx9 simply because the game runs like crap in dx10 for me atm.

The Vista setup crashes about every 30 minutes to an hour depending on how much zoning I do. Typical memory leak bullshit. If I monitor task manager I can watch the memory use climb as time goes on. I fucking hate playing the game on this computer.

The XP setup hasn't crashed yet after probably 10 hours of play. No sign of a memory leak. All around, it runs great and I am very pleased.

Sounds like it could easily be the 8xxx line that is experiencing the horrible memory leak. Possibly Vista (or both).

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As far as the game itself goes (balance, classes, itemization, etc), it seems much better than the last time I played beta (about 2 weeks before launch). I'm level 21 in Act4.

It's a ton harder now and I'm more pleased with my class (Evoker) since status effects are worth using. Before, almost every skill was not worth more than a few points because they don't increase in damage, only % chance to inflict a status effect. Shit was dying so fast that there was no point in even worrying about them. Now there is a huge value in igniting, phasing, shocking etc. The poison line of spells are still shit though.

It seems like good items are rarer now. I haven't found a single unique. I also haven't found a good focus item yet. Usually I would have probably found at least a few uniques by this point, and would have multiple very nice focus items fully socketed. I'm not sure I like this, especially now that you can only upgrade an item a few times.

The major thing killing this game for me right now is the fact that I can't make an elite character until I beat it which basically makes me not give a shit for my current character so it's hard to motivate myself to even play. That and the fact that its next to impossible to connect with anyone. Shitty chat system; can't add people to your friends list unless you are both online; no indication that you got a tell/whisper (since most people keep their chat closed I'm assuming). It was never this hard when I played beta to find a group, or make a few friends. With auto-party on I have not been placed into a single party yet (after 21 levels!).

At this point I'm waiting until I can get subscribed I think (sign-up for it is still broken for me despite reports that it is working) and even then, CoD4 comes out in a few days so I doubt if I'll even bother subscribing for a few weeks (maybe until December when they release their first update).

11-03-2007, 01:31 AM	#1008 (permalink)
Smocca Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 874 +25 Internets	I play on two different computers: One uses an 8600gt on Vista (32-bit), the other a 7900gt on XP x64. Both using Nvidia's latest beta drivers. Both have 2gigs of ram. Also I have all the latest vista patches etc (and AA is forced off). I play both in directx9 simply because the game runs like crap in dx10 for me atm. The Vista setup crashes about every 30 minutes to an hour depending on how much zoning I do. Typical memory leak bullshit. If I monitor task manager I can watch the memory use climb as time goes on. I fucking hate playing the game on this computer. The XP setup hasn't crashed yet after probably 10 hours of play. No sign of a memory leak. All around, it runs great and I am very pleased. Sounds like it could easily be the 8xxx line that is experiencing the horrible memory leak. Possibly Vista (or both). *** As far as the game itself goes (balance, classes, itemization, etc), it seems much better than the last time I played beta (about 2 weeks before launch). I'm level 21 in Act4. It's a ton harder now and I'm more pleased with my class (Evoker) since status effects are worth using. Before, almost every skill was not worth more than a few points because they don't increase in damage, only % chance to inflict a status effect. Shit was dying so fast that there was no point in even worrying about them. Now there is a huge value in igniting, phasing, shocking etc. The poison line of spells are still shit though. It seems like good items are rarer now. I haven't found a single unique. I also haven't found a good focus item yet. Usually I would have probably found at least a few uniques by this point, and would have multiple very nice focus items fully socketed. I'm not sure I like this, especially now that you can only upgrade an item a few times. The major thing killing this game for me right now is the fact that I can't make an elite character until I beat it which basically makes me not give a shit for my current character so it's hard to motivate myself to even play. That and the fact that its next to impossible to connect with anyone. Shitty chat system; can't add people to your friends list unless you are both online; no indication that you got a tell/whisper (since most people keep their chat closed I'm assuming). It was never this hard when I played beta to find a group, or make a few friends. With auto-party on I have not been placed into a single party yet (after 21 levels!). At this point I'm waiting until I can get subscribed I think (sign-up for it is still broken for me despite reports that it is working) and even then, CoD4 comes out in a few days so I doubt if I'll even bother subscribing for a few weeks (maybe until December when they release their first update). __________________ Wii Code: 4250 4436 6536 6872 Last edited by Smocca; 11-03-2007 at 01:34 AM..