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UnixMac · Dec 22, 2002, 04:39 PM

I need opinions on WWII on line, I love WWII history, and I love 3D games.... is this my game, if not why?

Thanks

tiborg · Dec 22, 2002, 11:10 PM

If you're someone who needs 30+ FPS to have fun, I don't think you will enjoy it on your machine. However, I played the beta for several months on my PB550 and had a great time until the end when they messed up the sounds. From what I see on the wwii mac discussion board, the sound issues still haven't been worked out. Once I get a faster machine and the client gets better, I'll probably go back, but for now, I'm enjoying all the free time I have by not playing

UnixMac · Dec 23, 2002, 07:57 PM

a duel 500 and a 1 gig pb wont get 30fps on this thing? wow!

tiborg · Dec 24, 2002, 05:37 AM

A dual 800 with a GeForce Ti barely gets up to 30. When you're not playing infantry though, it's not really a twich game. I stuck mostly to armor and AT/AA guns since you don't have to swing around wildly. Also it helps to stay away from big cities like Antwerp, since those locations put much more strain on your system. I had a lot of fun participating in the fights I could play in, whether or not I was on the the winning side. It's the teamwork that makes the game fun, not so much the graphics.

I just noticed you have a 1GHz TiBook. That should handle the game better than your Dual 500, since the game does little to take advantage of the spare processor.

Johnny_B · Dec 24, 2002, 09:03 AM

Lack of 1.40 to the mac gives you few servers to play on. I found none :O(

UnixMac · Dec 24, 2002, 09:55 AM

yeah, I really want the game, it sounds like what Castle Wolf should have been... but it doesn't seem to bet getting much attantion. I think that my gigabook with 64MEG ATI 9000 should be playable... and it's only $34.95 at the apple store.

a2daj · Dec 24, 2002, 02:55 PM

Remember that it has a subscription fee. I think it's around $12 a month. Overall, I had fun while I was testing WWIIOL, and if finances weren't so tight, I'd probably subscribe to it. It's a niche product so you don't necessarily have a lot of obnoxious 12 year olds that annoy everyone.

UnixMac · Dec 24, 2002, 05:33 PM

glad to hear that it's for a more mature crowd, I like the idea of a "realistic" WWII game, with out the guy fraging all his pals for fun..