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OK, EverQuest framerate degradation. I hate it.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Sep 2001
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I know you just want to hear me say I hate EverQuest, but I figured I'd give another month a shot. Has anyone else but me noticed that the framerate degrades over time? When I first launch it and enter the world, the framerate is fine (15-60, depending on zone and model count, of course), but after zoning four or five times, or after about 30 minutes of playing, the framerate will take huge leaps downward. I'm talking into the very low teens, even in a simple zone, where the framerate was absolutely fine on launching the game. And after a long time of playing, it will become unplayable, and kick into about .5-2 frames per second. Yes, point-five-to-2 frames per second. At first, I though, "what memory leak of sorts?" I don't know, though. I don't ever mess with the clipping plane—it's always at its lowest. Low-poly models only except Ogres (so I look perdy). EQ did this with my GeForce 3, too, and still does it with my 9000. It's irritating, but hey—only for a month, I guess. 
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I'm not crazy.
EQ would've probably done so much better if we could play with the PC users.  Shame, that.
Well, WoW is coming up soon. Psyched for that. Though EQ2 looks nice.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Hate to say it but lose the sound  Only way that I know of to avoid the slowdowns. I clock enough hours to know. I play with all the bells and whistles on with my DP 800 and rarely get slowdown except for the high polygon zones like PoK, but it's not a slideshow even then. Key is to kick up iTunes or something like that and lose sound.
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DP 800 here, too. I'll kick the sound and see if it still degrades after a bit of playing. Thanks.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Ok yah it sucks, you can kill the sound or do what I do, when it drops to liek 2fps, hit f10 to hide the GUI which speeds the game upa ton, and then quit out and relaunch, I must have sound in a game. Once WoW hits screw EQ.
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Originally posted by Liquidity X:
Once WoW hits screw EQ.
Word right there. I can't wait to try WoW.
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Oh yeah? Well, you're a big doody head.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Penfield, NY
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What? Go to a link that leads to NOWHERE?! Nice burn....ummm....no. (Never played Everquest a day in my life)
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Specs:12" PowerBook-1.33GHz, 768 PC2700, Airport Express, Panther (10.3.9), iSight, 15GB 3G iPod
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It's a shite game and those asses at Sony have been charging my card monthly for it when I didn't ask for it. Never give your CC details. It's such a headache...well, I must admit it's good for buying rare books from Amazon.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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Everquest for mac is dead buddy
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we don't have time to stop for gas
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