DX9 / XP discussion

[Force10]

Originally Posted by addman

Also, people in the eastern European countries and Russia are in general not able to shell out roughly 4 months worth of salary for the latest high-end or even mid-end rig. They are the biggest market for the IL-2 series even though a lot of people on this board seems to think otherwise. Please, try to use your minds sometimes, it might help you to better understand things. Also, there is the "DX9 on the box" issue.

Looks like someone has been drinking the 1C kool-aid! Umm.....no. First of all, you can get a card that supports DX10 for $30 dollars. These people that you think can't run it because of the video card DX9 deal, your saying that they have a dual core or quad core set up for the other requirements? If they do, then I think they can afford $30 for a DX10 card, if they can't afford that, then they have way bigger problems in life other than not being able to play COD. Some folks need to use their head before typing the first thing that pops in.

Technically, COD works in DX9 mode now. I tried it awhile ago when I was benchmarking and testing. It doesn't work well, but it will launch and play, so they have already made the box requirements. The box doesn't say "Optimized for DX9 with silky smooth performance" so they are in the clear. Don't believe the hype.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by Force10

The box doesn't say "Optimized for DX9 with silky smooth performance" so they are in the clear. Don't believe the hype.

Good point. I remember screaming with rage when I bought a certain RTS with lots and lots of units (Give a clue: They foolishly released it for Xbox as well... two minutes into the game, your console overheats and your house burns down. LOL) a few years back.... Chugfest! Could I get any joy? Nope... why? Because the system specs just said I could run it. They didn't say they would run it with silky smooth performance. Finally got to play it about two years later. Was it worth it? Yep! Sadly the sequel sucked though.

The problem with your point is: Did the box say it would run with silky smooth performance in DX10?

[Pudfark]

"Technically, COD works in DX9 mode now. I tried it awhile ago when I was benchmarking and testing. It doesn't work well, but it will launch and play, so they have already made the box requirements. The box doesn't say "Optimized for DX9 with silky smooth performance" so they are in the clear. Don't believe the hype." Well said Force10.

Like many of the other owners of CloD, I upgraded my V card from a DX 9/10 card to a DX11. I went from a 8800GT to a 465GTX a couple of months before the game release. After 10 months of trying to get the 465GTX to work with this game, I then upgraded again to a 570GTX 2.5 gig Vram and still no joy with this game.

Like many other owners of this game, I have no interest in backwards compatibility. Also, like many others, I have spent in excess of $1,000.00 in upgrades to try to make it run, decently.

My patience grows "thin" with the cryptic/Cyrillic updates.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by Force10

Looks like someone has been drinking the 1C kool-aid! Umm.....no. First of all, you can get a card that supports DX10 for $30 dollars. These people that you think can't run it because of the video card DX9 deal, your saying that they have a dual core or quad core set up for the other requirements? If they do, then I think they can afford $30 for a DX10 card, if they can't afford that, then they have way bigger problems in life other than not being able to play COD. Some folks need to use their head before typing the first thing that pops in.

Technically, COD works in DX9 mode now. I tried it awhile ago when I was benchmarking and testing. It doesn't work well, but it will launch and play, so they have already made the box requirements. The box doesn't say "Optimized for DX9 with silky smooth performance" so they are in the clear. Don't believe the hype.

Do you know how you can tell when even the whiners are tried of whining about the same old thing?

Easy..

Just watch for the point where they turn on each other and begin eating their own!

[addman]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

Do you know how you can tell when even the whiners are tried of whining about the same old thing?

Easy..

Just watch for the point where they turn on each other and begin eating their own!

Wrong, I can see both sides of the coin. People like you and Force10 are so stuck in your tunnel vision you couldn't find you're way out of it even though there is only one direction to choose. It's fascinating to see you guys duke it out though, from a strictly anthropological viewpoint.