World of Warcraft

[MaRc]

So I picked up WoW because a friend of mine threatened me to
do so. I ended up quitting FFXI a while back because I just couldn't
find the time to log on and actually make decent progress.

I'm a 28 Undead Rogue and it's been fun as hell so far. The game
definitely does its best to cater to everyone. If you don't like
grinding for experience, start questing. The jobs are fairly easy
to gain skill in, and soloeing with any class is possible, but how
efficient you are really depends on your build. <-- You aquire
'talent points' each level up after 10 that can be put into
different skill trees (very similar to Diablo II) so there's a
lot of customization. What I love(and want to have sex with)
is the ability to reset your talent points if you feel like you've
screwed up your build, or just want to try something else.
This costs you some shillings each time, of course.

It's the tits, seriously.

Blizzard still needs to fix up some things, though. A ****load of
unbalance going on with certain classes. Same goes for the high
population servers, as sometimes the lag will be so terrible the
game becomes unplayable. This seems to only happen during
peak hours. Hoping to bleeding Jesus that they take care of it.

An honor system for PvP will be implemented soon, too.
That and 'Battlegrounds', which you can read about on the official page.

Any pavilion0rz currently playing?


I'm really glad the Pavilion community is still intact. Seems so, anyway.

[Draygone]

Night Elf on Doomhammer. Haven't played in a while. Hoping to get back on it soon.

[archerarmored]

i'm on cenarius with lion franco

[Fushigi na Renamon]

Night Elf on Doomhammer.

[AlexMagusaka]

I'll be playing it as soon as I upgrade my machine and read up a bit on each class and what sounds best. Right now: Druid, because I can change into animals.

So, uh, yeah.

[Jeroak Nelave]

Yeah, i'm on Cenarius, my main character's name is Jeroak, a Night Elf Hunter, but i'm also creating a Horde character, name of Golath

[Thief of Dreams]

i have it and love it. im a gnome rogue. though i havent had much a chance to play in the last week or so, i do have over a full levels worth of 200% xp built up lol

[MaRc]

What server are you playing on, Thief?

If any of you decide to switch to a PvP server, come to Skullcrusher.
I only played Druid up to lvl 11, Alex. The animal forms are cool, especially
if you're Tauren. Why are you all playing as alliance SCUM?!

[Jeroak Nelave]

Because some of us prefer Alliance.

Although i have a Tauren Druid on Darkspear, even though i really do not like PVP

[Goyle]

I'm on Bonechewer, level 31 or 32 Undead Rogue. I haven't played in so long though. I should prolly start up again.

[MaRc]

I don't like PvP much, either. I think it'll be great once the honor
system comes into play and the classes are properly balanced.

Right now, it's just annoying. Getting ganked and corpse camped
by a bunch of paladins is no fun. The only reason I'm on the server
is because my buddy plays there. He's a shaman, though, so he has
nothing to complain about. I'd much rather be playing Warrior, but
they're terrible in PvP right now, so I'm stuck with Rogue.

I've been wanting to make a gnome/warrior, though.
So maybe I'll start one on Cenarius.

[MasterSlowPoke]

I have a Lvl 30 Human Warrior on Bleeding Hallow, and a lvl 16 Undead Warlock on Stormscale.

[John Mora]

World of Warcraft? More like World of SNOREcraft! HA

[MaRc]

Damn you John Mora!

[Alzar]

So how much do you guys play? Are you addicted? Is it crack?

[Draygone]

I'd be addicted if not for a bit of computer trouble (which I haven't tried to solve any).The animal forms are cool, especially if you're Tauren. Why are you all playing as alliance SCUM?!'Cause I figured that becoming an animal would've been pointless if I already was one. Or do Tauren turn into different (and cooler) animals than Night Elves?

[MaRc]

It's personal taste, really. I know the Tauren's bear form has horns,
where the night elves get long ears.

http://druid.worldofwar.net/screenshots/images/screens/12.jpg
http://druid.worldofwar.net/screenshots/images/screens/28.jpg

[Vonwert]

I really want to play it, but my computer sucks. Plus I am paying for XBox live...

[Thief of Dreams]

i play on doomhammer with the GWBCQ crew. and i dont think its nearly as addicting as FFXI was for me. i can easily set this game down for days without playing it and comeback with no problem or feeling like i missed out. specially since they reward you with 200% xp for actually not playing at all.

also its nice to be able to solo all the time. ive NEVER been in an XP party. ive only partied up to run instance dungeons with Innercircle crew. and being able to pop on for 30 min and knock out a kill quest is nice too. and the quest xp scales nicely with your levels

[archerarmored]

so you are saying that it doesn't ruin your life?

[Jeroak Nelave]

Thankfully, i dont find any of them as addicting as i used to, and the newness of WoW has worn off, but i still enjoy it more than FFXI, and the fact that i'm not forced to group is probably the best thing IMO.

[Thief of Dreams]

yes, no life ruining here

[RPG Spore]

Is WOW good? I've heard some great things and some not so great things about it and I don't want to blow the 50 dollars and start dishing out cash every month. How much does it cost per month, anyways? I just want an online game that lets you play for a little bit at a time and still build up your character. ^.^

[MaRc]

I just want an online game that lets you play for a little bit at a time and still build up your character. ^.^

Then WoW is just for you, my good man. I'm not sure of the exact cost per month..
Blizz has different billing plans, depending on how long you sign up for. It's around
the same as most other MMORPG's.. like $13/month.

[IRC]

See the problem with a pay per month is that I would rarely go on. Sure I can stand the charges but they're just not worth it. I've got a game pass from Blockbuster and I've just had Rogue Agent sitting on my dresser since early January.

Now if anyone of them did a pay as you go method or let me buy minutes or something ahead of time I would definatly get more into online gaming.

[Smurf Taco]

Level 16 Dwarf Paladin on Frostwolf. I've finally found a class that I enjoy playing. I kind of wish I was Horde though... two of my friends are 'high ups' in the best guild on our server thus far.

[Draygone]

You don't have to worry about being off from time to time. As I understand it, you gain a small, temporary XP boost for defeating monsters if you've been offline for a while.

And actually, the cost is higher. :( Pay per month is roughly $15. It goes down to $14 and $13 a month if you do the deals where you pay every third/fifth month or something like that, which is cheaper, except you pay more at once. The good news is, you get to choose your server, and you don't have to pay extra for having more than one character. (I've still got that one character from my first server sitting around.)

The deal where you can solo the whole game is nice. Especially for me, as it seems that my computer lags when I'm not the only PC moving around on the screen. Goes down for wandering NPCs also, but that's only noticeable in places like Dolanaar, where along with a whole bunch of townsfolk, there's squirrels running all over the place. (I guess I must be running on a Pentium III if it can't keep up with it all very easily).

Speaking of framerates, in the more calm areas, when I'm not moving, it says the framerate exceeds 70fps. (I play with the FPS counter on all the time.) Is that even possible?

[Soul2Xzero]

Human Warrior on Doomhammer. Alliance scum wasn't my first choice either, lol. It just seemed more appealing for most of the people in TheIC. I want to make a Tauren Shaman on a pvp server so I might come over that way for my alt sometime Marc.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

I'm never touching an MMORPG again.

That's what I said until I tried WoW on a friend's computer. :lol

[Cosmic Jeff]

I played World of Warcraft some. I made a level 9 Night Elf Hunter and I had a pretty good time. I don't think it's terribly addictive; I played for like 5 hours when I first started, but that wore off and I don't really feel like playing so much.

[Smurf Taco]

You said whore.

[Smurf Taco]

Damnit, I've been sucked in finally. I can't stop playing this damned game. It gets un-freaking-believably fun after level 20.

[Dreamknight]

Yeah? Well I bet you can't order pizza while playing!!!

SO HA.

[Draygone]

It gets un-freaking-believably fun after level 20.Wasn't the late fun-ness a problem with FFXI for some people? No wait, that one waited until L30, after playing for 3,000,000 hours. Level building seems pretty fast in this game. Not like super-fast, but IMO trying to get XP soloing in this game is as fast (if not faster than) getting XP while in a group in FFXI.

[Smurf Taco]

XP comes relatively fast yeah. Especially when soloing for quests. Kill quests give so much exp it's not even funny. And the rest bonus is a big plus. And I got to 20 in about 30 hours of playtime.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

WoW has some pretty funny emotes, too. XD

I love running past NPCs and going /stink at them. :lol

[Jeroak Nelave]

Yeah, WoW has some awesome emotes. I was actually able to warn some Hordies about a raid against XR a few days ago, just by emotes.

[Gustaff 13]

Jeroak's a spy!!!!

http://www.norcalmovies.com/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers/invasion23.jpg

[Jeroak Nelave]

Thats from the crappy "invasion of the body snatchers" remake movie. I remember seeing that, honestly, I wish i could find it and see it again, just for that part. I like movies that dont have totally happy endings.

Anyway, seriously, a raid group of about 20 lvl 40-60 people all attacking XR really sucks. Its a newbie area for people around lvl 10 or 12, and most of the time the people that raid it are just griefing to kill off the quest NPC's so that hordies cant turn them in. yes, i know it is a Faction vs Faction game, but i honestly consider that griefing, so i dont do it. I joined in and died once to keep up appearances, but I never intended us to win that battle, and thankfully, my message got through and a bigger bunch of lvl 60 players came over and whooped our asses, LOL.

[Gustaff 13]

Yeah, that mechanic sounds like a drawback. I still like the story of how Rena averted an invasion by starting a dance party.

[Sampson]

I quit my paladin on Bloodhoof. Started an undead warlock on Mannoroth. The paladin wasn't so bad, it was just that both the wetlands and darkshire (pretty much the only areas suitable for my level) really, really bored me. My modem also broke way back at the end up december, and prevented me from playing for two weeks, and after getting bogged down by other stuff, I didn't play at all for the month of January, or the first half of Febuary. The novelty really does ware off after a while, but the game is still very fun and much better than any other MMORPG I've ever played.

[Smurf Taco]

You quit Alliance and switched to Horde... because of the scenery??? Good luck, Horde territory is a whole lot of nothing. Just wait 'till Crossroads. Longest and dullest area of nearly any game I've ever played.

[Alzar]

I just got this game....Soo addicting. I'm playing a girl human and a guy night elf. Girl human cos, the male humans look really stupid. Night elves look cool though.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

Yeah, that mechanic sounds like a drawback. I still like the story of how Rena averted an invasion by starting a dance party.

Man... that was so much fun! A few really high level horde were raiding Astranaar, but they were really nice and weren't killing any players who were lower than they were, even if they tried to pick a fight.

Once they were done killing Sentinels, they kinda stood off to the side and weren't doing anything. I was in a party with Soulzero and Suichi and a couple other people, and all of a sudden I had this crazy notion and said, "Hey, let's go dance with them!" I ran over to the hordies and went /dance, and then not ten seconds later every player in town followed suit. It was absolutely insane. One lady was even blowing kisses at the horde.

My hope was that they'd dance with us, but the hordies just stood there for a moment. Then, they all emoted /no ("Player clearly states NO!"), got on their mounts, and rode away. It was hilarious. XD I was laughing so hard I forgot to take screens, but that's alright. Now my guild credits me with saving Astranaar by busting a move. :lol


Edit: Hey Alz, what server are you on?

[Alzar]

I'm at Whisperwind.

Where you at? I could make some dude on that server.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

I'm on Doomhammer! It's fun. Our FFXI guild has been partially recreated there.

You should join us! :)

[Alzar]

Ogy :D What's your game name thing

[Thief of Dreams]

fushi is "Kiesa" i am "mavie"

[Vanilla Iced Tea]

I'm Tarson on DoomHammer, but I mostly play on Stormrage now because that's where my friends from work/school all play.

[Alzar]

cool, i'll make a SWEET AWESOME character and say hi tonight

[Garr123]

I'd play but I just dont have the money.

[Alzar]

well, if you put in 1 hour a day, its only 50 cents per day....thats not too bad.

I mean, for that, you could save a child in africa!

[Sampson]

I made a human mage on the new PVP server they launched about 8 hours ago. (spire something?)

The newbie area was INSANE. When you get the level 5 quest to kill the Defias bandit leader and return his head, there must've been about 40 people standing around his spawn spot in a circle, trying to tag him first. We could've done a raid.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

Prolly cuz it's a new server. It isn't that nuts on Doomhammer. o_o

[Alzar]

Well, I've been playing for a very short period of time.

That notwithstanding....Granted WoW is the best MMORPG out there, way better than the crappy MUD's I played before. But I'm willing to say that WoW is one also one of the best games I've ever played (top 5, for sure). There really is a great deal more strategy than I've seen from other MMORPGS, and that I've experienced in previous games. Add the social aspect, the really quite outstanding balance, tons of options... I avoided it like the plauge because I feared I'd be addicted and it'd ruin my life. I'm addicted and it's ruining my life, but, it's a pretty great experience in the meantime.

[Smurf Taco]

It truely is life consuming. For instance, take a look at what my friend IMed me today;

Smurf Taco: dude, is the spanish rough draft due tomorrow?
j(EDITED)3: i duunno
j(EDITED)3: /p prolly

In case you don't know, typing /p before a message tells the message to the people in your party. He's now doing this outside of the game...

[Fushigi na Renamon]

I do that sometimes, but only because I play WoW and have AIM on at the same time, so I get confused.

When I first got a guild, it was really hard. In FFXI, to talk to your linkshell you typed /l. In WoW, you type /g to talk to your guild. But since the text was green like the linkshell in FFXI, I typed /l for the longest time before I got used to /g... :lol

[Omnislash024]

Buy this game. Then come uyp and smack people upside the head cuz when they aren't paying attention and make em spend loads of time running back to thier body. :D

[Draygone]

Out of curiosity, what is death like for races besides the night elves, as I'm under the impression each race's death is a bit different. Elves warp back to a nearby well, and are a spirit thing with doubled speed (and are able to jump despite having absolutely no appendages:p), with the surrounding area blue with a swirly blur effect.

[Smurf Taco]

Most other races all have the same death (not like Night Elf though). They pretty much just die, are spirits in the nearest grave yard, and have to go back to their body. No one else has the spirit whisp like Night Elves though, they're the only ones with that much of a speed bonus when dead. Just one of their racial abilities.

[Omnislash024]

Didn't know that. I guess that's why night elves always seem to get the the place where we die alot faster.

[Sampson]

All deaths are the same. Except in other parts of the world you come to at a graveyard, not a well, and you're a ghost not a spirit (wisp).

[Alzar]

One of my favorite things about WoW in relation to other MMORPGS is the lack of major penalty for dying. Dying is already an annoying enough penalty, we don't need anything additional experience detriment or anything. Good design decision, Blizzard.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

I agree completely. No exp loss is sexy.

[AlexMagusaka]

Damn damn damn.

I get the game working and I have to leave town for the weekend.

Hopefully on Monday night I will be able to sign onto Doomhammer (since it is down right now).

Can characters change Realms at their leisure? I remember reading something about that in the manual.

So, uh, yeah.

[Draygone]

Don't know. I know you can create more than one character on multiple servers, but that's about it, I think.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

WOOOOOT! Can't wait to see you on Doomhammer, Alex!

No, you can't change realms, but you can have up to 50 characters on up to ten realms at no extra cost. :)

Wheee!

[Caciss]

I want to get this, but I'm not sure if it'll run.

If FFXI worked, would this?

[Fushigi na Renamon]

All I know is that if you've got 256 megs of ram, you'll be in lag hell for the duration of the game. I have 512 now and it runs wonderfully. <3

[Ryner]

I want to play :(

I dont think I can hold off much longer.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

Aww, I bet it'd be fun to play with you, Ryner. You should get it and join us on Doomhammer. ^^

[Caciss]

I only have 256MB.

:(

[Fushigi na Renamon]

It'll still run, but that's the minimum requirement, so it might be laggy for you. You can give it a try. :)

[Caciss]

Yeah, give it a try, for 50 dollars. :|

[MasterSlowPoke]

Unless you've cut your operating system down, 256 MB of ram won't cut it. XP takes about half of that by itself.

I'm going to make an alt on Doomhammer, if Ryner or anyone would be interested in joining me just tell me.

[Ryner]

Aww, I bet it'd be fun to play with you, Ryner.

Yeah, that's what all the ladies say.


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Seriously, I dont think I should buy it. I know I'll love it, but I dont need anything distracting me from work and searching for a new job, since my seasonal one is almost over. So I'll have to wait, I guess.

[Draygone]

Is there a ton of lag in...oh, what's the place...Dolanaar? Or someplace around it. It's a big city full of squirrels running all over the place. I always have terrible lag there. And it's laggy enough when there's a decent amount of action going on onscreen, for me.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

There's no such thing as Dolanaar. :lol

There's Astranaar, but it's a tiny town. Darnassus is the elven capital, and it has lots of squirrels, and it's big, but I never experienced lag there even when I had 256 MB RAM. Now, IRONFORGE, on the other hand, is another story. That was the worst lag ever. *shudder*

Ryner: That's why I love WoW. It's addictive, but not so much that you can't turn it off and go to work. Up to you, though. :)

[Draygone]

Yeah, that's the place I was thinking of. Sorry for the wrong name, but I don't play it too often.

[Jeroak Nelave]

Actually Rena, there is such a place as Dolanaar. That is the outpost you go to and do quests around lvl 6-10 in Teldrassil. The city though is Darnassus, which is what he was probably thinking of...

[Fushigi na Renamon]

*snicker* Oh God, Jeroak, you're right... you know what? I haven't been to that area of the world in so long, I forgot it existed. :lol

I'M SORRY! :cry

[Jeroak Nelave]

LOL, its okay, now if any of you all could be online at the same time as me, so i can create a warrior and join the guild with it. Once the warrior changes are implemented i think i really want to play one.

[Thief of Dreams]

oh does that mean the elusive Jeroak is gonna play with us!!!??

[Jeroak Nelave]

If any of yall are on the same time as me, yeah.

[Ryner]

Alright, I'm buying it tomorrow. Got a couple questions though.

1. I wouldn't mind joining all you suckers on Doomhammer, but it seems to be one of the most populated servers, are there crowding issues?

2. I sometimes get into the mood for some PVP. How do the PVP servers work? Are they fight anyone anywhere at anytime?

3. Since you can download the patches right from the internet, I figured I would get them now to save me the trouble tomorrow. Do I need all the patches, or just the latest one?

[Thief of Dreams]

the only problems with crowds is in the capitol cities, just like jeuno.

and on the pvp servers, well they are gankfests. if you want to do it when you are in the mood, pve allows you to always be pvp flaged, or only do it when you want.

and you will need to download all the patches i belive. but i could be wrong...

[Smurf Taco]

1) When I played I was on the most crowded server at the time... and besides the huge cities, I never experienced any lag.

2) I forget the exact rules of PVP servers, but as long as you keep to yourself, there shouldn't be much problem. In big cities, there's not much chance of an attack since you would need an enormous amount of people in multiple raid groups to hold your own against city guards plus all the players inside. When questing and leveling though, I was only ganked once... it really doesn't happen very often. Oh, and Battlegrounds should be opening soon, but I forget all that was involved in that though.

3) No idea.

[Vanilla Iced Tea]

I wouldn't worry about overcrowding. You should join us on Doomhammer.

I'm Tarson, in-game.

[Vonwert]

Unless they have a new copy of WOW, with the latest patches in it, you will need to download all the patches. It shouldn't take long.

Of course I haven't played or own WOW, but for most of these types, you tend to have to download all the patches.

[Denmo]

*****. Ryner's in on it? I'm definately getting this now.

[AlexMagusaka]

Alright, I'm buying it tomorrow. Got a couple questions though.

1. I wouldn't mind joining all you suckers on Doomhammer, but it seems to be one of the most populated servers, are there crowding issues?

2. I sometimes get into the mood for some PVP. How do the PVP servers work? Are they fight anyone anywhere at anytime?

3. Since you can download the patches right from the internet, I figured I would get them now to save me the trouble tomorrow. Do I need all the patches, or just the latest one?

Joining the party, eh? No problem.

1. Doomhammer is, on average, at "Medium" population. Other servers are regularly at "High" population, if they aren't maxed and queued.

2. PVP servers differ due to the different PVP rulesets.

a. Normal servers leave it up to the player to decide PVP. Your flag will only go up if you type /pvp, or attack an opposing faction member, OR if you heal, buff or revive someone who is flagged.

b. In PVP rulesets, your flag will go up if you enter a yellow (contested) or red (enemy) territory, or attack an opposing faction member OR heal, buff or revive someone who is flagged. But if you are in a green (friendly) zone, you can only be attacked by PVPers if you attack first, and vice versa when you are in enemy territory.

3. I'm pretty sure all the patches get lumped into one, single download. Blizzard's Downloader works like BitTorrent, so you'll probably be uploading to other people downloading the patch (unless you turn off P2P connections, which will slow your download rate).

So, uh, yeah.

[Draygone]

But if you are in a green (friendly) zone, you can only be attacked by PVPers if you attack first Okay, that doesn't make sense. You can attack other people in green zones, but they can't attack you unless you attack them?

[Ryner]

Okey dokey. Ryner the Paladin is alive and well on Doomhammer. I hit level 5 and I'm all done with the newbie area, about to head to city #2. Hope to talk to you suckers soon.

And I say suckers in a friendly and joking way, Mr. Give-Ryner-Negative-Reputation-Because-He-Called-Everyone-Suckers-Even-Though-He-Was-Clearly-Not-Being-Mean-And-I-Guess-I-Dont-Know-Why-I-Gave-Him-A-Negative-Point.

[AlexMagusaka]

Okay, that doesn't make sense. You can attack other people in green zones, but they can't attack you unless you attack them?

It makes sense if you remember that green zones to you are red to them. While they are in enemy territory, I guess they had to give PvP players a break by letting them sit back and watch PvP on their home turf without getting ganked in return. You can still attack anybody with their PvP flag up, but if they don't have it up, then they have to attack you first.

So, uh, yeah.

[Draygone]

What race, Ryner?

[Ryner]

Human. I sticks with what I knows.

I sent some people self-describing mail. I also beat ViT in a duel. In fact, I killed him. That's impossible to do in a duel, so I must have hit him really hard.

[Alzar]

HAW HAW PALADINS HAVE CRAPPY DPS

[Draygone]

Okay, I seriously need help. This computer just doesn't seem to want to run WoW very easily. Sometimes there's lag, sometimes there isn't (just now there was a ton of lag, causing me to die). Sometimes the game freezes, and sometimes I get a blue screen that either shuts the program down or makes the game lag (most frequently resulting in me dying since I'm defenseless). Either I get this fixed, or I'm cancelling my account and going to some random MMO console RPG (as I wouldn't want to deal with this problem with any other game).

For starters, I'm wondering which requirements I'm meeting or exceeding, or if there's a requirement or two that I somehow am missing. Of the requirements, here's what I know I have.

Windows 98
512 MB RAM (I think; not sure where to check)
DirectX 9 (recently re-downloaded just in case)
Definately more than 4 GB of HD space
52X CD-ROM drive
Broadband connection (not sure what speed; I'm aware there's more than one)
Two-button scroll-wheel mouse

The rest of the stuff listed on the box I'm uncertain about and/or dunno how to find out. Can anybody with Windows 98 point out to me where I can find out the rest?

[Alzar]

Your problems are:

1) Windows 98
2) 512 RAM

To check how much ram, right click on my computer and go to properties.

[Draygone]

"511.0 MB RAM" Okay, so I'm one MB off. I still exceed the minimum requirement by a lot.

And aside from it being a minimal requirement, what else is wrong with running it on Windows 98? I would figure that if I at least met all minimal requirements, I wouldn't have too much trouble. And yet I do. Though if I could get Windows XP, I would. Would getting XP improve it by that much?

Where do I find out the Processor? I'm not sure if I'm running on Pentium III or IV, and the PC case doesn't say on it.

[AlexMagusaka]

If you're experiencing jerky movements and poor fps, then it's most likely due to your system specs. If you haven't tried reducing some of the settings in Video Options, try that. Your RAM should be OK (I run at 512 with a 900 Mhz AMD Duron and experience a few seconds of stopping while other players in places like Ironforge are loaded into the cache), but if your processor isn't up to snuff, try upgrading that, if possible.

Also: check your video card and see if it's on WoW's list of supported video cards here. (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww0830p)

If you're movement is smooth, but there is button delay or any sort of input lag, then it's a problem with either your connection (my guess is it isn't, in your case) or the realm's server is having issues/is at medium-high to high population at the moment.

EDIT: To find out your video card type and processor type, go to your Control Panel and double-click System. The Device Manager should come up (it's been a while since I worked with a 9X OS). Look under Display Adapter for your video card type. Your processor type and speed should be listed when the System window opens up.

Again, it's been some years since I used a 9X OS so I may be wrong about a few things.

So, uh, yeah.

[Draygone]

Can't upgrade the processor. Not my computer.

Dunno what video card I have. Don't see a Display Adaptor option.

Dunno what the problem with the lag is. It varies from time to time. Sometimes there isn't any, sometimes there's a little, last time there was a ton. I play on Doomhammer, and I never see the server below Medium level. The real problem is how the computer locks up from time to time. It usually happens during the first few attacks I take when encountering an enemy, though occasionally it just happens as I'm wandering around. I tried putting it at the lowest settings before, but it didn't help any. I've tried re-installing WoW a few times, but not only did that not work, but it takes forever for the darn thing to download and install any large update.

[Kanick]

Im tempted to get it but im already playing FFXI and SWG. to get another MMPOG will stretch my game time. how many of you play it and are most of you on doomhammer?

[Jehuty]

Gahhh... must... resist ><

[Draygone]

I only stick with one MMORPG at a time. I quit Everquest for Final Fantasy, and quit that for WoW.

...Actually, I quit Everquest because my PS2 started doing the DRE thing and I couldn't play it anymore. But I would've quit it for Final Fantasy.

[Ryner]

(In general chat)

Guy: Where do you get a Tear of Tilloa?

Me: Call Tilloa fat.

Guy: Where is she?

Me: You say it in General.

Guy: Tilloa is fat!

Guy: Now what?

Me: Check your mail, you should have a letter from her with a tear inside.

Guy: Nice.

(Five minutes later)

Guy: I still havn't gotten my letter!

[AlexMagusaka]

In Hillsbrad General:

Player1: Starting Tarren Mill Raid PST! No afkers or kicked! We work for our kills.

(two minutes pass)

Player2: IS ANYONE RAIDING RIGHT NOW?!
Player3: Where do I get a raid invite?
Player4: I'm backalley and none of you can heal me properly. Whine whine whine complain bloopity blab.

So, uh, yeah.

[Vanilla Iced Tea]

I'm not sure if we were just in Hillsbrad at the same time, but I've also heard that Backalley guy whine that his raid isn't good enough.

[AlexMagusaka]

Oh, he's always complaining.

A mage named Fatima said "It isn't Doomhammer Hillsbrad without Backalley complaining about a TM Raid group."

So, uh, yeah.

[Alzar]

TM RAIDS SUCK.

Unless yer a mage.

[Draygone]

Okay, I'm getting a job that'll net me roughly $800 a month, and I'm thinking about possibly getting a computer of my own. Anybody have any idea how much it would cost to get a PC that met all the recommended stuff listed on the box?

[Smurf Taco]

4 Gold.

Depends on where you shop (or if you build your own). You can get a nice computer for cheap nowadays.

You guys still playing? I've gotten really into it since summer started, my 35 Shaman is starting to look cool and kick asses. Battlegrounds is fun, but I can't wait until I'm high enough for Alterac Valley. This game really rewards you the more time you put into it.

[Manyak]

I had to deactivate my account, but I had a level 40 Troll priest with mount.

[tjoris9]

My MMORPG experience extends to a brief stint in EQ, mainly so brief because of PC issues, and Guild Wars, which I like pretty well, especially since there's no monthly fee. It feels like a generic version of EQ or WoW, though, as there's only one race and 6 classes, plus you only go to Lv. 20.

I've debated getting WoW and just don't feel like paying $50 + monthly fees for a game I may only play sporadically. Plus I have other things to do, like working on RPGM.

[Draygone]

Nah, I quit WoW a couple months ago. I'm playing EQOA now.

[Fayorei]

I might eventually get this game... I'm unsure, I already pay monthly on Runescape, and PSO BB... $14 a month so far... perhaps one day when I'm not in my first year at college.:p

I've been wanting to play though.

[AlexMagusaka]

It's pretty fun and you should join us cool kids on Doomhammer because it's awesome...

...usually. Right now it's crappy because of the major patching on Tuesday and suddenly Doomhammer is now Downhammer because it's NEVER up anymore.

Oh yeah, screenshots from me coming forth soon enough.

So, uh, yeah.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

My latest WoW accomplishment is farming for a week (and having the whole guild pitch in) and handing in enough runecloth to get exalted with Stormwind so I could have a pony. :lol

Wheeee, pony! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/FushigiRenamon/Pony1.jpg)

Such a cute pony. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/FushigiRenamon/Pony2.jpg)

And the epic mount ponies look like Digimon, woohoo! :heart

[Translucid]

That second picture seriously makes me think of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Rena.

EPONA I <3 U
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