I’ve noticed over the years that MMORPGs, both pay to play and free, are
getting better and better. Unfortunately, better and better also means
that gamers will need ‘better and better’ computers just to be able to
play these newer games. I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t always
keep up with the latest technology when it comes to my PC. I’m used to
playing free to play MMORPGs like Fiesta Online and Grand
Fantasia – which have ‘nice’ graphics that aren’t too demanding. I
usually have other programs running as well on the background as well
(like AIM, Skype and Firefox) – so my PC doesn’t run graphically
intensive games like Alliance of
Valiant Arms or Dungeons and
Dragons Online too well. I mean, I can usually get them to launch,
but it’s too laggy to really enjoy.
I really don’t know why so many games are increasing their system
requirements. After all, the most popular free to play MMORPGs on the
market right now are simple games like MapleStory and RuneScape,
which have low system requirements. Having lower system requirements,
means more people can actually run the game, which translates into more
profits for the game developers and publishers. I read that Square
Enix’s new MMORPG – Final Fantasy 14 will require an 8800GT graphics
card to even run. That’s just absurd. So many people will have to
upgrade their PCs just to play it. Higher system requirements usually
means lower playerbase.
One easy way to address this issue would be for newer games to
support extremely low end graphics / resolutions. If higher end games
just had an option to make the graphics terrible, but not laggy, that
would fix the program. I’m also quite sure a lot of gamers would
appreciate this.
Maybe it’s just me ranting, but what do you guys think?
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