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Originally Posted by Santa
Well, I had the minimum requirements--slightly better according to systemrequirementslab--and yet my game ran at 10 FPS when nothing was going on, and then fewer to crash if anything on the screen moved. Minimum requirements should indicate minimum requirements to be able to play the game, albeit at low settings. It was a very obvious attempt to lower the minimum requirements in order to get $50 dollars out of me.
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It's been a while since I've had anything less than at least a mid-grade machine. However, I remember even when I had gone a while without upgrading, I always thought the system requirements were a joke. I've never bought a game where I wasn't at least one step up from the minimum, and I remember the performance of those games were pretty questionable.
Minimum is just that, the minimum required for the game to load. If you look at it that way then you won't have a situation like this happen again. It's just something you learn about PC gaming. Maybe I have higher standards of "playability", but I would never consider paying full price for a game that I knew was going to look and run like shit. It's just not a solid investment or worth my time. Sucks you had to find this out the hard way though. The nice thing is that, when you do upgrade, you get to go back and play old games with everything cranked which is sort of fun.
Honestly this is just one of many reasons why people turn to consoles - and I can't blame them. Though after going over to a friends house, playing vegas 2 on his Xbox, then playing it on my PC the next day - the difference justifies the hassle and, arguably, cost (it's not even that much more expensive and you get a more useful tool). Trying to aim with a god damn thumb stick is horribly annoying and stupid. Then they compensate by using 'auto aim' that makes your crosshairs sticky on enemies. Are you fucking kidding me? No thanks. As long as I have the tech knowledge, money, and a mouse and keyboard - I'll be playing on my PC.
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