[CP5670]

I will probably get this in a few weeks, after I buy and recieve a new video card. If you wait a week or two after the release date, most games are a lot cheaper on ebay than retail; I bet I can get a new copy for around $35 or so. I'm pretty much expecting awesome graphics, sound and map design with the same gameplay as the first Doom, which can certainly be fun even today. If they deviated a lot from that formula then it wouldn't be Doom, right?

[Stealth]

my friend just spent $1300 upgrading his computer.  it's TOP-OF-THE-LINE... everything from a x800 ultra ($600.00) graphics card, to the fastest ram in the world (corsair xms pro xll), to a 64bit Athlon 3400+ processor...... and the game barely runs.

[Ghostavo]

that is impossible... unless he is running the game in uber resolutions or he's been suckered... I run the game fine in medium details, no AA, with 1024x768 and my specs are much lower than those...

[.::Tin Can::.]

He would have to be running it on uber-high resolution levels. A friend of mine still has an old 9700 Pro and it runs just fine.

[BlackDove]

Originally posted by Ashrak
and the initial (atleast) storyline is very half-life

dear.....god......the pain......stop......arghhh.....must not......insult.....

[Antares]

Super Turkey Puncher Turbo... 3!!!

[Fury]

Originally posted by Stealth
my friend just spent $1300 upgrading his computer.  it's TOP-OF-THE-LINE... everything from a x800 ultra ($600.00) graphics card, to the fastest ram in the world (corsair xms pro xll), to a 64bit Athlon 3400+ processor...... and the game barely runs.

I've got A64 3200+, Radeon 9800XT 256 Mb, 1 GB 400 MHz DDR RAM and Doom3 runs very smoothly. Occasional fps droppages due to heavy shadowy environments but not below playable. I think Catalyst 4.8 and 4.9 will improve performance enough for even shadows to work smoothly.

By the way, the best performance tweak in Doom3 seems to be disabling shadows.

[01010]

Originally posted by ZylonBane
You mean the Half-Life story is very Doom.

Good call.

Personally, I'm loving the game, the level of immersion (partly due to me being a graphics whore) is fantastic and the atmosphere is incredibly tense. I think people may be expecting too much after Far Cry game, this is an id game after all, you're lucky your even getting a story. The weapon balance is great though.

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Stealth
my friend just spent $1300 upgrading his computer.  it's TOP-OF-THE-LINE... everything from a x800 ultra ($600.00) graphics card, to the fastest ram in the world (corsair xms pro xll), to a 64bit Athlon 3400+ processor...... and the game barely runs.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

doom 3 runs fine on my computer.
1.8ghz athlon xp
256mb pc2100 ddr - yes, that's right, tiny, innit?
128mb Radeon 9000.

and that's with bumpmapping, specular, and at 1024 x 768 resolution..

, i'd have to say that doom 3 runs better than Far-cry on my system.

[Knight Templar]

/me saw the $56 price tag at Bestbuy and laughed

[Col. Fishguts]

I'll probably play it, when I upgrade my machine....in a year or so

...on a related note: Check out this online petition

It's funny how they're judging a game without even playing it.
But read some of the comments too, because they're hilarious.

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Col. Fishguts
I'll probably play it, when I upgrade my machine....in a year or so

...on a related note: Check out this online petition

It's funny how they're judging a game without even playing it.
But read some of the comments too, because they're hilarious.

heh, that's cute.. funny how they didn't mention the fact that you literally go to hell in doom 3.

[Gloriano]

Originally posted by Col. Fishguts
...on a related note: Check out this online petition

It's funny how they're judging a game without even playing it.
But read some of the comments too, because they're hilarious.

LOL!

[Setekh]

I'm sure one of my friends will probably own it in the next few months. Then I'll go over to their house and see how it is then.

[01010]

Ok for clarification.

I'm running an AMD 2.1XP, a Radeon 9800pro 128mb and 512mb SDram (I was poor at the time) and Doom 3 runs in high quality, 1024x768 with 2XAA like butter. I have an occasional frame stutter when opening a door but that's about it.

There is an option in the Doom3 config file in doom3/base/ directory that makes things run smoother.

seta image_cacheMegs

I think the default is twenty. I whacked it up to 512 and the game runs pretty flawlessly now.

[Triple Ace]

Originally posted by Stealth
my friend just spent $1300 upgrading his computer.  it's TOP-OF-THE-LINE... everything from a x800 ultra ($600.00) graphics card, to the fastest ram in the world (corsair xms pro xll), to a 64bit Athlon 3400+ processor...... and the game barely runs.

My system has less than that and it runs great. And by the way, anyone who says the game sucks is on crack.

[Gloriano]

Originally posted by Triple Ace


My system has less than that and it runs great. And by the way, anyone who says the game sucks is on crack.

Not everyone likes that game, I'am waiting it for sure because it's Doom series game and it looks damn good

[BlackDove]

Originally posted by Turnsky

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

doom 3 runs fine on my computer.
1.8ghz athlon xp
256mb pc2100 ddr - yes, that's right, tiny, innit?
128mb Radeon 9000.

and that's with bumpmapping, specular, and at 1024 x 768 resolution..

, i'd have to say that doom 3 runs better than Far-cry on my system.

You sir, are my hero.

[Stealth]

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

doom 3 runs fine on my computer.
1.8ghz athlon xp
256mb pc2100 ddr - yes, that's right, tiny, innit?
128mb Radeon 9000.

and that's with bumpmapping, specular, and at 1024 x 768 resolution..

, i'd have to say that doom 3 runs better than Far-cry on my system.

try moving through the fog or other environmental effects.  i guarantee you you'll see the game lag.  because on his system (i played on it yesterday) it lags.  not EXTREMELY by any means, i guess i shouldn't have said it hardly runs, but you can definately detect the lag.  still playable of course, but it's there.

and you've got to have every option and detail turned on.  otherwise you're not experiencing the game as it was meant to be played, and you can't say "It runs fine on my system" ...basically "Doom 3" is just to show off the graphics, which are amazing.  the engine's going to be around for a long time though.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
/me saw the $56 price tag at Bestbuy and laughed

hehehehehehehheheh