Performance in the future/at release

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modicasolis wrote:

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redscores wrote:

The laptop I just posted has a good screen and long battery life.... I don't see your point. And if you want as long battery life as a macbook air, just use battery saving mode (the laptop will have the same power as the macbook air then, but you still have the possibility to get MORE power out of it).

Or get a ultra book, has even better battery life and the screens of new laptops are atleast comparable to macbooks, beside maybe retina, but the retina sucks in a way, because if it is destroyed, you need a completely new macbook (can't be replaced).

Screens have stepped up in the last couple years and that Asus has a decent one. It's still got a crap touchpad, though, as the one on that laptop is way too small. Additionally, I lose the capacity to do multitouch gestures, which is kind of a big thing for me since I have my trackpad set up to do a lot with just gestures.

In Chrome, I have several different custom gestures, such as a three-finger swipe up to open tabs (and down to close them), four-finger tap to reload pages, three-finger swipe left/right to change tabs, shift+five finger tap to open my bookmarks manager. And that's not even getting into the dozen or so gestures I use to make Pages and Word a lot simpler to use.

I've been able to create a very optimized system for how I use my computer that is contingent on the multitouch gestures and the headaches and annoyance it saves me is worth the small price increase. And if I get to avoid using Windows as a primary OS, well that's even better because frankly, I can't stand the way Windows operates.

But mostly, I just have a history of real bad luck with technology. Things tend to break, get lost, get stolen. The previous two laptops I had made it a year, a year and a half before they were damaged beyond repair and pretty much non-functional. This one has made it four years with very little wear and tear. None of my habits have changed. The build quality on these things is top-notch, while I've found that the build quality on most laptops is rather lacking. Things break easily and for me, who for some reason is prone to having things break, I'd prefer it to take as long as possible.

But here's what I don't get: The laptop you linked is 977$ when you convert it from Euros. MacBook is $1100. I get a better touchpad, better build quality, better screen, slightly worse graphical capability (that I don't even need), slightly slower processor, a better OS IN MY OPINION, for 130$. I don't see the big deal here.

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modicasolis wrote:

Right now I'm running this on a MacBook from late 08 using Windows 7 and Boot Camp.

It's playable and I usually get around 23-25FPS in combat with a few mobs. It drops significantly with more enemies, like four or more, especially if they're using spells with a lot of effects (like the Merveil's Daughters and their Freezing Pulse).

Now, my computer's quite old in standard years and ancient in hardware years. However, I'm still holding on to hope that by release, I can get 30FPS on a regular basis.

Has GGG spoke about future optimization, more display settings (I'd really like to use shadows, even though I doubt I'll be able to, because of the superb lighting in this game), stuff like that to help the performance on lower level computers?

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Toltie wrote:

Point? Laptop gaming isn't as bad as people claim.

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Deux wrote:

As another IT professional I think you are nuts.

While Apple may be overpriced, their quality is top notch.

Also I don't know any IT Pro who would be impressed by your setup so idk why its in your sig. You sound like a teenager.

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DamageIncorporated wrote:

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Toltie wrote:

Point? Laptop gaming isn't as bad as people claim.

Compared to desktop ? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes it is.

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gesichtspalme wrote:

You can't force people to upgrade their hardware just because you are too lazy to optimize your product.
Every sane dev who wants to be successful tries to get the most performance out of his programs.

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redscores wrote:

Well, no I shouldn't have, I gave him a suggestion for a better and more useful laptop than that macbook thing and then I compared them, makes perfect sense, pay less, get more. (much more)