EQ2

[Oternakn]

Noxxy: well i really dont have any issues with that at all, Just go into ur options and controls and chose autoface avatar and the toons will face ur mob and hit em
the reason why i use a dirge is cuz of their awsome debuffing and buff abilitys. bruiser is a must have when u are doing hard zones so u can FD is the shit hits the fan. The guard cuz my group does pretty good dps so i need to be able to keep aggro on him at all times or i wipe.

PyrostasisDTK:
I run a core2duo6850 3GhZ. 8GB1000mhz of ram. Ati4870 512mb.
but i could still do this with a 8800gts320mb the key component is RAM with my setup i use 7GB of ram when i run 6clients 8) And i have no lagg fps runs around 30-40, The people that tell u that the cpu is important to play eq2 dont know they are talking about.

[Noxxy]

totally agree re the dirge - great utility char - tbh, I do have a small dirge coming along in the background but currently the only rogue type char I am using is a swashy - no where near the debuffs of the dirge but has smuggle (great for avoiding entire rooms), DPS, tracking and a 100% FD via aas - have used it many a time myself - only catch being it has a short duration but still enough to get me out of most wipes - tbh, I didn't think of having a bruiser along for the crawl, might have a play with one to see how it goes

kudos for doing chelsith!

[PyrostasisTDK]

PyrostasisDTK:
I run a core2duo6850 3GhZ. 8GB1000mhz of ram. Ati4870 512mb.
but i could still do this with a 8800gts320mb the key component is RAM with my setup i use 7GB of ram when i run 6clients 8) And i have no lagg fps runs around 30-40, The people that tell u that the cpu is important to play eq2 dont know they are talking about.

Got it from the devs, here's the dev blog talking about it. https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?bl...20586871988302

The key part is here.

"We're working towards improving client performance on new systems but don't have any concrete information or dates to release at the moment.

Currently, the following hardware upgrades may improve EQ2 performance.

Increase RAM (up to 4gb)
Increase hard disk access times
Increase CPU speed

CPU's with multiple cores and SLI setups don't currently offer significant performance benefits for EQ2."

and

Regarding the shader info, if everyone knew the reasoning why things were done they were, I think they'd be more understanding. When EQ2 went into development, they wanted to support GeForce3, and wanted the game to look just as good on lower hardware. So the only choice was to do many things on the CPU since the graphics card couldn't do it. The idea at the time was that as processors got faster, the performance would improve over time. Unfortunately science didn't lead us in that direction. So if you want to run the game on a GeForce3 today, it will still look awesome!

Thats why Im shocked that you get the performance that you do, according to the devs you shouldnt be able to do what you do, and according to my tests I have no idea with your setup you are, unless they have made changes in the past 6 months or so (which is entirely possible).

What does innerspace show your mem usage and fps at during six boxing?

Do you use any mods to reduce the over head from EQ2? or just straight up innerspace or IS/Keyclone?

What game settings do you use?

[Oternakn]

Well they have implemented dual cpu into the game now but that Fucks up boxing so u gotta turn that off. And come to think of it my system is pretty state of the art atm

The devs can say what they want, this game is not CPU hungry(at the time it came out it might have been,but cpu today are way more powerfull). It CRAVES memory, with my standar boxing setup i run 5toons on extreme perf and one on extreme quality, works fine. My ati4870 dont even get a temp raise!!! runs a cool 48c.
But each client uses about 800 to 2000mb of ram it differs with th zone ur in. and what settings u are using.

I run innerspace and keyclone only.

TY noxxy, chelsith is a hard zone and i used a loong time to get it down

[mesmerise]

And if anyone know a way to box a pure melee group,( i mean moving them around mobs not the tank moving mobs to them that is ) please share with us ;O, i am only able to play 1 scout + tank, and rest are casters , i would love to try with more melee !!

[Noxxy]

Hi Mes,

A very simple way I have been moving my melee chars around (especially my swash for back-stab-er-nation-time) is basically:
- Unhook the slave trailer from the tank - I just get them all to take a step backwards but /stop works just as well - i.e, to stop them following
- MT grabs mob and brings back to the group
- MT gets himself comfortable
- Turn /follow back on
- use the arrow keys to move the melee around

Being on /follow, the melee are basically like on a rubber band. If you hold down say the left arrow key (if set up in options), the melee slaves will just keep running in circles round the tank at a reasonable distance. Just run them round till you like the position they are in. Of course, be aware of adds and edge of cliffs when using this strategy This actually works very well as I run the swash to in front of the mob, throw in a poke, then shoot him back behind the mob again for the finish off.

Another way I use a lot is to simple pull the mob back through the melle, pivot the tank, through in a shield slam and hey presto, mob has its back to the melee (saving them from rips) and they are all in range (for autoattacks and whatnots).

[asgradth]

PyrostasisDTK:
I run a core2duo6850 3GhZ. 8GB1000mhz of ram. Ati4870 512mb.
but i could still do this with a 8800gts320mb the key component is RAM with my setup i use 7GB of ram when i run 6clients 8) And i have no lagg fps runs around 30-40, The people that tell u that the cpu is important to play eq2 dont know they are talking about.

Oternakn, just put together a phenom II x4 3ghz, 8gb800mhz ram, 4tb raid5 and dual 4870's in multimon mode w/ 4 lcds... I hit a problem tho, when i moved a client into another monitor, a core peggs @ 100% and fps in the window dropped from 30 to 3... I can open up to 8 clients (Before i run outa mem) in the main monitor, no problem. I pulled the 4870's and installed an old pair of 8800gtx's, runs fine now. might be a chipset issue, based on your results.

I use innerspace to lock background windows to 10fps and foreground to 30... but i barely break 20fps on the main window... all clients are below 'extreme performance' settings. there's no 'lag' in bg clients, only foreground. I'm playing from 6 different directories, each mapped to a drive. What video settings are you at?

[Oternakn]

Strange, i run 5 on high perf and one on high quality. he main window has a stedy 30fps. might be that u use more than one screen, the ati drivers are sucky at best atm

[asgradth]

Strange, i run 5 on high perf and one on high quality. he main window has a stedy 30fps. might be that u use more than one screen, the ati drivers are sucky at best atm

It is the multi-screen that slows down my rig... I got my setup going w/ dual 4870's and a total of four monitors. If I run in crossfire mode with 1 monitor (all 6 windows tiled), i get like 50fps out of each window, but even on my 25.5" lcd it's way too small. I've done a fair amount of overclocking (3.8core, 2.4 nb, 2.4 ht3, video: 850mhz/1200mhz) and got the system stable but hot. With four monitors, I can have the 5 backgrounds pushing 14fps and still keep the main screen going at ~ 25fps. Good enough for me . Thanks for the info!