Avian Gamers Network

...but not active yet.

On the home page there is a link now but it says preorder is not ready.



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This has now gone live and the link is active

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"Chatfield, I think there's something wrong with our bloody ships." Admiral David Beatty, upon watching the battlecruiser Queen Mary explode at the battle of Jutland.

My name is Tobias Smith and I approved this post.

Yeah, I will be checking it early tomorrow morning. If I don't get a pre-order key I could always play EVE to tie me over!

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Who would ever have thought three years ago that there would be more Eve talk on this forum than SWG talk?

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"Chatfield, I think there's something wrong with our bloody ships." Admiral David Beatty, upon watching the battlecruiser Queen Mary explode at the battle of Jutland.

My name is Tobias Smith and I approved this post.

If you want to be amongst the 1500 people able to play the test status and the 2 weeks before release to big public of the game Roma Victor;

Check this link as often as you can:

http://www.roma-victor.com/preorder/

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Aurelius Valerius Decimes

Preorder is LIVE NOW! Got mine in

ONly 1499 left lol.

Welcome Tetran,

See you soon

All go now still some pre-orders left !!

And see you all in test ??

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Aurelius Valerius Decimes

Someone tell me, does the geforce 4 MX440 have shader support?

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I'm now Tiberius Baylorius Marius. Different than the full name I originally wanted, but it has a nice ring to it

Valerius, I'd love to meet up in test and get some tutoring if you have the time. I just need to get a handle on the basic functionality of crafting, collecting, etc.

X2, I'll look into it. I have an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro, and since I can see the gravel roads, I guess it supports shading.

**edit, looks like your video card won't support the shading. Here's a good review and test of your card. http://gear.ign.com/articles/357/357851p1.html

I was really intrigued by the game at first blush but now I'm getting the sense it's more tedium and repetition than entertainment. I've not written it off completely but I'm very much looking forward to first-hand accounts of the game.

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Liro
"The english language is not a wedding gown, it doesn't get better the more lace you add. It is instead a thong. Less is more." From /.
I need to remind myself of this regularly.

/agrees with Rocklar

....but I'm a sucker or glutton for punishment and disappointment. Hell I ordered the game and will give it a try, but from what I hear I should've made my name Tedium Adfinitum....we'll see.

Oh, and to emphasize how much of a sucker I am...I actually ordered the EVE magazine for a year and now have a subscription...no matter that I haven't even finished the tutorial. I need to not drink and play these games....


Why, God? Why did you make me a sucker...thank God I make a bit of money to afford these stupidities...

hungry now, going for lunch.

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Sometimes I wonder if that's a curse or a blessing....

Ok, here's the question, my set up is below par for the required specs, should I still go for the preorder?

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/signs Rocklar's petition.

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Dalaran: Arindel - Frost Mage (Mining/Alchemy)
Dalaran: Roran - Paladin (Weaponsmith/Blacksmith)
Dalaran: Baine - Rogue

If you plan on changing that in the next 3 months and playing the game when it goes live, I would give it a try.

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"Chatfield, I think there's something wrong with our bloody ships." Admiral David Beatty, upon watching the battlecruiser Queen Mary explode at the battle of Jutland.

My name is Tobias Smith and I approved this post.

Unfortunately that's probably not the case. I don't really want to go get the pre-order and then discover I can't play it and am preventing someone else from doing so.

On the other hand, it's a one-off cost, but still, buying new hardware could get expensive though I'll probably upgrade at some point.........


I'm not sure is the answer! I'm curious to know if anyone actually has the below required specs and is still very capable of running the game. I also want to know if this shader thing is a showstopping problem.

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The video card shouldn't be a show stopped. But, from what I understand, the problems you will run into relate to the drawing of 2D objects. The biggest one I see people talking about is not being able to see the roads outside of the towns. The roads, inside of towns, are 3D models, made of cobblestone, etc. The roads out of town are 2D models on the terrain, and made to resemble gravel roads. What happens to people without the shader req's (not sure if all experience this), is they don't see the roads, but know they're on them because they can hear the foot steps on the gravel when they walk. Other things may include visually seeing the fertility of the ground for farming, maybe some resources etc.

I'll probably sign up and see what happens. If all else fails I may need to go buy a new graphics card sometime in Jan!

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