Part of the problem is that absolutely NOTHING was wrong (except a bit more lag on the old computer than on the new...I was/am still running pre-Luclin graphics on the old computer to keep things as fast as possible) until about 3 weeks ago. It played fine, just a tad laggy. Then, boom, out of nowhere, the game is unplayable.
Hmmm....now let's see...what CHANGES to my computer happen every few weeks and might specifically influence EQ...hmmm...I just don't know...could it be....SATAN? (I mean..."could it be...THE EQ PATCH?")
Anyway, I honestly wouldn't know how to upgrade a video card and the idea of upgrading my OS scares the bejeezus out of me. The down time involved (old software no longer runs properly, etc) would probably make me pull my hair out.
edit: Just to clarify my position, by analogy....Say I go into a McDonald's day in and day out and pay them for a Hamburger. Now, say that one day I go in and they hand me a CHEESEburger. And I say "hey, you changed something", but they say "no, I'm sure we didn't change anything, but if you're unhappy with how your hamburger tastes, you can always try scraping the cheese off". That's how I feel. They have spent years building up an expecation in me that EQ will be fine day in and day out then when THEY change something, *I* am expected to be reactionary and "fix it on MY end".
Just one more "tick" in the column I've listed as "reasons to go the way of Zbik"
Drex
The ranjjaa has been corrected!