DarkLord14 Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Hey guys, Will a 56k modem work for this game and also how much is the monthly fee? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thew Rydur Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Yes it will. The monthly cost starts at $15 and goes down from there depending on how many months you buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatoriaN Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Don't expect it to be lovely though, cable will be far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Fan Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 actualy, if you are on a 56k it will be less stress on the server. so more people with 56k the better. AKA: people with 56k will take up less bandwidth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luey Fubar Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Well, I'd bet a bag of jam that it depends on your PC specifactions just as much. Just make sure you have around 256-512 SD or DDR ram (Preferably DDR). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeonan_Ren Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Works quite well on 56k actually, better then most game. The only issue is when you get into big cities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomXSquared Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Actually you have that backwards my friend. The more people using a lower bandwidth modem the more stress it puts on the servers for having to compensate for that the small amount of information that can be sent to these players. Think of it this way, your running through the highway and every car is a Corvette. There is no speed limit on this highway so everyone is flying down the roads at 100mph. Then someone enters the road riding a station wagon going 40mph. Well the cars behind this person will be forced to slow down due to this slower car. That is how it works with a server. The more low speed connections the more it clogs up everyone elses connections, causing more lag for everyone. You can see this automatically with even small server games like Battlefield 1942. If your in a game where everyone has cable and a connection of 62 and then someone jumps into the server with a connection of 400, the server will lag up for a minute to be able to send the right amount of information slower to the person with the slower connection so they might have an enjoyable experience as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opa Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 I could not imagin playing this or any multiplayer game with 56k..eh the lag the memories . thank god for you broadband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Fubar Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 TBH the game will run ok on 56k. Your only problem will be the updates, depending on how big they are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolfan Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 The monthly fee is part of the reason why playing over 56k will be possible. SOE will be able to provide enough bandwith for every single player no matter what connection they are on. Enough to where a 56k player wont effect anyone else. The only problem is when patchs come out, then 56k players are going to be frustrated, especially when the patch is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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