Actually directx 7.0a *did* require people to have to upgrade their systems.
Alot of people had to get new video or sound cards. I'm on my 3rd video card
now bc of the upgrades.
luv,
-Su
> It has nothing to do with a low res version of Vah Shir model. In fact
that
> is in the game now. With the SoL expansion you can set it on a low res
> version of the entire game or high if you choose to ( that includes both
> game world and player models ). The whole problem here is when Microsoft
> made a majority of video cards obsolete with the release of directx 8..
> PERIOD... Everquest is over 3 years old now. When it was first released
> Directx was in release 6. Since then with the introduction of Kunark and
> Velious, players were required to upgrade to release 7. Directx 7 made
> minor improvements to 6, however, didn't require changes to the home users
> PC.
>
> If you have Luclin you can immediately see the improvements in graphics..
It
> looks absolutely great. Problem is for a game that's been out so long
they
> need to keep up with the release schedule of Microsoft's DirectX. With
the
> introduction of WindowsXP they ( they being Microsoft ) introduced a new
> release version 8. Everquest is a game that has gone through 3 different
> versions of directx in order to keep up with the visual quality that ever
> other game out there has had the luxury of not having to contend with. I
> guarantee that if any other game out there attempted to provide the
> enhancements and a quality product that incorporated the latest video
> standards they would be experiencing the same problem. Do you see any
other
> company even attempting to release a updated DirectX 8 version? Return to
> Castle Wolfenstein was released and is a DirectX 8 only product that
> incorporates the same technology improvements. You will, however, never
see
> a DirectX 9 version... Nor will they be supporting the same program 3
years
> from now.
>
> Hehe.. Computer technology changes every few months.. If your still using
> the same computer you had 3 years ago, its probably time to upgrade. Ah
> well.. Its Christmas :)
>
> D
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