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    lotr:bfme II

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by foosa123, Oct 28, 2006.

  1. foosa123

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    i've decided im gonna get this instead of bf2 cause i tried the bf2 demo and its not that great. do you think the price on this will come down anytime soon, say in a month or so?
     
    foosa123, Oct 28, 2006
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    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    a game thats vwry similar in terms of play is star wars empire at war, its $29.99, and plays well on an x1300, bfme2 runs okay for me at low res/ medium settings, till things heat up and you got a huge battle going, then its a slideshow, and its still a slide show even at the lowest possible settings
     
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    spartanpredator Notebook Consultant

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    It may dip in price once the expansion pack hits the shelves. But for now you'll be paying full price. It is quite a new game after all.

    BTW, Battlefield is a very fun game once you get into it, I've been playing for months.
     
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  4. foosa123

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    well is $35 expensive for this game? or should i wait it out a little longer? when does the expansion pack come out? and how well will this game run on an x1400?
     
    foosa123, Oct 28, 2006
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    30fps, 1024x768, Medium settings. That's what I get.
     
    Lysander, Oct 28, 2006
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    is that good?
     
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    spartanpredator Notebook Consultant

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    The expansion (entitled Rise of the Witch King) comes out on November 28. You can read about it here: http://pc.ign.com/objects/844/844907.html


    You should have decent setting, nothing spectacular. And it should run smoothly too.
     
    spartanpredator, Oct 28, 2006
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  8. azntiger1000

    azntiger1000 Notebook Deity

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    BFME II didn't have a good storyline, that is my opinion. The first one was related with the movie and the books so it made some sense, but this one is like...weird. None-the-less it is a pretty cool game, especially now you can build anywhere you want and not restricted to the stupid circles.

    I'm not sure about you, but I play a lot of games through lan, so I prefer BF2 over BFME II.
     
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    well im downloading the demo for it now so i guess ill see if i like it or not. ive played the first one, though, and i really liked it
     
    foosa123, Oct 28, 2006
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    So how was your BFMEII experience???
     
    EnergyzeX, Oct 29, 2006
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  11. foosa123

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    the download didnt work...well it downloaded ok but couldnt run it after that.
    so i guess ill just buy the game in a month or so. when/if the price comes down or not doesnt really matter to me anymore. im happy with css right now
     
    foosa123, Oct 29, 2006
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    razza123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    will the x3100 get that game to work?
     
    razza123, Sep 27, 2007
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    I used to be a mad LOTR fan. I nearly had all the LOTR games ever released, even the crappy War of the Ring (Sierra) game. I used to play the BFME LOTR series all the time but it soon became tedious. Hardly any strategy and the only win was to build a huge army and invade in one huge horde. Heroes became too overpowered and this is where they made a huge difference in the end game where other units are useless. Oh yeah, anything that has flaming arrows pwns all.
     
    dsam, Sep 27, 2007
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