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How good will the EQNext engine be?

KiyorisKiyoris Member RarePosts: 2,130
in EverQuest Next

I wonder a bit about the EQNext engine they will use.

I heard they use the same one of Planetside 2. So I went to the planetside 2 site to read the required specifications.

Don't you think that is a big high or is that ok for you. The recommended specs seem really high.

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  • DarkVergilDarkVergil Member Posts: 73

    Planetside 2 uses an INSANELY good engine to run its game so it being the same engine Planetside 2 is using.

     

    PRETTY DAMN GOOD.

  • DeolusDeolus Member UncommonPosts: 392

    Well, my system meets the recommended spec thankfully :)

     

  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798

    World of Warcraft 2013 specs

    https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/minimum-system-requirements-for-world-of-warcraft


    Minimum Requirements
    Recommended Specifications


    Operating System
    Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8 (Updated with the latest Service Packs)
    Windows® 7/ Windows® 8 64-bit with latest service pack


    Processor
    Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2
    Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.6GHz or better


    Video
    NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 orATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (256 MB)

    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, ATI™ Radeon HD 4830 (512 MB) or better


    Memory
    2 GB RAM (1 GB Windows® XP)
    4 GB RAM


    Storage
    25 GB available hard drive space

    EQ2 fan sites

  • KrimzinKrimzin Member UncommonPosts: 687

    Hasn't it already been released that Everquest Next does in fact use the Planetside 2 Engine?

    If that is the case, do as some of the other site users have done, download Planetside 2 and see what kind of FPS you get.

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  • SavageHorizonSavageHorizon Member EpicPosts: 3,480
    Nope i don't think the rec specs are to high.




  • azarhalazarhal Member RarePosts: 1,402
    Originally posted by Krimzin

    Hasn't it already been released that Everquest Next does in fact use the Planetside 2 Engine?

    If that is the case, do as some of the other site users have done, download Planetside 2 and see what kind of FPS you get.

    Forgelight (PS2 engine) was created for Everquest Next, but Planetside 2 released first. SoE have a team dedicated to the engine.

  • XthosXthos Member UncommonPosts: 2,740

    Doesn't seem to high to me, I just built a new computer, but my old computer was just below the recommended gfx card wise...and my wifes 5-6 year old computer, its card, which was high end, is in the same spot performance wise probably.

     

    They said they wanted it to be able to run on a big range of computers, so you should be fine.

     

  • VakuumVakuum Member Posts: 9

    I took these in Planetside 2. Should give you an impression of the engine.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_nvnd24SN4

    http://imgur.com/a/gHUfF

    http://imgur.com/a/kBccq

  • bobfishbobfish Member UncommonPosts: 1,679
    PS2 runs like a dog on low end systems, I hope they improve its performance, because EQ2 supported a wide range of systems but was terrible to play on low end systems too.
  • kjempffkjempff Member RarePosts: 1,759

    Recommended is a close match to the new PS isnt it ?

    Doesn't seem high to me, even my old machine 5+ years is well above Minimum specs, and a new medium priced pc (not a laptop) will easily meet the Recommended spec aswell.

     

    I think we can expect the engine (Forgelight) to be matched against the PS hardware, and to perform well enough on such. If a SoE game require optimizations in the engine they will make that happen, because Forgelight is their own engine and they got full control, as opposed to a 3rd party engine.

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  • thedood123thedood123 Member UncommonPosts: 150
    Originally posted by kjempff

    Recommended is a close match to the new PS isnt it ?

    Doesn't seem high to me, even my old machine 5+ years is well above Minimum specs, and a new medium priced pc (not a laptop) will easily meet the Recommended spec aswell.

     

    I think we can expect the engine (Forgelight) to be matched against the PS hardware, and to perform well enough on such. If a SoE game require optimizations in the engine they will make that happen, because Forgelight is their own engine and they got full control, as opposed to a 3rd party engine.

    PS4 is running Planetside 2 Maxed Out 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHnL8Ud3rfc 12:40

  • DocBrodyDocBrody Member UncommonPosts: 1,926

    Minimum specs should be 64 bit OS and I7 and GTX 480

    sick of lowest common denominator MMOs. Look at Star Citizen

  • KatlaOdindottirKatlaOdindottir Member Posts: 144
    PS2 is well known to be proof of concept for EQ:N , I never had lag when I played PS2 so I'm optimistic!

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