Havent played a good RPG in a while, anyone else looking forward to this one?

2/27/2006 6:00:40 PM

wasn't it an xbox 360 release title? I'd hope it had been compiled for x86 by now

2/27/2006 6:02:31 PM

it's not out on 360

sometime in march i think

2/27/2006 6:15:25 PM

if it doesnt get pushed back

2/27/2006 6:16:53 PM

when is this shit going to come out. it was supposed to come out before christmas

2/27/2006 6:21:57 PM

march 20th is the most common estimate I've seen from gaming sites and stuff. nobody really knows, but there's been a HUGE ammount of previews appearing on all the gaming sites lately.

2/27/2006 6:23:46 PM

thanks for reminding me...time to whip out some morrowind

2/27/2006 6:40:09 PM

2/27/2006 7:03:20 PM

ahahahaha framerate

2/27/2006 7:56:13 PM

yup, suppose to be nice. My computer just meets the bare min hardware specs. Hopefully by summer I'll have enough funds to build a new one.

2/27/2006 9:08:39 PM

It was supposed to be launched late 2005 but they went ahead and pushed it back to late March simply because they felt they want the game to be they way they imagined and not rushed simply because of the holiday season. I can't wait...

2/27/2006 9:15:23 PM

they said they'd announce the release date within a week or two. im sure it'll be out soon and i cant wait.

2/27/2006 9:18:11 PM

bethesda always pulls this shit, they pushed the morrowind release date back months and months, and still released an ultra bugged game. on xbox, there werent any patches either, just a "goty edition"

2/28/2006 12:37:13 PM

Even with all its bugs, Morrowind was one of the best games in a few years..

2/28/2006 1:24:01 PM

^ true.

2/28/2006 1:24:56 PM

yay monday its coming out!

3/13/2006 6:35:04 PM

Quote :

"Pre-Release ETA: 3/20/06"

push back...
push back...
push back...

3/14/2006 12:54:01 AM

can't wait

3/14/2006 8:57:24 AM

Anyone got it yet?

I'm reluctant to buy any Bethesda game at release considering their record of first-release bugs...

3/21/2006 4:33:23 PM

i'm looking forward to it...

3/21/2006 4:58:46 PM

Bought it this morning but haven't yet played it. I'll post first impressions when I have the chance.

3/21/2006 5:16:58 PM

my fucking DVD-Rom drive went out YESTERDAY!

dammit


I assume it requires it and not just CD-Rom, anyone know?

3/21/2006 5:18:27 PM

guards dont appreciate a sword to the side, my bad...all you humanoids look the same to me.

3/21/2006 5:23:50 PM

3/21/2006 5:35:42 PM

When I saw in the Entertainment thread that it was $40 at Circuit City, I went ahead out and got it.

About to install now...

Quote :

"I assume it requires it and not just CD-Rom, anyone know?"

Yeah, it comes on one DVD.

[Edited on March 21, 2006 at 5:44 PM. Reason : ]

3/21/2006 5:38:15 PM

i got the collector's pc edition for $43.49 at best buy (price matched compusa at 44.99 - 10% of difference) + tax = $46

3/21/2006 5:49:33 PM

does it require the disk to play or just install? (ideas forming in my head)

3/21/2006 5:52:39 PM

requires disk unless you d/l a crack (which is out already)

3/21/2006 5:59:20 PM

haha
i think I can wait a day or two for my replacement to come in

3/21/2006 6:02:24 PM

I'm about an hour or two into it, enjoying it so far. I wish it didn't have such generic character design, though.

3/21/2006 8:13:22 PM

the compusa website shows the collector's edition box for the "regular" price of $39.99...since searching their website does not reveal a pc version of the collector's edition, i'm going to go to best buy and hope i get some not-so-knowledgeable csr who will give me the collector's edition for $36 (price match)...i'll let y'all know if it works

3/21/2006 8:17:12 PM

Very nice...

Haven't run into any bugs so far, luckily.

3/21/2006 8:56:59 PM

got the collector's edition (it comes with a coin, wtf) at best buy for $37.44 ($42.79 - $5 rewards coupon)...if you show them the compusa site (which shows the collector's edition box for $39.99), they'll give you that price...just fyi...oh, and i'm talking about pc, not xbox

3/21/2006 9:18:39 PM

bestbuy gave me hell about the price match. Kept saying that box picture wasn't the same because it was missing the PC/DVD even though on compusa one, that one pic was refering to 3 different Oblivion products.

Anyone having lag issues with the game? I'm getting like 2fps. My PC meets recommended specs:
3Ghz P4
1GB PC3200 DDR
128MB 6800
Audigy 2 ZS

3/21/2006 10:32:03 PM

Athlon 3500+
1GB PC3200 DDR
6800GT 256MB

Runs beautifully at high quality settings, 1024x768.

3/21/2006 11:06:11 PM

heh, one friend is running with a geforce fx 5500 and I suggested the 6800 gs as the upgrade option for him. He's got a limit of 200 bucks, any better options to run this game?

3/21/2006 11:19:54 PM

I've heard that some of the ATI cards aren't having the same lag issues so it could be driver based. New set of drivers should be released tomorrow and a talk about an upcoming patch this weekend, but thats just rumors.

also, I noticed when I disable the LOCAL svchost.exe that the game runs great at 1024x768 on medium settings, but I some how loose the sound drivers. Damn these stupid group serviced apps.

[Edited on March 21, 2006 at 11:45 PM. Reason : ]

3/21/2006 11:43:12 PM

Hehe... if he's got $200

Nvidia 7600GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+4017&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48

3/22/2006 7:12:03 AM

damn, didn't realize 7600GT's are that cheap. I need to get something better then my 6800, but I need to get out of the AGP realm.

3/22/2006 9:34:31 AM

runs relatively well on the 360. you get a little slowdown here or there especially when outside, but most of the time it is fine and wont affect your game.

3/22/2006 10:17:21 AM

I'm thinking its a software based problem. I've heard of video codecs causing lag issues. I've uninstalled all the codecs, but I bet they are still embedded somewhere in windows, and I've already cleaned the registry. I may have to do a last ditch effort and reformat a hard drive, clean install of XP, and see if the new drivers help the performance of Oblivion.

3/22/2006 10:23:38 AM

Athlon 64 3700 San Diego
2 Gigs of ram
Windows 2000 Prof
ATI X800XT All in Wonder

The game runs so smooth... it's disgusting. I've never played a game where what you see far off... is what you can walk to. I'm very impressed.

3/22/2006 10:32:30 AM

I am getting alot of crashes. AS in I play for about a half hour to hour and crashes to desktop

Ati x800 xt PE
AMD 2500+
1GB DDR PC2700
nforce 2 mobo

Any help?

just updated video drivers

3/22/2006 2:24:48 PM

dude get a dell

3/22/2006 2:47:23 PM

video card info, pulled from http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=3&c=12&t=10579&p=20

Rock Bottom (these cards do NOT support pixel shaders, and as such, won't run Oblivion)
+ (Any integrated graphics that's NOT listed elsewhere on here, save for any integrated Radeon or GeForce chips I forgot)
+ Radeon 7000 & Radeon VE
+ GeForce 4 MX 4000
+ GeForce 256
+ GeForce 2 MX
+ Radeon 7200 & ATi Radeon
+ GeForce 2 GTS
+ GeForce 2 Pro
+ GeForce 2 Ti
+ GeForce 2 Ultra
+ GeForce 4 MX 420
+ Radeon 7500
+ GeForce 4 MX 440

Outdated (these cards support shader model 1.x, which will not run the game)
+ Radeon 9100 IGP (integrated graphics)
+ Volari V3
+ Radeon 9250
+ GeForce 3
+ Radeon 9000
+ Radeon 9200
+ Matrox Parahelia 128
+ GeForce 3 Ti 200
+ Radeon 8500 & Radeon 9000pro
+ Radeon 9100
+ Radoen 9100pro
+ GeForce 3 Ti 500
+ GeForce 4 Ti

Very Low-end (these cards support what's necessary for Oblivion, but are very weak, and will likely provide unsatisfying performance even for modest gamers)
+ Intel GMA 900 Integrated graphics (chipset 915) (incredibly weak compared to other cards here, but does support SM 2.0)
+ GeForce FX 5200 & GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (different models have wildly varying performance)
+ GeForce PCX 5300
+ GeForce FX 5700LE
+ GeForce FX 5500
+ GeForce FX 5600
+ GeForce FX 5600 Ultra
+ S3 S8 256
+ GeForce 6100 IGP (integrated graphics)
+ Radeon Xpress 200 (integrated graphics)
+ GeForce FX 5700
+ GeForce PCX 5750
+ Radeon X300 HyperMemory
+ GeForce 6200 TurboCache
+ Radeon X550 HyperMemory
+ Radeon X600 HyperMemory
+ Radeon 9600SE & Radeon X300SE
+ Radeon 9550
+ Radeon X550SE
+ Radeon X300 & Radeon 9600

Low-end (these cards might be considered weak, but they can hold their own, and for most people, should provide a sufficient Oblivion experience)
+ GeForce 6200
+ Radeon X550
+ Radeon X550pro
+ GeForce 6600LE
+ Radeon X550XT
+ GeForce 7300GS
+ Volari V8 Duo
+ Radeon X1300HyperMemory
+ Radeon 9500
+ GeForce 6500
+ Volari V5 Ultra
+ Radeon 9600pro & Radeon X600pro
+ GeForce FX 5700ultra
+ Radeon 9600XT & Radeon X600XT
+ Radeon 9500pro

Mid-Range (these cards were/could've been considered top-end a few years ago, and are fairly powerful, and should be enough to fully enjoy Oblivion)
+ GeForce FX 5900XT
+ Radeon X1300 & All-in-Wonder 2006
+ GeForce FX 5800
+ S3 Chrome 25
+ Radeon 9700
+ GeForce FX 5900
+ GeForce PCX 5900
+ Radeon 9800
+ S3 Chrome 27
+ GeForce 6600
+ Radeon X1300pro
+ Radeon 9700pro
+ GeForce FX 5800ultra
+ Volari V8 Duo Ultra
+ GeForce FX 5900ultra
+ Radeon 9800pro
+ Radeon X700
+ GeForce FX 5950ultra
+ Radeon X700pro
+ GeForce 6800LE
+ GeForce 6800XT
+ GeForce 6800 (PCI-express version)
+ GeForce 6600GT
+ Radeon X800SE
+ Radeon 9800XT
+ Radeon X800GT & Radeon X800RX

High-End (some of these cards may be "outdated," but just about any given one is OVERKILL for almost any game out there, and will definitely be able to play Oblivion with all the settings enabled)
+ Radeon X1600pro
+ Radeon X800 & Radeon X800GTO 128MB
+ GeForce 6800 (AGP version)
+ Radeon X800GTO & Radeon X800GTO² (256MB version for either)
+ GeForce 7600GT (preliminary ranking; limited information)
+ Radeon X1600XT
+ GeForce 6800GS (AGP version)
+ Radeon X800pro
+ GeForce 6800GS (PCI-express version)
+ Radeon X850pro
+ GeForce 6800GT
+ Radeon X800XL & Radeon X800GTO 16
+ GeForce 7800GS (stock clock; 375MHz core)
+ GeForce 6800ultra
+ Radeon X800XT
+ Radeon X850XT
+ GeForce 7800GS (overclocked version; 400-430MHz core)
+ Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition
+ Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition

OMGWTFBBQ! (these cards are outrageous; they are rather expensive, but insanely powerful. Note that I cannot guarantee perfect accuracy of this ranking, but rest assured, all of them are more than overkill for this game)
+ GeForce 7800GS (superclock version; 460MHz core, 1350MHz memory)
+ Radeon X1800XL
+ GeForce 7800GT
+ GeForce 7800GTX
+ GeForce 7900GT (preliminary ranking, might be higher)
+ Radeon X1800XT
+ GeForce 7800GTX 512
+ Radeon X1800XT Platinum Edition
+ Radeon X1900 All-in-Wonder
+ Radeon X1900XT
+ Radeon X1900XTX

3/22/2006 5:41:59 PM

so the game is so bugged, it's unplayable. I can't play in full screen mode, so I have to play in a 1600x1200 window, and it crashes again when the camera zooms into the first level. I guess this will just have to sit on the back burner until I can get a patch.

3/22/2006 5:58:03 PM

hahahahahaha

3/22/2006 6:05:43 PM

omgz mine crashed during a loading screen on the xbox. i was appalled, though it was fine the rest of the 8hrs i've played.

3/22/2006 6:25:27 PM

i cant get mine to fucking install.


keeps saying some dll is missing

HELP

[Edited on March 22, 2006 at 6:53 PM. Reason : d]

3/22/2006 6:42:10 PM

I'm gonna try a clean install of xp, new nvidia drivers (new one came out today), and see if the game runs any better then 2fps at 640x480 res. I've heard of people with 7800GTX's only gettin 20fps, so they better get a patch for the game quick. Huge oversight.

3/22/2006 7:09:21 PM