RIP WoW

[binidj]

So World of Warcraft has finally exceeded the capacity of my PC to run. It was going to happen sooner or later, it just happened sooner is all.

Now I need to remember what it was I did before I played MMORPGs ... if I can remember that far back!

Time to cancel my subscription and the pre-ordered Wrath of the Lich King I think.

Comments

[silks-ic.livejournal.com]

Really?
I wasn't aware there were any major graphical changes in patch 3
You tried uninstalling any addons and deleting your Interface and WTF folders?
Just to check it's not the patch screwing with them and upping your memory usage?

[binidj.livejournal.com]

Nope, it's just the memory requirements for WoW as a whole ... it won't fit on my hard drive any more. Of course I could get a(nother) new hard drive but that would only be postponing the inevitable. From what I hear, it is unlikely that I'll be able to play in the WotLK zones ... I already have massive problems visiting Shattrath and (to a slightly lesser extent) Stormwind. Raids are fine as long as I don't have to move during the combat.

The simple fact is that in order to play I need a new PC, however for the other things I do (writing, web design, etc.) what I have at the moment is just fine ... so a new PC is fairly low on my list of priorities.

[elani.livejournal.com]

Oh no... really? Arse. Maybe my return was short lived... :(

[binidj.livejournal.com]

You'll just have to come back to Maelstrom for your Bin fix!

[nattydreadi.livejournal.com]

All servers have been shagged tonight, people I know with uber game rigs been on and off all night, bitching on IRC. Maybe worth giving it a few days .. also check your spell details/terrain stuff is turned down.

I used to have min spec and it struggled with bigger stuff ... upping to 2 gig ram really helped :)

[binidj.livejournal.com]

See above ... my PC is very very old. My problems have absolutely nothing to do with the game servers.

[oldnick.livejournal.com]

I'm in a similar boat at the moment - insufficient hard disk space on the drive I keep WoW on.

I may be able to make space by moving and deleting things, but I can't be sure.

[mrssshhh.livejournal.com]

It's just the installation process that uses a lot of space - once it's finished installing, it takes up less space than it did after the download had finished.

I moved some films to another drive and happily plonked them back when the install was done.

[hybridartifacts.livejournal.com]

I got a bit fed up that playing PC games ended up driving having to upgrade my system all the time.

I guess thats why I still do pen and paper gaming - no technical requirements at all...

[kathbad]

You see that big yellow thing in the sky?

That is the sun that is.

Welcome back!

[binidj.livejournal.com]

You mean that vast explosion in the sky that almost did for me with radiation at your wedding? That thing? I'm better off inside!