Can I even play online?

posted on November 25th, 2010, 2:55 am

I've got a 6-year-old Dell Inspiron 6000 with 504MB of RAM and a stock graphics card, which I can't even upgrade if I wanted to.

Would I just lag every game I tried to play?

posted on November 25th, 2010, 3:11 am

How well does FO run on your computer?

posted on November 25th, 2010, 3:32 am

Playing against a single AI is OK. There's always a long pause the first time I blow up a building... like the computer is "looking" for the explosion animation really slowly.

posted on November 25th, 2010, 3:55 am

If the game runs well, I would think the main limiting factor is your internet speed.  But you're probably right at the minimum system specifications already, so I would guess that you can't play online very well.  I could be wrong (I'm definitely not an expert), and there's never any harm in trying.

posted on November 25th, 2010, 3:56 am

You could just try doing 1v1s and going up from there.  Just as a guess that might be your limit.

posted on November 25th, 2010, 10:59 am

as always, try it out.

Dont get disheartened if a game lags, as it might be the other guy lol

Try games with players who have less lag, like yandonman.

posted on November 28th, 2010, 5:25 am

Try games with players who have less lag, like yandonman.

The yandonman? With as many games as he watches?

I do wanna win at some point...