dissapointed with the Demo somewhat

[barocca]

my thread on the speed topic at the com was closed

below is my reply as i typed it, but it did not get posted becaue the thread closed after i typed it,
luckily? i am an old hand at posting and i always copy content before hitting the "post" button.

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On my system the game runs like a bat out of hades, quite literally,
This is on MY system, which is why i repeatedly mention MY system,
i have a p4_3Gig HT with 512MB ram and 256MB video.
I dont have a DVD or Burner in this machine, they are in a backup PC,
i dont run my internet from this machine either, my internet server is a different machine again.
This machine has almost nothing in the way of services running in the background, i dont even share files.
My Drive is partitioned, with OS exclusively residing on a 10Gig partion.
Add to that Sata drives and a pared down install of XP with minimal overheads and services and i have a machine that almost literally flies.

Perhaps the games internal clock does not allow for super quick machines,
I bet if i were to install RTW on my athlon1G with 256MB ram and a 64MB video, then i would not have a complaint about the speed.

As RTW demo runs on MY system currently I dont have time to check how any unit is faring in battle, because within a second or two of a unit engaging in combat, the unit is either annihliated or victorious.
by the time i look around for another target (assuming the unit wins) the entire battle is over.

The skirmishers, when seen running across the field, would beat the worlds best 100 metere sprinters hands down.
Cavalry? well if we put the RTW Cav into a two mile horse race you had best not be late placing your bets, the race will be over before you can raise your binoculars.

This contrasts MARKEDLY with the TV shows i have seen which were based on the RTW engine.
Had the same speed setting been used for TV the battle segmentof the show would have been over in 5 minutes.
While i fully appreciate we are seeing some un-natural extension of time when the cameras focus on the generals and then switch back to the "action" the Demo runs much faster than the engine shown in those shows.

In FACT the demo runs MUCH faster than the teaser clips we have been shown by CA !!!

All we ask is some means of slowing the engine down for those of us who are not happy with the speed of the game, this will not impact those of you who like the game the way it is,
our request is for a slider to allow us to run slower than the default (current) speed.

Online lag - those who say it has no impact have obviously NOT played any of the previous TW titles online.
Lag is a major factor and impacts online battle speed.
My comments was "perhaps the engine runs so fast to try and compensate for the effect lag will have."
You can sit there and not believe me, thats fine, but when the game is fully released Then you will have the pleasure of seeing first hand that my aseesment of the impact lag will have on a 4v4 with players scattered all over the globe is indeed correct.

I'd like to reiterate one point.

The Demo, on MY system, runs MUCH MUCH faster than what we see in the video teaser clips that CA have released.

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cheers,
B.