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**itwasntme** · Posted On: 11/17/2012 9:12am

Originally Posted by goodlun

Really show me where I was talking about worth.

You just did it for me.

So how about you post your specs that are better than that of the $20 video card.

Why? You never put any money up and I never made a claim.

**Dr. Sleepless** · Posted On: 11/17/2012 6:19pm

Originally Posted by W. Rabbit

Well as a married man, I need excuses to build new PCs so that when the wife asks I have an excuse that sounds important..."beta testing" for instance.

MWO's system requirements were very high end during the closed beta, something they relaxed for open beta. Originally the programming was very CPU intensive and video cards didn't matter much....anything short of i3 was a joke according to the forums. The IceQ is a Radeon HD6870 that was going to be retired and you know what that means...value for your dollar. That is a fucking ace card for the $120 I spent on it.

Betas typically do suck, but I have been waiting for this game for years and will have enjoyed being a tester, helping them improve the gameplay.

Is it actually any good? I got a beta invite and decided against it. My friends didn't like it.

**W. Rabbit** · Posted On: 11/17/2012 9:59pm

Originally Posted by Dr. Sleepless

Is it actually any good? I got a beta invite and decided against it. My friends didn't like it.

It's the best Battlemech sim I've played, and I've been playing those since 1989. The CryEngine engine is beautiful, esp when using alternate HUD modes like nightvision, thermals, etc. Mech-wise I can only compare it to games that are decade+ old...but the graphics are good enough to be pretty immersive.

There is a lot of bitching inside the beta and on forums, mostly by people who clearly don't understand what "beta" means (e.g. partially unfinished). The guys at Piranha got the basic engine down first and are worrying about character/mech development now....every new patch progression levels get reset, so I love to hear the babies whine about "how much Mech XP they had to grind and lost it all!". Read the BETA disclaimer next time, llamas.

It takes actual skill to play MWO. The WoW generation kids (which I have to remind myself is an actual thing now) get frustrated at the fact that they have to worry about overheating, long range missile fire, and turning their torso and strafing while moving which. Or sticking in lance formation and winning objectives, versus what the average spaz does, which is run after 4 enemy mechs with guns blazing, overheat, and become shooting practice.

Yes, strafing is apparently a lost art....FPS gamers lament.

**Dr. Sleepless** · Posted On: 11/18/2012 12:39am

Originally Posted by W. Rabbit

It's the best Battlemech sim I've played, and I've been playing those since 1989. The CryEngine engine is beautiful, esp when using alternate HUD modes like nightvision, thermals, etc. Mech-wise I can only compare it to games that are decade+ old...but the graphics are good enough to be pretty immersive.

There is a lot of bitching inside the beta and on forums, mostly by people who clearly don't understand what "beta" means (e.g. partially unfinished). The guys at Piranha got the basic engine down first and are worrying about character/mech development now....every new patch progression levels get reset, so I love to hear the babies whine about "how much Mech XP they had to grind and lost it all!". Read the BETA disclaimer next time, llamas.

It takes actual skill to play MWO. The WoW generation kids (which I have to remind myself is an actual thing now) get frustrated at the fact that they have to worry about overheating, long range missile fire, and turning their torso and strafing while moving which. Or sticking in lance formation and winning objectives, versus what the average spaz does, which is run after 4 enemy mechs with guns blazing, overheat, and become shooting practice.

Yes, strafing is apparently a lost art....FPS gamers lament.

That's too bad.

But all of those reasons are exactly why I can't play in betas anymore. I can't stand the people who are in them.

I'm all about DayZ right now.

**itwasntme** · Posted On: 11/27/2012 8:29pm

Since there seemed to be an interest in keeping this thread (or ones like it) going, allow me.

How do reformat RAID?

And deeeenn...

How do reinstall OS?

**goodlun** · Posted On: 11/28/2012 12:25am

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Since there seemed to be an interest in keeping this thread (or ones like it) going, allow me.

How do reformat RAID?

And deeeenn...

How do reinstall OS?

What raid level? Hardware or software controlled?

Its not difficult but it is a puzzling question, setting up a RAID in the 1st place is typically done by someone with enough acumen to install a new OS on it.

Better question is why do you want to reformat your RAID?
Also are you running your OS off a drive in the RAID and if so why?

For fun go this route next time you install your OS
http://www.clickonf5.org/9184/how-to...b-flash-drive/
Make sure you have a good swap drive to not burn out your flash drive
also instead of Windows 7
Also if your going to go with 7 go with tiny 7.

**itwasntme** · Posted On: 11/28/2012 4:59am

Let me start by saying I know absolutely nothing about RAID. I bought my pc off a friend who's knowledge of RAID is just enough to tell me that it allows my master and slave hard drives to run simultaneously. I may very well have worded my query wrong.

Originally Posted by goodlun

What raid level? Hardware or software controlled?

Not sure. How would I go about finding out?

Better question is why do you want to reformat your RAID?

Can you actually reformat the RAID, or are we talking about the hard drives? If there is a difference, I'm talking about the latter.

Also are you running your OS off a drive in the RAID and if so why?

I can see right now this is going to be a fun experience. I'm giving my phone that 'deer in the headlights' look right now. I didn't actually set my pc up since I know nothing about raid, therefore I don't know the answer to this. I'll call the guy that did this morning and ask him. Before you ask me why I don't just ask him how to do this, the answer is he likes money.

For fun go this route next time you install your OS
http://www.clickonf5.org/9184/how-to...b-flash-drive/
Make sure you have a good swap drive to not burn out your flash drive
also instead of Windows 7
Also if your going to go with 7 go with tiny 7.

XP, ftw!

**goodlun** · Posted On: 11/28/2012 12:25pm

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Let me start by saying I know absolutely nothing about RAID.

Here you go learn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

Originally Posted by itwasntme

I bought my pc off a friend who's knowledge of RAID is just enough to tell me that it allows my master and slave hard drives to run simultaneously. I may very well have worded my query wrong.

This description troubles me greatly. I would be willing to bet you have nothing to worry about as you probably don't have a raid setup.

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Not sure. How would I go about finding out?

I would start by looking in your device manager and seeing if you have a RAID controller showing up.

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Can you actually reformat the RAID, or are we talking about the hard drives? If there is a difference, I'm talking about the latter.

Odds are you simply just have 2 hard drives, you can simply reformat one or both if you would like.
The real question is why do you want to reformat them, if you want to re-image your computer often times you don't need to reformat the hard drive. I rarely see a good reason to reformat a drive in the real world except for when giving the computer to a new user.

Originally Posted by itwasntme

I can see right now this is going to be a fun experience.

This would be a LOT easier if you would tell us what it is you actually want to accomplish instead of looking for information you may not need about steps you may not need to take.

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Before you ask me why I don't just ask him how to do this, the answer is he likes money.

I like money

Originally Posted by itwasntme

XP, ftw!

XP is no longer supported meaning you are no longer getting security updates, which means your computer is not secure, unless you leave it off the internet cannot be made secure. So get off of XP. If you cannot afford 7 may I suggest to you
ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/

**W. Rabbit** · Posted On: 11/28/2012 12:45pm

What he said, except XP is supported until 2014 (mostly).

On April 14, 2009, Windows XP and its family of operating systems reached the end of their mainstream support period and entered the extended support phase as it marks the progression of the legacy operating system through the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy. During the extended support phase, Microsoft continues to provide security updates every month for Windows XP; however, free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes are no longer being offered.

On April 8, 2014, all support for Windows XP, including security updates and hotfixes, will be terminated.[2] Users will still be able to download old updates and hotfixes from Windows Update. Microsoft recommends that users upgrade to Windows 7.[110][2]