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Originally Posted by bzc3lk
I think the answer really lies with one's interpretation of "running" or "playability". After viewing many videos online I would not be happy with the current "Runs fine on my system" statement from my point of view, but like they say " what ever floats your boat ".
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Agreed.
The only way you are likely to get some clarity is for people to post their basic specs (processor, RAM, Video Card, OS, mobo, BIOS settings) along with all their GPU controller settings for the game and their in-game settings. Plus any ther variables I may have missed and a list of all other applications and services running at the time. Then perhaps give their Black Death Track fps results and a defined on-line flight fps results. Oh, and add what each particular user expects to get in terms of those results (highly subjective!).
Then pump them into a database where you could pick up identical systems and compare results.
I suspect you are all beginning to think "that's a thousand or more possible combinations!".
I suspect you are all thinking "what are the chances of even finding an exact match?".
Perhaps you are thinking "well if we found an exact hardware/OS match there are all kinds of differences possible in BIOS, background Apps and Services, GPU and in-game settings... etc."
In short, it is unlikely to be a valuable excercise other than to demonstrate that:-
1. Expectations are wildly different, perhaps impossible ("I expect to get 60fps from my AMD 3800+/8800gtx at High settings low level over London").
2. System specs (hardware and their running software/apps) are virtually impossible to compare.
Even when the code has been 'optimised' there will still be differences of opinion over expectations, 'playable' (at what settings?), etc..
The only guys with a definite measurable argument are those with a system that meets or exceeds minimum spec but it won't even start. From there on in it rapidly gets foggy.