WoW on 56k modem?

[w.bizzare · Post by **[w.bizzare** » Sun May 23, 2004 6:44 am

Can WoW be played on 56k modem without lag?

Danbacksli · Post by **Danbacksli** » Sun May 23, 2004 8:19 am

You can probably play depending on what type of weather your having at the time. I know I played Warcraft3 online with my 56k a lot. It only lagged for like 15 seconds in the beginning of the game then it was fine, maybe it wont lag as much since there trying to make WoW be something that all modems can use.

[w.bizzare · Post by **[w.bizzare** » Sun May 23, 2004 9:45 am

I played war3 on net too, I had no lag ,but the wow is diferent ,I hope I will be able to play it on my 56k modem.

Nathrandir · Post by **Nathrandir** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:53 am

I play DAoC on my 56kb modem, doesn't really lag mate, i guess it mostly depends on your'e computer instead of your'e connection speed.

[w.bizzare · Post by **[w.bizzare** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:28 am

And what's your comp?

Nathrandir · Post by **Nathrandir** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:42 am

My comp's performance is about

ell, intel pentium4, 2,6ghz, G-force4 3D card, im pretty certain thats it, though aint 100% positive cinse it really aint my computer though im the one who uses it

Nathrandir · Post by **Nathrandir** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:44 am

and 512mb ram

[w.bizzare · Post by **[w.bizzare** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:09 pm

Well that's a sort of a comp I have,just that I have AMD chipset and fx5200.
So you think that WoW won't lag ?

arno_v · Post by **arno_v** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:34 am

I tried unreal tournament once with 56k and I was no able to play it normal. I don't think wow will really work with 56k. But you see some other have positive experience with 56k. You can only be sure if you try...

Bloodthroe · Post by **Bloodthroe** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:28 pm

I heard blizzard say that WoW should be fine on 56k.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Thu May 27, 2004 11:04 pm

It's all dependant on server, congestion and computer specs. IF your computer has the specs, you won't receive any lag (FPS lag) on your end.

When it comes to the connection, the 56k should be fine, once you connect, though you might be in for a slow connection time. After that, as long as there aren't any connection spikes, lag spikes, or poor bit transfer, you should probably be fine.

Magpie · Post by **Magpie** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:01 pm

I am running of 56k and I think it will work. However, do you think DSL would be a lot better?

swcarter · Post by **swcarter** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:37 pm

WoW works fine on a 56k modem. It's much more important to have 1GB of RAM at the moment.

SWC

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:41 pm

It is "surprising" how little information is actually needed to send across the web for such games.
All you need to send is the position of players and mobs around you, the chat and the consequences of your action (killing a mob for instance) ....
that is a group of numbers and some text.