SCII on Low Graphics

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SCII on Low Graphics

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SCII looks so different on "Low" graphics! I'm normally on "Ultra".

Anyone else notice this?
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Yes, lol, it is plain ugly on low..
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Of course, i can even run SC2 on my notebook with a 4500MHD onboard graphics, though i think only 1v1 is viable.
The graphics is ugly but pros use it alot and i can understand when i play with that, because everything is more clearly arranged and i have always the feeling that i have a clearer view on the game though the better gaphics is more impressive and shiny
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lower gfx sucks^^
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liquidret plays on lowest settings as do i :))
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i have to play on low / medium settings. kinda sucks, but it keeps things simple
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I have to admit that when I first went from low to ultra full HD settings, I did loose the first 2 or 3 games because I was zooming in and out looking at all the detail and going "ooh thats pretty." I think having it on ultra seetings softens the blow when you loose your entire army to bannelings, because at least you can say it looked kick ass.
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I play on low so i get the best framerate, but if my computer could support medium/high with the same FPS i would put it on that. for me, FPS is more important than looks. although on low the forcefields do look slightly less visible which is one downside...
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[quote=""Valckrie""]I play on low so i get the best framerate, but if my computer could support medium/high with the same FPS i would put it on that. for me, FPS is more important than looks. although on low the forcefields do look slightly less visible which is one downside...[/quote]

This is really true... you can easily miss that a forcefield has been placed because they are nearly invisible oO this sucks on low graphics..
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people need to buy new computers every 4-5 years ^^
when i quit playing aoe3 on lowest i had much much more fun.
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I play with everything on Ultra. :D So good.
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[quote=""Aaryn_GenD""]people need to buy new computers every 4-5 years ^^
when i quit playing aoe3 on lowest i had much much more fun.[/quote]

you got an extra 1500 bucks lying around you can give me?
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1500 bucks :O
no why? there are great pcs for 500€ (660$)
and 4-5 years is affordable i reckon^^
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[quote=""36drew""]I play with everything on Ultra. :D So good.[/quote]

When the latest patch came, I checked the graphics settings, and it had automatically adjusted them to the extreme (or whatever it is called) settings (although I think there are only a few that are extreme, the rest are just ultra). Cool.... 8)
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[quote=""Aaryn_GenD""]1500 bucks :O
no why? there are great pcs for 500€ (660$)
and 4-5 years is affordable i reckon^^[/quote]

If I were to spend $$ on a new computer, I'd want to a) build it myself and b) build it to be solid for the long run, not just adequate for now. That'd run me at least $1000 probably, maybe a couple hundred more, plus shipping and handling etc. I've looked into it before.

Anyways, I'm a poor college student, so even $500 is well out of my range.
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