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[bombshell]

I wish the Orcs in the game were filled with Orc-a-fied names of your friends, so you could really start an intense rivalry.

I would be like I'M COMING FOR YOU GAZ

You missed out on a perfect pun situation there.

Spoiler

OrcGAZm

 

[stryke]

That's not a resolution you can just look at and say - yep that exactly 780. It would require pixel counting.

Probably saw upscaling artifacts and guessed the number.

 

[Joeku]

I had an Orc in World of Warcraft named Ghasm before it was cool. Also, did anyone make a "Lore of the Rings" joke at any point yet?

Anyway, watching this stream and this Quebecois guy is both bad and homophobic. Great combo. The way the orcs all play off each other is really cool, though. This whole nemesis system thing might prove really interesting.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

not sure how trust worthy this guy is but on gameFAQ's some guy streaming the game on X1 was saying it was 780p

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691088-xbox-one/70195316

How would he know the precise resolution? It upscales to 1080p so its not like he'd be getting a 780p signal on his TV.

Did random GameFAQs user do some hardcore image analysis?

 

[-Deimos]

I wish the Orcs in the game were filled with Orc-a-fied names of your friends, so you could really start an intense rivalry.

I would be like I'M COMING FOR YOU GAZ

I had the same thought, it would be so cool.

 

[ProjektXero]

780? The hell is this.

Honestly, if a game is 1080p / 60fps on PS4, it should AT LEAST be 1080p / 30 fps on Xbone. Hell, I wouldn't mine 900p / 60 fps. Obviously the PS4 is stronger than the Xbox, but the Xbox isn't THAT much weaker... Realistically, the PS4 is what ... about 10-15 fps better on average? I can understand lowering the res if the PS4 version was 30 fps, but to lower it to 780p?

The devs can EASILY make the game 1080 / 30, and why they're being so tight-lipped about this just frustrates me.

 

[Tak3n]

How would he know the precise resolution? It upscales to 1080p so its not like he'd be getting a 780p signal on his TV.

Did random GameFAQs user do some hardcore image analysis?

I honestly don't know, I posted it simply because other posters said he was legit....

 

[TAJ]

How would he know the precise resolution? It upscales to 1080p so its not like he'd be getting a 780p signal on his TV.

Did random GameFAQs user do some hardcore image analysis?

You're just starting to question pixel counting now, after hundreds of non-standard resolutions have been reported over the years?
I've heard that it has no AA or at least not very good AA. That makes it really easy to count, if true. But good IQ is not a barrier to figuring this stuff out.

 

[stryke]

I honestly don't know, I posted it simply because other posters said he was legit....

I'm 95% sure he was being sarcastic.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

You're just starting to question pixel counting now, after hundreds of non-standard resolutions have been reported over the years?

No, I'm questioning that an anonymous person on GameFAQs would be able to precisely determine the resolution. Usually we don't discover the true resolution until the DF or comparable analysis comes out, especially in the case of obscure non-standard resolutions.

 

[Archpath1]

watching someone play right now on Xbox one twitch dang I can't wait, its looking good
Jelly.

 

[TAJ]

No, I'm questioning that an anonymous person on GameFAQs would be able to precisely determine the resolution. Usually we don't discover the true resolution until the DF or comparable analysis comes out, especially in the case of obscure non-standard resolutions.

It wasn't a person on GameFAQs. It a Twitch streamer. Not that it would be difficult for anyone to do from the tutorials I've seen. And the god of pixel counting was a forum poster on Beyond3D.

 

[THRILLH0]

How would he know the precise resolution? It upscales to 1080p so its not like he'd be getting a 780p signal on his TV.

Did random GameFAQs user do some hardcore image analysis?

Do you dare question PCjunkie4eva?

 

[hengyu]

Future Krappa,

The original OT was "Boromir was wrong", then "One simply parkours into Mordor", then back again. More correspondence to follow should the War of the OT change.

Cordially,

Past Krappa

There and Back Again,
A NeoGAF Tale by Krappa Baggins

*cues epic music*

 

[neorej]

I used to be able to do the same. Must have watched FOTR dozens of times as a kid and I loved it. I need to get back into that habit again.

Gonna watch it tonight again just to get back into the mood.

 

[stryke]

It wasn't a person on GameFAQs. It a Twitch streamer. Not that it would be difficult for anyone to do from the tutorials I've seen. And the god of pixel counting was a forum poster on Beyond3D.

It makes no difference. Until we see his methodology, there's no reason to believe it.

 

[TAJ]

It makes no difference. Until we see his methodology, there's no reason to believe it.

I'm not saying that I believe him. I've never heard of this guy. But it's not rocket science.

 

[Krappadizzle]

No worries, I took no offense. But man what an awesome time it was! I'm so hyped for this it's unbelievable. Going to spend many hours enjoying my time slaying orcs, take revenge quests for my friends.

I remember being especially excited for Two Towers. I wasn't into Tolkien at the time but my friends were and that movie was just incredible. I just watched all of them last week and may just marathon all day tomorrow so at midnight I'll be all lubed up.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

You missed out on a perfect pun situation there.

Spoiler

OrcGAZm

God damn it.

 

[MMaRsu]

780? The hell is this.

Honestly, if a game is 1080p / 60fps on PS4, it should AT LEAST be 1080p / 30 fps on Xbone. Hell, I wouldn't mine 900p / 60 fps. Obviously the PS4 is stronger than the Xbox, but the Xbox isn't THAT much weaker... Realistically, the PS4 is what ... about 10-15 fps better on average? I can understand lowering the res if the PS4 version was 30 fps, but to lower it to 780p?

The devs can EASILY make the game 1080 / 30, and why they're being so tight-lipped about this just frustrates me.

How can you be so sure it can run at 1080p on xb1?

 

[Hasemo]

These topic changes, lol.
Feels like:
"I've killed the thread title and another took its place."
"Procedurally generated thread title"

 

[dragn]

streamer said its 60 fps

 

[hengyu]

Smh

One title to find them all, and in darkness bind them.

The title is changed.

I feel it in the earth
I feel it in the water
I smell it... in the air.

 

[Seanspeed]

How can you be so sure it can run at 1080p on xb1?

Most any game can run at 1080p on the XB1.

 

[MMaRsu]

Most any game can run at 1080p on the XB1.

Sure if you dial back the graphics enough.

 

[Seanspeed]

Sure if you dial back the graphics enough.

So what's your issue, then?

 

[orochi91]

Most any game can run at 1080p on the XB1.

If the twitch stream is anything to go by, it should be at or near 1080p. Maybe not
60fps-ish like the PS4 version, but at least 1080p.

Rumors of 720p/30fps are absurd given that this game is cross-gen.

 

[Rizzi]

Preloading on my ps4 now. This game is rather large. :x

 

[Seanspeed]

If the twitch stream is anything to go by, it should be at or near 1080p. Maybe not
60fps-ish like the PS4 version, but at least 1080p.

Rumors of 720p/30fps are absurd given that this game is cross-gen.

I would guess it'll be 900p/60fps. If PS4 can do 60fps, so can XB1.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

I wish this game had a demo.

 

[neorej]

The title is changed.

I feel it in the earth
I feel it in the water
I smell it... in the air.

It all started with the forging of the great titles. Three for the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven for the Dwarf Lords; great miners and craftsman of the mountain halls. And nine titles were passed to the race of men, who above all else desire power.

 

[fedexpeon]

Rumors of 720p/30fps are absurd given that this game is cross-gen.

I just don't understand why the devs don't just straight up answer the question.
Kojima created a fricken website to showcase the differences...He wasn't going to let people create rumors about his game.

 

[Archpath1]

Was really hoping for gimli reference on the ot title
OT- They rated it a Nine! A Nine!

 

[eddievanclaylen]

I just digitally pre ordered on xbox one. This game looks fantastic. 2am can't come fast enough! The best part is that I have Tuesday off! I'm gonna dig into this hardcore!

 

[Burgess_101]

Does anybody know if Asia/Australasia unlocks first on Steam? I have 1 day and 8 hours here still to wait...

 

[MrTeachwell]

Does anybody know if Asia/Australasia unlocks first on Steam? I have 1 day and 8 hours here still to wait...

I think we get it closer to the 1st of Oct cause my clock says the same.

 

[Montresor]

Hmmph... well when it was Tomb Raider DE and it was 1080p 60fps on PS4 and 1080p 30fps on XB1 I still managed to enjoy the XB1 version. I clearly got an inferior graphical experience though.

This rumour that the Shadow Of Mordor game is 1080p 60fps on PS4 and 720p 30fps on XB1 is absolutely fucking insane. I really hope that it's not true. That would be an unprecedented fuck up (on MS's part). Wouldn't that kind of gap suggest a console that is 4 times as powerful than XB1? When in reality PS4 is actually only 40% more powerful than XB1.

I'll admit I'm kind of miffed that when all is said and done, Microsoft will have sent engineers to help with two games that I will never care about (Diablo 3 and Destiny)... and will have sent no one to help with what is looking to be like this gen's version of "Arkham Asylum".

 

[Burgess_101]

I think we get it closer to the 1st of Oct cause my clock says the same.

Tomorrow at 7pm here then... Why do I have to wait the entire day...

Thanks for letting me know.

 

[Moff]

Does anybody know if Asia/Australasia unlocks first on Steam? I have 1 day and 8 hours here still to wait...

some googling told me that australias ha an october release and japan even later.
so I dont think we can unlock early.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Someone posted a lore question over on gamefaqs and it got me wondering. Maybe Edmond or Loxely could chime in if they are still around. Where are the 9 at this time? This kind of seems like the thing that they would get all riled up over.

The Chieftain of the Ringwraiths dwelt in Minas Morgul during this period with six companions. Sauron sent the others to reoccupy Dol Guldur. It was most probably Khamûl the Shadow of the East who led the others whilst in occupation of Dol Guldur. Khamûl was the most ready of all the Nazgûl after the Witch-king to perceive the presence of the One, but his power was also the most diminished by daylight.

It should also be noted that during this period (post-Hobbit, pre-War) the Witch-king had a confrontation of sorts with Saruman and even came close to killing Grima Wormtongue who was on his way back to Isengard with information regarding Gandalf. The Witch-king spared his life as he perceived that Grima would do great harm to Saruman in time.

 

[ZeroX03]

ffs psn

 

[neorej]

Does anybody know if Asia/Australasia unlocks first on Steam? I have 1 day and 8 hours here still to wait...

Mine says the same. 32 hours to go. So that would mean I get to play it after I get home from work and had my dinner (I'm in Amsterdam area, so 7/8 o'clock tomorrownight).

 

[TAJ]

Wouldn't that kind of gap suggest a console that is 4 times as powerful than XB1? When in reality PS4 is actually only 40% more powerful than XB1.

That's ignoring compute. PS4 is already seeing up to 15% gains from that, and that's just the games we've heard from devs about. But it's not twice as powerful, let alone four times.

 

[teacupcopter]

Hmmph... well when it was Tomb Raider DE and it was 1080p 60fps on PS4 and 1080p 30fps on XB1 I still managed to enjoy the XB1 version. I clearly got an inferior graphical experience though.

This rumour that the Shadow Of Mordor game is 1080p 60fps on PS4 and 720p 30fps on XB1 is absolutely fucking insane. I really hope that it's not true. That would be an unprecedented fuck up (on MS's part). Wouldn't that kind of gap suggest a console that is 4 times as powerful than XB1? When in reality PS4 is actually only 40% more powerful than XB1.

I'll admit I'm kind of miffed that when all is said and done, Microsoft will have sent engineers to help with two games that I will never care about (Diablo 3 and Destiny)... and will have sent no one to help with what is looking to be like this gen's version of "Arkham Asylum".

No point at still being annoyed anymore. Not trying to console warrior but most people called out there would be differences this big when the specs were announced. The only reason why people thought it wouldn't be this bad is that we thought developers wouldn't care due to multiplat (i.e. what has happened in the past) but it looks like people like Monolith aren't going to allow inferior hardware to hold back the big guns. You'll still get a good game, but people who paid for the Xbone will just get what was on the box - inferior hardware.

 

[fedexpeon]

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor - PS4 - Available October 7, 2014
Estimated Delivery Date: 10/8/2014

Well fuck me...All the hype and now I have to wait for a whole week.
SMH...Should I call Dell customer service? Because all the others are listed as 9/30/14.

 

[Dmax3901]

The Chieftain of the Ringwraiths dwelt in Minas Morgul during this period with six companions. Sauron sent the others to reoccupy Dol Guldur. It was most probably Khamûl the Shadow of the East who led the others whilst in occupation of Dol Guldur. Khamûl was the most ready of all the Nazgûl after the Witch-king to perceive the presence of the One, but his power was also the most diminished by daylight.

It should also be noted that during this period (post-Hobbit, pre-War) the Witch-king had a confrontation of sorts with Saruman and even came close to killing Grima Wormtongue who was on his way back to Isengard with information regarding Gandalf. The Witch-king spared his life as he perceived that Grima would do great harm to Saruman in time.

This was my biggest issue with Desolation of Smaug. The Hobbit movies make it seem as though the Nazgul are going to be resurrected by the Necromancer or something, when in the books they've been active for thousands of years in Sauron's absence, destroying Aragorn's ancestor's kingdom of Arnor (Weathertop etc).

A game related question: Any chance of this unlocking early using a vpn?

 

[MrTeachwell]

Tomorrow at 7pm here then... Why do I have to wait the entire day...

Thanks for letting me know.

I'm not sure if my maths is any good but I think it's more like Wednesday at about 3am... I really hope they screw up and it just unlocks as soon as our clocks hit sep30

 

[Data West]

I feel like, if there's a sequel to this game, it should be DK Jr style. You play as an Orc out to get revenge on Talion

 

[Krappadizzle]

This was my biggest issue with Desolation of Smaug. when in the books they've been active for thousands of years in Sauron's absence, destroying Aragorn's ancestor's kingdom of Arnor (Weathertop etc).

I dunno, that's how I interpretted them in that movie.

 

[BouncyFrag]

ffs psn