Talk:Age of Empires III/@comment-184.44.129.178-20100820045556

Well, bigger maps would be nice. That is what I miss the most about AoEIII. AoEII had properly large maps. AoEIII map sizes are a joke, especially in the original game - the expansions feature larger maps IIRC.

Lag? I have the NVIDIA GT220 that cost me $39.99 and works with any standard 300W PSU that every computer, even my 2006 one, has. On the highest settings the game runs smooth as a baby's cheek - 40 FPS.

Increasing the map twofold would not incur a noticeable decrease in performance, especially in a dual-core PC that nearly everyone has these days. In a strategy game, anything above 15FPS is perfect. You won't notice that difference unless you always have FRAPS running on the corner of the screen, as for instance, I do.

And hell, they call my card 'low-end'. Well, to be fair, they call it the high-end of the low end. Upper working class, if you will. If you thrown in the integrated crap, then my card would be lower-middle class. Many hardcore gamers splurge big time on their rigs. I am hardcore by definition, but I am adverse to paying more than $80 for a single computer part. I get most of my stuff for around forty bucks. eBay, Newegg - my two best friends.