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    Question No Graphics card.

    Well, I realize that this has most likely been asked hundreds of times before, but..
    I would like to know if anyone has suggestions for any MMO's that do not require a graphics card.
    One that I can either download, or play in a browser. I'm not going to go out and buy a CD. lol
    Preferably free to play also.

    My current computer is an old, ancient GateWay PC from 2002...
    It has a single Core Pentium 4 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, and 256MB of the first Gen DDR RAM.
    No graphics support at all.
    I do have two 1GB sticks of the original DDR ram that I will put in it.



    Soo.. yea. I'm all ears for any kind of MMO, that doesnt require OpenGL, DirectX, or any other Graphics display stuff.
    It can be an RTS, an RPG, anything. I just want an MMO, so I can interact with friends online.






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    A list of MMO's I've tried, and had severe issues with lagg, and response time:


    AQ Worlds
    Runescape
    RuneScape 2007
    DragonFable
    Mechquest
    Adventure Quest



    A List of games I looked at, but I am unable to play, due to not having OpenGL, or DirectX Support.
    (Pixel Format not Accelerated)

    MineCraft
    World of Warcraft

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    Hmmmm if the AQ games and old runscape told yeah no....you're gonna have to find something that's rather text based.
    Fallen sword is what i was going to suggest trying, BUT they recently updated to HTML5 and being a bit more graphical...

    Curious though, why are your rig options so limited?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acreon View Post
    Hmmmm if the AQ games and old runscape told yeah no....you're gonna have to find something that's rather text based.
    Fallen sword is what i was going to suggest trying, BUT they recently updated to HTML5 and being a bit more graphical...

    Curious though, why are your rig options so limited?

    I could try something HTML5 based I guess. I do use Google Chrome.
    And um, my options are limited for right now. Thankfully its only a temporary limitation, but while I wait, I would love to find an MMO to pass the time. Basically, my old computer decided to quit on me, and I am stuck with my brother's old Rig...

    Sadly, it is so old, that I don't have any spare parts to swap out anything in it.
    For instance, it doesnt even support DDR2 RAM. Its the old, original RAM.
    I do not have money to go out and buy parts for it, nor do I wish to do so. I am saving up for a newer computer. I have a graphics card, and I have RAM, and other Processors. I am a total computer geek.. lol. I love computers. I have parts lying around everywhere.
    Sadly, like I said... this PC is far too old for anything I own to be compatible. It doesnt even have a PCI Slot in it.

    I can play the games I listed in the first list, but I have horrible lagg issues. If there is a game that you know of with similar graphics to those, I am all ears, and I am more than willing to give it a go.



    **Edit**
    Here is an example of how bad I am lagging:
    Your signature, the little .gif image
    is lagging for me. It freezes, then unfreezes. It looks as if it only has two frames, its lagging so bad.
    Even whilst I type, I am lagging. I type a whole sentence, and the text pops up like three seconds after I type it. My mouse laggs, and jumps across the screen when I move it.

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    Oh sheesh that gateway must be old if it can't handle that gif ='c
    Sorry to hear about your old rig, mine here is ~3 years old now and I'm starting to tell it's not a young buck anymore. Still has plenty left to give mind you but still not as agile as she once was.

    Hmmm yeah though, Fallen sword is the only text based one I could think of,as Neopets may even cause you problems xP
    Well hopefully you can build yourself a new one sooner rather than later.

    P.S yeah agreed, i would have never suggested buying parts for that gateway. Would be such a poor investment unless you got a GFX card for like...10-20 dollars. Even then though...

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    Yes.. very old. xD

    June 26th 2002 to be exact. (Just looked at the service tag)
    I tried Fallen Sword, and I had lagg issues... Even worse than AQ Worlds, because it requires you to load new pages to do things. Every page that I load takes like 5 - 8 minutes to load... So staying on one window, or one page would really improve my gameplay experience. Something that most text based games cannot do for me. =/

    I do appreciate your attempt though. Hopefully someone will come up and respond with another game suggestion sometime soon....

    As far as parts, I have a BFG Tech Nvidia GeForce 9600GT Overclocked Graphics card, and tons of other computer stuff lying around. But nothing old enough to be of any use in this Gateway. Besides, its my Brother's PC, and I doubt he would like it if I added anything to it. All he really does is use facebook, and check his email. Lol..
    It works for him, but it doesn't work for his video game addict of a sister. xD

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    I dont wanna sound or be rude but why dont you buy a really cheap card like NVIDIA GT 610 ? not GTX , GT is really cheap today . Has DX 11 and everything you need to play all the games .

    My friend bought one for like 30£ .


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    Your CPU will run NOTHING.
    Even the weakest GPUs will be bottlenecked so much that it's not even funny.

    Buy a new PC all together.
    (I actually should close this thread to show I'm dead serious about it)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Seya View Post
    I dont wanna sound or be rude but why dont you buy a really cheap card like NVIDIA GT 610 ? not GTX , GT is really cheap today . Has DX 11 and everything you need to play all the games .

    My friend bought one for like 30£ .

    O.o
    Well, I would, but this computer has no PCI slots.
    There is no possible way to hook up any kind of component of any kind to the motherboard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SnOwBunZz View Post
    Your CPU will run NOTHING.
    Even the weakest GPUs will be bottlenecked so much that it's not even funny.

    Buy a new PC all together.
    (I actually should close this thread to show I'm dead serious about it)
    Um. Lol.
    Try reading through what I post, instead of skimming, and assuming that you know the situation.
    The computer is not mine. I am borrowing it from my brother.
    I am saving up for a new computer right now. And actually.. my computer runs AQ Worlds, and the old Runescape from 2007. I just have some crazy lagg.


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    A decent but good pc can be bought for 250$ and can include that card i mentioned + ram and processor . That was the friend i mentioned that bought it , it runs all the games but not at full settings cause it laggs , felt sorry for her a little .


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    You have a 1.2ghz singlecore CPU, most smartphones outperform that. You can run AQ Worlds and the old RS with crazy lag. That pretty much sums up you can't run anything. Perhaps for some MUDs or lightweight browser games like tribal wars.

    My point being; don't bother searching for something graphical (MMO-wise). By the time you've found something that will hold your attention, you've gotten a replacement for it already.


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    perhaps try tibia <.<

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    Since you can use chrome (unlike me) you can use the HTML5 Beta of Runescape 3: http://runescape.com/beta

    However, it likely won't work since you don't have acceleration, as the HTML5 version of Runescape 3 still requires WebGL, Canvas.

    You should get rid of Teamviewer.

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    I would be so depressed if I had that computer. I'd honestly just focus on spending time doing things in real life rather than put myself thru the headache of trying to find a game to play on that one The only games you'll be able to play are MUDs and a few browser games. Check this website for some nice MUDs. Also, check out games like Renaissance Kingdoms, Star Wars Combine, and there's another Medieval browser game I can't remember the name of.

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    my first mmorpg was Dekaron and i play it with a
    compaq pentium 3 800 MGZ
    i up it to 256 ram and a special card that can fit in a desk pro was a nvidea also 256 mb
    and it works fin so yea even with a very old comp you can play fine just look for a old mmorpg

    for me i stil play with a very old CPU duel core 3.0 GHZ E8400
    it stil works great

    and trust me new CPU like the I5 and I7 are not any beter then the old ones you more get fooled
    same as windows 8 yea a new windows instal it right away and then it sucks for mmorpg

    stick with 7 ore XP that was good sadly XP wil not be suported
    but stil i rely love the XP pro in that time

    so a little upgrade to your comp and it might work out
    ore save mony for a beter

    a nice game comp you can have 1 for so 500 euro dollar i dunno

    i buy next year a game comp for 599 euro
    AMD FX-4300 3.80GHz 8 GB Intern geheugen
    500 GB Harde schijf ruimte
    AMD Radeon 7790 1GB
    specs are in dutch sorry

    its pretty nice for the mony
    and rely you dont need a game comp for 3000 euro its totaly bullshit
    so i hope it works out for you
    sorry for my bad english

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    Quote Originally Posted by queenvoo View Post
    Sadly, you need a proper authentic D1 CD to play this online.
    That is not true... *hide in shadows*

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flamey View Post
    That is not true... *hide in shadows*
    heh a crack for Blizzard servers D1 has been found? let's hope Blizzard elects not to oppose it. D1 should be available for every1 for free, it is such a classic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by queenvoo View Post
    heh a crack for Blizzard servers D1 has been found? let's hope Blizzard elects not to oppose it. D1 should be available for every1 for free, it is such a classic.
    *jump from shadows* I've a workaround for D1 battlenet since 1999 or so. Still works. *jump back into shadows* *evil laughter from far away*

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