For the last several days I have been trying out the new content in Old School Runescape. I should have done a lot more reading before I started though. I did start out in Hosidius and hit 100%. I then wanted to get the 100% in Arceuus for the runecrafting. When I started out the Arceuus items I noticed my prior 100% went away. I did a bit of reading and they stated quite clearly that you can have only one, I missed that and I wasted about 2 days of my time there. I will be keeping Arceuus as my next goal is to improve my runecrafting. Lesson learned, read the article slowly and carefully!
Another item is the main laptop was upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 so I will be keeping an eye on how the OSRS app runs after the upgrade. The netbook upgraded without an issue and OSRS works, but, I am paranoid and will doing safe activities until I see how stable it is on the upgraded laptop.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Sunday, August 16, 2015
OSRS, Resizable mode and Windows 10
A short time ago I upgraded my netbook from Windows 7 starter to Windows 10. The reason for this blog entry is that I used my netbook to play OSRS and it worked fairly well. It wasn't the fastest machine, but, playable. I upgraded that machine as it wasn't my 'mission critical' machine and if it got hosed then no major loss.
The machine is an Acer Aspire One D255E.
Before the upgrade OSRS would run at 95-100% of the CPU. In Windows 10 it runs in the 70-80% range and is quite responsive. It isn't as fast as my gaming machine, but, considering that this is a netbook it is a huge bonus for me. I like using the netbook as it is a lot smaller and lighter and at night I am playing it in the living room with it sitting on my lap.
If you do upgrade your machines do a backup before you start! Please, please, please, make a backup of your data before you start. During the upgrade process pick custom so that your default software and browser remain the defaults.
On the resizable mode I just love the option. I scale it to fit what I am doing, zooming in during combat and out just to see what is happening around the area. It works well even on the netbook and on the gaming laptop it works extremely well.
The machine is an Acer Aspire One D255E.
- CPU - Intel Atom N455 - 1.66 GHz
- Memory - 2 Gigs (I upgraded from 1 Gig)
- Storage - 160 gigs
Before the upgrade OSRS would run at 95-100% of the CPU. In Windows 10 it runs in the 70-80% range and is quite responsive. It isn't as fast as my gaming machine, but, considering that this is a netbook it is a huge bonus for me. I like using the netbook as it is a lot smaller and lighter and at night I am playing it in the living room with it sitting on my lap.
If you do upgrade your machines do a backup before you start! Please, please, please, make a backup of your data before you start. During the upgrade process pick custom so that your default software and browser remain the defaults.
On the resizable mode I just love the option. I scale it to fit what I am doing, zooming in during combat and out just to see what is happening around the area. It works well even on the netbook and on the gaming laptop it works extremely well.
Friday, May 22, 2015
More bratty bullies in Runescape Old School
Looks like some childish players reactions to being banned was to try to deny the majority of players who do follow the rules from being able to play OSRS. For at least a couple of days getting on and staying on was an exercise in futility as these bullies initiated a DDOS on the OSRS servers.
Some legit players lost a lot of in-game items due to where they were and what they were doing. While that is a bit sad, don't blame Jagex for this, blame the bullies who think they can extort Jagex into letting them back. They were banned for not following the rules or initiating a DDOS to try to gain an unfair advantage.
I was lucky in that I didn't lose anything. I was getting ready to do a slayer task when I thought to check the main web site and see if there was any news on updated content. I noticed that there was a mention of a DDOS and I changed my activity to a safe one. That was a good thing as about 15 minutes later the site dropped and it took about an hour before I could get back on.
For those who are complaining that Jagex should spend more money & time upgrading their servers, it probably won't work even if they spend more. These bullies were probably renting a DDOS service which will allow them to pick the type of denial to use, how many machines and how long for just a few dollars an hour. Even the biggest sites have a hard time fighting this as some of these DDOS services can flood a site with hundreds of gigs per second of traffic.
I hope Jagex can find the player(s) who did this and pass the information to the local authorities. They may not be able to do a lot, but, at least they are on the radar of authorities.
Lastly for these bullies -> THIS IS JUST A GAME! Get over it, pick up and carry on in the game following the rules or just FUCK OFF AND DIE and let the rest of us enjoy and relax playing online.
Some legit players lost a lot of in-game items due to where they were and what they were doing. While that is a bit sad, don't blame Jagex for this, blame the bullies who think they can extort Jagex into letting them back. They were banned for not following the rules or initiating a DDOS to try to gain an unfair advantage.
I was lucky in that I didn't lose anything. I was getting ready to do a slayer task when I thought to check the main web site and see if there was any news on updated content. I noticed that there was a mention of a DDOS and I changed my activity to a safe one. That was a good thing as about 15 minutes later the site dropped and it took about an hour before I could get back on.
For those who are complaining that Jagex should spend more money & time upgrading their servers, it probably won't work even if they spend more. These bullies were probably renting a DDOS service which will allow them to pick the type of denial to use, how many machines and how long for just a few dollars an hour. Even the biggest sites have a hard time fighting this as some of these DDOS services can flood a site with hundreds of gigs per second of traffic.
I hope Jagex can find the player(s) who did this and pass the information to the local authorities. They may not be able to do a lot, but, at least they are on the radar of authorities.
Lastly for these bullies -> THIS IS JUST A GAME! Get over it, pick up and carry on in the game following the rules or just FUCK OFF AND DIE and let the rest of us enjoy and relax playing online.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
