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[–] 24 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The standards we used to put up with…

Back when games were measured by how enjoyable they were rather than a little number in the corner.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It's not enjoyable to play at low fps though? I don't get it

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago

    It was a different time, the novelty of the experience made up for the lower frame rate. A stable 30fps used to be considered good, and 15fps was fine for a game like WoW which didn't really need to rely on buttery smooth gameplay.

    The internet was also just a lot slower back then, too, so in one sense the framerate only needed to be as good as your ping, essentially.

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