Game Insider #25: Jan '09 Newsletter

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Poison elf

I personally didn't find the lag issues my first priority, and would rather seen Notoriety and more adventures first on the list.

While I don't directly disagree with the sentiment, I do disagree with the particulars. The more stuff they add to the game, the fewer people can play. If they don't take a step back and optimize their memory management (client side) then a whole lot of people will not be able to play, on one of these upcoming updates. I have to assume that they have all sorts of non-public information to help them estimate when one-or-the-other needs to be a priority.

Maybe some people buy a new computer every three months, always with the maximum amount of memory possible. I don't. I doubt that most players do. But if it is a problem they are calling their highest priority, you can bank that a lot of their customers are at minimum specs now, or close to it.