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Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire 15,906
Chribba Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire Likes received: 15,906	#61 - 2012-08-20 13:02:50 UTC 3 I didn't like Win8 one bit. And the start menu is really... annoying. ★★★ Secure 3rd party service ★★★ Visit my in-game channel 'Holy Veldspar' Twitter @ChribbaVeldspar

Cascades Mountain Operatives 658
Denidil Cascades Mountain Operatives Likes received: 658	#62 - 2012-08-20 14:29:50 UTC 1 Chribba wrote: I didn't like Win8 one bit. And the start menu is really... annoying. there are a lot of great improvements in the internals, all hidden by a ****** ass exterior ("Modern" UI) Tedium and difficulty are not the same thing, if you don't realize this then STFU about game design.

State War Academy Caldari State 12
Fillingkillboards State War Academy Caldari State Likes received: 12	#63 - 2012-08-20 15:24:15 UTC 1 Denidil wrote: Chribba wrote: I didn't like Win8 one bit. And the start menu is really... annoying. there are a lot of great improvements in the internals, all hidden by a ****** ass exterior ("Modern" UI) There are at least 3 ways to turn off that pesky metro UI.


Chribba Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire Likes received: 15,906	#64 - 2012-08-20 18:32:06 UTC 1 Except it's harder in the consumer preview as they removed the hacks that the developer had... Sure there's the classic ui mod but that's not really disabling it since it's just an overlay. /c ★★★ Secure 3rd party service ★★★ Visit my in-game channel 'Holy Veldspar' Twitter @ChribbaVeldspar

Tippia

Sunshine and Lollipops

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#65 - 2012-08-20 18:38:30 UTC

HxChippiewill wrote:

Actually there's 2000 and ME between 98 and XP and both of those were terrible.

Win2k was awesome.

Its only problem was that developers were not ready for it and that they tried to program for it like they had for Win98, which the OS simply didn't allow. Well-made software ran like a dream on 2k; incompetently-made software crashed immediately. Its poor reputation pretty much entirely stems from a lot of games being done by bumbling fools and thus falling into the latter category.


Fillingkillboards State War Academy Caldari State Likes received: 12	#66 - 2012-08-21 06:57:41 UTC 1 Chribba wrote: Except it's harder in the consumer preview as they removed the hacks that the developer had... Sure there's the classic ui mod but that's not really disabling it since it's just an overlay. /c Well that sucks. Hopefully they'll change it back in the final version.

Degs Inc. 2
Lambda Meissa Degs Inc. Likes received: 2	#67 - 2012-08-21 07:31:14 UTC 1 Im running windows 8 release final now. It's running eve superbly. It's not worth skipping the OS, disk access and network speed are greatly improved. It's been written from ground up with speed in mind. Very happy with it. Went from windows 7 pro to windows 8 pro if your interested.

In Glorium et Decorum 221
Renturu In Glorium et Decorum Likes received: 221	#68 - 2012-08-21 07:53:49 UTC \| Edited by: Renturu 1 Contemplating upgrading.. I know, running Vista Blunder...*Bows head in shame. NVM. Found my answer. By the orders of PlunderBunny: ☻/ /▌ / \ This is Bob, post him into your forum sig and help him conquer the forums.

Vahrokh Consulting 5,809
Vaerah Vahrokha Vahrokh Consulting Likes received: 5,809	#69 - 2012-08-21 13:16:04 UTC 2 Denidil wrote: Chribba wrote: I didn't like Win8 one bit. And the start menu is really... annoying. there are a lot of great improvements in the internals, all hidden by a ****** ass exterior ("Modern" UI) Did they hire CCP to design their new UI? EvE Online portal \| EvE markets tutorials

Vertisce Soritenshi

The Scope

Gallente Federation

Likes received: 2,271

#70 - 2012-08-21 13:21:25 UTC

Pay attention people! Pro tip for you all!

Skip Windows 8.

Thats it. Stick with Windows 7. Microsoft is following their trend of "Good OS, Bad OS". XP was good, Vista Sucked, 7 is good, 8 sucks, 9 will be good, 10 will suck...and so on. It has been this way from the beginning.

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Tax Evading Ass. 189
Radius Prime Tax Evading Ass. Likes received: 189	#71 - 2012-08-21 13:43:47 UTC 1 Hope windows 8 uses a bit more of my hardware. Wonder why an enthousiast should keep buying new hardware if none of the available software uses it. Stupid consoles wrecked the gaming world. Reopen the EVE gate so we can invade Serenity. Goons can go first.

Othran

Route One

Likes received: 787

#72 - 2012-08-21 13:51:00 UTC

Sam Bowein wrote:

Hey,

Microsoft released the consumer preview of Windows 8 today, has anyone installed it yet and tried to play Eve on it ?
I'm not sure I'll go through the trouble of installing it if I can't play Eve on it

Tiles 2012™ runs Eve fine. In fact it runs Eve better than Windows 7 because all of the Aero interface is gone and it only draws rectangles on the UI.

Whether you want to use Tiles 2012™ is an entirely different matter Blink

Titus R

Exhumer Industries

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#73 - 2012-08-24 06:42:38 UTC

I've just installed the Windows 8 Pro version on a backup Harddrive and i've noticed a couple things... Unsettling.

1: My CPU is running at a higher percentage and is hotter now. But not by a little by a lot... Almost 15 Degree's Celcius.
2: If i even attempt to run the usual number of clients, i hit 80c really quickly.
3: I'm sure it's just patch glitches and non-support of Windows 8 officially, but the interface is "flashing" on and off quickly while in space, and disappearing completely at times.

Based on the above, i'm going to have to continue to use my Windows 7 Installation to keep temperatures down primarily. The new features are neat, but nothing a few minor gadget's can't do.

Desktop Specs:
120GB SSD BOOT
2TB Storage
3.2 Ghz Quad Core
8Gb Ram 9-9-9-27 Latency
2GB 570 GTX Nvidia
1600x900 Resoltuion (x2 for two monitors)


Vaerah Vahrokha Vahrokh Consulting Likes received: 5,809	#74 - 2012-08-24 06:45:10 UTC 1 Titus R wrote: Based on the above, i'm going to have to continue to use my Windows 7 Installation to keep temperatures down primarily. The new features are neat, but nothing a few minor gadget's can't do. They do say Windows 8 is "hot" after all. EvE Online portal \| EvE markets tutorials

Caldari Provisions Caldari State 221
Halcyon Ingenium Caldari Provisions Caldari State Likes received: 221	#75 - 2012-08-24 07:48:30 UTC 1 By what I've heard Windows 8 is horrible and shouldn't be used by anyone, EVE Player or not. By the way, since we're already talking, do you want to buy a rifter? I've got the cheapest rifters in Metropolis. If you can find a cheaper rifter, buy it!

Vertisce Soritenshi

The Scope

Gallente Federation

Likes received: 2,271

#76 - 2012-08-27 13:07:05 UTC

I tested Windows 8 on my PC over the weekend. All I can say is this...

My PC is neither a cell phone or a tablet. I will not re-install this crap on my PC nor will I ever install any future version of Windows that looks or works anything remotely like this pile of steaming crap. If I have to I will go back to using Linux and running everything within shells of other OS's.

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Kat 5 Kaos 10
veritas primus Kat 5 Kaos Likes received: 10	#77 - 2012-08-27 14:05:31 UTC 1 Windows 7 is pretty darn solid and will be supported for the next decade.

Ishihiro tanaka

Viziam

Amarr Empire

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#78 - 2012-10-16 18:34:00 UTC

At first glance, windows 8 may seem like a nice improvement, just as win 3 did when we all migrated from Dos to a GUI.

However, the windows app store will not allow PEGI rated games at all, nor games containing profanity or otherwise insulting apps, just look at the terms of use for developers.

Expect the desktop version to fade to history once windows 8 hit, just as MS-DOS did back in the nineties and as such, if MS doesn't change its terms, expect EVE to not make it in the windows store.

An interesting read about this can be found here:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/179420/the_next_twenty_years_what_.php?page=1

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Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 429
ctx2007 Republic Military School Minmatar Republic Likes received: 429	#79 - 2012-10-16 20:57:57 UTC 1 win7 is only a few years old so no point changing it for new if your happy with it You only realise you life has been a waste of time, when you wake up dead.