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Cryogenic Consultancy Azure Citizen 0
vincent2829 Cryogenic Consultancy Azure Citizen Likes received: 0	#1 - 2014-06-21 12:27:37 UTC good day, back in the state i got 50 mbps, but i just moved here in japan and currently residing in a military base. the isp provider here has a max 30mbps...and the outside or local ISP's cant or dont have any contract with the military, my isp here is Americable. if

Broke Sauce 4,077
Nevyn Auscent Broke Sauce Likes received: 4,077	#2 - 2014-06-21 12:36:35 UTC Dial up plays EVE just fine. It's not about the data capacity. It's about the latency your connection has.

Game Instrument Applications 72
Meiyang Lee Game Instrument Applications Likes received: 72	#3 - 2014-06-21 12:36:50 UTC Absolute minimum would be a steady ~4-20 kbps, it's an MMO, it doesn't need a lot of bandwidth, just a steady connection. At 30 Mbps you should be more than fine, it'll come in handy for patch downloads. Latency is going to be your biggest issue I think, but there's not a great deal you can do about that.

Low Sec Concepts 760
Christine Peeveepeeski Low Sec Concepts Likes received: 760	#4 - 2014-06-21 12:48:39 UTC agreed, I often play on my phone and depending where I am i may have very little signal on a 3g connection. Eve takes nothing in bandwidth to run. As highlighted the issue will be latency.

Viziam Amarr Empire 198
King Aires Viziam Amarr Empire Likes received: 198	#5 - 2014-06-21 13:12:11 UTC I used to play eve at work on a usb broadband dongle from sprint when they first came out. The connection was crap, I was getting around 256k and the latency was 100ms But it was just fine for playing games, fleets weren't and issue because it was a lag fest back then anyways. I would routinely use about 100mb of broadband for an entire 8 hour shift.

Aliastra Gallente Federation 2,463
Grimpak Aliastra Gallente Federation Likes received: 2,463	#6 - 2014-06-21 13:26:48 UTC think an xDSL 512kb/128kb up/down seems to be the "okay". below that, only depends on latency. issues will always be patch downloads, but besides that, should be okay-ish. [img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img] [quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right

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CCP Falcon Likes received: 13,815	#7 - 2014-06-21 15:14:06 UTC 4 EVE will still run just fine on a 56k modem... ...good luck trying to download updates at that speed though. CCP Falcon \|\| EVE Universe Community Manager \|\| @CCP_Falcon Happy Birthday To FAWLTY7! <3

Killboard Padding Services 910
Kijo Rikki Killboard Padding Services Likes received: 910	#8 - 2014-06-21 15:36:51 UTC CCP Falcon wrote: EVE will still run just fine on a 56k modem... ...good luck trying to download updates at that speed though. At that point I think I'd just email CCP and ask them to send me a CD... You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam.

ashley Eoner

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#9 - 2014-06-21 16:18:08 UTC | Edited by: ashley Eoner

vincent2829 wrote:

good day, back in the state i got 50 mbps, but i just moved here in japan and currently residing in a military base. the isp provider here has a max 30mbps...and the outside or local ISP's cant or dont have any contract with the military, my isp here is Americable. if

SPeed is irrelevant for in the modern era. Latency on the other hand is relevant.

EDIT : Is this a stealth "look how fast/big my internet is!!!" thread?

C C P C C P Alliance 3,194
CCP Explorer C C P C C P Alliance Likes received: 3,194	#10 - 2014-06-21 19:34:52 UTC Latency and stability of your connection is what matters, not raw speed. Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson \| Senior Development Director \| EVE Online // CCP Games \| @CCP_Explorer

Sigma Special Tactics Group 8,697
Herzog Wolfhammer Sigma Special Tactics Group Likes received: 8,697	#11 - 2014-06-21 20:20:54 UTC CCP Falcon wrote: EVE will still run just fine on a 56k modem... ...good luck trying to download updates at that speed though. What would it take for a typical release on a 56.6? Like 39 years or something? Bring back DEEEEP Space!

PlanetCorp InterStellar 1,151
Val'Dore PlanetCorp InterStellar Likes received: 1,151	#12 - 2014-06-21 20:24:35 UTC You can play over a 2G wireless connection. Star Jump Drive A new way to traverse the galaxy. I invented Tiericide

Bat Country Pandemic Horde 19,001
baltec1 Bat Country Pandemic Horde Likes received: 19,001	#13 - 2014-06-21 20:33:50 UTC I remember 56k, playing call of duty and having to aim ahead of where someone was to hit them. Fun times.

Hedion University Amarr Empire 840
Nolak Ataru Hedion University Amarr Empire Likes received: 840	#14 - 2014-06-21 21:38:28 UTC CCP Falcon wrote: EVE will still run just fine on a 56k modem... ...good luck trying to download updates at that speed though. I would pay real life $ if you recorded the sound of an EVE Patch being downloaded via a 56k modem... Same offer goes to anyone who has a 56k modem and doesnt mind recording 5 minutes or so of EVE Patch.....

Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 177
Adira Nictor Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic Likes received: 177	#15 - 2014-06-21 22:37:04 UTC I used to run 4 accounts on dialup. EvE is a lightweight when it comes to speed required to play.


vincent2829 Cryogenic Consultancy Azure Citizen Likes received: 0	#16 - 2014-06-21 23:29:24 UTC Thanks for the replies...fly safe 7o!!

Intar Medris

KarmaFleet University

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#17 - 2014-06-22 00:02:35 UTC | Edited by: Intar Medris

Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:

CCP Falcon wrote:

EVE will still run just fine on a 56k modem...

...good luck trying to download updates at that speed though. Lol

What would it take for a typical release on a 56.6? Like 39 years or something?

24-36 hours give or take a few hours depending on patch size.

I try to be nice and mind my business just shooting lasers at rocks. There is just way too many asshats in New Eden for that to happen.

ShahFluffers

Ice Fire Warriors

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#18 - 2014-06-22 00:03:49 UTC

Nolak Ataru wrote:

CCP Falcon wrote:

EVE will still run just fine on a 56k modem...

...good luck trying to download updates at that speed though. Lol

I would pay real life $ if you recorded the sound of an EVE Patch being downloaded via a 56k modem...

Same offer goes to anyone who has a 56k modem and doesnt mind recording 5 minutes or so of EVE Patch.....

http://youtu.be/6Yc0Nw7IlKs

It's not not 5 minutes... but no one ever needs to hear that sound for more than necessary.

Where's mah munnies?