Player with potato laptop vs instanced PvE

[robintan.4068]

Hello there.
 

I always wanted to do more instanced PvE content like raids and strike missions, but I'm worried I'd be more of a hinderance to the squad if I join. I am currently playing on a decent laptop that can run the game normally, but when tons of effects and players show up on screen, I swear I can hear the poor thing cry as it struggles to pump out frames while smelling wires frying. Next few seconds become a lagfest and then BAM I'm downed. *cough cough EoD cough*

 

Dungeons and some fractals seem to be fine as long as I crank the graphics down to low, but sometimes it only barely does the job. The last time I tried raiding was with some guildmates trying to teach me the very first encounter (Vale Guardian I think). I'm still in the process of saving for a decent gaming laptop so I can turn this into a purely work laptop. My question is, do I have to worry about the other raid encounters dropping frame rate or not so much? 

[TexZero.7910]

You'll probably struggle to raid as a fair number of the effects are directly tied to graphics and model count. If you can't run at a minimum medium then you'll find effects not loading to be a common issue.

[robintan.4068]

Oh dang. After looking at some videos of other bosses, I see what you mean. :<
I'm still going to try to find a way to attempt it on low. 

[TexZero.7910]

You could always try to lower all the quality at low but keep model limits at medium.

If that doesn't work, then it's sadly time to look into a replacement/upgrade.

[robintan.4068]

I'm currently doing that now and it seems to do the trick quite well, though I'm being extra careful with effects. I tried it first with fractals just to be sure, but when I start raid training with some buddies this week, I'll be sure to do tons of tests with it. At least with raids, I'm more confident my poor Ideapad laptop can survive it, but world versus world? It is an instant NOPE. You can immediately hear the laptop wish for death when a zerg suddenly swarms you.😅

In case it fails, I'm not entirely sure what to get, but I currently have my eyes on this laptop: link

[LadyMari.7920]

I raided for years on a potato laptop. There are some things you will never see, but you can get the rhythm of and know when to dodge. ie I never knew the Cairn platform had a texture/img on it. I simply learned the radius that I needed to stay inside so that his projectiles went over my head.

That being said, I built my gaming rig in 2020 and it's like playing the game for the first time.

[Sobx.1758]

2 hours ago, LadyMari.7920 said:

I raided for years on a potato laptop. There are some things you will never see, but you can get the rhythm of and know when to dodge. ie I never knew the Cairn platform had a texture/img on it. I simply learned the radius that I needed to stay inside so that his projectiles went over my head.

That being said, I built my gaming rig in 2020 and it's like playing the game for the first time.

Similar experience here, started out on potato, missed quite a bit of textures and fps was... suboptimal. Still managable. Of course it will depend how potato one's hardware is, but yeah.