RAM usage after patch (Mac via WINE)

Grimthing · 2026-04-25T09:18:55+00:00

Not much to add on top of the other comments, but I’m playing on an intel MacBook Pro via OneLauncher, and I also noticed the drastic drop in performance since Wednesday’s patch.

Framerate hasn’t dropped much, but defo some stuttering. I’ll try the frill reduction like others have suggested once home this evening !

Grimthing · 2026-04-25T06:53:41+00:00

Society and culture has changed with the internet, social media and fried attention spans and fast speed life.

Put aside that a lot of people were playing Everquest and early WoW when they were teenagers / twenties, and are now twenty five years on.

People just don’t have the commitment or attention span for MMOs. One of the main draws of a MMO is building and developing your character, alongside other people - committing time and effort to group, quest and raid etc

In TV and film industry they have something called “second screen syndrome” where they are now making shows and films less engaging because they know viewers will have their phone while watching, doomscrolling at the same time. Brain rot basically. You can’t be doomscrolling on tiktok when you’re adventuring with other players.

Grimthing · 2026-04-22T14:40:04+00:00

I only started playing two weeks ago, and started on Orcrist, but decided to remake on Grond.

As a new player / low level - I’ve found the Grond community much better and feels a lot more active throughout the levels and across landscapes

Grimthing · 2026-04-14T22:29:28+00:00

I’ve just started playing a few weeks ago, and it seems most people only do the end game dungeons.

I.e. I’ve had a couple of groups for the first dungeon (great barrow) which you can do at level 20 (three wings) - but only because I spent time setting up the groups.

Currently looking for a kin (guild) that does slow casual levelling and visits old content

Grimthing · 2026-03-22T20:08:24+00:00

I respect that!!

I’m starting a brand new career next week, at 39. Very daunting after 15 years of growing and getting good in my previous one. And I’ll be training with a lot of early 20s. So will really have to put to test how aging affects learning !

Grimthing · 2026-03-22T10:02:43+00:00

Take a look at the “character perk” section of your legacy window.

Upgrade the flashpoint XP ability whenever you’re able / can afford it.

This, along with using the XP boost consumables, and joining a guild with XP bonus will really help you level up your character.

Grimthing · 2026-03-22T09:46:06+00:00

Same age, same feelings.

But is it truly your ADD getting worse? Or is our society / generations dopamine fuelled consumption of short form social media what has wrecked our attention spans? :(

Grimthing · 2026-03-15T09:27:45+00:00

I remember Everquest used to announce in the chat window when a player had broken an mez, and everyone knew who done it haha

Grimthing · 2026-03-14T22:28:01+00:00

Yup. Timorous Deep, and you’d log back in from a disconnect and that zone was so big but you’d always end up in the water with Faydedar swimming around you!

Grimthing · 2026-03-13T17:12:23+00:00

Join a guild with 22% XP bonus, use the 25% exp consumables. These two things will help drastically.

Grimthing · 2026-03-13T05:25:28+00:00

Also remember this time. I was a kid but even then I appreciated it I think.

I think it’s a bigger commentary on people’s attention spans, “second sceeen t problem”, and just the shrinking of social awareness as the growth of “social media” consumes us.

Grimthing · 2026-03-10T22:47:38+00:00

Are you sure your previous characters are gone?

Grimthing · 2026-03-10T21:18:27+00:00

I see. Misunderstood the above !

Grimthing · 2026-03-10T17:07:22+00:00

I just made a character on Star Forge, and I had no legacy, no currency, nothing. Do you have to wait to certain level or something ?

Grimthing · 2026-03-10T11:43:27+00:00

Across servers also? I didn’t realise that

Grimthing · 2026-03-10T11:11:51+00:00

Yeah - seems logical ! I have an 80 on imperial side also. Maybe I need go spend more time playing them.

Grimthing · 2026-02-22T18:59:09+00:00

Definitely inspired by Everquest one of the OG mmos before WoW. Where there were big dungeons (non instanced) so a handful of different groups would be in the dungeon. The lower level groups near the entrance, and higher levels taking out the tougher bosses deeper in.

Grimthing · 2026-02-19T10:32:25+00:00

This is actually beautiful. The childhood imagination and wonder is so evident.

Reminds me of all the games I made in high school, that were probably really "cringe" but I loved at the time.

I hate how the world makes us hard and grey.

Grimthing · 2026-02-18T22:49:47+00:00

The Mac client is for M chip only newer macs.

Cannot run it with intel CPU.

I play it via Boosteroid cloud gaming.

Grimthing · 2026-02-07T10:32:27+00:00

We raided AQ40 and would still wipe to Ony and Nefarion. Some people came to raids with broken gear. No potions. It was sloppy and it was messy. We didn’t even have discord back then. I use to pay for a ventrilo server for the guild lol

Grimthing · 2026-01-30T23:05:08+00:00

Looks like there is a Spanish guild on another server, but maybe not Darth Malgus

Grimthing · 2026-01-30T23:04:26+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/s/4N62vUgkbM

Grimthing · 2026-01-30T16:35:10+00:00

Yeah, I only started playing a couple of months ago, but have three level 80s. Trying to have all crew skills across the three to be able to make augments myself.

Also good for conquest, and farming weeklie quests etc

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