Well, he must have a machine that isn't up to the game's specs. I have a box equivalent to the recommended specs and it runs just fine, at average to high settings.
I disagree. I love the world of Warhammer (fantasy and 40k) for the rich possibilities for stories within them. I've played various WH tabletop games (Rogue Trader, 40k, Epic, Space Hulk, Tyrannid Attack) but the most fun I've ever had with the WH worlds is with roleplaying, in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and homebrew WH40k RPG settings.
The fantasy MMORPG market is poorer for this loss.
Here's the handwaving from the SW RPG, in a nutshell. The Kessel run is through very dangerous space, with lots of gravity wells and the like that make hyperspace travel very tricky. Most pilots have to plot a course way around the nastiest parts or risk tearing their ship apart on a black hole or whatnot. Han Solo bragging about only 12 parsecs means that he plotted a course right through some of the worst regions, shaving a respectable distance off the trip.
Or you can just assume that Lucas didn't know squat about astronomy, which is where I stand.:)
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Well, he must have a machine that isn't up to the game's specs. I have a box equivalent to the recommended specs and it runs just fine, at average to high settings.
I disagree. I love the world of Warhammer (fantasy and 40k) for the rich possibilities for stories within them. I've played various WH tabletop games (Rogue Trader, 40k, Epic, Space Hulk, Tyrannid Attack) but the most fun I've ever had with the WH worlds is with roleplaying, in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and homebrew WH40k RPG settings.
The fantasy MMORPG market is poorer for this loss.
Here's the handwaving from the SW RPG, in a nutshell. The Kessel run is through very dangerous space, with lots of gravity wells and the like that make hyperspace travel very tricky. Most pilots have to plot a course way around the nastiest parts or risk tearing their ship apart on a black hole or whatnot. Han Solo bragging about only 12 parsecs means that he plotted a course right through some of the worst regions, shaving a respectable distance off the trip.
:)
Or you can just assume that Lucas didn't know squat about astronomy, which is where I stand.