IMPORTANT: Everyone playing on Windows 7 or 8.1 immediately stop and upgrade to Windows 10.

Another factor might be the cause as well. Running on an old bloated install of an operating system (which ever it is) isn't as good as running on a fresh install. When upgrading to 10, you are comparing the old bloated 7 to a freshly installed 10.

It could simply be cleaning up the registry was all you needed.

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Nubatron wrote:

I think this thread is more about not staying on Windows 7 rather than moving to Windows 10 for performance reasons.

Really? Might I suggest taking a second look at the OP? Just read the first sentence, ffs. ;)

That said, a balance between security and performance is something we all want. Moving from 7 to 10 may represent a performance boost, but it also represents a number of compromises, most of which are especially offensive to informed and/or power users.

I genuinely think that Linux will represent that ideal compromise in the near future. The concerns you raise about trust are virtually a non-issue, since A) profiting off of users is not a prerequisite to the software's survival in the FOSS world, and B) code which is hostile or otherwise undesirable to the average consumer is immediately and transparently visible, virtually guaranteeing its removal or (more likely) non-inclusion.

Again, "near future." I don't think Linux is there yet. (And I know many stalwart Linux advocates would protest against that statement vehemently. But it is my opinion nonetheless.) But I do think it will be there very soon, and is worth keeping a close eye on.



Edit: Another reasonable question which I don't see many people asking is, "Why do all my other games perform really well on Windows 7, yet PoE alone requires changing my OS to Windows 10 to achieve acceptable performance?"

I don't know the answer to this question, but I do think it is a question worth asking. Does anyone know the answer?

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gibbousmoon wrote:

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Nubatron wrote:

I think this thread is more about not staying on Windows 7 rather than moving to Windows 10 for performance reasons.

Really? Might I suggest taking a second look at the OP? Just read the first sentence, ffs. ;)

That said, a balance between security and performance is something we all want. Moving from 7 to 10 may represent a performance boost, but it also represents a number of compromises, most of which are especially offensive to informed and/or power users.

I genuinely think that Linux will represent that ideal compromise in the near future. The concerns you raise about trust are virtually a non-issue, since A) profiting off of users is not a prerequisite to the software's survival in the FOSS world, and B) code which is hostile or otherwise undesirable to the average consumer is immediately and transparently visible, virtually guaranteeing its removal or (more likely) non-inclusion.

Again, "near future." I don't think Linux is there yet. (And I know many stalwart Linux advocates would protest against that statement vehemently. But it is my opinion nonetheless.) But I do think it will be there very soon, and is worth keeping a close eye on.

His post is about improving performance. He saw significant improvement going to windows 10. He clearly is advocating to move to an OS that improves performance. If you can get similar results from something else, I highly doubt the OP would push against that. The spirit of an argument is important as well.

On my phone so I’ll respond the the latter paragraphs later....just wanted to get that out of the way.

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Nubatron wrote:

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gibbousmoon wrote:

Really? Might I suggest taking a second look at the OP? Just read the first sentence, ffs. ;)

That said, a balance between security and performance is something we all want. Moving from 7 to 10 may represent a performance boost, but it also represents a number of compromises, most of which are especially offensive to informed and/or power users.

I genuinely think that Linux will represent that ideal compromise in the near future. The concerns you raise about trust are virtually a non-issue, since A) profiting off of users is not a prerequisite to the software's survival in the FOSS world, and B) code which is hostile or otherwise undesirable to the average consumer is immediately and transparently visible, virtually guaranteeing its removal or (more likely) non-inclusion.

Again, "near future." I don't think Linux is there yet. (And I know many stalwart Linux advocates would protest against that statement vehemently. But it is my opinion nonetheless.) But I do think it will be there very soon, and is worth keeping a close eye on.

His post is about improving performance. He saw significant improvement going to windows 10. He clearly is advocating to move to an OS that improves performance. If you can get similar results from something else, I highly doubt the OP would push against that. The spirit of an argument is important as well.

On my phone so I’ll respond the the latter paragraphs later....just wanted to get that out of the way.

I see. Perhaps you accidentally said the opposite of what you wanted to say.

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gibbousmoon wrote:

I see. Perhaps you accidentally said the opposite of what you wanted to say.

Very possible. I hate typing long responses on phone so might have phrased it poorly.