Serious lag in WC3: FT

[FongMan]

I play Frozen Throne with my cuz in Miami almost everyday. But i notice when there's alot going on i lap seriously. I'm running on my MBP 1.83, 1GB, 128MB VRAM. I'm pretty sure this laptop is strong enough to run this game on full. So i want to know if the lag is due to the computer or internet connection. The lag is a mixture of delay (more than likely connection) and very very skippy & freezing gameplay. What do you guys think? Internet or hardware?

[jaxstate]

I have to say it must be the internet connection. I use to play on a 800Mhz iMac G4 on default settings, with no problems.
I play Frozen Throne with my cuz in Miami almost everyday. But i notice when there's alot going on i lap seriously. I'm running on my MBP 1.83, 1GB, 128MB VRAM. I'm pretty sure this laptop is strong enough to run this game on full. So i want to know if the lag is due to the computer or internet connection. The lag is a mixture of delay (more than likely connection) and very very skippy & freezing gameplay. What do you guys think? Internet or hardware?
If you like WCIII, you should give Warhammer 40k a try. It's soooo much fun. (you'll need XP loaded)

[FongMan]

I really hope so. I guess i'll find out when i go to Miami this summer...Jamaica sucks. Thanks alot :)

[Pressure]

I play Frozen Throne with my cuz in Miami almost everyday. But i notice when there's alot going on i lap seriously. I'm running on my MBP 1.83, 1GB, 128MB VRAM. I'm pretty sure this laptop is strong enough to run this game on full. So i want to know if the lag is due to the computer or internet connection. The lag is a mixture of delay (more than likely connection) and very very skippy & freezing gameplay. What do you guys think? Internet or hardware?

Just out of curiosity but how do you install it?

I can install it but can't play. I can't update manually either . . .

MacBook Pro here.

[FongMan]

ummm....well i just installed it regularly really. Put in the CD then CD key and installed. Put in Frozen Throne CD and key, installed. Then ran the game. Battlenet and it updated itself. And....yeh that's basically it, didn't do any alterations or anything, just straight installation.

[FongMan]

Only problem i really have other than the lag is that rarely it would just exit/crash on my but that rarely happens fortunately, but other than that no prob here.

[Xeem]

Why not load those same maps as single player custom games to rule out internet lag?

[FongMan]

Well as i said it only happens when alot is going on in the game. Single player doesn't have the same amount of stuff running. So i not getting a full test. I can't get 2 teams each with 3 full armies battling each other all at the same time in the single player mode like when i play with my cuz and his friends

[Xeem]

Sorry, I should have read closer. I would definitely say that the slowdown you're experiencing is hardware; more specifically, the fact that Warcraft 3 (and Frozen Throne) are not Universal Binaries. You have to run WC3 through Rosetta; some slowdown is bound to happen in any modern game using Rosetta. Hopefully they release a Universal Binary patch for it soon.

[FongMan]

Oh i see. Wow thought they woulda made it UB by now...thanks alot