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Other Gaming => Video & Computer Games => Topic started by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 14, 2011, 03:23:57 PM

Title: Pc gamer question.
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 14, 2011, 03:23:57 PM

Can you run an MMORPG or any downloaded program off of a flash drive? I want to put http://fiesta.outspark.com/support/download (http://fiesta.outspark.com/support/download) on my flash drive so I can play regardless of where I am, would that work? or would I have to download the files and install it on the computer I am using?

Title: Re: Pc gamer question.
Post by: SomeKittens on January 14, 2011, 03:25:00 PM

That depends.  Also, if it's not a U3 drive, it's a bad idea to run things off of it.

Title: Re: Pc gamer question.
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 14, 2011, 03:53:53 PM

What does it depend on?

Title: Re: Pc gamer question.
Post by: SomeKittens on January 14, 2011, 03:55:59 PM

It varies from game to game.  A general rule of thumb is that the more complex the game is, the less likely it'll be to run.  Does it depend on the Registry or anything else saved on the computer (appdata/My Documents)?

Title: Re: Pc gamer question.
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on January 14, 2011, 03:58:56 PM

Im not sure, I am currently downloading it, so I can't check atm.

Title: Re: Pc gamer question.
Post by: browarod on January 14, 2011, 05:32:49 PM

Before I got my laptop, I ran World of Warcraft from an external hard drive when I wasn't at home, and it worked great (if the computer had crappy hardware, though, it sometimes lagged or looked bad, but the game ran from the drive fine). I don't know about flash drives, but external hard drives aren't too expensive (especially if you just need a small one) and that would be a mobile alternative.