I think it's possible to turn down the detail on effects / landscape in game. I've noticed the reduction in framerate but never had it be so bad as to seriously affect my gameplay.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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