Lord of the Rings Online - choppy?

[Labyrus]

Hey guys.

Ok, here's the deal. I'm playing LOTRonline and it seems way too choppy for my machine. Here are the details:

The GAME: You can choose graphics details from very low, low, medium, high, very high, ultra high. The game said my optimum performance would come with the "high" setting so that's what I went with. Res is 1200x800, windowed and full-screen.

My MACHINE:
Vostro 1500, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 4M L2 Cache
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD display with TrueLife for Vostro 1500
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 DIMM
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
160GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive, 7200RPM,
Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, SP2
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem, for Inspiron
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, w Roxio Creator
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Vostro 1500
Factory Enable 40GB Primary Partition, Remainder Secondaryfor Latitude, OptiPlex Precision

So on this machine, should I really be running into choppiness? I'm running off a cable modem and the areas in the game I've been to so far aren't very populated.

I can get my character to move fine and everything, it just isn't a seamless transition...it jerks.

Any suggestions?

 

[dude_se]

its called lag.
how badly does it do it though?
getting lag online isnt just about your gpu specs, there are other factors to consider

 

[Labyrus]

Well, it seems to do it everytime I sign on. I'm beginning to wonder if it could be the cable company up here...

At my old cable company, before I moved, I played WoW without any problems and that was on an older machine.

I have noticed my videos take longer to buffer up here...hmmm.

 

[dude_se]

well my knowledge of online gaming is very little, as i dont really do it.
whats your connection speed anyway?

 

[silent1mezzo]

Its most likely a problem with your connection. Your cable company could be throttling your speeds for games.