So I had a chance to run the new upcoming mac client on my Mac Pro 1,1 4x2.66 - OS X 10.6.8 - w/1Gig ATI Radeon 5770.
I was very impressed. On a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being a flawless no bug client
I give this one an 8.5
The crashes I usually experience when running around the market or teleporting to Orchard or even when entering the Sands NEVER happened.
I ran the client for almost 12 hours without a single crash.
Load times were pretty much the same as WinXP.
Graphics were the only glitch that really stuck out.
I noticed when I ran Coal Chamber that there were graphics that would disappear and re-appear on my screen all the time and it became really annoying.
Also I see rainbow particles all the time where there should be fire on a torch and where there should be water running down a waterfall or fountain.
And the BIG downfall to me deciding to stay using Crossover is that it is only compatible with 10.7 and up.
Im sorry but I already had to upgrade my system to 10.6 just to continue playing this game with crossover
because Turbine made some change a month back that made the game unplayable with Crossover 11
and now Turbine wants me to update to 10.7 just so i can use their client.
You know its funny but when I started playing this game I was on Mac OS 10.4.
So for a game Ive been playing for several years, I "must" use an OS that was only released (and replaced) in the last year and a half.
I wasnt too happy when I was forced to upgrade Crossover to 12 which was only compatible with 10.6 and up, but I made the adjustment.
Im stayin with crossover 12