I play a game called Heroes of Newerth. I play it with all the special graphics effects turned off, and everything turned to its lowest settings.

I still experience lag frequently, and I'm on a brand new MacBook Pro. I know Macs aren't designed for gaming, but Heroes of Newerth is a 2009 game with patches.

I have a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of memory 1600 MHz DDR3, and the Intel HD Graphics 4000 card with 1024 MB of dedicated memory

My idea is that it's probably my connection. I play on my computer wirelessly in the basement of my house, while the router is on the main floor. The router I have is also extremely cheap and unprotected

Could my router situation be causing these spike/lag issues? Do I have to update my Mac somehow? I have no idea

Intel HD 4000 graphics bro
I can play LoL on med settings @ 60 fps
HoW isnt going to fair much better
needs a GPU

so what can I do to solve this?

e/ also is your avatar Shin Chan?

This post was edited by NoMNoK on Nov 1 2014 08:00pm

no
yes


e/
chance it could be lag from router
direct connection is always better


This post was edited by Azenor on Nov 1 2014 08:02pm

lolok

This post was edited by NoMNoK on Nov 1 2014 08:03pm

does it lag on single player without the internet?



Heh.

heroes of newerth is online only, can't test single player

I actually can't think of any single player games I have to check

U need a graphics card.
U can't really game with a built in intel igpu.
Overheating can cause "lag" and slow down as well.
Only option you got is purchase a new computer or a real gaming laptop.

I tried using my macbook connected directly to the router and experienced much less lag

It may be your internet connection but that IGPU will hold you back a lot