If you can play CoH now, you'll probably be able to play it with GR, since Ultra Mode is completely optional, and because the minimum system specs won't be changing much, as far as what's been reported and posted from Hero Con by attendees and devs alike.
Right now, the GMA3100 is the "low end" of *supported* video for CoH for Mac. If that's eliminated for some reason, the GMA950 will be eliminated along with it.
Because the 3100 and 950 share so many features, CoH will probably continue to work for the 950 (albeit unsupported) until the 3100 is eliminated as supported hardware.
There is a chance that *could* happen, though, if the graphics engine undergoes a major update that forces the 3100 out of the running. Right now, though, there's no official word that will happen.
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I know that my unupgradable GMA 950 video card in my macbook is no longer supported by COH.
I know that I have been living on borrowed time by continuing to play the game in safe mode and putting up with mousebugs and bad graphics.
With the economy as it is, I won't be able to purchase a new computer.
But I just have to say:
I will be really really sad if Going Rogue will end entirely my ability to play COH.
Just wanted it to say it to those very few people who regularly read this forum (i.e., Manga and maybe, just maybe, a dev)
Triumph Lurker: mintmiki 50 emp/archer
basically, if you see a miki on Triumph, it's probably cute and it's probably me.
Huge thanks to cuppamanga and all the folks in the mac help forum for prolonging my borrowed time on this game.