I agree with you lights! I also played OFP after GR.
Sure the animations were a step back from GR but the gameplay is what I liked. I'm looking forward to this release.
Same problem! FX5500 is supposed to support 2.0 shaders. I guess I'll stay with BF2.
As for the older ATI cards working......
The answer is right there during startup of GRAhhhhhhh.
ATI's a sponsor.
If your a serious squad player this is a can't miss. It's the way BF should be played and what Joint Ops wanted to be.
When the new patch comes out I envision even better game play as the bunny hoppers are going to lose their jump and shoot ability.