Question on Graphics

JBO1

First off this is not a flame on EQ2 graphics...it's serious question. The scenery is crisp and the the landscape is awsome...but the characters seem so artificial....like they all have plastic surgery and were strech to be to smooth and shiny...you know what I mean?? At least from the picture I have seen. I played SWG and the characters seemed more realistic in a way...is that because it is in Alpha or am I looking at the wrong pictures?

Bobjones1303

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Originally posted by JBO1

First off this is not a flame on EQ2 graphics...it's serious question. The scenery is crisp and the the landscape is awsome...but the characters seem so artificial....like they all have plastic surgery and were strech to be to smooth and shiny...you know what I mean?? At least from the picture I have seen. I played SWG and the characters seemed more realistic in a way...is that because it is in Alpha or am I looking at the wrong pictures?

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Yeah, the "plastic" look to the Eq2 models are the only thing that i really dislike.  They are improving the texture models, they have already released half elf, dark elf, and human new skins.  Although in the character creation i really didn't notice the plastic look to them.  But its probly because i was so hyped up for it, i couldn't find any flaws, when i go back and look i'm sure i'll see a little bit of plastic.  But overall i like the Eq2 style of graphics.

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sliver

In character creation they didnt have the plastic problem, maybe its because there were no bright light sources around, or maybe because they fixed it.. but i think the game looks much better in action than it does in screenshots.. and thats saying alot.

Vakktn

Yeah I dont like the looks of the char models either. The backgrounds and armor/weapons look killer but the chars.... I dunno theres just something wrong about them...I made some chars with the char creation CD I got but they still look plastic like....

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=99505
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=99507

Even though they look really cool they still look plasticy IMO.... These screens were taken with a Nvidia 6800 with max graphics FYI.

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JBO1

Okay cool...maybe it's something they need to iron out...I really like the generator in SWG and I heard they were going to do something similar in EQ2...so I was a little confused on those graphics.

Bobjones1303

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Originally posted by JBO1

Okay cool...maybe it's something they need to iron out...I really like the generator in SWG and I heard they were going to do something similar in EQ2...so I was a little confused on those graphics.

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They still have 3 months to go.  I'm not woried about it, i'm sure they'll remove the plastic look to the characters.

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-EQ1 character:Grotub, shaman of the Tribunal server

Coldmeat

I'd be happy if they changed the gauntlets to look like actual gauntlets, rather than the oven mitts they look like in many of the screen shots.

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