Everquest the original graphics suite me just fine. I think they had character, you can tell the artist put some heart into them. The artist can only do what they can with the tools provided. If I can tell the artist put their heart into their work no matter how primitive the tools are .. I usually am quite happy. I have often wondered if the artist for the original graphics were different than the artist that updated the graphics during Luclin. To me it feels like there wasn't much passion in making those updated models. I actually prefer the first ones.
I agree with you, I turn all my new models off when playing EQ1. I prefer the blocky old models from 1999-2000, But I can't help but wonder if its nostalgia talking as opposed to if they were actually "better". I will never know considering that I consider myself with a strong bias.
Strange, considering your sig has nothing but the newer models in it.
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I agree with you, I turn all my new models off when playing EQ1. I prefer the blocky old models from 1999-2000, But I can't help but wonder if its nostalgia talking as opposed to if they were actually "better". I will never know considering that I consider myself with a strong bias.
Strange, considering your sig has nothing but the newer models in it.
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"Hero of Time! Face me!"
L2.. or some will kill me for this EQ2... thats as far down the chain as I'll go.
Admittedly I'm a graphics whore... and I maintain a high end machine to suit my taste.
I consider artistic design more important then a lot of polys.. as you will see by some of my choices.
The only MMO's I like the graphics of are:
Vanguard
LOTRO
WoW
AoC
WAR
L2
Of those WoW and Vanguard are the only ones I enjoy playing, and Vanguard is dead as far as I'm concerned... so I'm playing WoW.
Grymm
MMO addict in recovery!
EQ,SWG preCU,L2,EQ2,GW,CoH/CoV,V:SOH,
Aion,AoC,TR,WAR,EVE,BP,RIFT,WoW and others... no more!