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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DfG9ufgxA4
This 1 minute video I made was a quick look at the beauty and detail of Guild Wars 2 graphics. I don't even understand how the graphics can be so good in GW2 when it is not yet set for multi-threading or multi-core natively, and is not optimized for GPUs. GW2 is running on one core of my quad-core AMD CPU. I am blown away thinking about how much room for improvement the game has given how stunning it looks already. I talk over the vid, and you can hear my excitement for the graphics of GW2, and my boredom with WoW graphics. As a years long Warhammer player I am proud to see the genre incorporating all the important aspects (PvE, PvP, imagery) into one big title game. We are closer to perfection now.
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Those are good aesthetics not good graphics, for good graphics look for AOC.
Agree 100%!
I loved the art style in WoW, and in FFXI... I don't care for the realistic look either.
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Tera has better graphics than GW2. Far better.
The graphics are good but not even close to the best I've seen.
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FFXIV, TERA, and AOC all have far superior graphics. Gameplay in GW2 is pretty fun though, the combat isn't my favorite but maybe i'll learn to like it.
have you played ffxiv on max settings? makes you wonder what 2.0 is going to look like.
Nice OP... i agree, it's pretty sweet huh.
Here's a nice look at some high res gw2 gameplay. Granted, yeah they're the skills videos we've all seen, but take a look again now with everything we've learned over the past few months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JRMBvpqGPI&feature=related
These may not be the best graphics, could use a slight bit of unreal engine gore in the hits imo, but they sure aren't bad graphics by a long shot......lol.
How many games have we played that don't have a need for CG cutscenes for advertisement? Not many
Plus it's been in the design philosophy from the start to make it playable on older PC's. Not optomized yet, and some people are runnin it on some sorta old systems already.
For those that wanna hate on gw2, that's fine, they can play what they like.
I'll be in the game in this video having a blast, .............and still be able to play other fun games, ....and enjoy the sun(.......if I can turn gw2 off).
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Some people say that other games have better graphics than GW2 and that means they are "hating on" GW2?
Really?!
this the only reply I'm giving to this.....
ask yourself the same " Really?!"
Sorry if you took that the wrong way, but take a look around the forums...
I didn't say anyone in this thread was hating on gw2
But yeah, I apologize... i 'll take more care in what I say in the future
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world of warcraft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heVCojIL6qk
Everquest 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0AAi_YD8s&feature=related
Age of conan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF3AqaCQUVA&feature=related
IM sorry, age of conan still reigns supreme in my book.
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for me this are the best MMORPG in terms of graphics:
- FF 14 (no doubt is the best here)
- Tera ( awesome graphics of world but characters are a crap in terms of art style)
- Guild Wars 2 ( graphics arent in max on betas)
- Age of Conan
- LOTRO (great graphics almost as good as AoC)
I think the graphics on Tera are great, but they remind me of an xbox 360 game. Plus you know what they say about putting lipstick on a pig? It's still a pig. Give me solid gameplay over beauty any day.
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I had to refresh my memory about what tera looks like, Yes they are ok graphics but it lacks foliage. And just because it has a good skybox doesn't mean that the graphics are fantastic.
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^ for sure, still makes me wish it would have had a better release. I'm one of the many that got burned, even bought the CE.
Seems like graphics should be better by miles in this day and age with all games, considering the hardware people are running.
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Thats how the gw2 fanboys think, if you say something bad about the game, you are a hater. GW2 graphics are good, but not that great, and if feel like a b2p MMO compared with some P2P games, talking about graphics.
So as a matter of discussion, you have personally seen the graphics fully optimised?
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I would say that GW2 has better graphics than any other mmorpg except AoC and TERA. AoC and GW2 both have excellent art direction while TERA (in my opinion) fails in the art direction due to goofy asian stuff.
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I will play no more MMORPGs until somethign good comes out!
Probably should have put this in the GW2 section. Posting it in General is just begging the trolls to come out and kick sand in your face. The title alone is an incitement to riot.
I really don't care about the graphics of a video game. The gameplay/mechanics of a game are far more important. The best games don't need to have awesome graphics.
I wholeheartedly agree. I'm in love with the aesthetic look and feel of GW2, and the graphics already more than please my senses. I'd be perfectly content if games never evolve to look any better than this. I encountered some extremely low res textures on some objects when viewed up close, and I hope they get updated, but such instances were few and far between. When considering that this game has yet to undergo optimization for the GPU, I am very excited to see what the results might be.
It was also great to see that such a visually pleasing game could perform so well. My modest specs (I7 860 clocked to manufacturer settings at 2.8gHz, Radeon 5770, 8GB ram, probably a generic mobo) ran the game extremely smoothly, much more smoothly than some much older MMOs like Aion or AoC. As some other posters have pointed out, I believe techniques like the blurring of background landscape are responsible for lightening the load on your processor while also complementing the game's aesthetics perfectly. That's great design.
I'm glad you posted the link to the AoC video. The graphics have "aged" since I played the game. I'm sorry, but to me the GW2 engine, on max settings, is at least as capable, if not more so, which combined with a superior aesthetic gives it the clear win.
Taste is subjective, (I always thought EQ2 was horrible, at the same time that some people were oooing and aaaahing over the glossy plastic look), but it you try to put aside personal taste, it's pretty clear that the GW2 engine is already above par. Also, it will only improve as the game is properly optimized.
We can argue on which MMO has the best graphics and personal taste will ensure we never agree, but there shouldn't be any disputing that GW2 is a contender, along with some other games, for that title.
Edit: I pretty much forgot to take screen shots during the stress test, but grabbed a few. This one is my favorite:
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I have the graphics cranked up and running without a hitch and there is definitely some beautiful scenery. I'll try to post some pics here when I get home if anyone is interested.
AoC definitely had some good scenery though but a different art-style. I like GW2s artstyle and hopefully that will translate into massive pvp without lag or too much lag. The debilitating lag in AoC and Aion, in large battles, would render PvP unplayable at times. (I haven't played Aion since before 1.2, server lag may be better now. AoC did get better since launch but still there since I last played in Godslayer) . They all looked good to me overall, though. Different styles for different lore and feel of the game's tone and it all fit.
I haven't gotten into WvWvW in GW2 yet. How is the lag so far? I know about the whole graphics card optimization thing. GW2 can only go up from here.
GW2 is very nice, and I prefer the art design to other mmo's. The graphics are moderately good.