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Graphics Where Are they?
Goldknyght
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Ah the graphics i see in beta are they the final cut because DAMN they need work. Looks like EQ graphics to me personally before they did the new Luclin models. I can see how this game might be fun loaded up beta last night and had a little go at it. Is it just me or does this seem like the same MMO you've already been playing also. I hope theres something special about this one because unless the RvR is fun as hell for me i dont see me playing this game past two or three months.
my graphics settings are EVERYTHING AT MAX btw.
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So far I like the graphics. Mainly cos it's a RvR game and setting really high graphics is going to give you extreme lag which will take away the competitive edge. Its gonna suck if you have tons of people fighting and massive lag like some other games.
Those are not the final graphics. AA and AF is still not in for example.
You probably came to the wrong place if you were expecting graphics along the lines of EQ2 or AoC. Warhammer was never meant to be portrayed in that kind of fashion; and if you were a fan of the tabletop genre and/or the novels, you would know right off the bat that WAR's graphics perfectly fit the bill. The gritty art/animation style works for the Warhammer universe - if they implemented graphics at the level found in EQ2/AoC, the devs would betray the Warhammer roots of the game. Personally, I really can't understand how some people find the graphical style to be displeasing - they aren't superb, but they keep me immersed in the Warhammer fantasy the game is supposed to represent.
I think we have Advanced in Graphic Production since 1999 so i would believe that they could implement a better graphics Scheme not a system hog or crazy crap like Vanguard or AoC but a decent Mesh that looks good not dated.
I think you are stretching the truth here a bit with the whole EQ remark the graphics imo are fine not the best but there is no way they could have made them as next gen because once you hit the RVR area's and are having a mass RVR battle then this would be Chaos, the graphics are much better than WoW but IMO not as nice as LoTRO i am personally enjoying them to be honest captures that Authentic WAR feeling for me especially the Greenskins.
Plus you need to realise that this game is direct Competition for WoW so you need to cater for the masses like WoW and you are not gonna do this with super graphics.
I wouldn't count on them adding any kind of AA or AF options in-game. The graphics options are very similar to that of DAoC (going off of my experiences with the game pre-Catacombs) - they are pretty damn basic.
Im not stretching ****. They use pastel color base on these models to give you a illusion of some immersion in graphics but they are EQ models.
Imo, we shouldnt expect a miracle patch for graphics. What we are seeing is what it will be.
For me the graphics are perfect. But I always prefer gameplay over graphics.
The grapchis are, imo, better than EQ and WoW. They for sure not better tan AoC and I think that LoTRO has better graphics too.
Of course, I understand there is a trade off between graphics and lag when you have 200 people on screen.
If someone doesnt like the graphics and the graphics are a main feature in a MMO for him, then he should consider if this is the game for him because I dont think Mythic will improve graphics radically. I may be wrong, ofc.
Looks great to my wife and i , and no its NOTHING liek eq grafix , we were playing eq before war beta and its years ahead of eq lol
Every mmo feels the same couse at the base every single one is the same game . ( talking mmo's of this kind , not flight/fps mmos like eve etc)
Will waR be as good for us as eq was ? who knows no game ever will proly, but is it better than any other mmo offering out there right now ? Yes by far.
In my opinion they look far better than WoWs when AA is enabled. You can force AA and AF with either Nhancer or Rivatuner.
Im not stretching ****. They use pastel color base on these models to give you a illusion of some immersion in graphics but they are EQ models.
Whatever you say, buddy. At least try to act moderately informed about the topic.
Im not stretching ****. They use pastel color base on these models to give you a illusion of some immersion in graphics but they are EQ models.
Check your eyes , clean your screen or something , you must be playing a different game ,my wife and i had eq/war both up and its not even close ,WaR looks good for what it does, Eq still looks like crap on toast.
You want great grafix go try AoC , good luck with the gameplay tho lol
I made this to illustrate the difference to the OP and I was going to tell you which one was EQ and which was Warhammer, then I couldn't remember and they're so alike that I just thought I'd let you guys take a guess at which is which... I sure as hell can't tell anymore, the OP was right!
Im not stretching ****. They use pastel color base on these models to give you a illusion of some immersion in graphics but they are EQ models.
Im sorry but you are just stating Lies about the graphics comparison and i'm not gonna sit here and argue with you cause you are talking out ya ass i will get some shots when i'm back in game and i will dig up some of my old EQ screenies and we will do the comparison yeah.
*EDIT* Well there ya go OP another Fail
I wasn't too happy with the graphics to start with, but went and adjusted my card here and there such as forcing AA to x16 and boom, everything looks really good.
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my complaint about the graffics are the late loading textures and textures that unload and blur in the not to far background or distance. i have all settings to max. i have ati radeon x1650 pro 512mb card. so its not my pc its the game. fun game though.
also the controls and camera and combat and targeting and movement and all that feel clunky. i hope they tune it up.
LMAO Pwned.
I rather sacrifice graphics than gameplay. I'm going to have to turn it down in RvR anyways so it doesn't affect me much.
Animations I agree do look a little clunky and need work.
One of my friends with an ATI card say's he has the same problem but i dont have any Blur issues at all (Nvidea) so maybe it is an issue with ATI?
i just maxed out my graffics options on my catalyst control center so when servers go back up ill see if it makes a difference.
Im not stretching ****. They use pastel color base on these models to give you a illusion of some immersion in graphics but they are EQ models.
Whatever you say, buddy. At least try to act moderately informed about the topic.
Looks simalar to me. The MODELS people. And that luclin cat looks better then WAR's model anyday. Like i said they try to use pastel colors to mimic some kind of good looking graphics when EQ's been using the same ones already. So sorry that you want your graphics to look better then EQ but they dont.
As you can see in the above pictures War doesnt even have the robe off the cookie box character. They mask it with pretty colors and somehow you guys believe that they are better graphics. Come on they could of at leasted had the courtesy to do that. Its not like adding a few more polygonal boxes to the Mesh to add a little more realism to the already Cookie Cutter Models would even be a system hog. Eh guess illusion is everything in the eyes of the blind.
I must remember to keep that appointment at the opticians, clearly my vision is fucked.
And once more for good luck.
Next you'll be telling us that the EQ models are identical to the ones used in Jet Set Willy.
Wow, they do look similar LOL, thats just wrong, a game of 2008 looking like EQ!
And come on guys, the likes of RF online has amazing graphics compared and doesn't have much lag in the massive RvRvR battles, and that game was made a few years back with Korean devs. Surely they can make good looking models now that don't hog up your computer, its not that hard anymore, we don't have or shouldn't have single cores anymore. Problem is devs have to try and please everyones computers but at the end of the day, if they can make COD and Battlefield run smoothly with 48 ppl or wat ever in a small area with top graphics and no lag, then they can cut back a tiny bit for more ppl, how many ppl aren't meant to be displayed on ur screen?
I hope the RvR is good and balanced well, I won't play it till a trial comes out, because I hate wasting money on games that don't deserve it.
Also saying that it would go away from its roots if it had nice graphics is just stupid, one example, the trailer video that they are posting everywhere, thats awsome graphics, I can't wait for the day computers can run that type of graphics, thats amazing graphics without being away from their roots...
Awesome graphics, awful gameplay.
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