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Guild Wars graphics or Everquest2 graphics better?
Aseenus
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Guild Wars:
EverQuest2:
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Does it matter?
In my experience from having played both, EQ2 is better appearance wise, but GW has a more vibrant/alive/artistic feel to it, so it depends on what makes 'better' for you. Me, I prefer the effect they achieve in EQ2, but many don't.
I have to say that I love the graphics in both of these games. I think I would say that Guild Wars has better environmental graphics, and maybe even a little bit better character models, but I don't like the way they move.
Everquest II's models, however funny looking they may look when doing emotes, move smoothly and look more natural than the quick, jerky movements of the GW models.
Everquest II's environment may have taken some heat for being plain, but I like it, and I especially like how the gameworld appears to be so alive. In Guild Wars, I do get this sense of the world being alive, but not as much, perhaps because the maps are smaller, I'm not sure.
Anyway, both games are probably my favorite out right now when it comes to graphics alone, both are nicely done.
*edit* removing my posting of the images since OP got his working*
In fairness to EQ2, it depends a lot more heavily on system power as to what the game looks like. In the above still shots GW has a clear advantage in the 'still shot' sense than vs this particular snap of EQ2. As someone below me mentions, there is no flora turned on, and the image settings appear to be set more for a medium-low pc than one with an up-to-date vidcard/ram/cpu system would have.
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EQ2 has more advanced graphic engine. Guild War has better artwork. Lineage 2 too has better artwork while the graphic engine is older. And the fact is, what you see is artwork. Thus better artwork makes better graphic. Unless the engine difference is too big. Which it isn't in this case.
EQ2 looks much better but requires a much beefier machine. GW looks beautiful and I like it but you can see the major differences between the games when you look closely at characters.
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Most annoying thing in Everquest were character graphics (just after too frequent zoning). There wasn't enough character armor/clothing variation. Too often your character did wear samekind clothes/armor - only texture and color changed.
I haven't never played Guild Wars, so I can't comment its graphics.
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Well i reckon it depends what kind of graphic card you using? lol i dont know but heres mine.
everquest 2 grafics are very good too , but guildwars totaly wins in floor textures , EQ2 floors are very flat
actualy i have never seen a so well made virtual world as guildwars , i lot of love was put in every detail
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Well "aseenus" you put the most dodgyst picture of EQ2 lol, which that screenshot is obviously on low graphics :P
so be a man an post the real thing :P
GW
Worth mention is how GW shots won't do it justice due to the living lights while EQ2 is pretty much what you see = what you get with the exception of combat-spell effects, which are very good at obstructing your view when in a party :P
To the OP:
Next time you compare graphics compare both games at minimum or both games at maximum settings. Your screenshot of Guild Wars is at max settings. Your screenshot of EQ2 is at minimum settings.
Both games have excellent environmental graphics. Guild Wars has slightly better environmentals and far better character graphics. EQ's character graphics look like plastic figurines. But EQ2's animations are worlds better than Guild Wars.
Both games have excellent graphics and why anyone would be arguing over "which is better" is beyond me. Arguing which graphics are "better" is silly as it's all subjective. Some people like one style while others like another. Even very minor differences in artwork can attract a vastly different audience.
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