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bltzkriegmcanon · 09-13-2004, 06:56 AM

My problem with the game is the lack of extremely good graphics. I realize this title is meant to be played on "lesser" machines, those that are 1.5GHz and less and have a 2-3 generation old GPU. I know that Blizzard did this to grab a wider, less hardware enthusiastic crowd, and for the most part, the graphics are good. Not great, just good. The only place where the graphics are bad, not even close to good, is character models. Most every character model looks just a little better than EQ's character models did before they released Shadows of Luclin. That was 3+ years ago! How is it that an MMORPG upgrade from 3-5 years ago better than a game that's brand new?! Oh I know. It's a little thing called "bit mapping". That's was Luclin did. Everything that your character put on looked like they were actually wearing it. Take plate armor. That shit hangs off your character by at least an inch, because it's actually there. Most shit in WoW looks like it's painted onto the character. NPC character models, for the most part, look really, really dated.

99% of the spell effects simply look awesome. My roomate, BlueMax has a mage on the closed beta (Punchinelli 44 Mage) and every spell he casts looks incredible. All the shit he wears looks cool, and has that Luclin effect. Most of the shit I wore during stress test was mail and it literally looked like it was painted onto my body. Even chain mail should look like it hangs a little loose, and moves with the person.

Overall, my experience for the Stress Test was good. I got to lvl 20 before it was over with, so I know I won't be getting into closed. I just simply didn't get to play enough. Which really shows how much fun I had. "I didn't get to play enough" is a strong statement. It shows that I was getting that addiction to playing going. I was majorly having fun, I never felt once that I was "grinding", unlike EQ where grinding was a damn way of life, and every time I logged on, I felt like I was going back to a 40-hour a week job.

I will admit, however, that Lasereth is very correct about the people on the Stress Test Beta. Most are incredibly stupid. They can't work as a team. Most have probably never played an MMORPG. Many have probably never played a single game before.

09-13-2004, 06:56 AM	#55 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	My problem with the game is the lack of extremely good graphics. I realize this title is meant to be played on "lesser" machines, those that are 1.5GHz and less and have a 2-3 generation old GPU. I know that Blizzard did this to grab a wider, less hardware enthusiastic crowd, and for the most part, the graphics are good. Not great, just good. The only place where the graphics are bad, not even close to good, is character models. Most every character model looks just a little better than EQ's character models did before they released Shadows of Luclin. That was 3+ years ago! How is it that an MMORPG upgrade from 3-5 years ago better than a game that's brand new?! Oh I know. It's a little thing called "bit mapping". That's was Luclin did. Everything that your character put on looked like they were actually wearing it. Take plate armor. That shit hangs off your character by at least an inch, because it's actually there. Most shit in WoW looks like it's painted onto the character. NPC character models, for the most part, look really, really dated. 99% of the spell effects simply look awesome. My roomate, BlueMax has a mage on the closed beta (Punchinelli 44 Mage) and every spell he casts looks incredible. All the shit he wears looks cool, and has that Luclin effect. Most of the shit I wore during stress test was mail and it literally looked like it was painted onto my body. Even chain mail should look like it hangs a little loose, and moves with the person. Overall, my experience for the Stress Test was good. I got to lvl 20 before it was over with, so I know I won't be getting into closed. I just simply didn't get to play enough. Which really shows how much fun I had. "I didn't get to play enough" is a strong statement. It shows that I was getting that addiction to playing going. I was majorly having fun, I never felt once that I was "grinding", unlike EQ where grinding was a damn way of life, and every time I logged on, I felt like I was going back to a 40-hour a week job. I will admit, however, that Lasereth is very correct about the people on the Stress Test Beta. Most are incredibly stupid. They can't work as a team. Most have probably never played an MMORPG. Many have probably never played a single game before. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3