Originally posted by ShakyMo We've seen a few images we've seen what the engine is like, its not going to be a cartoon game.
Thats a relief, its getting to the point where its becoming a major issue, if the graphics arent overly cartoony, their cell shaded 'stylised' like borderlands, can't stand them myself, and one of the features of SW;TOR that i actually find pretty irritating. So not going that whole cartoony type of art style is a huge plus in the games favour imo.
The EQ Next art, both the original and the latest model look like the art you find in a Dungeons & Dragons book. Not realistic, not cartoony, but high fantasy.
I like stylized graphics in the right game, jet set radio, crazy taxi, hotline Miami,warcraft 3, Monaco, Torchlight etc.. but they wouldn't suit EQ, but no worries they won't be anyway.
Better??? there seems to be shoulder pad trend here it seems and all similar to EQN pic.
The shoulder pad trend you mention is due to those specific armor sets being designed specifically for jousting competitions. They are not the sets that would have been worn into a real battle. Just saying.
I hope it has a high fantasy style look. Not realistic, nor cartoony. I want things to fly in the air, insects, birds. Also the trees should be gloomy like in Innothule Swamp, but vibrant and tall like in Greater Faydark.
Stuff on the ground, sandy paths. But all in toned down colour palette.
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Originally posted by Rinna I wouldn't be disappointed as long as it was an incredible game.
Same here. Been playing Planet Explorers, a multiplayer sim-style sandbox game, and the graphics are downright goofy but because the gameplay is fun for me, it just somehow seems to work.
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WOW and Wildstar are the most similar looking mmo's graphics wise. how can you like one and not the other? unless of courses you're just a.....
i want to point something out here real fast, WoW and WS look nothing alike grapics wise, astetics wise yes but even there a large amount of difference has started to show with each new video, but grapics wise not at all.
people are always mistakeing grapics for astetics,
grapics is in a nut shell the shapness of the images or the power of the engine to make the images.
astetics is the style of the way it appears what colors are used and what kinda fill the images are given.
and in a lot of way astetics is far more important then the grapics it is why some older games still look better then newer ones.
here be my favorite video for explaning this.
F2P may be the way of the future, but ya know they dont make them like they used to Proper Grammer & spelling are extra, corrections will be LOL at.
EQ WONT have a WoW style of cartoon-like style. SoE is not that dumb, well it is SoE after all. I don't see it happening the current pic that was leaked last week was the proof.
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if the gameplay is superb and truly sandbox then I could care less if they go the route of wildstar graphics, planetside 2 graphics or even go far east Aion style, that said:
if the gameplay is mediocre or "ok" at best, the graphics can keep me playing longer if they are awesome looking. Just the way it is, there isn't any other games out there right now anyway beside planetside 2 and the occasional GW2 tournament that I even care about anyways.. so the game would have to be pretty bad to make the graphics design be the reason I don't play.
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Thats a relief, its getting to the point where its becoming a major issue, if the graphics arent overly cartoony, their cell shaded 'stylised' like borderlands, can't stand them myself, and one of the features of SW;TOR that i actually find pretty irritating. So not going that whole cartoony type of art style is a huge plus in the games favour imo.
I know this is PS2 they are talking about but you can get an idea how great the forgelight engine is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCcPM_Hlaqw
The shoulder pad trend you mention is due to those specific armor sets being designed specifically for jousting competitions. They are not the sets that would have been worn into a real battle. Just saying.
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THis isnt really a fair comparison.
That WoW Screen in Current 2012-2013
The EQ Screen is 1998-1999.
So Yes, I would expect there to be a great deal difference.
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I hope it has a high fantasy style look. Not realistic, nor cartoony. I want things to fly in the air, insects, birds. Also the trees should be gloomy like in Innothule Swamp, but vibrant and tall like in Greater Faydark.
Stuff on the ground, sandy paths. But all in toned down colour palette.
You know when you play too much MMO's when your partners pants have become a rare drop.
Same here. Been playing Planet Explorers, a multiplayer sim-style sandbox game, and the graphics are downright goofy but because the gameplay is fun for me, it just somehow seems to work.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
WOW and Wildstar are the most similar looking mmo's graphics wise. how can you like one and not the other? unless of courses you're just a.....
i want to point something out here real fast, WoW and WS look nothing alike grapics wise, astetics wise yes but even there a large amount of difference has started to show with each new video, but grapics wise not at all.
people are always mistakeing grapics for astetics,
grapics is in a nut shell the shapness of the images or the power of the engine to make the images.
astetics is the style of the way it appears what colors are used and what kinda fill the images are given.
and in a lot of way astetics is far more important then the grapics it is why some older games still look better then newer ones.
here be my favorite video for explaning this.
F2P may be the way of the future, but ya know they dont make them like they used to
Proper Grammer & spelling are extra, corrections will be LOL at.
If anything, I think the art style will be closer to what you get in Planetside 2 than SWTOR stylized graphics.
I'm not worried one bit about the style as gameplay, at least to me, is more important.
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EQ WONT have a WoW style of cartoon-like style. SoE is not that dumb, well it is SoE after all. I don't see it happening the current pic that was leaked last week was the proof.
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It will if it captures more revenue.
If it resembles WoW,no thanks.I've really had enough of that style of graphics.That's why I wont be playing Wildstar.
If it looks like GW2,EQ2,TSW and others,then I'm happy.
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I'd prefer a Vanguard/ EQ2 art direction..
if it turns out EQN is cartoony,I'll puke.
in other words,I'd be very disappointed
if the gameplay is superb and truly sandbox then I could care less if they go the route of wildstar graphics, planetside 2 graphics or even go far east Aion style, that said:
if the gameplay is mediocre or "ok" at best, the graphics can keep me playing longer if they are awesome looking. Just the way it is, there isn't any other games out there right now anyway beside planetside 2 and the occasional GW2 tournament that I even care about anyways.. so the game would have to be pretty bad to make the graphics design be the reason I don't play.
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