Why did they change the entire game pre release?

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• tasburath Member UncommonPosts: 47

  October 2013

  The whole development team was dumped and they started over with a different team if I remember right.

   

  I actually saw two animations from the original team.  One of an elf casting and the other of a griffon flying.  They were amazing even back then and would have looked good even by today's standard.  The current models look nothing like what I saw from the original team.  I can't find the animations now (I really wish I could), but here is a link to an article describing some of the original ideas:

  http://legacy.the-junkyard.net/previews.php?action=viewpreview&id=1

   

  Here is another link to a copy of an article written by the original developer of Horizons.  It's an interesting read:

   

  http://webz.us/hz/htm/wrh.htm

   

  If anyone has links to the original (not the production) 3d animations, please post them.

   
• Nadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798

  October 2013

  found this googling around

  Horizons' history: Birth - Near Death and possible ... - MMORPG.com

  EQ2 fan sites
• tasburath Member UncommonPosts: 47

  January 2018

  I remember the original animations and concepts behind the first iteration of the Horizons concept.
  
  I was beyond excited.  Horizons was going to be a game changer.
  
  What they released wasn't even a shell of what it was supposed to be.  Horizons remains, to this day, the biggest MMO disappointment I ever had.
  
• Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,000

  January 2018

  Exactly why it pays to wait and see what actually comes out after planning.

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