I figured out why the graphics in all the screenshots I have seen look so flat and dull:

LIGHTING EFFECTS APPEAR TO BE NONEXISTENT.

Is this something that is just missing from the Beta stage and planned to be added?  Has it already?  If so, who has some good screens with the lighting effects in place?

 lighting effect will not be added until open beta or release

everything is set on low in the beta

There are high graphics settings pics floating around somewhere on the intarwebz.

Originally posted by Ashyrnor

There are high graphics settings pics floating around somewhere on the intarwebz.

Really?  I guess my tubes aren't long enough, because I couldn't find any.

the lighting system is in the game, and it has been in there for at least over a month now. It made a huge difference when the implemented it into the beta.

what do you want the shit to look like , gears of war? the graphics are fine better than any mmo besides conan. just as good as LOTRO if not better
 

Originally posted by medafor

what do you want the shit to look like , gears of war? the graphics are fine better than any mmo besides conan. just as good as LOTRO if not better
 

Thats definitly pushing it. LOTRO graphics are much better when set to full but thats a bad comparison, LOTRO doesnt expect 100's of players on the screen at once.

Anyway the full graphics/lighting system is NOT implimented yet. Maybe on the elder servers cant say on that. I wish I could understand the need for high graphics in a RvR/PvP game. Maybe I'm odd but I personally am not looking at how realistic that bush looks when I'm giving or taking a nuke to the face....

like um look here for lots of high quality pics:

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/195574

Fail senses... tingling!

This bears an uncanny resemblance to the whole dx10 thing with Age of Conan. Lets hope we don't get a rerun, where maxed out graphics aren't properly tested clientside and turn out to be unable to deliver :(

This, coupled with the rumours that basic features like trophies not being in, kill quests not being retroactive and tier-based length on dwarven beards not having made it into the game worries me (I'd assume that goes for orc size too).

Originally posted by AranStormah

Fail senses... tingling!

This bears an uncanny resemblance to the whole dx10 thing with Age of Conan. Lets hope we don't get a rerun, where maxed out graphics aren't properly tested clientside and turn out to be unable to deliver :(

This, coupled with the rumours that basic features like trophies not being in, kill quests not being retroactive and tier-based length on dwarven beards not having made it into the game worries me (I'd assume that goes for orc size too).

Trophies ARE in. At least I got a couple through quests. Cant say I found one off another player though. Not all kill quests are retroactive and Paul said in a podcast not ALL killquests will be like that. There is an npc (usually one at every camp) that will give you exp based on how many mobs you killed of the type he hates. And lastly Mythic said a long time ago that the  beards and growth stuff are shelved for now. It was "fluff" that simply wouldnt be in at launch. The tech is still there though especcialy if they do it by tier. The magus disk does change per tier.

I do hope they put the full graphics options in for OB though that way they will be tested before launch.