WAR (Warhammer Online)

Awesome graphics, awful gameplay.

I just have to comment,lol not because i'm a WAR fan but because i'm non biased  :D.

The graphics are what you could expect for a massive RVR game,they are right,anything more and it  would lag a ton.Good game? IMO anygame that wants players to kill each other rather than get along and co op with each other is leading the MMO p[ath in the wrong direction.That format doesn't even hold well for a strong community.Runescape updated there textures/graphics after many years and WOW has not,yet the majority continue to play WOW,so i think it shows ,players care very little about quality.

IMO the graphics mean a lot ,however i believe the majority of players out here ONLY care about mounts/gimmicks and how fast they can level or how easy they can own another player.None of witch i mentioned offers a challenge or equates to a well made project/game.It is all superficial things that gamers are clinging too.

I might add that picture above my post ,actually shows a LOT of bad graphics,it's not even funny.This shows there really is a lot of people out there that can't tell good from bad graphics.Look the pants,they look like a simple texture not like cloth or actual stitching.The buckles on the boots and the wrist guards are again a texture with no sepration.There is mainly a lot of grey texture used in the background,witch will help the lag,but doesn't add much to the looks.The guys shirt,again one texture pasted onto him,instead of an actual metal mesh on top of the cloth or vice versa.There is literally no seperation in that player mesh at all,nor is there any realistic metal/cloth looks,no use of shaders,that picture pretty much looks like a console game.

Originally posted by Wizardry

IMO anygame that wants players to kill each other rather than get along and co op with each other is leading the MMO p[ath in the wrong direction.

What about encouraging players to work together to kill other players? :)

You can throw comparison models all you want. Yeah they added a few more model meshes for the Game but in the end of the day they arn't to far off from EQ graphics. Just a more detailed model mesh on the same model.

eh just ignore it , the OP is obviously on something and thats why his eyes are soo messed up , that or he is just trolling for the fun of it  im sure his eye sight isnt that bad , ya the vah look good , for its time but no its nothing like war so stop trying to convince your self it is .  OMG they used some method other mmo have used before , pfft so it makes them like every other game made , rehashed .  Doesnt matter how they do it as long as it looks good , and it does .

Good graphics is more than mere polygons, its also design and placement. Compare the great atmoshere of the world of LOTRO despite not so much polys and the bleak VG world despite the detail. Cant say about WAR yet, I havent seen enough. It sure has no killer graphics and design, but its not as bad as EQ1 heh. I wonder too however, if the graphics can be set higher after beta. Especially the sight distance is awfully low.

Originally posted by Wizardry

I just have to comment,lol not because i'm a WAR fan but because i'm non biased  :D.

The graphics are what you could expect for a massive RVR game,they are right,anyuthing more and it  would lag a ton.Good game? IMO anygame that wants players to kill each other rather than get along and co op with each other is leading the MMO p[ath in the wrong direction.That format doesn't even hold well for a strong community.Runescape updated there textures/graphics after many years and WOW has not,yet the majority continue to play WOW,so i think it shows ,players care very little about quality.

IMO the graphics mean a lot ,however i believe the majority of players out here ONLY care about mounts/gimmicks and how fast they can level or how easy they can own another player.None of witch i mentioned offers a challenge or equates to a well made project/game.It is all superficial things that gamers are clinging too.

I agree the graphics are a big part for me but i could care less for Graphics so long as the game play is there.

Originally posted by Noggin

Originally posted by Wizardry

IMO anygame that wants players to kill each other rather than get along and co op with each other is leading the MMO p[ath in the wrong direction.

 

What about encouraging players to work together to kill other players? :)

That will be very few and far between,pretty much your own guild will go into battle together.You will never have more than say 10 co op with each other even in a RvR game.There will be tons of little groups spread all over.So you have a few getting along ,that's not a whole community getting along.You play a game like FFXi ,designed around community,it's all kinds of different players from different guilds helping each other.It is just the way the game is designed,after years many people all know each other,because at some point in time they all helped each other.

I prefer that over a community that might know each other because they kill each other and hate each other.

Well, here are a few shots.

WAR (Max, forced AA & AF). LotRO (Max, DX10). AoC (Max). and finally VG (Max, forced AA).

I do think the argument is rather moronic though. They all look great in their own ways.