I'm buliding a new PC soon and want to try a new MMO that will really wow me graphically.  I know that graphics aren't an MMO's strong suit, but they're my favorite genre of game.  So what MMOs are very graphically impressive on their highest settings?  Thanks!

Originally posted by aveet

I'm buliding a new PC soon and want to try a new MMO that will really wow me graphically.  I know that graphics aren't an MMO's strong suit, but they're my favorite genre of game.  So what MMOs are very graphically impressive on their highest settings?  Thanks!

The top AAA  MMOs as far as pushing the limits of a high end PC would be:

• LOTRO
• AoC
• EQII
• EVE {kinda]
• Vanguard
• Guild Wars
• Lineage II

Then later on are:

• Aion
• Earthrise
• Jumpgate Evolution

There are prolly more, but I can't think of them atm!

Don't forget Guild wars and Lineage 2.

The Chronicles of Spellborn will be released soon and it's one of the most graphically intense games I've ever played in some areas of the world.  In fact, there were some zones that my friends couldn't enter with me because their computers couldn't handle it.  The visuals are amazing in places like The Athenaeum, The Green District(<-- This one especially) and raftyards.  Also, the game is a lot of fun with active combat and a number of features you won't find in other games.

Vanguard..EQ2..AoC

AoC - Vanguard.

- Age of Conan

- Lord of The Rings Online

- EverQuest II

- Vangaurd: Saga of Heroes

EVE has good graphics, but doesn't really push your system. Lineage II's graphics model wise are poor, although it does have nice textures and some cool effects. A mid-range system could run it though. Guild Wars has pretty dated graphics, you could run it easily on an entry level system.

Originally posted by aveet

I'm buliding a new PC soon and want to try a new MMO that will really wow me graphically.  I know that graphics aren't an MMO's strong suit, but they're my favorite genre of game.  So what MMOs are very graphically impressive on their highest settings?  Thanks!

I think Vanguard is the most intensive and the best looking so it wins in my books.As far as games that make a system struggle,that could just be a zone/map done with too many objects for DX9 to handle,the limit is pretty much standard around 500 objects.VG pushes it because it has such a large /expansive view distance.

EQ2/AOC/LOTR are all close and not bad,i doubt there is a game that would really send your eyes into oblivion lol.What we need is more games to do like NWN/UT ,by allowing outsiders to make content for their games,we would get a ton better product.I have seen stuff made by the Unreal community,that is just over whelming,IMO that community has the most diverse talent of all the games.

Lookout for Mortal Online and Earthrise,those two games may look real good.NCSOFT has gone back to licensing the Unreal engine,so i can only guess they were not happy with the CRY engine that AION is using.They are releasing Blade and Soul this year that uses the UE3 engine.

Originally posted by Wizardry

Originally posted by aveet

I'm buliding a new PC soon and want to try a new MMO that will really wow me graphically.  I know that graphics aren't an MMO's strong suit, but they're my favorite genre of game.  So what MMOs are very graphically impressive on their highest settings?  Thanks!

I think Vanguard is the most intensive and the best looking so it wins in my books.As far as games that make a system struggle,that could just be a zone/map done with too many objects for DX9 to handle,the limit is pretty much standard around 500 objects.VG pushes it because it has such a large /expansive view distance.

EQ2/AOC/LOTR are all close and not bad,i doubt there is a game that would really send your eyes into oblivion lol.What we need is more games to do like NWN/UT ,by allowing outsiders to make content for their games,we would get a ton better product.I have seen stuff made by the Unreal community,that is just over whelming,IMO that community has the most diverse talent of all the games.

Lookout for Mortal Online and Earthrise,those two games may look real good.NCSOFT has gone back to licensing the Unreal engine,so i can only guess they were not happy with the CRY engine that AION is using.They are releasing Blade and Soul this year that uses the UE3 engine.

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Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by aveet

I'm buliding a new PC soon and want to try a new MMO that will really wow me graphically.  I know that graphics aren't an MMO's strong suit, but they're my favorite genre of game.  So what MMOs are very graphically impressive on their highest settings?  Thanks!

 

 

The top AAA  MMOs as far as pushing the limits of a high end PC would be:

• LOTRO
• AoC
• EQII
• EVE {kinda]
• Vanguard
• Guild Wars
• Lineage II

Then later on are:

• Aion
• Earthrise
• Jumpgate Evolution

 

There are prolly more, but I can't think of them atm!

 

 

That's a bit of a misnomer, while LOTRO is stunning, debateably the best looking, its NOT really pushing anything, and that's to its credit, its scales better than any other game on that list and hold up while doing to.

Here's a list of Extremely Graphic intense games coming out sometime this year..

Aion - http://aion.mmosite.com/

Tera - http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2009-01-21/20090121235331530,1.shtml

Blade and Soul - http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-07-31/20080731004136040,1.shtml

and a Few other MMO's that are going to have High Graphics (not anything as good as the ones above, but above most of today's games).

Dragons Nest - http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-11-13/20081113001643605,1.shtml

Mabinogi: Heroes - http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2009-02-22/20090222193816553,1.shtml

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by aveet

I'm buliding a new PC soon and want to try a new MMO that will really wow me graphically.  I know that graphics aren't an MMO's strong suit, but they're my favorite genre of game.  So what MMOs are very graphically impressive on their highest settings?  Thanks!

 

 

The top AAA  MMOs as far as pushing the limits of a high end PC would be:

• LOTRO
• AoC
• EQII
• EVE {kinda]
• Vanguard
• Guild Wars
• Lineage II

Then later on are:

• Aion
• Earthrise
• Jumpgate Evolution

 

There are prolly more, but I can't think of them atm!

 

 

* LOTRO  -  No comment.
* AoC - True.
* EQII - No comment.
* EVE {kinda] - WTF
* Vanguard - No comment.
* Guild Wars - Maybe
* Lineage II - No f**** comment.

Are you even serious? lmfao. Maybe they push the limits of a PC with windows 200 and 1.5 GB RAM.

EQ II is great

AoC - Gorgeous

EQII - Only pushes anything because it's optimized like shit

AoC is probably the best looking MMO on the market these days.

 I played both Vanguard and Aoc and my pc is pretty nice, could use a little better graphics card but it can run those 2 games on high settings.  IMHO, Vanguard ftw, that game looked much better to me than AoC and runs better now that it's been fixed over the past year or 2.  Plus AoC is complete shite IMO because it was completely built around a the gimmick of real time combat and not timed combat but to me it's just as repetitive as timed cooldowns and such.  If you want the best looking game and best gameplay Vanguard FTW.

Originally posted by TsukieU

AoC is probably the best looking MMO on the market these days.

This.

Originally posted by Draklon

Originally posted by TsukieU

AoC is probably the best looking MMO on the market these days.

 

This.

I agree.

Playing AoC now and with everything turned all the way up, it's very nice to look at. Everquest 2 has some nice graphics, but good luck trying to run them.

i'll also recommend EVE and Guild Wars

wow....you EvE fanbois get me.....

yeah...looks great....so does a hot fudge sundae.......but passed the sweetness of graphics.....nadda....whether you like it or not....

but keep jeetin around empty space.....