Screenshots!

[tmp]

I seem to have a miniature drunken sailor hosing me down:

I'm greaty impressed by quality of waxing available in Hyborian Age.

[apocrypha]

I'm greaty impressed by quality of waxing available in Hyborian Age.

Yeah except look at that huge chunk taken out of my ankle! 

[Sky]

In AoC its simple to tell which guys play female characters. Only they will undress their characters in a diseased slaughterhouse while waiting for boss to respawn.

Nudes. Again.

Of course, you did attempt to flirt with them...

Why do people keep posting topless girls. The game being M and the official forums allowing it doesn't mean we will. Stop that. Fuck.

It's the only reason I'm reading this thread! Bring on teh bewbs!

Actually, I'm trying to figure out why everyone thinks the graphics are so great, they look ok but not outstanding) You can argue style and I'll agree, but EQ2's engine has had teh shiney for years. And the armor isn't all that hot looking, so it's not even that big a knock against EQ2's style imo.

[schild]

Uh. "I don't know why people like the graphics" says the man who hasn't played the game. WTG.

[Mrbloodworth]

Actually, I'm trying to figure out why everyone thinks the graphics are so great, they look ok but not outstanding) You can argue style and I'll agree, but EQ2's engine has had teh shiney for years.

Some times you just like to go against the flow don't you? For one, eq2 doesn't use near the texture resolution AOC does.

This image sums up my response to your posting.




And just for comparsions:



V.S



Do not take this as me saying eq2 is an ugly game, we have been down this road. But TECH WISE, and artistic skill wise, AOC wins.

[HaemishM]

Having started to play EQ2 again on a box that can actually handle it, I'd have to say yes, AOC is a much prettier, more technically impressive graphics engine. It runs like ass in comparison but it has a reason to.

[AcidCat]

EQ2's engine has had teh shiney for years.

Conan is a much better looking game, just from a technical standpoint. Of course you can argue style forever, but I think Conan also pulls off its realistic style better too.

[lamaros]

The number of good SSs in this thread is a little small for such "great" graphics. I'm assuming it must be better animated, or something.

e: Typo, a bad ones.

[NiX]

The number of good SSs in this thread is a little small for suck "great" graphics. I'm assuming it must be better animated, or something.

It's just like any game where in-motion looks better and has its moments. Cityscapes in Conan are particularly beautiful. Outside of that? It's ok. The detail that goes into some things is just amazing.

[photek]

Actually, I'm trying to figure out why everyone thinks the graphics are so great, they look ok but not outstanding) You can argue style and I'll agree, but EQ2's engine has had teh shiney for years.

Some times you just like to go against the flow don't you? For one, eq2 doesn't use near the texture resolution AOC does.

This image sums up my response to your posting.

http://eq2.mondespersistants.com/images/images_art/200.jpg

Holy crap, that jester deserves a spot in the I Raff, I Ruse thread 

[Slayerik]

The number of good SSs in this thread is a little small for such "great" graphics. I'm assuming it must be better animated, or something.

e: Typo, a bad ones.

WTF you been playing to think these screenies are bad anyways? Definetely not any MMOs.

AoC brings good gameplay with good graphics. True story.

[tmp]

AoC reminds me of Vanguard a lot graphics-wise, though it does have visible edge over it. Can't quite put finger on it, but i think it's something to do with the colour palette most of all and how some of these larger cities are put together.

[Signe]

It probably is the colour palette.  We've become too used to the bright and shiny of WoW or something.  I find Vanguard much duller and mundane with their colours than AoC, though.  AoC uses a more realistic palette than WoW, but I don't find it a bit dull or mundane.  I especially like the attention they paid to metals and metallic colours.

[Xanthippe]

It probably is the colour palette.  We've become too used to the bright and shiny of WoW or something.  I find Vanguard much duller and mundane with their colours than AoC, though.  AoC uses a more realistic palette than WoW, but I don't find it a bit dull or mundane.  I especially like the attention they paid to metals and metallic colours.

AoC is simply the best-looking realistic MMO, imo. 

I love WoW graphics but it's cartoony, not realistic, and it is looking a bit dated.  I adore the Disney-esque graphics (Nagrand, in particular).

[apocrypha]

Schild, at level 3, very badly burnt. Just as he's about to go into Tortage. This is what happens when you get lit on fire too many times. And it's disgusting.

I just had this happen with my  shaman when he got lightning fried by a bugged spawn of ~25 Pict stormcasters:

Personally I like it, it makes him look like a goddamned superhero 

[Threash]

I still cant tell if thats a bug or a feature, but its kinda cool.

[lamaros]

I just had this happen with my  shaman when he got lightning fried by a bugged spawn of ~25 Pict stormcasters:

Personally I like it, it makes him look like a goddamned superhero 

Sword and shield made out of cardboard? Awesome look though. Though I think it would be on the PJs side more than the superhero.

I guess the thing in the SSs that makes me go ? is that they are often fantastic in bits but a bit off in others, so they look inconsistent and such. The ones without the inconsistent bits are very good though.

[apocrypha]

Sword and shield made out of cardboard? Awesome look though. Though I think it would be on the PJs side more than the superhero.

I guess the thing in the SSs that makes me go ? is that they are often fantastic in bits but a bit off in others, so they look inconsistent and such. The ones without the inconsistent bits are very good though.

Yeah I totally know what you mean, which is one of the reasons it looks so much better in motion. When you look at a still screenshot your eyes find the flaws but when it's moving you just don't see the glitches and problems.

The way that armour & clothing is modeled rather than just painted on textures means that you get clipping. The animations sometimes have small problems. The textures sometimes aren't applied correctly. But when you're playing it you notice the light reflecting off of the armour, the way his pigtails bounce along when he runs, the way the chain mail coif hanging down from a helmet swings when the character dances, the way the landscapes unfold into epic vistas before you.

If you're looking for flaws then you'll find them, but that's true of any game surely? Conversely if I'm enjoying it and the visual design is good (and coherent) then personally I forgive the inconsistencies :)

[Lantyssa]

I like how the beaded Stygian hair meshes have bounce throughout.  In a screen shot it looks okay, but in motion it adds a lot more than many of the other style which only have points of movement near their ends.

[Miasma]

Got our whole tier 1 cirty up.  Not that it actually does fuck all yet funcom.

[schild]

All those buildings that aren't your keep are attackable. We're just stockpiling til a city does shit other than be a headache. A headache Dark Paradigm should learn vry vry quickly.

[Kirth]

Made a new friend:



Nice touch with the wine stain on the map:

[Miasma]

All those buildings that aren't your keep are attackable. We're just stockpiling til a city does shit other than be a headache. A headache Dark Paradigm should learn vry vry quickly.

I thought they fixed the attackable part?

I know I don't get the attack icon on stuff like walls anymore, although it does bring up an upgrade dialogue even though I'm not an architect...

[Nerf]

They aren't -- I took my mammoth over to our neighbors earlier but wasn't able to damage anything.

On a completely unrelated matter, we're now on Dark Paradigms "shit list", which apparently means they follow you around on horses and try to block your path.

[Slayerik]

Hhahahaha...gotta love PvE bitch servers.

[schild]

Priest spellweaving is pretty fucking awesome. Like the coolest looking thing in an MMOG ever. And makes me even more overpowered. Knockback with every Smite? hahahahhahahaha, suck it.

[Miasma]

Do you only get the statues at 60 or how do you get those?

[Miasma]

They actually added misting over a huge river, it looks even better in motion as it blows over.

[schild]

You get it at 50. It requires a lot of stamina management. I haven't gotten beyond the statues being built yet. Well, not completely. I keep dying.

I got 80% of the life off Akivasha in Sanctum though using it. She has about 30,000 hit points. Using only smites, lance, and rebuke.

[Surlyboi]

Actually, I'm trying to figure out why everyone thinks the graphics are so great, they look ok but not outstanding) You can argue style and I'll agree, but EQ2's engine has had teh shiney for years.

Some times you just like to go against the flow don't you? For one, eq2 doesn't use near the texture resolution AOC does.

This image sums up my response to your posting.




And just for comparsions:

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V.S

(Again)

Do not take this as me saying eq2 is an ugly game, we have been down this road. But TECH WISE, and artistic skill wise, AOC wins.

I'm playing both and i like the graphics of both. But the stuff you pulled outta EQ2 is kinda weak.

Here's a shot of EQ2 Tyburon, (I'll post a shot of AoC Tyburon when I get back to my big rig tomorrow)



I like 'em both. And Conan, while brutally beautiful, lacks a bit of flair, IMO.

[Ookii]

Rain makes the water break into tiles.

[Alkiera]

Rain makes the water break into tiles.

Nah, you're just seeing the edges of the Matrix.  Are you the One?

[photek]

My Tempest chick.





The kids in Old Tarantia remind me of...

[schild]

All the kids in the game look like they've got Downs.

FUCK YOU, I'VE GOT DOWNS.

[Lantyssa]

Trimmed for size.  A lightning strike while standing at the edge of the Bat God's perch.  I love the view distances:




My Dark Templar moonlights as a follower of Derketo: