Want to get into EQ2 - Page 5

Noah · 02-20-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by aduros

Where the fuck are they hiding those character models?

In VG where you will get 8fps with 10+ people on the screen.

Niber · 02-20-2008, 02:23 PM

True story, you can't raise model detail and expect to have decent raid performance.

icKx · 02-20-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Niber

True story, you can't raise model detail and expect to have decent raid performance.

At least not with the game relying so heavily on the Cpu.

Calthine · 02-20-2008, 10:24 PM

Skimming through this, the last word I saw on the skeletal revamp was at Fan Faire:
Allakhazam.com: Everquest II: Guide: SOE Fan Faire 2007: Into the Future Panel

Flaming Homo · 02-21-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Illuziun

You're a fucking idiot if you don't think EQ2 lacks severely in armor models and unique looking characters.

It has got better, back in T5-T6 it was a huge joke. A raid geared person would look the exact same as an lvl10 in full newb island gear. At lest now a high end person gets a few colors while the newb just stays with shades of brown.

I agree. After all, T8 fabled plate should look like hot pink short-shorts and rhinestoned halter tops, not that tacky metal garbage they give us.

And where are our sky-scraper shoulder guards and air-craft carrier sized weapons?

Oh, before I forget, WoW is waiting for you.

Toldain · 02-21-2008, 02:16 PM

Gods, if you are looking for ugly models, try the Vanguard High Elves. Talk about "skeletal"-there you are. I made a high-elf psionicist (with teh red hair, of course), and man, I could barely stand to look at him. I mean geez, aren't elves supposed to be the "fair folk", not the "are you really still alive" folk?

Ajeco · 02-21-2008, 02:25 PM

The big mistake Vanguard (read Brad McQuade) made regarding characters was that they only had 1 skeletal model and sacrificed race individuality.

What I heard EQ2 art devs were doing was making atleast 4 different skeletal models. It would still be faster doing 4 different models then... 32 (and then some) models.

I think they're going for a happy medium between current EQ2 and Vanguard, but with much MUCH better looking character models (which btw, has very little to do with character appearance).

P.S.: I have no idea what Vanguard art devs were doing all this time with their character models. 4ish years in the making and they still looked horrid as hell.

Calbiyum · 02-21-2008, 04:43 PM

Show me a game with better character models than EQ2.

icKx · 02-21-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Flaming Homo

I agree. After all, T8 fabled plate should look like hot pink short-shorts and rhinestoned halter tops, not that tacky metal garbage they give us.

The plate designs are actually good, too bad they're the only ones.
As for fruity colors and rhinestones... I've seen so much chain for my scout in various shades of hot pink and teal I wanna puke.

And shut the fuck up about WoW already. Nobody is saying they want that Disney cartoon style. But SoE is lazy as hell when it comes to armor design and everyone knows it - including them. Appearance slots anyone?

Flaming Homo · 02-21-2008, 06:28 PM

icKx, there are some chain sets that are good looking. They're the sets that look more like plate than they look like chain, though. I think the best looking plate sets are the designs used for ebon vanguard and the variant recolors thereof.

I've seen quite a few posts on this subject from people who basically are saying they want EQ2 to look like the Saturday morning cartoons they watch while eating bowls of fruit flavored sugar cubes. For those kiddies, WoW is waiting.