Do ARR races need an update?

[Larirawiel]

Did they talk about upping the resolution? # of polygons? in character models?

I ask because if you look at say characters legs, you can see that they are somewhat blocky? out-of-shape? Sorry, not good at descriptions... but they aren't 'rounded' like legs are, and have weird angles on them.

I know we don't zoom into close-up of characters legs/arms/etc that much..., but it still throws me off when it happens. always hoping that they will at some point update it so things aren't as blocky/angled/etc as they are now.

The problem is, if you increase the polygon count then you have also to set the minimum requirements for the game higher. More polygons mean more drawcalls and it mean more CPU utilization. Better textures are cheaper than more polygons. But i guess, they will set the minimum requirements higher. Because they want also improve the lighting. And lighting is also more CPU intensive.


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[HollowedDoll]

The problem is, if you increase the polygon count then you have also to set the minimum requirements for the game higher. More polygons mean more drawcalls and it mean more CPU utilization. Better textures are cheaper than more polygons. But i guess, they will set the minimum requirements higher. Because they want also improve the lighting. And lighting is also more CPU intensive.


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That's only a problem for people with laptops from 2009. Let's be real though, they aren't gonna remodel hundreds of gear when they can't even be assed to do hairstyles for some races.

[Larirawiel]

That's only a problem for people with laptops from 2009. Let's be real though, they aren't gonna remodel hundreds of gear when they can't even be assed to do hairstyles for some races.

There are many players with ten years old computers. Look into the technical forums. There was a sound issue, which only appeared on AMD Bulldozer CPUs. And the thread because of this sound issue is huge.


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