Is it just me, or does 2.0 look like it was a LOWER graphical quality than 1.0?

[Eruantien]

^ made up statement.

Not what it says here http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/08...xt-gen-consol/

While the graphics were scaled down for the lower end specs, the game still ran smoothly and looked quite impressive. "This is at about 70 percent optimization,"