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

[Reaperangel]

^ made up statement.

http://massively.joystiq.com/

There is a article on the engine and how scalable it on for future systems also.

"Yoshida went on to show the game running on a colleague's Sony Vaio laptop, sporting a Core i5 processor. 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," he added."

[Saiph]

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

Perhaps because it isn't the final product, but to be honest i was looking forward to upgrading my PC to play this beautiful new game, and it seems to be LOWER than that of 1.0. Anyone else feel the same way?

Could you give us some examples of what exactly looks worse then before?

[Laughter]

It looks fine to me. Perhaps they are just optimizing it.

[bobbygunz]

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,"

oh lol, sorry, he obviously changed statement from 85% optimised to 70% optimised between ChinaJoy and Gamescon for some reason.

[KiriA500]

Like, the only part of the new screens that I personally think looks worse is the lack of Depth of Field, but that's not something that's on by default in the current game. Give me that blurry distance, and we'll be fine.

[ShepardG]

I want to PAY square enix to let me help moderate the English forums. This community needs a bit more of an iron fist IMO. Threads like this one and the people that make them need to be disciplined in the form of temp bans.

Imagine if you will a new player slightly interested in the game, apprehensive about purchase based on the past of this MMO. They want to see how the community is, see what problems are actually coming up in game, and how the company responds.
They get to a thread like this or all those damn grass threads, or the jumping threads...
If these are all I see I'd be turned off from purchasing/playing this game. It's pathetic. Most people that would "step up" and call these posters out for posting blindingly idiotic threads and statements, don't even come to the forums anymore except to laugh at the people who type before they think.
It's like keyboard diahrrea in here.

[TaalAzura]

I want to PAY square enix to let me help moderate the English forums. This community needs a bit more of an iron fist IMO. Threads like this one and the people that make them need to be disciplined in the form of temp bans.

Imagine if you will a new player slightly interested in the game, apprehensive about purchase based on the past of this MMO. They want to see how the community is, see what problems are actually coming up in game, and how the company responds.
They get to a thread like this or all those damn grass threads, or the jumping threads...
If these are all I see I'd be turned off from purchasing/playing this game. It's pathetic. Most people that would "step up" and call these posters out for posting blindingly idiotic threads and statements, don't even come to the forums anymore except to laugh at the people who type before they think.
It's like keyboard diahrrea in here.

This post was worse than mine.

[bobbygunz]

I want to PAY square enix to let me help moderate the English forums. This community needs a bit more of an iron fist IMO. Threads like this one and the people that make them need to be disciplined in the form of temp bans.

Imagine if you will a new player slightly interested in the game, apprehensive about purchase based on the past of this MMO. They want to see how the community is, see what problems are actually coming up in game, and how the company responds.
They get to a thread like this or all those damn grass threads, or the jumping threads...
If these are all I see I'd be turned off from purchasing/playing this game. It's pathetic. Most people that would "step up" and call these posters out for posting blindingly idiotic threads and statements, don't even come to the forums anymore except to laugh at the people who type before they think.
It's like keyboard diahrrea in here.

It would reflect more poorly on their integrity to filter out everything except what they wanted to hear. People would say "S.E. not listening to feedback, AGAIN"

[Ingolf]

I want to PAY square enix to let me help moderate the English forums. This community needs a bit more of an iron fist IMO. Threads like this one and the people that make them need to be disciplined in the form of temp bans.

Imagine if you will a new player slightly interested in the game, apprehensive about purchase based on the past of this MMO. They want to see how the community is, see what problems are actually coming up in game, and how the company responds.
They get to a thread like this or all those damn grass threads, or the jumping threads...
If these are all I see I'd be turned off from purchasing/playing this game. It's pathetic. Most people that would "step up" and call these posters out for posting blindingly idiotic threads and statements, don't even come to the forums anymore except to laugh at the people who type before they think.
It's like keyboard diahrrea in here.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the OP. There should never be a time when people with personal grievances shouldn't be able to post about them in a calm way. The amount of duplicate threads mocking an innocent thread was far worse for people new to these forums.

[ShepardG]

No .
NO .

We have seen a grainy 13 min grainy cellphone video of pre ALPHA screenshots and gameplay. Think about that for a second....let the reality of it set in.

OP must have a Jump-to-conclusions mat. It makes ABSOLUTLEY no sense to post an UNFOUNDED concern about something that has been addressed MULTIPLE TIMES
AND IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY ON THESE FORUMS.