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

[bobbygunz]

Exactly, these Graphics are better than 2.0 for 2 reasons: Textures and Shadows.. the Rocks

Textures got reduced though, actually.

Overall, those gameplay videos make the game look like a definite improvement, but seeing some of the screenshots really make you second guess. Especially that Warhammer Online-esque cathedral. It looks really bad and dated. And, just in general, textures on surfaces look terrible in those 2.0 screenshots.

The shadow effects look good though. It's just a shame that some stuff had to be reduced (such as texture quality). It will be interesting to see environments like Uldah where the overhead shadow effects don't play as significant a role.

[Laraul]

Textures got reduced though, actually.

Overall, those gameplay videos make the game look like a definite improvement, but seeing some of the screenshots really make you second guess. Especially that Warhammer Online-esque cathedral. It looks really bad and dated. And, just in general, textures on surfaces look terrible in those 2.0 screenshots.

Anyone complaining about textures needs to look a little harder...

That does not look like low quality textures being used... And really do we want ultra-high resolution textures? NO! They take up valuable video ram and don't improve the overall appearance by much.