This is not what I call a downgrade

[Gramul]

My only issue with the lights is that the shadows look too dark or they're way too sharp for distant objects.
Otherwise it looks great.

[Punainen]

I wish they'd show what La Noesca, Coerthas, and Mor Dhona looked like.

OMG, I would LOVE to see Coerthas!

[Babydoll]

Yeah, SE has by far redeemed itself Hehe gj Yoshida and team!

[Jocko]

I think you're missing the point. No doubt, the new dynamic lighting brings a lot of depth to the environments, so much so that I don't even mind the drop in texture quality, and really puts you in the game

The problem is, the new animations pull you right back out

[Seig345]

I was afraid they were toning the graphics down a bit at first, but after watching that live session video with Yoshi-P messing with the in-development demo... all my fears were destroyed X) The biggest ones anyway... Definitely feeling like a kid waiting in line for an amusement park ride X)

[Punainen]

I think you're missing the point. No doubt, the new dynamic lighting brings a lot of depth to the environments, so much so that I don't even mind the drop in texture quality, and really puts you in the game

The problem is, the new animations pull you right back out

Which new animations? As everyone says, the lack of start-stop animations may be added before launch, as this is pre-alpha footage we're looking at.

And I'm not missing any point. Many people have 'complained' about 'bad grass' and other graphical 'downgrades'.

[Shougun]

Which new animations? As everyone says, the lack of start-stop animations may be added before launch, as this is pre-alpha footage we're looking at.

And I'm not missing any point. Many people have 'complained' about 'bad grass' and other graphical 'downgrades'.

I know no one likes hearing about grass - specially since its such a low priority but honestly having a post processing filter or another higher res grass model (option) is not an impossible request. Like I wouldn't mind have 3'd branches with leaves - but I understand that's not a plausible request for lower end pcs and ps3. Making the desire known is not a bad thing...

[Orophin]

Which new animations? As everyone says, the lack of start-stop animations may be added before launch, as this is pre-alpha footage we're looking at.

I have good vibes about what Yoshi-P is doing with the game, but at the same time, I'll be cautious and reserve judgment for anything in-game until retail. We got burned the last time we assumed things from alpha and beta were going to be drastically changed in retail. Honestly, if there's something you see that you don't like and it's still present in closed beta, make your concerns loud and vocal, because from a game engine standpoint, huge revisions probably aren't going to be made in between open beta and retail.

[HiirNoivl]

I wouldn't bust out the balloons just yet, but... those motions and expressiveness of the Quest NPCs is head and shoulders above what we have now.

[Starlord]

I have good vibes about what Yoshi-P is doing with the game, but at the same time, I'll be cautious and reserve judgment for anything in-game until retail. We got burned the last time we assumed things from alpha and beta were going to be drastically changed in retail. Honestly, if there's something you see that you don't like and it's still present in closed beta, make your concerns loud and vocal, because from a game engine standpoint, huge revisions probably aren't going to be made in between open beta and retail.

Well.. if Beta looks and Feels Really awesome then you can say were getting this .