Live Letter XIV Discussion Thread

[Meier]

Hmmm Really? Why do you guys make lousy excuses instead of doing a more thorough job at gear design and graphics?

Could you please explain this then? I am confused

http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020797/Behind-the-Realm

For one you claim the graphics is better in 2.0 than 1.0 but clearly yoshida actually points out how 1.0 graphics was much superior.

Why not put both effort into making, both glamour gear looks nice, along with actual useable gear?

It seems to me that the glamour system was introduce so that you guys can be more lazy and not actually come up with original designs for high level gear, leaving people to use low lvl already in game items to use on their high level equipment...

[Gilraen]

Hmmm Really? How about brain management? Why do you guys make lousy excuses for you’re a better job at gear design and graphics?

I for one think you sir is full of it, and you need to stop lying to us.

http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020797/Behind-the-Realm

For one you claim the graphics is better in 2.0 than 1.0 but clearly yoshida actually points out how 1.0 graphics was much superior.

Why not put both effort into making, both glamour gear looks nice, along with actual useable gear?

It’s clear that the glamour system was introduce so that you guys can be more lazy and not actually come up with original designs for high level gear, leaving people to use low lvl already in game items to use on their high level equipment.

Better isn't always 'better'. 1.0 did have far better graphics but they required bleeding edge computers (for the time) to actually LOOK better. Seriously, Crysis had nothing on 1.0. That said, their focus has always been to make the raid gear better than tome and crafted gear. It's part of what drove some players away. The Glamour system is just a means of customization that alot of gear simply does not have.

[Nova_Dresden]

For one you claim the graphics is better in 2.0 than 1.0 but clearly yoshida actually points out how 1.0 graphics was much superior.

Anyone who played any of 1.0 (beta included) knows that 1.0 was absolutely gorgeous. It really was. I never saw a game look more gorgeous than that game.

The trade-off came that in order to be gorgeous it required a MASSIVE amount of system resources and very good hardware. My friend had to replace his 6-month old video card just to meet the minimums to play the beta trial. And it lagged. Sweet baby Jesus, did it lag. It truly was awful. Any reviews of the initial launch of 1.0 basically amounted to, "This is the worst MMO I've ever played, but MY GOD is it beautiful!" The graphics had to be retuned but are still much better than they were because it doesn't require a high-end rig just play the game at minimums.