Quote Originally Posted by Mishini_Dracoto View Post
I think it's hilarious that people argue saying they think graphics are better in 2.0. The Deve team specifically stated that they scaled the graphics down. This has been quoted with references multiple times in this thread. It's not really a debate.
I don't think that's what people are saying, in general. I think people are saying that, on a given middle-of-the-road computer set to the graphics settings that allow the game to run at a full 60fps, the graphics in 2.0 are superior to 1.0. At the highest settings, it's hard to argue that the graphics weren't technically better in 1.0, but very few people played at those settings. On the average graphics settings, I think 2.0 really shines compared to 1.0. Of course, I never played 1.0, so I'm really just talking out of my (scaled-down) behind.

You certainly can't argue that 1.0 on the lowest graphical settings looked better than 2.0 does on the highest graphical settings. The image above (which reminds me so much of Meridian 59, the very first 3D MMO) refutes that plain as day. Comparing highest to highest is valid, but comparing average to average is valid too and a heck of a lot more relevant.