Quote Originally Posted by Neo_Stubs View Post
I think textures were simplified for the sake of the ps3 folk.
...and mid to low-end PCs when ARR launched. And I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't have the same budget as 1.0 to burn on graphics. And probably a few other reasons.

(The "PS3 limitations" spiel has been a lame excuse for nearly everything since ARR came out, so I and many others are kinda bored of it).