EQ2 beta

Vailex Darkfury · Post by **Vailex Darkfury** » April 26, 2004, 8:53 pm

http://everquest2.station.sony.com/beta.jsp

Here we go again.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 26, 2004, 8:55 pm

I got the email. Yay Shift-Delete!

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » April 26, 2004, 9:34 pm

i wonder how much i can sell a beta spot for

Post by **Xouqoa** » April 26, 2004, 9:40 pm

That image does not inspire me to play EQ2.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » April 26, 2004, 9:40 pm

krayt dragons so own him

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 26, 2004, 11:30 pm

That picture is embarrassing for SOE.

Yikes

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 27, 2004, 12:41 am

Those are some seriously bad models.

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » April 27, 2004, 1:48 am

cinematic-quality graphics my ass...

the fucking kerrans look like rat people!

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 27, 2004, 4:45 am

Ewww:

Not much better:

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 27, 2004, 4:54 am

I hope this is a lesson to all your fledgling CEOs of game development studios that earn millions of dollars per month in almost free money, not to pay your artists and modellers about half the industry standard.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » April 27, 2004, 8:22 am

*hopes, hopes, hopes he makes it in*

Truant · Post by **Truant** » April 27, 2004, 8:31 am

I have a feeling, you probably will.

I seriously don't expect EQ2 to draw much attention.

Vailex Darkfury · Post by **Vailex Darkfury** » April 27, 2004, 9:57 am

To me the graphics arent all that bad. But their recent changes in game mechanics such as going ARAC are a tad stupid. Ive lost interest in this game and would hate for it to steal CoH's thunder. CoH atleast has some originality to it.

The models arent bad. Its those shitty ass armor textures. Horrible. Doesnt even look like armor. Looks like a fake tuxedo.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » April 27, 2004, 10:21 am

It's a bit of a problem on the modelling side, but mostly it's the textures yes. The faces are the really big problem spot. Now I've read that they have somewhat temporary textures atm, that the models won't look so shiny and plastic eventually, but still.. I'm worried. The eyes.. they're just not built right!

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » April 27, 2004, 10:43 am

I bet Winnow thinks that those are teh hawtest graphics evar!!!

Post by **Sylvus** » April 27, 2004, 1:54 pm

Truant wrote:I seriously don't expect EQ2 to draw much attention.

I disagree with that. While I'm not particularly interested in it, and that seems to be a common theme on this board, I think it'll probably sell quite a few units. Being the sequel to the most popular MMORPG ever (yeah yeah, i don't want to hear any lineage arguments) and with the Sony machine behind it, it'll do well even if it's a piece of shit. For reference, see the Matrix II and III, and Star Wars Episodes I-III.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » April 27, 2004, 2:09 pm

yeah but Matrix and SW were much more powerful brands.

regardless, it is nice to see paladins still hopelessly, cheeserrifically gay in EQ 2.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » April 27, 2004, 2:17 pm

As long as rangers till can't take a hit, I'll be happy.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » April 27, 2004, 3:01 pm

Oh god.

Those look terrible.

EQ2 will suck...mark my words!!

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » April 27, 2004, 3:17 pm

Work it baby!!
thats better...

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 27, 2004, 3:24 pm

Skogen wrote:Work it baby!!
thats better...

There's a lot of screenshot there that need some quotes.

Notice that she's wearing the same thing as the troll(?) above! They must both shop at the same Wal-Mart.

Llaffer · Post by **Llaffer** » April 27, 2004, 3:55 pm

There was a video of a presentation given about a year ago showing that the new engine allows for a piece of armor (or that "dress") will stretch itself to fit any of the racial models, rather than being its own independant drawing of an armor per racial model.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 27, 2004, 4:43 pm

Animalor wrote:I bet Winnow thinks that those are teh hawtest graphics evar!!!

Nay! Lineage 2 has the best graphics hands down. The character models are awesome, proportioned, great faces, animations, everything. You need only look at one lineage screenshot to see that.

Graphics don't make a game but EQ2's look horrible.

Kooky has a decent post on this thread.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » April 27, 2004, 5:06 pm

Llaffer wrote:There was a video of a presentation given about a year ago showing that the new engine allows for a piece of armor (or that "dress") will stretch itself to fit any of the racial models, rather than being its own independant drawing of an armor per racial model.

Ahh that would explain it...stiffing the artists...they draw one dress and software stretch it to all models...far fewer drawings hence artist man-hours...

Psyloche · Post by **Psyloche** » April 27, 2004, 5:26 pm

Rub some skank on it.

Kaelina · Post by **Kaelina** » April 27, 2004, 9:37 pm

What's up with the mummified dwarves in the one-piece suits of armor?

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 27, 2004, 10:22 pm

Not that this has anything to do with EQ2 but it made me crack up again when I saw it : )

Llaffer · Post by **Llaffer** » April 28, 2004, 11:16 am

Arborealus wrote:
Llaffer wrote:There was a video of a presentation given about a year ago showing that the new engine allows for a piece of armor (or that "dress") will stretch itself to fit any of the racial models, rather than being its own independant drawing of an armor per racial model.
Ahh that would explain it...stiffing the artists...they draw one dress and software stretch it to all models...far fewer drawings hence artist man-hours...

lol - I took it to mean less data to store and interpret real-time, resulting in faster renders

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » April 28, 2004, 2:19 pm

The only thing more hideous than the dwarf, Kaelina, is your avatar! SCARREEEEEEEe

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 28, 2004, 3:03 pm

That dwarf looks like a miniature lead figure that someone has just started painting with only the beard and face painted so far.

Kaelina · Post by **Kaelina** » April 28, 2004, 6:52 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:The only thing more hideous than the dwarf, Kaelina, is your avatar! SCARREEEEEEEe

WTF =( No love for the Britney avatar!