What kind of MMORPG graphic do you prefer?

Maurgrim · December 2018

It's 2018 and soon 2019, when you see a new MMORPG pop up does graphic really matters when you see the first screenshot?

MadFrenchie · December 2018

I'm okay with blunted edge graphics so long as the aesthetic is generally pleasing. By that I mean, objects in the environmental appear logically arranged and fit the theme of the environment, and the textures aren't ugly as sin.

Amathe · December 2018

I am not tied to a particular form of graphics. I care about feeling immersed. I was fine, for example, with WoW graphics (and EQ in its day).

Vhayne · December 2018

I still want an Everquest-like mmo with Dark Souls graphics. Dark, crisp, gritty, with incredible lighting and animation.

jusomdude · December 2018

Graphics that run 60 fps on mediocre hardware while not looking like crap.

hallucigenocide · December 2018

whatever looks Ok a few years down the road.
probably why i favor more cartoonish styles over the realistic approach a lot of people seem to want.

Cryomatrix · December 2018

I votes top notch . . . But i am liking project gorgon and will pick it up if it goes on a 50% sale at Christmas. Seems like a nice in between PoE game for me.

iixviiiix · December 2018

Around 2012~2014 graphic level .

craftseeker · December 2018

I don't expect, or want, an MMORPG MMO to have cutting-edge graphics. I do expect it to be visually appealing and self consistent. A reasonable frame rate (30fps) and that it be well drawn. That's enough for me.

Caffynated · December 2018

GW2 is about what I would consider optimal graphics. It looks good while still being able to portray hundreds of models and large open areas.

BDO is beautiful on ultra, but you have to turn it down to fugly graphic settings to play it in large fights, which defeats the whole purpose.

delete5230 · December 2018

This will sound cold, but 30% vote top notch ?
That's 30% selfish, inexperienced dreaming and not thinking about what a true mmorpg is. A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery.

YOU CAN'T have both it's just a fact... This is shallow gameplay thinking.

Scot · December 2018

Good but does not have to be top notch.

Scorchien · December 2018

Graphics dont matter to me at all , its gameplay that makes the difference . some of the best looking games out today have shit and shallow gameplay you dont have to look far , we are surrounded by it..

cribett · December 2018

Isometric

Sovrath · December 2018

delete5230 said:

This will sound cold, but 30% vote top notch ?
That's 30% selfish, inexperienced dreaming and not thinking about what a true mmorpg is. A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery.

YOU CAN'T have both it's just a fact... This is shallow gameplay thinking.

So, by your logic, isn't it selfish of you with a lesser computer to disregard those who have invested in great machines so they can have a top notch experience?

What a true mmorpg is? It certainly has nothing to do with every game having to be made for everyone.

Not sure why you felt compelled to put "A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery?"

Amazing graphics and "deep game play" are two different things. One can have shallow game play and still have crappy graphics.

This has to be one of the weirdest posts I've read.

on topic, I prefer the best graphics but can do with middle of the Road graphics if the art design is good.

alkarionlog · December 2018

I don't care much for graphics as long it fits, and get the job done, but also not that really old thing, example wow is too old for me to even care if it existed once, don't matter how many times they "try" to update it, i'm ok with gw2 graphics though, even anime ones, the real looking ones I do like but I find then tend to get old fast and start to get heavy when you need the most, with in gw2 I never had a issue

Sovrath · December 2018

Jean-Luc_Picard said:

Sovrath said:

delete5230 said:

This will sound cold, but 30% vote top notch ?
That's 30% selfish, inexperienced dreaming and not thinking about what a true mmorpg is. A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery.

YOU CAN'T have both it's just a fact... This is shallow gameplay thinking.

So, by your logic, isn't it selfish of you with a lesser computer to disregard those who have invested in great machines so they can have a top notch experience?

What a true mmorpg is? It certainly has nothing to do with every game having to be made for everyone.

Not sure why you felt compelled to put "A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery?"

Amazing graphics and "deep game play" are two different things. One can have shallow game play and still have crappy graphics.

This has to be one of the weirdest posts I've read.

He's pulling facts out of his weird opinions as usual. Just ignore him.

But it's just so odd!

And can personal taste really be selfish? I mean, it's what one likes/dislikes. No one is being forced to buy a game they can't run or that has an art design they don't like.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

AlBQuirky · December 2018

Amathe said:

I am not tied to a particular form of graphics. I care about feeling immersed. I was fine, for example, with WoW graphics (and EQ in its day).

Same here, except WoW graphics originally turned me off. Having a little architecture background (high school studies), the buildings leaned a bit too much for my tastes. However, when I tried again later (BC Expac?) they were acceptable to me then.

EQ I never had trouble with. They were considered "top o' the line" back then (1997), requiring players to invest in a 3D video card to play. Seeing the original graphics now (EQ1999) and they show their age badly.

Then again, I enjoy playing MineCraft, and those graphics are not "top notch" by any stretch

It does depend on the game and setting for me, like you said

parpin · December 2018

in video games graphics help with immersion a lot, if it is beautiful it will help you greatly to immerse yourself into that world, it is very important in my opinion.

delete5230 · December 2018

Sovrath said:

Jean-Luc_Picard said:

Sovrath said:

delete5230 said:

This will sound cold, but 30% vote top notch ?
That's 30% selfish, inexperienced dreaming and not thinking about what a true mmorpg is. A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery.

YOU CAN'T have both it's just a fact... This is shallow gameplay thinking.

So, by your logic, isn't it selfish of you with a lesser computer to disregard those who have invested in great machines so they can have a top notch experience?

What a true mmorpg is? It certainly has nothing to do with every game having to be made for everyone.

Not sure why you felt compelled to put "A vast open world of deep and interesting mystery?"

Amazing graphics and "deep game play" are two different things. One can have shallow game play and still have crappy graphics.

This has to be one of the weirdest posts I've read.

He's pulling facts out of his weird opinions as usual. Just ignore him.

But it's just so odd!

And can personal taste really be selfish? I mean, it's what one likes/dislikes. No one is being forced to buy a game they can't run or that has an art design they don't like.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

It's not odd,
You can't have BOTH..... I'm talking about an mmorpg not a game-online. Games-on line are shallow because all resources are put into graphics. 30 days worth of content.

Yes it's selfish to cater to the greater machines people !
No I'm not selfish I have a greater machine.

Phry · December 2018

Whether its heavily cartoonised, anime, cell shaded or photorealistic, i want them to be top notch. I want awesome environments, terrain and weather effects, flora and fauna. Though to be fair i also want music and background 'ambience' sounds etc. to be of the same standard, and the games writing, creative, moving, entertaining. Basically, i want it all

Xasapis · December 2018

In terms of graphics mmorpgs are doomed to aim as high as possible. The reason is simple, they are projects with a life span of decades, which mean that they need to plan ahead and have an engine that is moddable enough to get constant upgrades. If that is not possible, they need to have an art style that allows for graceful ageing.

Usually, the aim is a combination of both. The better the engine, the less compromises need to be made in the art department.

Think graphics engine as the foundation of a building. They need to be solid enough to withstand expansions and the passing of time.

Xasapis · December 2018

Gorwe said:

Don't care about graphics that much, as long as the art is sound. Though I'm not that keen on WoW style tbh. I prefer something more realistic, perhaps something like Vermintide.

So 1st person ESO. Is there any other mmorpg with 1st person and decent graphics?

d_20 · December 2018

Cartoon. It ages way better: WoW, Wildstar, Albion, Fortnite, Civ 6, Dauntless, that sort of thing. Still WoW is the best and a WoW 2 would be awesome. I don't like when the landscape is a painting. If you see it, you should be able to get to it somehow. That's the best part of Azeroth.

The worst graphics for me are like EQ2 -- you can see horribly that aged. I don't like figures that look shiny, like plastic or clay.

ART STYLE is king for me, too.

Anthur · December 2018

2D or even 2,5D graphics don't do it for me. We are not in 1999 anymore.

Beside that I don't care much for graphics. I must like the art style (e.g. I don't like WoW art style and prefer EQ2').
I also don't like it when graphics get too realistic. We are not there yet but we are getting close to graphics which look like reality. Don't really want to see how someone gets beheaded in reality.

Wizardry · December 2018

Know why it should matter?
Graphics are the very core of a VIDEO game,they help to bring the world to life render objects to look believable/real.
Graphics is basically 90% of a game,without them ,you have the engine and empty artwork.If i wasn't so lazy i would load up a simple map and show you what it looks like without the FACE.

IF anyone says graphics don't matter,they are either completely ignorant of graphics or are lying.

yeah i said i was lazy so this is someone else's video.Skip to 40 seconds and you'll see what a blank map and a character looks like with no textures/face,it is NOT what anyone would accept for gaming.
Graphics matter 100%.
What i feel the OP is actually eluding too is level of detail.This also matters to me because lack of detail does a WORSE job of bringing the visual to life. There are of course several levels of detail,i feel most accept them somewhere in between.I doubt there is a single person that needs 10/10 graphics,well perfect could never be achieved anyhow.

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