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No, it's the textures and the general realism. Look at the buildings and the gate in the first pic for example. You dont see that kind of detail in d3.
I very much disagree that D2 looks better than D3.
The textures are indeed more detailed, that is because they are not really textures at all. Diablo2 was not a 3D game as such. The only thing it used was a perspective view where the same 2D graphics were displayed slightly different. To get the same effect now in a full 3D world, you would need to do a lot of texture swapping, resulting in a sloppy non smooth game.
There already are many games with similar detail in full 3d, and although they are very high end games, by the time diablo 3 is released any standard computer will be able to run them.
There already are many games with similar detail in full 3d, and although they are very high end games, by the time diablo 3 is released any standard computer will be able to run them.
Yeah, and all of those 'many' games are finished, whereas *gasp* shock horror, Diablo 3 is still in development. I know, it might be hard for you to get your head around that fact, but it really is true. Diablo 3 isn't finished, and i highly doubt that all the people that wrote the 3d engine are off on vacation because it is finished.
I also disagree that all these 'high end' games will be able to run just fine on 'standard' computers when Diablo 3 is released. You might not know it, but if you look outside the hardcore gaming community, people don't upgrade their computers anywhere near as often. Blizzard games are designed to run on a wide range of systems for just that reason. Sure, they expect most D2 players will have upgraded their machine since LOD came out, but they know most of their player base aren't running top end rigs and make their games accordingly.
The art when the characters stepped out into the Leoric Highlands was fantastic, and immediately made me think back to how Baldurs Gate looked years and years ago (whose fully hand drawn environments still look great to this day).
Yeah, and all of those 'many' games are finished, whereas *gasp* shock horror, Diablo 3 is still in development. I know, it might be hard for you to get your head around that fact, but it really is true. Diablo 3 isn't finished, and i highly doubt that all the people that wrote the 3d engine are off on vacation because it is finished.
You dont think I'm aware that it's still in development? Things like the general style of art are decided at the beginning, and they don't change. When you looked at the early screenshots of WoW, did you think there was the slightest chance that it would end up looking like diablo? No0, because that's not the style of art they decided to use, and it was clear from the earliest of screenshots.
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Sure, they expect most D2 players will have upgraded their machine since LOD came out, but they know most of their player base aren't running top end rigs and make their games accordingly.
Unfortunately, I didn't say they should assume everyone has top end rigs. I said the exact opposite.
Unfortunately, I didn't say they should assume everyone has top end rigs. I said the exact opposite.
Nice try at answering a quote by taking it out of context. I was responding to your quote:
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There already are many games with similar detail in full 3d, and although they are very high end games, by the time diablo 3 is released any standard computer will be able to run them.
Emphasis is mine. My mention of them not expecting you to have a top end rig was aimed directly at your statement about the many 'very high end games' and how the rigs needed for those current games would end up being 'standard' machines when D3 is finally released, which as i will say again, is quite frankly fantasy.
Context is everything, and ignoring it doesn't make your argument convincing
I think that art texture and -minor- details are exactly the things that fall under finishing touches, or polish.
I really don't understand this trend... is it something from Wow? all the players immediately became griefers that complain over -every- -single- -little- -thing-.
The game is far from being done, up to this point they made 2 excellent games and now you think you know better than them what they should or shouldn't do?
Correct me if I'm mistaken but I -think- that they have a rather strong inclination for people to actually -want- to play the game.
Why is everyone acting like Blizzard is trying to deprave that from them?
You aren't happy? go and play D2... but for the Love of God stop sticking your head inside the kitchen and whining that you don't like the smell.
If you don't like it- don't eat it. But at least wait until it's done
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