Around Azeroth: Winter wasteland
Aug 19th, 2008
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-19-2008 @ 10:51AM
native said...
wisconsin ftw
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8-19-2008 @ 11:00AM
Jamus said...
Regarding the graphics, I am wondering how much of a resources hit we will take for the new Wrath graphics. I have not read anywhere whether Blizz has a new trick up their sleeve to get better graphics and models without a an extra hit due to new efficient methods, or if we will notice slower framerates if we keep our graphics quality set like they are currently.
Has anyone seen any info from Blizzard about what we can expect with this?
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8-19-2008 @ 12:10PM
Joshua said...
It seems frame rates are a bit slower in the new areas, in the beta.
This can be due to 2 things:
1) Better graphics, more polygons, higher resolution textures, etc...
2) Unoptimized code, debug code running, Unoptimized graphics
I would say the change in system requirements from BC to Wrath will be the same as vanilla WoW to BC
8-19-2008 @ 12:34PM
Bloodletter said...
Yeah, i would really really like to have new info on how the graphics in WoTLK work...
Are they using more efficient methods to boost visual quality, or will I experience a framerate drop due to higher res and higher polygon models and textures? I play on a laptop with a geforce 8400, so in places like hellfire I generally get 40 FpS sometimes even as low as 35.... so I would some info on this.
8-19-2008 @ 11:15AM
Kiukiu said...
Canadian WoW ftw!
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8-19-2008 @ 12:40PM
Blackhorn said...
Too warm. Needs more blue, and less 'distance fog' to truly look cold. Cold days are super clear.
Typically, you don't want red-orange in a shot that's meant to look cold. You see it all the time in movies. Cold outside = Blue. Warm inside = Orange.
But I can understand why they didn't make everything kinda bluish (thusly cementing WotLK as the 'blue' expansion). Still though, it doesn't mean this picture suddenly looks colder than it does.
Either way, this looks closer to Silithus than it does a sub-zero winters' day.
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8-19-2008 @ 7:01PM
RogueJedi86 said...
It definitely doesn't look as cold as Dun Morogh or Winterspring. When I'm in Winterspring, the cold ambiance is definitely felt. Hopefully that's just a placeholder skybox, since it is just Beta.
8-20-2008 @ 6:18AM
nailPuppy said...
A lot of the places don't look nearly that warm. I've been in Northrend for only a bit over a week but have noticed that there are areas that shift from a warmer tone to cooler tones depending on where you are standing really. The air of the place you are dictates how the air looks, even if what you are looking at would normally be much colder looking.
I've posted a bit over 450 screenshots so far at http://wotlk.lolwords.com that really show this in action. Feel free to check them out (that goes for you wowinsider guys too)
8-19-2008 @ 1:20PM
merced said...
the rest of the zone actually looks wintery, but this general area looks like it's warm. all in all the beta has a very cool vibe too it and looks amazing.
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8-19-2008 @ 1:29PM
Vendrill said...
NO. JIMMY. BUFFETT.
/shudder
thanks for reading.
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