Comments on: Unfamiliar Familiarity http://www.timesink.ca/2009/06/22/unfamiliar-familiarity/ Because the internet needs another gaming blog. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:06:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Joe http://www.timesink.ca/2009/06/22/unfamiliar-familiarity/comment-page-1/#comment-9593 Joe Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:14:47 +0000 http://www.timesink.ca/?p=921#comment-9593 I am also on my free comeback 14 day trial. The thing that really struck me as well is that it isn't as big as I remember it. With the zoning the enviornments seem really fragmented and small. WoW has such a feeling of grand scale. Northrend is so huge. Ice crown has citidels that are truly giant. Nothing in EQ2, pre-TSO, that I have seen can compare to feeling of being dwarfed by these giagantic mountains and structures. Add to it the lack of zoning screens and seemless transitions between zones, the feeling of a world comes through rather than a set of seperate pods with different themes. Guild Halls though I must say, are really cool. Some stuff, WoW should really catch up with. After a year long absence from EQ2, it was funny to see the same people in Level_80 chat making the same comments they were making a year ago. Welcome back to Kithicor. I am also on my free comeback 14 day trial. The thing that really struck me as well is that it isn’t as big as I remember it. With the zoning the enviornments seem really fragmented and small. WoW has such a feeling of grand scale. Northrend is so huge. Ice crown has citidels that are truly giant. Nothing in EQ2, pre-TSO, that I have seen can compare to feeling of being dwarfed by these giagantic mountains and structures. Add to it the lack of zoning screens and seemless transitions between zones, the feeling of a world comes through rather than a set of seperate pods with different themes.

Guild Halls though I must say, are really cool. Some stuff, WoW should really catch up with.

After a year long absence from EQ2, it was funny to see the same people in Level_80 chat making the same comments they were making a year ago. Welcome back to Kithicor.

]]> By: Cuppycake http://www.timesink.ca/2009/06/22/unfamiliar-familiarity/comment-page-1/#comment-9590 Cuppycake Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:49:07 +0000 http://www.timesink.ca/?p=921#comment-9590 Yes, the colors ARE bland. I notice that every time I come back and I adjust the heck out of my brightness, saturation, and contrast to try to fix it. The graphics and environment ARE beautiful, but unfortunately there's a gamma and 'washed out' feeling about the world that really makes it lose some allure for me. Yes, the colors ARE bland. I notice that every time I come back and I adjust the heck out of my brightness, saturation, and contrast to try to fix it. The graphics and environment ARE beautiful, but unfortunately there’s a gamma and ‘washed out’ feeling about the world that really makes it lose some allure for me.

]]> By: stargrace http://www.timesink.ca/2009/06/22/unfamiliar-familiarity/comment-page-1/#comment-9589 stargrace Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:20:55 +0000 http://www.timesink.ca/?p=921#comment-9589 Thank you for peeking around my humble abode - as far as broker, everyone hides out in their guild halls now, which is a shame, I miss a local place for everyone to gather, and I think it's something EQ2 could REALLY use. Guild halls did nothing but separate everyone. The circle with the swords is a new threat meter, I love it. I agree about the blandness in colours of EQ2. I've adjusted my settings quite a bit in order to make it look far richer then it did by default. It's nice to see you wandering through, even if you're not going to subscribe. ;) Thank you for peeking around my humble abode – as far as broker, everyone hides out in their guild halls now, which is a shame, I miss a local place for everyone to gather, and I think it’s something EQ2 could REALLY use. Guild halls did nothing but separate everyone.

The circle with the swords is a new threat meter, I love it.

I agree about the blandness in colours of EQ2. I’ve adjusted my settings quite a bit in order to make it look far richer then it did by default.

It’s nice to see you wandering through, even if you’re not going to subscribe. ;)

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