Curse

Friar Khan · Aug 26, 2007, 10:57 PM // 22:57

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Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind

We know not everything is just reskins. We've seen a lot of previews with the dinosaur type monsters, etc. And frankly, it doesn't really bother me. They've clearly spent a lot more time on the actual story and quests this time round, and the game is very enjoyable. I can live with a few reskinned monsters.

Yeah, that's pretty much exactly my point of view. Monster skins are a lower priority. Maybe they could have spent more time revamping the armor but I'm more surprised that they cut corners than I am disappointed. I've always been very impressed by the creativity of Anet's art dept. Enough of the armors look great enough for me to not complain.

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

This isn't a new continent. Do you go from America/Europe/wherever you live to Australia and shout WTF THAT AUSTRALIAN SEAGULL HAS THE SAME SKIN AS THE ONES BACK HOME GOD YOU SUCK AT BEING CREATIVE!!!11 ? No, you don't. There's variety. What SOME creatures look like isn't much of a complaining point.

lmaoROFL, also very true. In a way it's more realistic that the monsters aren't so new. Plus I wouldn't have noticed that vaettirs and scuttle fish are evoulutionary cousins if it hadn't been pointed out.

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Originally Posted by iriyabran

perhaps those monters also wanted to play the new expansion

rofl again

Elnai · Aug 26, 2007, 11:01 PM // 23:01

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Originally Posted by Surena

Isn't anyone disappointed how Anet just used old monsters from Nightfall, put a different texture on them and gave'em a new name?

Oh yes I'm so disappointed that anet didn't create entirely new creatures for something quite close ON THE SAME CONTINENT.

They've recycled models before, so what? I'm not persay, happy about it, but with all of the other new models (including buildings) definitely makes it not a worry/complaint of mine.

impoc · Aug 26, 2007, 11:31 PM // 23:31

well, they did reskins for all the campaigns too, but honestly reskining is more realistic than creating whole knew creatures, take a look at the world around you, we have horses and then we have zebras, no one is like "WTF! reskin! this world sucks", thats not the only example though, we have bears, tigers, monkeys, etc, all in all, it makes the entire game world seem unified in that there are commonalities between creatures even though they may not look exactly the same or have the same skill sets

Vanessa Dwager · Aug 26, 2007, 11:53 PM // 23:53

When I saw all the same Charr I said, "Ah yes, I remember that form. Have at ye!" Not, "Stupid anet cheated on the stupid charr skin."

lyra_song · Aug 27, 2007, 12:21 AM // 00:21

Yes id like someone to say all tigers in this world are re-skins, use the same model and use the same animation...all species of insects in the world use the same basic shape, with variations in shape and different colorations.

This isnt a new game. Its not a new world.

Its just a new PART of the SAME CONTINENT.

Molock · Aug 27, 2007, 12:28 AM // 00:28

The use of older skins doesn't bother me at all.. I do however find it hilarious that the ''Ice'' dungeons are basicly a reskin of the Jade Sea.. lol

Ctb · Aug 27, 2007, 12:51 AM // 00:51

I wouldn't care if they weren't charging forty damn dollars for the game. For forty freaking dollars I want some meaningful content. All I got is more titles to grind for, a bunch of duped monsters that behave the same as the old ones, and raid instances.

WTF?

I should have known better than to preorder a videogame, especially after I got bit in the ass by that craptacular thing they called Factions. It's a decent expansion, but it's not $40 worth of content, especially since the dungeons are going to be farmed to hell and back by numerous lifeless wonders and I'll be able to just buy all the GW:EN items for next to nothing in Lion's Arch in about two months.