warrior fissure armor graphical question - Guild Wars Forums

[email protected] · Jul 12, 2006, 06:56 AM // 06:56

how come the warrior obsidian/fissure armor look so smudgy and ugly in the city, but nice and outlined, clean and detailed when i'm observing a person in a gvg match with it, for example Im A Paladin in the Te vs. SotW special exhibition game.

Andy_M · Jul 12, 2006, 07:12 AM // 07:12

In town the resolution of the textures on other player characters are reduced. This is why they look fuzzy compared to your character (which to you is always in hi-res). However when you go to an instance (either pvp or pve) everyone is in hi-res.

I guess it's the engine toning things down so the game does not go into jerkovision in heavily populated towns.

Ariana Of Damia · Jul 12, 2006, 02:23 PM // 14:23

Same thing with your pc versus looking at someone, for some reason all armors look better on my chars than other chars. I am not the only one who has noticed that.....

Rathcail · Jul 12, 2006, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Would be nice to have an option to see everyone in hi-res while in towns.

Mournblade · Jul 12, 2006, 05:34 PM // 17:34

Even high-end video cards would be tasked with keeping up with hundreds of high-res character renderings. They had to find a way to tone it down or else nobody would be able to move in d1 of most areas. lol

Rahl · Jul 12, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

...They had to find a way to tone it down or else nobody would be able to move in d1 of most areas. lol

Well, that isn't the case in D1 LA(EU-English Dist) ^^

Only about 10 people there... if you're lucky

Silent Kitty · Jul 12, 2006, 10:31 PM // 22:31

Towns are already laggy as they are. Many computers will crash if the graphics get even more detailed.

[email protected] · Jul 13, 2006, 10:06 PM // 22:06

ok thx for the asnweres. you would rlly think they would make fissure armor high res all the time since it is so high end, but guess not. i just had to get an answer that wasn't "its ur video card"

Jul 12, 2006, 06:56 AM // 06:56	#1
[email protected] Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Anime of the Otaku Profession: W/Mo	warrior fissure armor graphical question how come the warrior obsidian/fissure armor look so smudgy and ugly in the city, but nice and outlined, clean and detailed when i'm observing a person in a gvg match with it, for example Im A Paladin in the Te vs. SotW special exhibition game.

Jul 12, 2006, 07:12 AM // 07:12	#2
Andy_M Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK Guild: (Don't fear) The Beaver	In town the resolution of the textures on other player characters are reduced. This is why they look fuzzy compared to your character (which to you is always in hi-res). However when you go to an instance (either pvp or pve) everyone is in hi-res. I guess it's the engine toning things down so the game does not go into jerkovision in heavily populated towns.

Jul 12, 2006, 02:23 PM // 14:23	#3
Ariana Of Damia Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: ♥ Aurelio Furor ♥	Same thing with your pc versus looking at someone, for some reason all armors look better on my chars than other chars. I am not the only one who has noticed that.....

Jul 12, 2006, 03:15 PM // 15:15	#4
Rathcail Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2006	Would be nice to have an option to see everyone in hi-res while in towns.

Jul 12, 2006, 05:34 PM // 17:34	#5
Mournblade Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN] Profession: W/Mo	Even high-end video cards would be tasked with keeping up with hundreds of high-res character renderings. They had to find a way to tone it down or else nobody would be able to move in d1 of most areas. lol

Jul 12, 2006, 10:31 PM // 22:31	#7
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	Towns are already laggy as they are. Many computers will crash if the graphics get even more detailed.

Jul 13, 2006, 10:06 PM // 22:06	#8
[email protected] Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Anime of the Otaku Profession: W/Mo	ok thx for the asnweres. you would rlly think they would make fissure armor high res all the time since it is so high end, but guess not. i just had to get an answer that wasn't "its ur video card"