Warhammer Online Screenshots: Axes and Trees

February 22, 2008 8:11 AM

EA Mythic's fantasy MMO Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is still somewhere out there in the beta-testing background. To prove it, Mythic released a few new images of the game today.

These screenshots depict the classic tale of a man cruelly separated from his nature, a simple lumberjack forced to live out his days hacking limbs from men rather than trees. Truly tragic.

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phipple

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February 22, 2008 8:15 AM

Man...lack of shadows really ruins the immersion. Granted, it's an MMO and shadows would make it unplayable, but still. Those screen shots looks so naked. I guess newer gen graphics have spoiled me.
- [deleted] 601409893
  
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  February 22, 2008 8:19 AM
  
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  - enyakk
    
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    February 22, 2008 8:23 AM
    
    I think at this point a case could be made that they're simply not getting the shadows to work. Or don't want to.
    - hawke
      
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      February 22, 2008 8:42 AM
      
      Yeah, they've released some shots with lighting turned on, and they look great. But they were SPECIFICALLY to show that they had a lighting system. You'd think by now they'd be far enough in development to have it turned on more regularly.
- pancake humper
  
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  February 22, 2008 9:43 AM
  
  There are shadows in the game and the character shadows are a lot better than "that other game". The lighting system is not fully implemented in the beta and it's just at basically fullbright right now.
  - pyide
    
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    February 22, 2008 10:01 AM
    
    i'm starting to believe that's bullshit because they keep releasing these ugly fucking shots. why even bother? all they are doing is turning me off :(
    - Porkasaurus
      
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      February 22, 2008 11:06 AM
      
      Yeah it's very suspicious especially since the the engine shit should be nailed down by now. Lighting should be a priority and releasing poor screenshots hurts the brand instead of generating hype.
      
      If you need evidence, look at the comments everytime they release shots.
    - aeg1x
      
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      February 22, 2008 4:23 PM
      
      how is it bullshit? I'm in the beta and there are quite impressive character shadows and self-shadows. The rest of the lighting is clearly incomplete though. For whatever reason they haven't included the character shadows in these screenshots.
- electric_wizard
  
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  February 22, 2008 12:03 PM
  
  release good shots, or don't release any at all...
  - skinlab133
    
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    February 22, 2008 1:04 PM
    
    That's funny because these screens look WAY better than in-game actually is right now at this stage.
- fffortune
  
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  February 22, 2008 3:07 PM
  
  For sure. Models are good for the most part, but they really need to get environment-shadowing in the game.
  
  This is one of the better screenshots I've found that suggests they actually have any at all, excluding character-shadowing:
  http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/media/images/screenshots/SST_0807_04.jpg
  
  It's still not very good though, and needs more detail and contrast.
  
  I do love some of the character-models though! Have a look at these for example:
  http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/media/screenshots/Screens20070905_09.jpg
  
  Now imagine those skulls and bones on their armor being actual trophies of war, now that gets me excited!
- cptstern
  
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  February 24, 2008 12:52 PM
  
  age of conan has dynamic shadows