Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

Grabbit Allworth said:

Despite a limited palate, the variety of textures in EQ had a lot of character. There are a ton of places in M&M that I have yet to visit, but my experience thus far leaves me wanting for a lot more variety and mood. Sitting at a campfire staring in to a literal black void for hours on end while mobs are deposited every 45 seconds is gay as fuck. At least give me something cool to look at while we grind.

A big part of why some of the zones/dungeons were so popular in EQ had a lot to do with their feel and, of course, great loot.

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Noodleface said:

Yes I agree. EQ was very diverse and colorful. Hopefully they can do more like that. You see it in some places but not on character armor yet. Except the green beetle armor lol

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this is just a modern game issue.

Everything has to be "real" and "highly detailed" or "high resolution textures"

In EQ, due to the restrictions - the textures had to "be" what it was, but /also/ representative... this is the low-fi appeal, because your brain, like reading, fills in and uses imagination to create the world from word or from filling in the fidelity of the lower graphics.

I posted the pre-alpha NH shot vs the beta/ea visuals - there is a big change... I even mentioned in this thread that I like the OG visuals because they are more representative of the texture than detailed, you can see "Stone wall" - "Brick wall" - "Desert sand" etc. generalized then as you get closer or whatever then yeah there are some details, and its nice - but you get the generalization...it allows Mobs to stand out and be seen as "Basic sand ground with green bug"

But even at that...it is all DESTROYED by the horrid lighting system.

Character models need help...you cant /see/ anything on any characters 1) because of lighting and 2 because of too much brown.

Even your own character is barely lit, you cannot see your own stuff that you work hard for... dorfs and others half their model is a beard or big halfling afro or whatever... DE, WE and Human are really the only decent ones...the others ehhh...

There are choices, there are art choices and then there needs to be a break from their hubris. the world needs to be lit, it needs to be seen, it needs to be able to be visualized by EVERYONE ... can there be exceptions? sure, but rare... it should be a rare thing to delve into complete darkness, not 95% of the game being groping around in bleak black murk.

I agree. There are places/moments where the shadows and total darkness provide an unmatched layer of immersion, but those situations are rare.

The vast majority of us hate the fact that we simply cannot see a lot of the time, but the goddamn darkness also makes it so that we can't appreciate the surrounding environment.

New patch and new "patch methodology"

Scarwood, keepers , evershade , quite the opposite biome wise. Glinting hollow has a bit of everything, people are either gonna love or hate that zone

fanaskin said:

This is entirely untrue if you get out of the desert area's

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Sure but every goddamn place I've been has been deserts

fanaskin said:

Try elf land, it's a boat ride away.

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They are racist

These guys need to get their shit together. The refund saga is not over. I've been told 3 different things so far. 1) Tucker - Check again after the latest patch. It's been 2 patches now. 2) Trent - I was told I was not due a refund because spells in Night Harbor were never reduced. 3) No idea who as they didn't say - In their latest email reply I was told that I was already refunded 43s and change. I can guarantee I wasn't refunded a damn thing because it's the first damn thing I check for when I log on every single time. And now the petition has been closed.
We'll be selling/buying a new home imminently so it's a good time for a break me thinks.

Looks like they’ll squeak past 36k before the month is up.

Woefully Inept said:

These guys need to get their shit together. The refund saga is not over. I've been told 3 different things so far. 1) Tucker - Check again after the latest patch. It's been 2 patches now. 2) Trent - I was told I was not due a refund because spells in Night Harbor were never reduced. 3) No idea who as they didn't say - In their latest email reply I was told that I was already refunded 43s and change. I can guarantee I wasn't refunded a damn thing because it's the first damn thing I check for when I log on every single time. And now the petition has been closed.
We'll be selling/buying a new home imminently so it's a good time for a break me thinks.

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My brother in frustration...

let it go

I never got any silver and I was paying AV prices

Siliconemelons said:

My brother in frustration...

let it go

I never got any silver and I was paying AV prices

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At this point it's the principle of the matter but yes I'm not going to persue it any further than I have with them

Woefully Inept said:

At this point it's the principle of the matter but yes I'm not going to persue it any further than I have with them

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If you’re 100% sure they still owe you money, get paid. I am also pursuing the same issue. I don’t care if it’s 10 copper they said they were gonna pay me so fucking pay me.

Hatorade said:

If you’re 100% sure they still owe you money, get paid. I am also pursuing the same issue. I don’t care if it’s 10 copper they said they were gonna pay me so fucking pay me.

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I sent my 5th email reply this morning to my ticket basically saying what I said above. I still don't expect much.