Yep. I am one of those people who doesn't like WoW, but there are things about the game that are way above any other mmo. First off it runs excellent on just about any old piece of crap machine in existence and tied to that is the responsiveness that you get when playing the game. Secondly the animations are the best in the mmo world.Yeah it's also a huge part of why everyone love's WoW so much. The models are mostly terrible and the environments are hit and miss, but the animations are so smooth, reactive and lifelike that it's easy to ignore.
Also, compare the video ESO just released to the new Starcraft trailer. The ESO one makes me go meh, and I loved Skyrim/Morrowind and play fantasy MMO's quite religiously. The Starcraft one, on the other hand, had my blood pumping, and I don't evenlikeStarcraft.
What game(s) are you referring to? The only thing that Im thinking of is Tera, and I would much rather combat moved towards that than stick with the Step out of the Fire mechanics that WoW has placed on the MMO genre for the last 9-10 Years....but i'm kinda glad every attack maneuver isn't some dragonballz/flying uppercut shit that most modern mmo's are using for their basic autoattack 3 damage sword swing you get at lvl 1.
The Heart of the Swarm trailer?...The Starcraft one, on the other hand, had my blood pumping, and I don't evenlikeStarcraft.
This is a "growing" concern of mine lately with every MMO. This seems to be the variable everyone wants to play with at this time. I'm still looking for the right method as I don't think anyone has quite got it down but there more or less extremes present. EQ2 with the 1 million buttons and hotbars bundled with bad animations drives me crazy but then you have games where you have to parry, dodge, strike, collision, and every minor detail. There has to be a happy medium or maybe it is just over complicated period.The world looks beautiful but the animations do look like shit. I'm more worried about the combat system itself than any of those though.
that's being very generous.this game should be good for about a week