J35u5_M4 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 The only bad thing I see is that, Al-Kharid is a very small city, so this update, as great and good looking as it may be, won't achieve it's fullest greatness in my opinion, now if we had a city that's as big as Meiyerditch with these kind of graphics, now it would be really awesome. Can't complain though, I don't think there's any city as big as that in game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Alright, that's fair, they did say soon not next week. So in my quest to be sour about this for as long as I can be (maybe I'm in a bad mood, maybe I just don't give a flying fart about Al-Kharid), I thought the area already had a makeover back when they redid the rest of the free world in an attempt to make a good impression. While I don't object to them making over the entire free world first to make a good first impression, they never finished the job, and huge swaths of Kandarin have yet to be updated. I would like to see the job actually be completed before they go back and start doing this all over again. It just makes the game a bit disjointed having what is now 3 different generations of graphical updates in the game at the same time (I think the third generation started with Burthrope, which would suggest they have no intention of completing the original job in the near future). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Myr Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Alright, that's fair, they did say soon not next week. So in my quest to be sour about this for as long as I can be (maybe I'm in a bad mood, maybe I just don't give a flying fart about Al-Kharid), I thought the area already had a makeover back when they redid the rest of the free world in an attempt to make a good impression. While I don't object to them making over the entire free world first to make a good first impression, they never finished the job, and huge swaths of Kandarin have yet to be updated. I would like to see the job actually be completed before they go back and start doing this all over again. It just makes the game a bit disjointed having what is now 3 different generations of graphical updates in the game at the same time (I think the third generation started with Burthrope, which would suggest they have no intention of completing the original job in the near future). By the time they finish, the stuff they can do is better so they restart early. Also, they tend to focus more on places that lots of people go, rather than on places that are outdated. So they've redone falador, varrock,alkharid (soon) and other F2P places a lot more than the obscure P2P places. Maxed since Sunday, January 9th, 2014Completionist since Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterDexter Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Falador is already some time ago, the last graphical update. I do recall that during the quests the characters told me Falador is the white city, and the whole city was build in those grey bricks who were found in every settlement (except Draynor, which had brown bricks). But Falador is really in for some new graphics. I really love the stuff I've seen in this video, I only wonder how far they went with the redesign, as I see there's now another path to the northern mine, and a lot of city walls around the city. I also wonder where the gnome lander will take off now, in a crowded little city. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hope it doesn't make the game crash like Burthorpe/Taverly did after their graphics updates 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 The only bad thing I see is that, Al-Kharid is a very small city, so this update, as great and good looking as it may be, won't achieve it's fullest greatness in my opinion, now if we had a city that's as big as Meiyerditch with these kind of graphics, now it would be really awesome. Can't complain though, I don't think there's any city as big as that in game.In so much as usability al kharid is a small city, but very? Hardly! Out of all of the f2p cities and their backgrounds I feel that this area has the most potential to be very culturally and environmentally colorful and express the most of the graphics teams efforts. Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stev Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Only part that interested me... "Next week: God Wars!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neos_Matrix Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Only part that interested me... "Next week: God Wars!" I sense a God Wars Dungeon rework...Dat aviansies graphics. Barrows Items: 1x Dharok's Platelegs, 1x Veracs's Plateskirt, 1x Dharok's Greataxe, 2x Torag's Platelegs, 1x Akrisae's War Mace, 1x Ahrim's Robeskirt, 3x Akrisae's Robetop, 1x Guthan's Warspear, 1x Akrisae's Robeskirt, 1x Torag's Helm, 2x Verac's Brassard, 1x Karil's Pistol Crossbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterDexter Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Yeah, with an odd looking General Graardor. :s He gained some weight and he has gotten orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Yeah, with an odd looking General Graardor. :s He gained some weight and he has gotten orange.I still feel he will be looking like an ogre and giant mix. Now that I look at him as he is now he looks like a gublinch on steriods. Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Alright, that's fair, they did say soon not next week. So in my quest to be sour about this for as long as I can be (maybe I'm in a bad mood, maybe I just don't give a flying fart about Al-Kharid), I thought the area already had a makeover back when they redid the rest of the free world in an attempt to make a good impression. While I don't object to them making over the entire free world first to make a good first impression, they never finished the job, and huge swaths of Kandarin have yet to be updated. I would like to see the job actually be completed before they go back and start doing this all over again. It just makes the game a bit disjointed having what is now 3 different generations of graphical updates in the game at the same time (I think the third generation started with Burthrope, which would suggest they have no intention of completing the original job in the near future). By the time they finish, the stuff they can do is better so they restart early. Also, they tend to focus more on places that lots of people go, rather than on places that are outdated. So they've redone falador, varrock,alkharid (soon) and other F2P places a lot more than the obscure P2P places.And I can sympathise with that, but it still feels weird moving from one place to the next and there is obviously a fairly substantial difference in how things are designed. If they did the entire world start to finish, it wouldn't all be at the same level because of how long it takes, but you wouldn't have kits that were made in '04 (or earlier since it would have been done pre release) in the same world as kits from '12. And they don't have to do as spectacular a job on the less busy parts. In particular, not all the areas need their own new npc's. If they could even do just the cities, which would probably take about 40% of the time as a full rework like al-kharid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 If only they never made the citadels and dedicated all the development hours into a runescape wide graphical update, instead of the patchwork jobs they typically do Also the removal of the gate/fence wall is a long awaited realism update. I hated for years that the seperation between biomes was a simple wood fence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 You couldn't really expect the to update an area and not the npc's because a lot of them would look gaudy... Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wish that if they updated the NPCs they'd also update our corresponding gear, though. Prime examples being the claws on the Burthorpe soldiers or the Taverley druids' robes - our player kit feels so vastly removed from those of NPCs. In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wish that if they updated the NPCs they'd also update our corresponding gear, though. Prime examples being the claws on the Burthorpe soldiers or the Taverley druids' robes - our player kit feels so vastly removed from those of NPCs. Actually now that you mention it I do feel the same. I also would love to own some of the new al kharid clothing. Hey I'm sure that some of that stuff might eventually float our way if the community makes a big enough blip on the radar. Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wish that if they updated the NPCs they'd also update our corresponding gear, though. Prime examples being the claws on the Burthorpe soldiers or the Taverley druids' robes - our player kit feels so vastly removed from those of NPCs. Actually now that you mention it I do feel the same. I also would love to own some of the new al kharid clothing. Hey I'm sure that some of that stuff might eventually float our way if the community makes a big enough blip on the radar. I don't think Mage was getting at giving us the costumes NPCs wear just because they look good (though it's not a bad idea), she was referring to the fact NPCs that wear items we already have access too get updated but our items don't. Eg Druid Robes no longer match what Druids actually wear. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wish that if they updated the NPCs they'd also update our corresponding gear, though. Prime examples being the claws on the Burthorpe soldiers or the Taverley druids' robes - our player kit feels so vastly removed from those of NPCs. Actually now that you mention it I do feel the same. I also would love to own some of the new al kharid clothing. Hey I'm sure that some of that stuff might eventually float our way if the community makes a big enough blip on the radar. I don't think Mage was getting at giving us the costumes NPCs wear just because they look good (though it's not a bad idea), she was referring to the fact NPCs that wear items we already have access too get updated but our items don't. Eg Druid Robes no longer match what Druids actually wear.Even then I would hold a similar agreement. I would love to see more detail in our gear. Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasle Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Looks gorgeous. I'm glad to see them resolving the sudden biome change with those cliffs. Won't be missing that gate. The art is great too :thumbup: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I have to agree, the update looks great. I can't wait for it to go live in-game. I just hope they don't move the furnace further away from the bank. :pray: 1 Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterDexter Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Isn't it the closest furnace in F2P? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Yep. That's why I don't want it moved. ;) Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wish that if they updated the NPCs they'd also update our corresponding gear, though. Prime examples being the claws on the Burthorpe soldiers or the Taverley druids' robes - our player kit feels so vastly removed from those of NPCs. Actually now that you mention it I do feel the same. I also would love to own some of the new al kharid clothing. Hey I'm sure that some of that stuff might eventually float our way if the community makes a big enough blip on the radar. I don't think Mage was getting at giving us the costumes NPCs wear just because they look good (though it's not a bad idea), she was referring to the fact NPCs that wear items we already have access too get updated but our items don't. Eg Druid Robes no longer match what Druids actually wear.Even then I would hold a similar agreement. I would love to see more detail in our gear.Actually I'm more of like "Why do these guys get gear that our stuff currently does not even come close to matching" :PLike the guards of Varrock, that felt a bit weird when they got updated to their yellow garb. In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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