Announcements - Lightning Weapon Effect and some New Unique Art - Forum

" rogueyoshi wrote: " DerPimpvater wrote: GGG, dont you think its time to hire a better weapon artist. These axes could look WAY better ! no offense though I love your game !:) I think you don't really understand why those models look like that. Those are models that will appear in the game on your character. That means you can't really make them have lots and lots of polygons, because that will make some machines just burn when you are in a crowded area. Also, while playing, the camera usually is pretty far from the character, which means, it doesn't really need too much detalisation. I think those are fine and most likely ingame they will look a little bit better with other effects applied that are in the engine. Those are most likely just plain models which are not viewed ingame in those pictures. What they need to do is think about the weapon silhouettes. Since you can't really see details in ARPGs due to where the camera is, you need strong silhouettes/outlines/shapes. Blizzard understands this and it's one of the things they are good at (technical art stuff. Disregard how you feel about Blizzard art, that's not the point, PoE and blizzard games are 2 different styles but the concepts Blzzard applies would be good lessons for the PoE guys to learn. Sadly, all of these Axes will look practically the same from zoomed out. \|____________ G . L . O . W . Y . R . M ____________\| < My PoE career highlight, Being beat by Throzz, hehe > \|\|\|\|\|\|\\\\\~ http://tinyurl.com/2ndPlaceToThrozz ~/////\|\|\|\|\|\|	Posted by Glowyrm#3324 on Aug 8, 2013, 7:19:18 PM Quote this Post
all 3 axes look extremely boring and one of the is a hammer...bad design imho. “Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.” ― Christopher Hitchens My QoL List: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3279646	Posted by Antigegner#0560 on Aug 8, 2013, 7:27:34 PM Quote this Post
Why does jack the axe look like it's just made of a few rocks? i too fas fo youuuuuuu	Posted by Duskbane#4733 on Aug 8, 2013, 8:40:17 PM Quote this Post
" HughJass wrote: Looks sweet Now just need one that drips magma Hell yeah, man. :) -VG- Invited to Beta 2012-03-18 / Supporter since 2012-04-08	Posted by VideoGeemer#0418 on Aug 8, 2013, 8:42:24 PM Quote this Post
" Kindred1 wrote: im astonished ....by the crappy 3d art They're not crappy at all; they're just super close up. -VG- Invited to Beta 2012-03-18 / Supporter since 2012-04-08	Posted by VideoGeemer#0418 on Aug 8, 2013, 8:46:02 PM Quote this Post
" Glowyrm wrote: " rogueyoshi wrote: " DerPimpvater wrote: GGG, dont you think its time to hire a better weapon artist. These axes could look WAY better ! no offense though I love your game !:) I think you don't really understand why those models look like that. Those are models that will appear in the game on your character. That means you can't really make them have lots and lots of polygons, because that will make some machines just burn when you are in a crowded area. Also, while playing, the camera usually is pretty far from the character, which means, it doesn't really need too much detalisation. I think those are fine and most likely ingame they will look a little bit better with other effects applied that are in the engine. Those are most likely just plain models which are not viewed ingame in those pictures. What they need to do is think about the weapon silhouettes. Since you can't really see details in ARPGs due to where the camera is, you need strong silhouettes/outlines/shapes. Blizzard understands this and it's one of the things they are good at (technical art stuff. Disregard how you feel about Blizzard art, that's not the point, PoE and blizzard games are 2 different styles but the concepts Blzzard applies would be good lessons for the PoE guys to learn. Sadly, all of these Axes will look practically the same from zoomed out. I agree with that, but keep in mind GGG tryin to follow realism in graphics style. One thing they REALLY need to do - the COLOR CORRECTION. Best way is follow d3 example - background with no perfect black/white colors, characters/monsters WITH it. Or something like that. And one my personall wish - bigger target meshes of some mobs like snakes in vaal ruins. When playin melee char, very hard to targeting these mobs (and few other).	Posted by waltersobchak#6626 on Aug 8, 2013, 9:15:14 PM Quote this Post
Sounds epic :D	Posted by ImminentWound#1773 on Aug 8, 2013, 9:25:50 PM Quote this Post
for the love of god, please make "jack the axe" sentient.... i want it to talk to me in a maniacal way when i kill enough stuff.. or afk too long	Posted by tanzer16#3335 on Aug 9, 2013, 2:44:41 AM Quote this Post
Holy shit jack the axe! I remember this from CB, the guy had a thread and was asking for suggestions, does it talk after all? Guess we have to wait. Twitch.tv/Nithryok	Posted by Nithryok#2577 on Aug 9, 2013, 5:43:52 AM Quote this Post
" Nithryok wrote: Holy shit jack the axe! I remember this from CB, the guy had a thread and was asking for suggestions, does it talk after all? Guess we have to wait. It will talk. Some of the voice acting has been completed already. "Bullshit, you get the game for free." - Qarl 2014 "The 5x Diamond Supporter"	Posted by XvXReaperXvX#7217 on Aug 9, 2013, 8:00:16 AM Quote this Post