| Not trying to defend EQ2 here at all, but we also have to keep in mind this game released in 2004. The design of the engine was probably worked on a couple years prior to that. We are talking about a ~7 year old engine. I think it was pretty amazing for its time, but graphics have come a long way since then.
The animations do feel a bit clunky.. and even worse now since 5 years of haste and +spellcast and runspeed mods. They can look downright spastic at times now.
I think WoW got the animations done many times better than EQ2 ever did, but I really cant stomach the direction they went with the art. (personal preference I know) I just couldnt take SNES graphics on my high end system of the time. Atleast EQ2 gave you infinite options to scale graphics, even if the lower end wasnt that great.
I would love to see what a modern EQ3 style graphic would look like utilizing todays top hardware.
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Retired Guardian of Xanadu - EQ2
Retired Overlord of Darkwind - EQ1 | 