New screenshots of character visualizer, virtual tabletop

[Wormwood]

A real retro 90's computer game look, yuck.

D&D should emulate retro 70's graphics instead.

 

[Wormwood]

Though I guess you got to figure make it too pretty and only high-end computers would be able to run it which would be very annoying if you and ALL your friends you want to play online with have to upgrade their computer.

Which is why I'm hoping 5e moves to consoles only.

Makes gaming soooo much easier.

 

[mach1.9pants]

D&D should emulate retro 70's graphics instead.

LOL
wahay the Spiked Chain is in!

 

[Gundark]

The armor and weapons look ok. But the faces aren't very good. Too round with unattractive hair.

I don't play WoW, but the WoW character modeller pretty much set the bar that I think WotC should try to exceed.

Not as good as I had hoped for alright. WoW has pretty characters, just not enough variblity in appearence. I've run into my twin a couple of times on WoW.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I agree that the graphics leave something--maybe a lot--to be desired.

OTOH, if the program succeeds in terms of its promised functionality, I can live with mediocre pics.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

Perhaps in time there could be upgrades for higher-end computers with the basic model for most computers to use.

 

[lkj]

I agree that the graphics leave something--maybe a lot--to be desired.

OTOH, if the program succeeds in terms of its promised functionality, I can live with mediocre pics.

Yah, I'm right here with you. I'd be pretty annoyed if they spent a lot of resources on pretty graphics and the functionality was weak. I'd be just as annoyed if the pretty graphics made the program run slowly or required a high end graphics card. To be blunt, I want it to be able to make characters and serve as a medium for a game. If it looks pretty but doesn't slow things down, then all the better.

(Disclaimer: This is just my opinion. I can appreciate why others would want better graphics to improve atmosphere.)

All that said, maybe it's easy to get really good graphics with lower end computer requirements. I just don't know.

AD

 

[Nymrohd]

WoW characters suck, I want something like Oblivion

 

[mmu1]

Though I guess you got to figure make it too pretty and only high-end computers would be able to run it which would be very annoying if you and ALL your friends you want to play online with have to upgrade their computer.

Even a low-end computer can easily render better models than these - and not only that, but animate dozens of them in real-time, with dynamic lighting, spell effects, etc. These are static, they require much less processing power.

As a matter of fact, computers could do better-looking graphics than this several years and graphic card generations ago.

The models are awful - not only technologically inferior, but also just plain ugly. There's no excuse.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

*looks at my computer* "shoo, he doesn't mean it, your a good computer even if you stutter and lag in original NWN"