Comments on Diablogging: Gameplay first... but what about graphics?

Dang, that must be something new. I have never see...

2011-11-10T02:08:40.874+01:00

Dang, that must be something new. I have never seen it until now. Or maybe I'm blind???

@Darth Subscription has always been enabled. Just ...

2011-11-07T09:52:20.992+01:00

@Darth
Subscription has always been enabled. Just click the "Subscribe by email" link. it's on the bottom-right of the comment box.

@Sixteentons
From what I've read, all the linked screenshots are at maximum (available) settings. I hope they will add better texture, but I am not that sure we will see anything better at this point.

Yeah the environmental detail looks dated but you ...

2011-11-07T02:08:25.312+01:00

Yeah the environmental detail looks dated but you can see how the character models have pretty good detail, especially compared to games in the past. I can definitely see your concern but my guess is these are not screenshots with the graphics on high. Also it is still Beta so there's no telling what they have turned off.

Yeah I wanted to say the exact thing about SC2. I ...

2011-11-06T21:50:08.465+01:00

Yeah I wanted to say the exact thing about SC2. I just played a little bit of the demo and the graphics aren't that great. But if I'm zoomed out it doesn't seem to matter a lot.

Loque one small request if I may. Is it possible for you to enable the comments setting which lets you follow responses to comments you've posted?

@Darth I just linked blogger to this domain, that ...

2011-11-05T08:43:34.295+01:00

@Darth
I just linked blogger to this domain, that I registered back in time and forgot to link.

@Markco
I bet it'sa javascript. Can you see the zoomed version? Check this, for example: http://i.imgur.com/J1OjQ.jpg

Darth I have to agree with you. Loque, is it possi...

2011-11-05T05:24:56.139+01:00

Darth I have to agree with you. Loque, is it possible that the best graphical settings might not yet be available?

When I play SC2 on minimum requirements it is playable but looks like WC3. However, when I play on max settings it is better than pretty much any RTS I've ever seen. Especially with the physics engine.

Here's hoping everything looks great when the game ships for those who want to play on the higher settings.

Oh, I'm also not seeing the images you were trying to show. Could be me but I'm assuming they aren't linked.

Hold on a darn second, did you change your site do...

2011-11-05T03:17:20.599+01:00

Hold on a darn second, did you change your site domain? Wow...

I don't know what to say about the graphics man... to be honest they look ok if you are not zoomed in all the way. It's only when you go for the closeup that the lack of detail starts to show.

We can't deny that Blizzard has some very talented graphics artists. The only explanation I can come up with is that they're trying to keep hardware requirements as "friendly" as possible, catering to a lowest common denominator. But I guess that's no excuse for not including some high quality textures.

I think we should wait for the final game before passing judgment. There's still a slim chance that they will give us better textures.

What do you think of the interface? It looks pretty slick and sharp to me.