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Article #719981Re: Elder Scrolls Online, jacked up graphics?
From: Adam Russell
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:35
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:35
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On 6/28/2013 8:24 AM, Tanzen wrote: > Does anyone know if Elder Scrolls Online is going to have ridiculously > complex graphics so that most video cards overheat running it? > > I noticed that this is the new trend in gaming and am wondering if > Bethesda is going to follow suit. > > For those who don't know about this, the sign of a modern video game is > the video card fan spinning at full blast. I have an NVidia GeForce 450 > silent card, yet still the rest of the fans in my computer go crazy > spinning to cool things down. > > I remember the days when there used to be the occasional elegant video > game which decided that instead of decimating the envelope of polygon > technology, to work from within what is possible on a computer. > Basically a game which prized performance over bleeding edge. I think > this kind of thing is extinct now, because developers know gamers would > prefer to hear a full blast video card fan than a quality video game > soundtrack. > > Julian > From a leaked vid it seems like the graphics were kind of retro. That is, the character looked almost painted and a bit crude - but in a good way. I dont think you will have a problem except when there are maximum characters onscreen maybe.
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