I think I've been hilariously accused of every type of hacking imaginable on P99. One of these was that I was using a hack to make Kedge look clearer when I posted the Transcendence video. "You shouldn't have been able to see us exploiting! Cheater!" That one was especially entertaining.
But yeah, lots of places in EQ were a lot darker than they are now, especially Kedge, and especially on emu. Armor tints aren't even the same, everything looks bright and washed out. Compare the P99 pinkish looking Ethereal Mist armor to the classic regal purple tint.
Part of it is the client. Everyone can see better; humans especially aren't nearly as blind. I believe the clipping plane is also much larger, destroying the "dark, murky water" affect in Kedge. But that doesn't really explain the armor tint thing. I haven't played on live in awhile, but when I did I definitely didn't remember the weak looking armor dye. I assume it's all related (relation: it's emu) and nothing that can be done.
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