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Old 08-07-2015, 10:28 PM
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EQ looked pretty bad even by 1999 standards.
For a game with EQ's scope it looked pretty good.

Shenmue (console, vast open world released in Japan on Dreamcast in 1999):
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Ultima Online (MMO, main competer to EQ in 1999):
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Anarchy Online (MMO, 2001 still going today:
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I think EQ was really competent for it's era, perhaps some of the models or design choices were a bit wonky but over all it was good looking back then.
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