Is it me or does Pantheon look like crap?

[Bisonzabi]

Originally Posted by Danth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

More than that, the original models didn't make it to release in Vanguard because of the poor performance. The models used for the launched version of the game were somewhat reduced quality relative to the originals, hence why they looked somewhat "off" in the otherwise rather nice-looking game world. The "animal head on an otherwise human body" races were particularly ridiculous. I've said it before, but Vanguard felt like it was caught in some sort of reverse-time field. It kept getting worse over time instead of better, which has got to be the surest sign of wretched project management. It was at its best in early beta, before the Thestran continent was partially rebuilt for little to no reason other than to suck up manhours that would've been better spent on any of a hundred other tasks.

I check Pantheon perhaps every six months or so. What's been publicly released looks like any other MMOG to me--some stuff that looks alright, and some stuff I don't care for.

Danth

Is there any proof of the original models? Like I mean actual images of them? Also the animal races were pretty fucking bad. Like a bootleg version of Jim Henson puppetry. It wasn't even in beta, it was more so in an alpha and barely even out of a pre-alpha (meaning not all of the features were included into the core game yet). Remember being in the "open beta" and the last few days before the official launch, they were trying to rush out testing flying mounts which weren't introduced until then. It was such a spectacular fuck up that the server crashed immediately.