Originally Posted by Neric

They can't, because they are using an engine to create the generic bodies. Instead of the classical method where a drawing gets scanned it or a mini-model that gets scanned in with a laser, they use an engine to maintain a set of polygons that shall resemble basic body anatomy according to an algorithm designed by someone who has never seen a human being before, not even in the mirror. The only thing that got designed by hand are the faces and those are outstanding. Too bad they did not expand on that and give their artists more room to make an impact on the models.

As long as you fail to understand that it is the overall concept that prevents them from improving, you will not be able to assess the situation correctly. Can you follow now or shall I explain it for the 1001940th time?

Originally Posted by fuvi513

I agree with Kildace.

By having xp per mob numbers even in the game itself points people toward min/max'ing. If they are going to have it as part of the game from the jump they might as well give you the mob's hp bar with exact numbers as well. Less we forget, part of some people's 'adventure' in EQ was deciding where to go xp based on xp per mob and hp per mob. You didn't know the exact figures within that, just how you based your opinion on it. Therefore, it gave people more of a sense of 'adventure' by not knowing every detail.

Maps, in many ways, have done the same thing. Instead of key'ing 'M' or 'backspace' to bring up a very nice map for you, so you know exactly where to go each time, it added to the immersion by knowing the zone for what it is. Landmarks within the zone and the like helped as well.