Newsfiend
10-20-2009, 04:21 PM
Seriously. We want new character models. We want them SO MUCH. We can't change armor appearances, hair styles, animations, that dark elf shield bug, the way armor doesn't always show up on thumbs, or anything else related to how your character looks without new models. We can't add guild crests, cloaks, visible shoulderpads, new helmet geometry, or nifty new dance moves without new models. There are a whole lot of things we want to do that we can't do because of the way our player models work.
The amount of money it would cost to get new player models made is prohibitive. Some estimates have been in the seven figures range. And no matter how much we want new player models (we do, a lot), it's ultimately a business decision, and business-wise the company has to expect to see a return on any investment, especially one of this magnitude.
I'm not saying it won't ever happen. We want it to happen. We want new models. But the numbers have to work out first.
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The amount of money it would cost to get new player models made is prohibitive. Some estimates have been in the seven figures range. And no matter how much we want new player models (we do, a lot), it's ultimately a business decision, and business-wise the company has to expect to see a return on any investment, especially one of this magnitude.
I'm not saying it won't ever happen. We want it to happen. We want new models. But the numbers have to work out first.
More... (http://forums.station.sony.com/eq/posts/list.m?topic_id=156743&post_id=2315609#2315609)