Watch the world collapse in upon its self as I agree with you 100%. I will always favor functional over "just make it cool." Functional IS cool to me...even if it's ridiculous or not very plausible, as long as the attempt for functionality is there it makes me happier. I think it's very important to distinguish…
One of my biggest problems actually. I limit myself Creatively by trying to be mechanically accurate. I forget that things dont have to necessarily be practical or operational. But, then again, youll always get contradictory crits, someone may say that wouldnt raelly work would it? Or Thats awesome! and dont care about the…
^ME I love breaking things down giving them some quasi functionality adding detail as needed. You always end up with a better looking piece. I HATE seeing massively different pixel densitys. Oh hi there nice crisp wall texture! Mmmm you are mighty sexy, oh who is your friend? No really what is this, why is it so blurry…
I like cool, but I hate unrealistic mechanical bits on stuff stuff - pistons that don't actually function, etc. The fiddly bits are what make it cool for me, and I don't mind if mechanical bits are over-wrought or hidden, but show me something that flat out won't move and it drives me nuts. I think the sword for that guy…
cool functionality is where it's at... if someone is still able to use such a weapon effectively, then the point is pretty moot. There's a place for everything. I mean if you want some comedy or special character sure you give them the giant asspaddling meat cleaver, but if everyone in the game or show has one, it kind of…
I like my stuff to look cool, but it has to look believable or sensible to a degree. I have to say the genre and style dictates what will work. For me when it comes to characters I'm more focussed on, 'Does this make sense?' I'd rather have my characters tell a bit about themselves trough their characteristics. Why does he…
they did that multi-head-lop thing on deadliest warrior. reality is stranger than fiction? oh, and more zweihander: [ame] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFAKTjOQJwQ[/ame] stabs right through a car hood.