Argus - how to fix the to dark issue?

[Banard]

Any suggestions? God forbid you play this game in sunlight...you cant see anything on Argus. Its the only zone that sunlight effects ....i know this sounds weird but the rest of wow I have no issue...i dont play in basement and i dont want to be changing my settings everything i go to this zone. It was that bad yesterday i just ignore Argus until the sun set.....

[Hey There Guys its Metro]

Haven't had this problem. Best option would be to compare screenshots, but I am fairly certain it will be your monitor.

[Lochton]

Not experienced this much, and when I have, it has been due to sunlight on the screen.

[Banard]

Haven't had this problem. Best option would be to compare screenshots, but I am fairly certain it will be your monitor.

It could be but Argus is the only place i cannot see. I dont even notice the glare anywhere else in the game.

[Frood]

Come on guys. You have to admit Argus is dark.

Yes, it's hard to play in daylight. Gamma adjustments will help a bit, but OP, the darkness is definitely intended. Upwards of 80% of the textures are black and dark grey, and the environment lacks ambient lighting in order to accommodate the dark/space skybox. In other words, it's constantly night on Argus.

[Banard]

Adjust your in-game gamma settings.

and then when i change zones i have to adjust it again....looking for a non-annoying fix.

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Come on guys. You have to admit Argus is dark.

Yes, it's hard to play in daylight. Gamma adjustments will help a bit, but OP, the darkness is definitely intended. Upwards of 80% of the textures are black and dark grey, and the environment lacks ambient lighting in order to accommodate the dark/space skybox. In other words, it's constantly night on Argus.

Intended? We all watch those movies that are filmed in night for the "night look". There shit. Its like old school style. It doesn't have to be "dark" for it to always be "dark and gloomy".

but thank you...the issue is the skybox never thought about that.

[Binaris]

games will have areas both light and dark. it is not anyones problem but you own on how the lighting is around your computer

[Flaim]

you dont, because it's awesome!

[Soulwind]

Come on guys. You have to admit Argus is dark.

Yes, it's hard to play in daylight. Gamma adjustments will help a bit, but OP, the darkness is definitely intended. Upwards of 80% of the textures are black and dark grey, and the environment lacks ambient lighting in order to accommodate the dark/space skybox. In other words, it's constantly night on Argus.

It's dark, but it's not darker than say... Isle of Thunder, Deepholm, Azjol Nerub or Outland Shadowmoon Valley.

WoW barely uses its skybox lighting effects, they keep everything similarly bright to avoid annoying people. So while the terrain is painted in a dark brown and dark gray pallete, the actual zone is bright, and visibility isn't limited at all.

[Vaerys]

The worst is the flat color palette masking terrain features that either block travel or cause you to fall.

[Frood]

It's dark, but it's not darker than say... Isle of Thunder, Deepholm, Azjol Nerub or Outland Shadowmoon Valley.

WoW barely uses its skybox lighting effects, they keep everything similarly bright to avoid annoying people. So while the terrain is painted in a dark brown and dark gray pallete, the actual zone is bright, and visibility isn't limited at all.

I never said it was darker than those zones. I said it was a dark zone, and that it was hard to play in daylight (which is true). Shadowmoon Valley is hard to play in daylight as well. Isle of Thunder, Deepholm and Azjol-Nerub all have high contrast palettes with many different colours that help differentiate various parts of the environment. Argus is not like that, having a palette consisting mostly of dark brown, grey and green, like you said yourself.

Also, the skybox most certainly has a huge impact on lighting. Try zoning between Elwynn and Duskwood and see if they are 'similarly' bright. Blizzard strives to have each zone's lighting match the skybox, so terrain and sky blend seamlessly near the horizon.

[Banard]

I never said it was darker than those zones. I said it was a dark zone, and that it was hard to play in daylight (which is true). Shadowmoon Valley is hard to play in daylight as well. Isle of Thunder, Deepholm and Azjol-Nerub all have high contrast palettes with many different colours that help differentiate various parts of the environment. Argus is not like that, having a palette consisting mostly of dark brown, grey and green, like you said yourself.

Also, the skybox most certainly has a huge impact on lighting. Try zoning between Elwynn and Duskwood and see if they are 'similarly' bright. Blizzard strives to have each zone's lighting match the skybox, so terrain and sky blend seamlessly near the horizon.

Mac'Aree was a lot better. Those other two zones lighting is pure garbage.

[Heeresman]

More basements needed for WoW players!

[Zequill]

I was wondering why every zone were so bright, even at night or when the place is named Darkshire or Shadowmoon valley. The OP is why.