High Tier Engineer art from the CE [Archive]

Ralzar

03-26-2008, 03:33 PM

I posted this in the CE thread, but figured you'd want you own thread ;)

IGN just posted some pictures form the CE art books. Among them was this:

http://pc.ign.com/dor/warhammer-online-age-of-reckoning-collectors-edition/862091/images/warhammer-online-age-of-reckoning-collectors-edition-20080326083545359.html?page=mediaFull

That's one badass Engineer :D

Reiden

03-26-2008, 03:36 PM

I don't see how he could possibly move in that outfit, but still BA. The totems on the belt are pretty sweet.

Necrotoxin

03-26-2008, 03:44 PM

That is one bad dwarf...

KGBmarinac

03-26-2008, 03:45 PM

Hehe, and that, my friends, is the reason why people chose to become engineers (including me), i cant wait to play!

Aenigma

03-26-2008, 03:46 PM

Man, just look at that pistol

Daedarin

03-26-2008, 03:53 PM

032125

03-26-2008, 04:06 PM

I don't see how he could possibly move in that outfit, but still BA. The totems on the belt are pretty sweet.

Look at it closely, it's really not that bad. It's just the backback and haute guards that look bulky, but dwarfs don't have necks, so not turning the head isn't a big deal.

Pandemonium

03-26-2008, 04:19 PM

Looks like they have begun to go the WoW way. That looks more cartoonish than anything I've seen so far. I really hope they try not to get too WoWish in the way they attempt to make the Dwarf engineer look.

P.S.

Well. They have got plenty of time to change that now...

I don't know how you can complain about that engineer looking cartoonish. That pistol looks like it could blow a black orc's head off! Besides, dwarves like to look intricate.

Daedarin

03-26-2008, 04:21 PM

I don't know how you can complain about that engineer looking cartoonish. That pistol looks like it could blow a black orc's head off! Besides, dwarves like to look intricate.
Try to take the fanboy glasses off and look at him again...

Pandemonium

03-26-2008, 04:24 PM

lol fanboy? this is going to be the first time ever playing a game that has to do with the war universe.

shotgunbadger

03-26-2008, 04:28 PM

Dwarf to Orc: "I'd like to see that choppa work when your hand is blown off"

sorry, just seemed like such a badass pose that looked like he was telling his friend "Watch me plug that Orc charging us" I had to comment.

Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the Dwarf classes but Engineer keeps looking better and better.

Jonesy

03-26-2008, 04:37 PM

Add it to the list of dual-wield pistol evidence.

Dude doesn't look like he takes much guff, that's for sure.

Captbigbeard

03-26-2008, 06:48 PM

Looks like they have begun to go the WoW way. That looks more cartoonish than anything I've seen so far. I really hope they try not to get too WoWish in the way they attempt to make the Dwarf engineer look.

P.S.

Well. They have got plenty of time to change that now...
I'll agree the game is going WoWish, but that my friend LOOKS like a warhammer master engineer! Looks like it could go right along side the other engineer models. Don't beleave me, then go to www.warhammer.com .

Daedarin

03-26-2008, 06:55 PM

I'll agree the game is going WoWish, but that my friend LOOKS like a warhammer master engineer! Looks like it could go right along side the other engineer models. Don't beleave me, then go to www.warhammer.com (http://www.warhammer.com) .
I have been playing Warhammer since you lay in the cradle. So I know about it being before wow and the like. I just think that this particular engineer is overdone and therefore getting the WoW feel. Look at his eyes, or whatever you would call that. The others so far released look way cooler in my opinion. And especially the drum revolver is outta the line. I think they should stick to normal flintlocks. Cooler. Next thing we know the Engineer is wielding a storm bolter...

Grondoth

03-26-2008, 08:29 PM

Those are lenses over his eyes, magnifying them like old glasses used to do.
I think that piece of art's pretty sweet, myself. The mask looks a bit like the ones used by the Cannoneers (http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/newimage.asp?Size=A&Img=256111). I love the ancestor medallions all over his belt, and how his coat is made out of pockets. He needs lots of room to store things so he can build turrets and bombs and such, which is why that huge pack is also awesome. You can see parts and maybe the stocks of guns in there, along with some tools that aren't stored on his shoulders and hands. He's all ready to go build stuff and fight on the way.

His guns are a bit on the absurd side, they kinda look like grenade launchers. And the gears guarding his head and neck are a little over the top, too. But for the most part, it's a nifty piece of art that really isn't too ridiculous when you look at it closely.

KGBmarinac

03-27-2008, 09:09 AM

Looks like they have begun to go the WoW way. That looks more cartoonish than anything I've seen so far. I really hope they try not to get too WoWish in the way they attempt to make the Dwarf engineer look.

P.S.

Well. They have got plenty of time to change that now...

Would you rather have this one: http://wow.tentonhammer.com/files/gallery/albums/album27/dwarf_001.gif
?

Raizen

03-27-2008, 09:16 AM

I pray to every god in heaven that its possible to make your engineer look like that ingame. Backpack included.

Duerghaul

03-27-2008, 09:36 AM

T'was nice knowin ya, Greenkins.

Okri

03-27-2008, 09:41 AM

It looks a bit too cartoonish, bright and generally over the top for my tastes, even if it is an Engineer. As was said, a bit too much in the Warcraft direction.

Captbigbeard

03-27-2008, 01:36 PM

I have been playing Warhammer since you lay in the cradle. So I know about it being before wow and the like. I just think that this particular engineer is overdone and therefore getting the WoW feel. Look at his eyes, or whatever you would call that. The others so far released look way cooler in my opinion. And especially the drum revolver is outta the line. I think they should stick to normal flintlocks. Cooler. Next thing we know the Engineer is wielding a storm bolter...

Wow you must be petty old, I even had a squat army... kinda. Remeber the devs have stated MANY times that their going for the TT look. And the TT models look kinda cartoony. Granted this looks more last edition dwarf then current edition. Oh well.

What I wanna know is WHERES the beard, better be tucked under that leather jacket (looks like it could be)

It looks a bit too cartoonish, bright and generally over the top for my tastes, even if it is an Engineer. As was said, a bit too much in the Warcraft direction.

Like I said above, their made to be like the TT models, more cartoonish then dark. Although admittiblly I would rather have it the other way around.

Grondoth

03-27-2008, 02:10 PM

What I wanna know is WHERES the beard, better be tucked under that leather jacket (looks like it could be)

You can see it, it's white. I think they made it short and mostly covered so that the modelers and texture artists could really get a look at what the concept artists wanted the design to be.

Dagda Redgranite

03-27-2008, 03:18 PM

Awesome picture. Engineers should be over the top imo, we ARE going into combat with sometimes unproven technology and explosives galore ya know...

The recent armor dye video + this art = some big time options.

Captbigbeard

03-27-2008, 04:13 PM

You can see it, it's white. I think they made it short and mostly covered so that the modelers and texture artists could really get a look at what the concept artists wanted the design to be.

Ya I see it, but all I see is a short shoddy beard... one that would make a dwarf become a slayer out of embarressment!

But what you say does make 100% sense, can't have a beard ruining the point of a piece of concept art!

Unstoppable

03-27-2008, 04:17 PM

Thanks for showing the link for this. I like how this guy looks.

Eliphas-WorldBearer

03-27-2008, 04:41 PM

That helmet remind me of that movie "Gremlins" where you have that cute gremlin which spawnns evil gremlins if it is exposed to water...:p

Tom_Hobbes

03-28-2008, 11:53 PM

Looks like they have begun to go the WoW way. That looks more cartoonish than anything I've seen so far. I really hope they try not to get too WoWish in the way they attempt to make the Dwarf engineer look.

P.S.

Well. They have got plenty of time to change that now...

Given that WoW's style is largely ripped wholesale from Warhammer, I'd say that this is reasonably likely.

Binnesman

03-29-2008, 12:18 AM

"Dead or alive you're coming with me."

~Robodwarf

Daedarin

03-29-2008, 09:35 AM

Wow you must be petty old, I even had a squat army... kinda. Remeber the devs have stated MANY times that their going for the TT look. And the TT models look kinda cartoony. Granted this looks more last edition dwarf then current edition. Oh well.

Lol you had a squat army. OK I guess you're my age then. Just guessed your age from your infant ramblings and threads in the High Elf forum. No offense though.;)

SQUAT ARMY LOL. I remember being pissed they didnt make it into the second edition of the W40k. Some very cool new models (at the time) inside the cover of Dark Millinium.

Cheers

Fleshs

03-29-2008, 09:53 AM

That is some cool stuntie. But the squig herders shall dominate!!!!

Niji

04-10-2008, 09:19 PM

I agree with the people saying that is over the top and too cartoony/warcraft-like. I hope there is at least the *option* to not make your character look like it can't even move. Reminds me of how I couldn't stand characters piling more and more fruity-looking stuff on themselves in WoW until they look like a giant katamari.

But if such an appearance is optional and players have the choice to look a little more realistic, then it won't be so bad.

Grigash

04-15-2008, 10:07 AM

Looks like they have begun to go the WoW way. That looks more cartoonish than anything I've seen so far. I really hope they try not to get too WoWish in the way they attempt to make the Dwarf engineer look.

P.S.

Well. They have got plenty of time to change that now...

Well this is just a concept art. I think screenshots would tell more about the game being cartoonish or not.

Saucon21

04-23-2008, 08:03 PM

I think it looks rather nice, granted it will not even look that way in the game but ti still looks nice to me

Plexico

05-09-2008, 11:17 AM

Personally I dont think its too WoW-ish. It is a little over the top but still within the IP. I've seen some outrageous dwarf models from games workshop too ya know. Complete with "golden" armor with a million trinkets and thingies attached to them, helmets with horns as tall as a dwarf is, and riding into battle with beermugs.

The backpacks are awesome in my opinion. We've seen them in some conceptart and they are in the game. I've seen a vid with a highlevel engineer carying that around. I'd post the vid here but while I'm not sure , i think it might be leaked beta-footage. Though I did find it quite easily on a popular site.

ClownSt0pper

05-17-2008, 06:00 AM

I have been playing Warhammer since you lay in the cradle. So I know about it being before wow and the like. I just think that this particular engineer is overdone and therefore getting the WoW feel. Look at his eyes, or whatever you would call that. The others so far released look way cooler in my opinion. And especially the drum revolver is outta the line. I think they should stick to normal flintlocks. Cooler. Next thing we know the Engineer is wielding a storm bolter...

Concept art is requested from a variety of artists. An artist is not going to change their "style" at the expense of pleasing someone like yourself, just in the event someone says "Hey that looks WoWish".

Said artist is clearly very talented, and the picture looks fantastic. Like much of the concept art, they are all different in tone.

seirios

05-18-2008, 07:58 AM

Looks like they have begun to go the WoW way.

ur partly right, but wow was even more exaggerating as far as armors and weapons go.

i dont get some ppl that think "the bigger the cooler"
i tend to think "the more beautiful the cooler" or "the more realistic while in a fantasy archetype, the cooler =P"

Plexico

05-22-2008, 02:28 AM

lol, hasnt anyone seen the master engineers from games workshop

http://uk.games-workshop.com/dwarfs/miniature-gallery/4/

Oh yes... they are wielding hammers bigger than they are !!! Gotta love the backpacks... we really really need to get those ingame

Jonesy

05-22-2008, 06:09 PM

They have back-packs in-game already:

http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/screenshots/WAR_ss_080425-3.jpg

They look as sexy as you might expect.

Plexico

05-25-2008, 02:48 AM

They have back-packs in-game already:

http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/screenshots/WAR_ss_080425-3.jpg

They look as sexy as you might expect.

WooT , more power to the engineers

Scirrocco

05-25-2008, 11:09 PM

WooT , more power to the engineers

Now say that in a Tim Allen voice!

artsteven

05-25-2008, 11:13 PM

Epic gangsta dwarf, hes the best splinter cell.

Xin

05-26-2008, 04:13 AM