I agree, good graphics are completely unnecessary. I can safely say that none of my fondest memories in MMOs have anything to do with graphics and everything to do with atmosphere/setting.
It actually goes beyond that, to the point of which when graphical "improvements" have ruined games for me. Two easy examples are UO and EQ. Luclin literally made me quit EQ because of the new and foreign graphics. The game didn't feel the same and I hated the fact that there was a chance people were rendering me in the new, terrible stick-up-the-ass SoL model. The original EQ player models may have been lacking polygons but they had a ton of style and familiarity. UO... well, that's a no brainer. That 3d client tore the heart and soul right out of the game (although it was gameplay stuff that made me stop playing). I do admit that Kingdom Reborn actually looks pretty good today, but those original 2d graphics are still just so gorgeous to me that I can't see any need to waste time replacing them. And they definitely stand the test of time with what people are doing on player run shards.
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