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But what went so wrong to begin with, causing the game to fail at the first hurdle?

The density of texture meant that lag and pop-in were common issues.

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There were also a number of bugs present unrelated to the games graphical fidelity.

Players reported unexplained bluescreen errors, freezing, and issues with their character model not loading in.

A lack of transparency also clouded the future of version 1.0.

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A Realm Reborn drastically altered the games design in a range of fundamental ways.

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