Did Warhammer Online really go to Black and White to increase performance? Not really, but in a way they did. Why do I say that?
It is easy. With almost everyone walking around with either black or white dyed armor it feels like the game lost its color and vibrance. It now feels like I am watching a black and white TV from the 70's.
The one thing it makes me realize is how many players were affected by the billing fiasco. I know lots of players tried to play it off like it was being blown out of proportion, but when you look at the players in the game you notice how big of an impact it really had.
Just look at all the players running around now with black or white dyed armor. Look at the players running around with griffon mounts. I would say it is at least 7 or 8 out of 10 players. I think it was alot bigger than players really thought, and Mythic just made it that much easier for everyone to identify who got screwed by the billing fiasco.