Graphical effects that should be standard by now but aren't

[orangpelupa]

those blocks POM looks like somebody stretched image using "perspective" in photoshop. :/

 

[Laa-Yosh]

Well POM is a cheat after all... although Sebbi had some posts about how it could be done better, sort of like how actual displacement mapping works in offline CGI. Hate to admit it but I didn't really understand the technical aspects though