Please allow more and larger UI scaling options

[Illya]

The resolution of TVs and monitors marches ever upwards, and this game only has few limited options for UI scaling. Many games have either a single UI size that is maintained across all resolutions, or let you scale the UI size freely with almost no limits.

Unfortunately this game only lets you scale the UI to a maximum of 140%, which is not adequate for players on 4K (3840x2160) displays. This is how the UI looks on a 4K display at the maximum available scaling.



That's the largest that text in chat log can get too. The nameplates above players' heads ignore all scaling options and get tinier and tinier the higher the resolution gets with no way to increase the size. The rest of the UI you can see, including the microscopically small buffs bar. The boss HP bar and boss buffs/debuffs are equally tiny.

It would be really nice if the devs gave us free scaling of the UI, but at least add 200%, 240%, 280%, 300% UI scaling options if this is too hard. Add more size options for text in chat log too. And also fix the nameplates above players' heads not scaling at all!

NOTE: If you aren't running a 4K+ display, simply display that image in full screen in your browser to see how the big the UI actually would be on your display.

[raelgun]

I do approve of this, sometimes i run the game downsampled from 3440x1440, I have a 21:9 screen and it really starts to get tricky to sort out the UI.

[Brianmj]

I used Nvidia's DSR for a while, playing at a resolution of (2515 x 1500?), but the NPC talk bubbles were just too hard to read. More scaling options would be greatly appreciated.

[CrystalRainbow]

I really really want to switch to 4k, but imput lag is so bad at 4k.

But it comes down to how big is your screen. Personally I think 4k at 28" is too small. 4k at 40 would be about as small as I go.

I'm currently using a 1440p 27" display with most UI at normal settings, I did have a 4k 28" and it was too small for everything.

[Autumnfire]

OMG yes please. Thank goodness my boyfriend plays on a laptop next to me. When I have to read things I just look on his screen instead. ><
Anytime text is involved, its super difficult to read. Be it on maps, chat logs, quest info, etc….

[Eissels]

I really don't see any reason why this couldn't be available.

- Realistically, though, how many players are playing on a 4k monitor? I mean, I know a chunk of the "hardcore" people with lots of money do, but I imagine the average player doesn't, which is why it's probably not been much of an issue for SE.

[Autumnfire]

I really don't see any reason why this couldn't be available.

- Realistically, though, how many players are playing on a 4k monitor? I mean, I know a chunk of the "hardcore" people with lots of money do, but I imagine the average player doesn't, which is why it's probably not been much of an issue for SE.

It doesn't even have to be a 4K monitor. I'm on a 40'' tv. It still sucks.

[Brianmj]

I really don't see any reason why this couldn't be available.

- Realistically, though, how many players are playing on a 4k monitor? I mean, I know a chunk of the "hardcore" people with lots of money do, but I imagine the average player doesn't, which is why it's probably not been much of an issue for SE.

Don't have to have a 4k monitor for 4k resolutions. Nvidia has DSR, and AMD is is coming out with their own solution. Square has to stay on top of advancing technologies.

[Fahzewn]

Don't have to have a 4k monitor for 4k resolutions. Nvidia has DSR, and AMD is is coming out with their own solution. Square has to stay on top of advancing technologies.

Unfortunately, DSR with FFXIV (at least for me) is kinda a bust as it misaligns the mouse cursor to the buttons/clickables. The higher the resolution, the alignment gets worse. Certainly made the game look a lot better (4k was real nice on a 42") but it put me about 1/2 inch off to the right to where I needed to click the button to close windows and such. Never mind the tax it has on the graphics card itself. Plus, like the OP, the UI scales to the 4K and at max %, it's not big enough to read text reasonably and somewhat blurry (I feel at least).

If they could get the UI so that it can have it's own separate resolution, it's possible that might work out.

[Illya]

I really don't see any reason why this couldn't be available.

- Realistically, though, how many players are playing on a 4k monitor? I mean, I know a chunk of the "hardcore" people with lots of money do, but I imagine the average player doesn't, which is why it's probably not been much of an issue for SE.

There are also a large number of gamers who play games on TVs. Sales of 4K TVs are zooming upwards every year. My screenshot was taken from the TV I play this game on, I don't use a monitor. You don't need a lot of money to buy into 4K right now, there are 4K computer monitors and 4K TVs already selling in the ~$400 price range.

I'm kind of hoping to get a community rep/dev response on this issue as it's definitely a QoL type of thing and while I admit I'm one of the early adopters of 4K, within 1-2 years you're going to see a LOT of people with 4K TVs or monitors. And they'll all get to enjoy microscopic UIs unless the devs address the UI scaling in this game.

I want to play this game in 4K full-time but I still have to drop to 1080p for raiding because being able to see the UI is rather important there.