Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[BelgianRofl]

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The World Graphics - most notably in Limsa Lominsa - are very sub-par.

Light is allowed to shine through walls and objects. Buildings/Landscapes do not cast shadows or reflect on water like they should. The inside of helmets light up when it should be dark.

Repeating textures are worse than in world of warcraft - again, most notably on Limsa Lominsa cliffs.

FFXIV also has some of the ugliest water graphics of any game made in the last 10 years.

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I don't understand what happened between FFXIV 2005 and FFXIV 2010...

[RabidSquirrel]

In respects to the water...
http://imivacations.com/yahoo_site_a...p.31362403.jpg
Real life's engine sucks too, apparently. But I will agree the normal mapping on the stone walls in Limsa Lominsa drive me nuts also.

[Raxxon]

When you take the ferry from Uldah to LL it's like it's not even moving until you get closer to LL. I agree, the water sucks.

[DeadRiser]

When you take the ferry from Uldah to LL it's like it's not even moving until you get closer to LL. I agree, the water sucks.

I KNOW it's like the boat is stationary and the scenery is just moving.

[Abriael]

LOL @ comparing single player FPS games (whose engine needs to display a LOT less characters and models on screen than a MMORPG) with a MMORPG. Or even more the graphics of a MMORPG with that of a prerendered tech demo.

Ever wondered why every single MMORPG has graphics engines that seem to be behind the times of several years?

The graphics are so lackluster that they're the best in the MMORPG market, currently and foreseeable.

[BelgianRofl]

In respects to the water...
http://imivacations.com/yahoo_site_a...p.31362403.jpg
Real life's engine sucks too, apparently.

Real funny, bucko. So you don't see anything wrong with neither the ships, the piers, nor the cliffs/rocks casting no shadows on the water?

http://activerain.com/image_store/up...6506179854.JPG

[BelgianRofl]

World of Warcraft Water

Just because a game has a lot of character models, doesn't mean the graphic technology has to be archaic like FFXIV's is. SE's proprietary engine is so poorly optimized that it makes games run a lot worse than a modern engine like Unreal or Source.

[Issachar]

Ah, another entry-level troll to block.

[Abriael]

Real funny, bucko. So you don't see anything wrong with neither the ships, the piers, nor the cliffs/rocks casting no shadows on the water?

http://activerain.com/image_store/up...6506179854.JPG

Considering that shadows on transparent and reflective surfaces tend to be EXTREMELY demanding hardware-wise, no, there's nothing wrong with it.

[MagicofGaia]

LOL @ comparing single player FPS games (whose engine needs to display a LOT less characters and models on screen than a MMORPG) with a MMORPG. Or even more the graphics of a MMORPG with that of a prerendered tech demo.

Ever wondered why every single MMORPG has graphics engines that seem to be behind the times of several years?

The graphics are so lackluster that they're the best in the MMORPG market, currently and foreseeable.

This post has a high content of win.



To the OP,

Sure, WoW's graphics are fairly put together, but the palate of the game looks like a retarded kids coloring book.

I always admired Final Fantasy for implementing a more 'realistic' look to things while still keeping in check that everything is very 'fantasy' based. I believe that FFXIV's graphics may not be the best damn graphics of any game ever. But it is easily in the top 2-3 of any current MMO in my own opinion.