More Xbox 360 options, config & more.

[Juri_Licious]

The Xbox 360 is lacking a few config options that are currently on PC. Adding these would make playing on it that much better of an experience.

Misc on PC

Misc on 360

Character Models Displayed

With this in the game, it will solve so much of the issues on the 360 with slowdown during Campaign, Besieged, Abyssea or just open fields & towns.

Other Graphical Options

Shadows
Weather
Clipping Plane
Animation Frame Rate
Footstep Effects

What I mentioned earlier for slowdown, these will help as well.

PlayOnline Viewer App

Alright, the easy stuff is out of the way, but i'm not through yet.
Another thing that would be very useful for the Xbox 360 is some form of PlayOnline viewer for digital download. With FFXI discs becoming scarce and no longer being made this is a good option to turn to.

It's pretty annoying already to have to put in the disc, when the disc itself doesn't really do anything because, you install everything to a blank section on the Xbox 360 that you normally wouldn't be able to find. Plus, the disc is only used for the PlayOnline viewer. Wouldn't it make sense to add a digital version for the playonline viewer so we aren't required to use a disc that's only really used for installs?

This can be done a few ways.

1. Games on Demand
2. Xbox 360 App (Like Rockband Store & Halo Waypoint)
3. A method I don't like but i'll suggest it anyway. Do an update for the client via an Xbox update that lets you install the playonline via as an App from your disc to your Xbox 360.

[Leonlionheart]

Homemade fix:

Buy a PC

[Juri_Licious]

Homemade fix:

Buy a PC

I'm on my PC right now.

[wildsprite]

buying a PC doesn't change that the XB360 version still needs a disc when it shouldn't need it

[Luso]

I think that the reason for the PC version having more options is that every PC is different spec-wise. The need to change certain options for better performance is needed. For the 360, since every console is the same and the system is well more than capable of running this game, there is no need to change any option you mentioned.

However, yes, it does slow down a lot when loading zones and during certain events like Campaign and Besieged. In which case, this is a design problem. I'm sure that it might alleviate the problem some if the number of models that displayed could be reduced, but I doubt that it's the system (spec-wise) itself causing it.

I think that the disc is only needed because it's to prevent people from getting the game for free in a sense from other players. It's there just to prove that you have the game and it's an unnecessary catalyst needed to boot the game. So I agree with the Games on Demand option, because even PSU is now available on it and it was the same as XI: it needed the disc to be present even though the whole game was installed in order to be playable.

[Juri_Licious]

I think that the reason for the PC version having more options is that every PC is different spec-wise. The need to change certain options for better performance is needed. For the 360, since every console is the same and the system is well more than capable of running this game, there is no need to change any option you mentioned.

However, yes, it does slow down a lot when loading zones and during certain events like Campaign and Besieged. In which case, this is a design problem. I'm sure that it might alleviate the problem some if the number of models that displayed could be reduced, but I doubt that it's the system (spec-wise) itself causing it.

I don't think it's that. I think it's because they never updated the PlayOnline viewer for Xbox 360.
Proof of this is the fact that the Xbox 360 version was able to still use Debit Cards long after they added those secure checks for Verified Visa & etc.

Those Misc things would greatly help out the Xbox 360 and isn't hard to implement as the client is nearly identical. (i've tinkered with it)

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Proof of this is the fact that the Xbox 360 version was able to still use Debit Cards long after they added those secure checks for Verified Visa & etc.

Unrelated. 3-D Secure requires access to an honest-to-God web browser, which neither the PS2 nor the Xbox 360 had, let alone one that could be run at the same time as a game.

[Juri_Licious]

Unrelated. 3-D Secure requires access to an honest-to-God web browser, which neither the PS2 nor the Xbox 360 had, let alone one that could be run at the same time as a game.

Even before the Verified by Visa thing, you could not use a debit card on the PC.

[Atomic_Skull]

Background Aspect Ratio

Being able to set your ratio on a whim would be excellent.

Exactly how would this be useful? It's not like a PC where literally any resolution is possible, FFXI on Xbox 360 knows the correct aspect ratio by the resolutions defined in the HDTV standard.

[Kaisha]

Because the 360 only supports three resolutions? 480/720/1080i&p

480p is 4:3, the other two are 16:9. If you try to force the 360 to use any other non-standard resolution via a VGA connection or what not the 360's built-in scaler will kick in and compensate.

There's zero need for an aspect ratio setting unless for some reason you're running a widescreen display that cannot do anything above 480p, to which I ask why are you gaming on a 360 in the first place.