New Graphical Tech You'd Like to See with Shadowbringers

Better AA; if only to cut down on the Moire effect when seeing stairs in the distance while flying.

If it didn’t likely require reweighting all the visible outfit pieces in the game, I would say more body sliders. Especially the hips. There, I said it - I wish my character didn’t look nearly flat in the back from neck to ankle.

I want the foliage like the grass and bushes reacting when my character passes by it just like in other MMORPG.

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Originally Posted by Mightion

Better AA; if only to cut down on the Moire effect when seeing stairs in the distance while flying.

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This is easily the most attractive change for me. More than a couple friends have asked why my computer "seems to be having a stroke" due to constantly "shivering" edges of trees, boards, and even seemingly flat terrain, and the "eye-tearing shiver-circles" that appear on stairways. One of them outright quit over it being too jarring for them to stand when starting in Thanalan.

Better textures, less clipping and more polygon count especially on the charater models as well

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Originally Posted by Jonnycbad

The 1.0 physics probably still exist in the code, they've just been turned off. I miss the 1.0 movement physics but that was back in a time where there weren't movement-dependent boss mechanics. In 1.0 when your character ran and then you stopped running, they would slow to a trot before coming to a complete stop. That wouldn't fly in current FFXIV where we have to be precise as a surgeon when it comes to positioning for mechanics. Moreover, 1.0 FFXIV you couldn't turn on a dime, your character tilted when you turned like Red Dead/GTA. Now post ARR, you spin instantly depending on the direction.

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I would have said this, as watching 1.0 footage, I really like how smooth and natural movement was. However, I do recognize the need for unnatural, snappy movement for the reasons you described.

MoCapped nodding

Let's really push the technical envelop and introduce bilinear texture filtering as well.

Poly counts aren't going to budge, because if new higher detailed skeletons are introduced on armor, and it's being worn by EVERYONE... the processor use is greatly increased meaning that the game's recommended settings have to increase, which means those on the cusp of "Minimum Requirement" cards might be left behind... and THAT's a headache in and of itself.

The best thing that's going to happen with the end of 32-bit support is the use of higher-rez textures, that's it. Which is honestly what the game needs.

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Something I'd like to see fixed is reflections. Movement in reflective surfaces like the Sultana's meeting table do not match the movement of the person - they are jerky and move frame-to-frame. I find it very distracting.

I'm not sure if it's better in newer parts of the game (as it's one of those things you don't even think about unless it's "wrong"), but it's very noticable in ARR, which I'm replaying at the moment.

If anything, they could do with allowing the option to turn "Off" some options, which currently only allow "Normal" or "High".

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Originally Posted by Riardon

I don't think they gonna update any graphical aspect or bring new graphic settings with 5.0.
Yoshi-P hinted this will happen with 6.0 and the release of PS5 since they will have to support it.
The only thing it's been confirmed for 5.0 right now is the drop of 32bit support which will open the way for more RAM allocation.
If there were any graphical updates with 5.0 they would have announced that with the first Fan Fest.

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it wouldn't shock me if SE has PS5 dev kits already
to go on topic:
i would just like higher resolution, sometimes the juxtaposition of a high quality model next to something very low resolution can be a bit weird

A better lighting system, plain and simple. Would actually do the game's graphics wonders if that was improved.

I loved the quality of cutscenes in 1.0 so I'd like to see them work toward better cutscenes moving forward. I feel like there were some hints of them trying to do better, like in some cutscenes where they characters actually held specific items rather than simply using the "hand over" emote, looking as though they were handing over air. Although, still many cutscenes had that.... Anyway, I'd like interaction between characters in cutscenes to feel more dynamic and organic. Please stop spamming emotes. Make them actually interact properly! D:

I'd also love for them to revamp or at least add more options to character create. The NPCS keep getting more interesting and unique, for which I'm glad. But can our players get a chance to have some new options, too? For a game with so many players, it's a shame that we all have to look like clones of one another.

And of course, the HD textures. お願いします！

Character creation tech improved.

Mostly just cutscenes involving our character with more dialouge options.

HD textures .

New Graphical Tech, you say.... Well butt sliders of course!

Nothing. I want content.

Allow us to use group pose filters outside of group pose menu (especially depth of field and field of view angles). And also an improved ambient occlusion.

i would like a depth of field options while playing and better anti aliasing

My main beefs are textures and aliasing. No matter how much DSR I apply I can't seem to rid myself entirely of all jaggies, and some of those textures during cut scenes... wow. I think the game looks good though, and most importantly runs super smooth so I can't complain too much.

Doesn't matter to me - I won't use it anyway. In most video games, better graphics mostly just places additional load on the GPU. However, for some reason, MMOs tend to suffer from additional CPU strain and longer loading times when the graphics settings are set higher.

Maybe in 6.0 we can have a FFXIV "Remastered" just like in BDO lol. Or at least just the new areas.

Nothing to say just like the ones already said..