The Mac OS X Client's absymal performance is a joke.

I just recently purchased the expansion for windows and run bootcamp... I stopped playing shortly after it released due to bootcamp. Missed the game so much I went back to bootcamp but I would love to get my hands on the mac client... any news if they plan to bring it back out?? I have no problem purchasing another license if it means I do not have to boot camp.

I don't think they plan on releasing the Mac client again until it performs better.

I got a pop up this morning on my Mac client version to re-install. It looks like some more Mac improvements but some people may be instructed via the pop up first to re-install the Mac client:

Update Details
Reinstalling the client will address the following:
 ・ An issue wherein performance improvements were not being properly applied.
 ・ An issue related to system updates.
 ・ An issue wherein the top portion of the window would appear off-screen when using Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
 ・ An issue wherein the in-game Support Desk feature could not be used.
 ・ Multiple issues related to Japanese input.
 ・ Adds support for Google Japanese input while in windowed mode.

After re-installing the client as instructed. I am seeing much better performance, frame rates, and no graphic ghost images appearing like I used to at times. I am pleased thus far with the update. More time will tell I am sure. But for the 1hour I've played, it is much better then it was previously.

Be ready for a long re-install and then update process. It took me several hours, but well worth it.

Played for several hours and the graphics problems I was experiencing pre re-install and update are all gone. Thank you!!!!

Nice, thanks for the input, Galadrium! My wife bought the mac client on launch so we could play together, but i guess you know how it went...

I insisted on her playing at least for the xmas event gear and then she found out about the update. We are currently trying to download it. I will try to give an update if we are successful.

Honestly can't believe how much the client has improved since the release. I thought that a Transgaming port would be utterly hopeless. I've got to hand it to Square-Enix and Transgaming - you guys don't just throw your hands in the air and give up when something seems hopelessly broken. Your perseverance is to be commended. :)

Sounds like that Square Enix is close to resuming Mac sales again. They mentioned it in the Live Letter today. Glad to see the improvements they have made thus far and hopeful for what is yet to come.

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Originally Posted by Galadrium

Sounds like that Square Enix is close to resuming Mac sales again. They mentioned it in the Live Letter today. Glad to see the improvements they have made thus far and hopeful for what is yet to come.

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Apparently from a email a person received from SE the mac version of XIV already has a set date it will resume sales on February 23rd.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...nnouncing_the/

I just learned yesterday about the December update for this - I had no idea! The little 5-point list of updates is misleading - that we're asked to delete and re-install the client tells me there was some major changes here.

And the results? I did some dungeoning, and daily hunts that took me to all the new areas, and I'm seeing performance that's either on par with the Windows client (on the same machine), and, shockingly, I even get slightly BETTER frame rates on occasion. With how miserable the original client was, I'd have settled for something slightly less than the Windows version, if it meant not having to restart. I never expected to see equal performance, given its TrasnGaming origins.

I'm so beside myself that I almost don't believe it. Well done, FFXIV team. You're the best, truly.

Oh, and I got that email as well - it prompted my friend and I to assume 2/23 would be the launch of 3.2 as a result. Looks like our hunch was correct. :D