Mac client needs to be reborn..? :(

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Originally Posted by Brianmj

OpenGL 4.1, is not inferior to Direct3D9. It's pretty much on par with Direct3D11. My 2013 Macbook Pro is more than capable of handling a DX9 game. While I have nothing to say about thread scheduling, the Transgaming Cider middleware you're using is definitely something you could factor out if you did a native port. I know a native port is out of the question, OS X users aren't worth the effort, this would just be a quick easy way to bring FFXIV to Mac users, but really, I would have to preferred to wait A LOT longer for something that was done right than quick and easy. I know I'm beating against a wall with this, but please, consider a native client.

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Pretty much this.

And if there can't be a client, paying for a wrapper is super ridiculous. A PC license should also be good for Mac, plain and simple.

The response is certainly appreciated, and I'm glad to see they are going to continue working on it. I've gotten it livable at 1600x900 with low settings on a 2015 MacBook w/ Radeon 370, in all areas except the most busy cities. I guess I'll live with that and hope for the best via updates.

Wow, finally an official answer, thats really apreciated, in fact, yesterday as i have reading here, there was a client update, im not so sure, but was there an improvement? i dont know if there was or i just got used to it but i think it worked better than the day before, hope they continue looking for way to improve the Mac "version".

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Originally Posted by Brianmj

... I did say OS X users weren't worth the effort. Those are my feelings. ...

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Of course we're worth the effort, otherwise Square would not have made the investment. It's a business. Blizzard proved that OS X is a profitable platform to market towards, and Square has some Metal experience given their offerings on the App Store.

Why even make a Mac version if it was going to be so inferior.....?
A bad or poorly designed product only angers the consumer, and then that consumer tells all of their friends not to buy it >.>
I think we've been down that road with 1.X have we not....

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Originally Posted by Delily

While this is nothing more than peeing in the wind, but through your purchase of Heavensward and you continued payment of subscriptions, you did pay for the OS X client, and if Square decides to make a native client, you will pay as well. Did you ever consider asking yourself why, if OSX is such a niche, Square would invest in an OSX port? They have a considerable catalog of games, and yet outside of FFXIV, only Deus Ex: Human Revelation is on the Mac. It doesn't seem to make sense, does it? Take a look at this page:

http://www.asymco.com/2015/02/09/app...h-scorecard-4/

This is one of those times where you need to realize your opinions are not based on accurate information.

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Yes and this is exactly why im saying it. I don't want to see my paid money invested in something thats no use to me. You are a Minority. MAC is not designed for Games but for other Stuff. Deal with it and don't whine and bitch so long until Developers give you your candy on the cost of others.

The Money that would flow into a native Client could be used for Server Stability and new Content. Something I and everyone who doesn't uses a subpar OS, which is designed for WORK not GAMES, would profit from oh and you would profit from it too kinda. Why should the mass suffer because of a minority?

Your link is completely outside of the Discussion. Yes Mac is growing so what? It will be mostly used for Work but not to playing Games. If you buy a whole OS designed for work to play Games then i...i just don't know to handle you without using bad Words. I don't want to be Toxic you know...


After rereading i see that im saying the same over and over...darn it.

It needs to be... a client reborn.

I'm glad to see an official response. As for me, I have gotten a refund for the Mac version and I will continue to play in Bootcamp. I will look forward to seeing what happens with the new Metal APIs, a high performance Mac client is a dream and I will happily plunk down $$ to buy it.

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Originally Posted by Brianmj

Blizzard took the time and energy to code a native Mac client. square didn't.

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WoW can run on a piece of shite computer so a Mac client is no big deal for WoW.

I got my refund this morning! See you all in boot camp! :( :)