Display issue with low-resolution graphics and name labels

Platform: Windows 7
ISP: Verizon FIOS
Type of Internet Connection: FTTH
Internet Connection Speed: 25/25
Date & Time: 8 June 2011, 8:10 AM EDT
Frequency: Always
Character Name: Jayne Cobb
Race: Roegadyn
World: Trabia
Class/Skill Rank: Lancer 10
Physical Level: 24
Area and Coordinates: Ul'dah, 6, 3
Party or Solo: Solo
In-Game Time:

As I'm idling in Thanalan hoping to get the The Seventh Moon achievement, I've turned down my quality settings in FFXIV so that my PC doesn't melt down.

Previously I was using:
Windowed
Window Size: 1600x900
Multisampling: 8xQ MSAA
General Drawing Quality: 10
Background Drawing Quality: 5
Shadow Detail: Highest

I changed to this:
Windowed
Window Size: 1024x768
Multisampling: None
General Drawing Quality: 1
Background Drawing Quality: 1
Shadow Detail: Lowest

And now all the labels on PCs and NPCs are pretty much unreadable.

Since the labels are all flat 2D surfaces, and the game engine already prevents more than a handful of PCs/NPCs from appearing at any given time, I think it would be appropriate if the nameplates were exempted from the graphics settings, as the performance impact would be negligible and having the information readable is pretty important.

Greetings, Cutriss!
Thank you for posting your concerns about your display. I have made sure to submit the information to the development team, and they will make sure to thoroughly inspect this matter, based on your report. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee that a response will be posted on this thread, but I do recommend consulting http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/ and http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/f...40-Patch-Notes for any news about the development team's investigation. I also recommend contacting the SQUARE ENIX Support Center, just in case they may be able to directly assist you with this display trouble. You may contact them through http://support.na.square-enix.com/co...hp?id=902&la=1 . Thanks again for your report!