Is DX11 Client going to be separate?

I just read about the early access post in the main site and there it says PC users just have to update their client's so does this mean that the DX 9 and 11 client is the same but you just choose which option to use?

Windows/Steam users
"Users who have registered their early access codes and are currently playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will have their game client updated automatically as we near early access and will not need to download a separate client."

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Edit: Understanding what Dx11 is please glance over:
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...for_beginners/

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Originally Posted by TripPsyc

Windows/Steam users
"Users who have registered their early access codes and are currently playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will have their game client updated automatically as we near early access and will not need to download a separate client."

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Yeah this is the one I was referring to :P I guess it means the DX11 will be updated to the old client then

They have explicitly stated that the DX11 client will be an entirely separate download a few times, so unless stated otherwise more recently I would assume you have to download the new client.

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Originally Posted by Dgsoil

They have explicitly stated that the DX11 client will be an entirely separate download a few times, so unless stated otherwise more recently I would assume you have to download the new client.

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Ah I though I heard something like that in one of the live letters that's kinda why I asked this question in the first place as the post in lodestone doesn't say anything about the DX 11 client I wonder when they let us download it

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Originally Posted by Dgsoil

They have explicitly stated that the DX11 client will be an entirely separate download a few times, so unless stated otherwise more recently I would assume you have to download the new client.

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while i don't doubt you that it was said, a dx11 "client" should just be a small-ish file that contains settings for windows to use dx11 with the game client.
It honestly should be so small that it would be included in all windows versions of the game need it or not

An entirely separate game client to use it doesn't even make sense.

The client is separate, but both clients use the same game data, you don't need to redownload the entire game.

The question is probably the definition of 'client'.

Is it just a separate .exe file? Like ffxiv.exe vs. ffxiv_dx11.exe? In that case the download will most likely be included no matter what (since we're talking a few megabytes in a game that's already in the dual digits of gigabytes), and the launcher will point to whichever one you want.

Considering they've mentioned they won't be including any higher resolution textures, almost all of dx11 enhancements are done by your graphics card using existing assets. Game files don't regularly need their own versions to accomplish this.

So whe early accese starts do we go to the mog station and download the DX11 client ? Or will the DX11 client go live after early accsess ?