FFXIV on MacBook Pro

So, I have a friend with a MacBook Pro with discrete graphics, wanting to try out FFXIV. Now I know the 14 day trial isn't available to her, nor is the benchmarking tool, but does anyone have experience with using FFXIV on a MacBook Pro, and how viable it is? The devs say it isn't viable, but I'd like to hear feedback from end-users if possible.

The devs would be wrong. I have Windows 10 via Bootcamp and XIV runs really well on a 2012 MBP Retina. I'm not sure about the native Mac version but there shouldn't be any problems either way.

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Originally Posted by Hayward

The devs would be wrong. I have Windows 10 via Bootcamp and XIV runs really well on a 2012 MBP Retina. I'm not sure about the native Mac version but there shouldn't be any problems either way.

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Yeah, it'd be the native Mac client I'd be requiring for this. My friend does not have Windows on her MBP, and she's not very technically minded, and I can't get to her easily, if at all (UK train fares are ridiculous), so I'd need the Mac client as a reference.