Too much glow

The first pic was from 2013 shortly after game was released. The second was a recent 2015 pic. The added glow only takes away from the beauty and ambience.

2013
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...013_171337.png

2015
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...015_193222.png

IIRC, you only get that glow during certain weather, though. Foggy weather, I believe.

It's the weather.

Fog is obscuring the city, and hence the glow

First pic is clear weather. Anything like fog, haze, snow storm, mist, heavy rain, etc will distort light sources when seen at a distance. Like frosted glass v's a clear glass.

I hate the greasy glow effects in ARR so funk'n much.

Fog should not turn city lights into a paper plate that just had a make out session with delivery pizza.

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Originally Posted by Gramul

I hate the greasy glow effects in ARR so funk'n much.

Fog should not turn city lights into a paper plate that just had a make out session with delivery pizza.

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As someone who lived in Seattle for a long time, that's pretty much what fog does. Unless it's thick, in which case you just can't see shit beyond 5 feet directly ahead of you.

Every now and then fog rolls in during the right time of day in-game and the sun hits it all and everything just turns an obnoxiously bright shade of pink. Not a huge fan.

I understand- fog is difficult to render.

Maybe we should just have less of it in general? I feel like Coerthas wouldn't be all that foggy if it's supposed to be so cold all the time anyways.

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Originally Posted by Darius-Stormcrow

Every now and then fog rolls in during the right time of day in-game and the sun hits it all and everything just turns an obnoxiously bright shade of pink. Not a huge fan.

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Err... in what area? I've never seen fog giving an area a pink hue outside of Mor Dhona's Gloom weather.

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Originally Posted by Zaft

As someone who lived in Seattle for a long time, that's pretty much what fog does. Unless it's thick, in which case you just can't see shit beyond 5 feet directly ahead of you.

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when was a kid i used to have to ride to the swimming pool 5am for training try riding a bike 6km in fog that thick u cant see 1m ahead of ur handle bars lol luckily i lived in a country town so was nvr any traffic at that time in the morning :P

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Originally Posted by ElHeggunte

Err... in what area? I've never seen fog giving an area a pink hue outside of Mor Dhona's Gloom weather.

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It was right in the middle of Limsa Lominsa. It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does it's pretty jarring.

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Originally Posted by Zaft

As someone who lived in Seattle for a long time, that's pretty much what fog does. Unless it's thick, in which case you just can't see shit beyond 5 feet directly ahead of you.

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Austin gets its fair share of fog from fall to spring, and I have never seen it spread light quite like that.

I'm going to look for some comparison screenshots because this has been an issue that has annoyed me sense release. Just looks ugly.

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Originally Posted by Anapingofness

IIRC, you only get that glow during certain weather, though. Foggy weather, I believe.

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Nope. Just cloudy.

http://i3.minus.com/iTYCURTXeAKih.jpg

Taken at max settings. Highly sensitive information has been hidden.

Now here it is with the glare off. Still cloudy.
http://i3.minus.com/ibfiNMW8x3cJ9r.jpg

HOWEVER. It looks a lot more like the OP's Ishgard when the sky is clear. Though the glare still looks like a greasy outline overlay.
http://i2.minus.com/i3Ia2BouaP4z9.jpg
http://i2.minus.com/iFOn8a6Jyrgat.jpg
And OP's pic for comparison.
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...013_171337.png
His pic was likely taken with the glow off/reduced at early morning with clearer skies.


And for kicks, ere's what it looked like in 1.0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRoRbE-UxZ8

Also one more, just because I thought the silhouette looked nice.
http://i1.minus.com/iN0N1bRydfRJv.png

So yes, OP, turn off the glare. It's ugly, adds nothing to the experience, and jitters like globs of jello when moving.

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Originally Posted by hallena

It's the weather.

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I finally found a night where the weather was clear, but the glow was still there. Not sure why SE decided to add an obnoxious glow that looks terrible.

2013
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...013_171337.png

2015
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...015_012614.png

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Originally Posted by Jellyfish

I finally found a night where the weather was clear, but the glow was still there. Not sure why SE decided to add an obnoxious glow that looks terrible.

2013
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...013_171337.png

2015
http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...015_012614.png

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I agree it's hideous, but it can be turned off at least. You may have taken that picture in a time where your graphics settings where different.
Just go to System>System Configuration>Graphics Settings. Scroll down to Effects and select Glare>Off.
Looks SO much better.

It's a shame really. Bloom, glow, and brightness effects where so much nicer in 1.0 and it's one of the things I miss most. Next to the detail and old Coerthas.