Time to improve texture work in the expansion pack

http://i.imgur.com/JsxRxnZ.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CslP2UzW8AAXvvi.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CslPuojWIAAx5Au.jpg

PS3 has 512 megs of RAM, and has no texture ress downgrade over the PS4 (8 gigs of RAM, 16 times as much) or PC versions aside from the rendering resolution it's the same assets.

Time to step up the game. This pixeled smudge needs to go.

Maybe if they dropped PS3 support...

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Originally Posted by CaptainLagbeard

Maybe if they dropped PS3 support...

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Outside of Japan literally no one buys PS3 games anymore.

That's why stuff like Tales, Star Ocean, Atelier, etc all come out on PS4 only in the West.

We will need a 4K texture pack if SE means to keep this game relevant in the current UHD era, PS3 should be discontinued now!... :)

Updated models/textures would be nice. +1 to the OP.

Dont have to drop ps3 to get this. No reason why it can't be a separate option for PCs that can handle it. They want all platforms as equal as possible (lol).

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Originally Posted by bass9020

Dont have to drop ps3 to get this. No reason why it can't be a separate option for PCs that can handle it. They want all platforms as equal as possible (lol).

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Because then the 10 people on PS3 who haven't noticed that it already looks vastly inferior to the PC/PS4 versions will be upset and we can't have that!

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Originally Posted by Miitan

Because then the 10 people on PS3 who haven't noticed that it already looks vastly inferior to the PC/PS4 versions will be upset and we can't have that!

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I believe everyone should be able to play but depending on your platform you should go in knowing what limitations you will have. PC can handle a lot and its sad to see us not getting them. Luckily I have 2 other games that I can play for nice graphics and textures though :)

Estiniens helmet in the HW finale cutscenes was an eye soar. A wonderful ending deserved so much better than looking like a Nintendo ds era remnant.

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't yoshi-p already say at one time ps3 support was ending with the launch of 4.0 I remember hearing something about that some time ago

Apologies for the dubble post I'm on my phone at and won't let me edit my post here is a traslation of the article I was referring to in my previous post https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...p_features_of/

Yeah i totally agree. The textures look pretty awful. It's time to improve them. Look at the ground and armors it's horrible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPfQb549Eo
@05:13 Cringe worthy textures for ground. Seriously SE it's time to fix this.

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't yoshi-p already say at one time ps3 support was ending with the launch of 4.0 I remember hearing something about that some time ago

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Lets hope so

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't yoshi-p already say at one time ps3 support was ending with the launch of 4.0 I remember hearing something about that some time ago

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

Apologies for the dubble post I'm on my phone at and won't let me edit my post here is a traslation of the article I was referring to in my previous post https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...p_features_of/

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Nope, as you've found the quote already...

He wasn't saying it would drop support at any specific time, just that it was possible that it might happen in the future.


Also, on a general thread note...

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ack-for-the-PC

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't yoshi-p already say at one time ps3 support was ending with the launch of 4.0 I remember hearing something about that some time ago

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The PS3 will likely not get access to 4.0 areas and quests, but that isn't to say they will drop all support completely. They might just restrict access to those areas, but allow PS3 players to continue playing in ARR/HW areas.

Best case scenario for the complete drop of PS3 support would be to allow the transfer of the PS3 service account to either PC or PS4 depending on player preference. The problem therein lies with PS3 players with no PS4 and no PC with the hardware to handle games like XIV.

And they want to avoid outcry because of the dropping on the system. So until we get word from SE... We'll just have to wait and see.

I wouldn't mind if they did another PS4 upgrade campaign like they did with the PS4 version's release back in 2014 with the expansion to get as many people as they can off the PS3 so they can better justify dropping the support.
Even possibly letting people off PS3 to goto PC if they don't want to buy a PS4...

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Originally Posted by CaptainLagbeard

I wouldn't mind if they did another PS4 upgrade campaign like they did with the PS4 version's release back in 2014 with the expansion to get as many people as they can off the PS3 so they can better justify dropping the support.
Even possibly letting people off PS3 to goto PC if they don't want to buy a PS4...

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Totes! But, it's probably just going to be another case of the poorer customers having to pay more for things again. They'll most likely release a bundled version instead, or something similar.

Pretty much agree. The game really needs better textures on DirectX 9 and 11.

I'll be honest ps3 users are becoming few and far between I know may 3 people still on a ps3 right now anyway I don't see any reason to keep supporting it passed 4.0 I think no is the time to start phasing it out

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Originally Posted by RubyCirha

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't yoshi-p already say at one time ps3 support was ending with the launch of 4.0 I remember hearing something about that some time ago

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To be exact, PS3 support is confirmed through the end of the 3.x series. Beyond that has not been announced yet. Not a definite yes or no. He was asked about this very recently and the answer is please wait for the announcement. Since they will be talking about 4.0 at fan fest, it is likely we will be told if PS3 is a supported platform for the expansion soon.

I think it would take a lot of effort to do a texture pack. That effort could be better spent elsewhere.

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Originally Posted by TheGrimace

I think it would take a lot of effort to do a texture pack. That effort could be better spent elsewhere.

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People have said that in software development that textures are made at very high qualities, and then scaled down to whatever your requirements end up being.

If that's the case with FFXIV, they'd just need to rescale the originals again.
Still some work, but less than redoing all of the textures.

The images in the original post are of extremely closeup shots - far closer than we typically have our camera to a character, I think.

I suspect they look perfectly fine when viewed at a realistic distance. FFXIV is one of the better looking MMOs out there.

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Originally Posted by Gyson

The images in the original post are of extremely closeup shots - far closer than we typically have our camera to a character, I think.

I suspect they look perfectly fine when viewed at a realistic distance. FFXIV is one of the better looking MMOs out there.

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Not quite. The ground is so bad you can see it even for afar. The armours need improvements too. Except if you play with a helicopter camera. FFXIV texture quality looks bad except if you compare it with MMORPG's that are years older. There are some newer ones which look better than FFXIV. Armors look dull and pixelated. Ground and mountains/rocks also look horrible and DX11 made some things worse. If you think that a ground which looks like muddy goo of some short is nice looking then yes it may be nice. Cutscenes also look very bad because the camera is always a bit closer. It's one of those things you think it's not a big deal unless you see them. the difference will be big and you will wonder why it wasn't a thing for so long.

I have no issue with PC and PS4Pro players asking for a high-rez texture pack add-onl, just as long as PCs that can't run it and PS4s aren't cut off of content.

The PS3 is really too weak. I hope it get's dropped soon from updates, too.

The current ps4 can handle 60fps gameplay as other ps4 MMOs have that capability. The problem is ps3 and how devs don't want people running at different fps due to system. Hopefully that will change with the announcement of no ps3 support come 4.0 announcement at fanfest