Graphics. Does AA make a big difference?

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03-31-2011, 10:58 AM
MiNuN

Graphics. Does AA make a big difference?

Can someone post pictures comparing the AAs?:o
03-31-2011, 11:07 AM
Kilta_Firelotus

there would be no point.

Most games with auto attack well most games out atm don't really use motion capture on the scale used in ffxiv (or avatar).

games like WoW or ffxi the animations are artificially created.

I think it will look fine since all they will do is run the feed loop just a bit faster. All they are really doing is taking away the buttom mashing.
03-31-2011, 11:10 AM
Dranio

I don't think he's talking about Auto Attack, I think he means in the graphics settings, the 2xMSAA, 4xMSAA, ect. (forgot exactly what it stands for, I forget a lot) but you get what I mean.
03-31-2011, 11:20 AM
Cairdeas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dranio

I don't think he's talking about Auto Attack, I think he means in the graphics settings, the 2xMSAA, 4xMSAA, ect. (forgot exactly what it stands for, I forget a lot) but you get what I mean.

Anti-Alaisaising... I can't spell it. It means "Blur it to make jaggies go away." or something.
03-31-2011, 11:20 AM
Kilta_Firelotus

ahh nvm. PP keep bring up AA since the announcement. So it kinda when you see AA you think Auto attack. :P My bad.
03-31-2011, 11:23 AM
Kilta_Firelotus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cairdeas

Anti-Alaisaising... I can't spell it. It means "Blur it to make jaggies go away." or something.

o emmm geee...... I should realised that and its Anti Alaises. Yup I get ya THAT AA. ummm sorry can't help. Me personally I set my defaut pc setting to habe sharp pictures so when I try the different AA setting in games I don't se a difference.
03-31-2011, 11:25 AM
Kaedan

For me, even AAx2 made a significant difference.

Without any AA, there are a lot of jaggies on my character, especially the arms. Just bumping it up to AAx2 made a significant difference. There's still a little bit of jaggies, but it's much better, so I'm sure that higher AA would be even better.

It would all depend on your systems performance. If you can, there's no reason not to, basically.
03-31-2011, 12:44 PM
Evangela

very different for my eyesight XD

just AAx2 or AAx4, you can see the different
03-31-2011, 01:31 PM
Defmetal

of course it does.

It makes the edges smooth around 3d objects. Less jagged.
03-31-2011, 01:46 PM
Crevox

2x makes a huge difference with minor performance impact.
4x makes a decent difference, a bit higher of performance but not too bad.
8x you probably won't even notice, but it takes a lot of performance.

Pictures are hard to show it because you notice a lot of it in the motion and animations.
03-31-2011, 02:14 PM
Winterclaw

AA - removes jagged edges and softens them

Yes it can make a bit of a to the smoothness of things.
03-31-2011, 03:41 PM
BelgianRofl

AA does make a big difference, but I like to have the graphics maxed but turn the Drawing waay down to give it that FFXI kinda feel.
03-31-2011, 03:53 PM
gifthorse

AA makes a big difference in my opinion. Sorry I don't have screenshots.

Besides Buffer Size, Anti-Aliasing has the most effect on graphics I think.
03-31-2011, 04:28 PM
Reika

AAx2 is good enough for me. Looks better than without AA and is noticable. 4x doesnt have that much noticability
03-31-2011, 05:48 PM
Mikita

I posted some image samples on my Lodestone blog.
http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...entry?e=161478

Its effects are most noticeable on the high contrast lines.
There are diminishing returns for higher AA settings, but it does make a difference if you are looking closely. ^^

In game when fighting or running around you probably won't notice AA differences beyond 2x or 4x. But I spent a lot of time crafting and so I do notice a difference between 8x and 16x.
04-01-2011, 01:17 AM
derekx

Yes, it makes the game look quite a bit better. Though what you like is subjective. 2x AA has a very noticeable effect on the graphics quality, 4x AA is noticeably better still. After 4x AA the incremental benefit is minor. AA usually imposes a substantial performance hit on your overall frame rate so a powerful video card is advised, especially for FFXIV as it can be very demanding on hardware.

There are a lot of links on Google with guides and comparisons that illustrate the effect of AA and its variations. Simply Google "anti-aliasing" you'll get what you're looking for.
04-01-2011, 01:20 AM
derekx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crevox

2x makes a huge difference with minor performance impact.
4x makes a decent difference, a bit higher of performance but not too bad.
8x you probably won't even notice, but it takes a lot of performance.

Pictures are hard to show it because you notice a lot of it in the motion and animations.

Aliasing is more noticeable on still images. You will see it better in stills that when the game is in motion.

Here's a random guide: http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_11.html