The extremely short draw distance (even at full length) in XIV was a major immersion killer. The way in which the sprite-based bushes would draw in as you run across the landscape and, not to mention, the bizarre "unveiling" effect of blurry lanscapes coming into focus made the game very unrealistic feeling. I'm not talking about blurring from the depth of field I'm talking about Limsa Lominsa for example, where as you run there is a clear distance threshold in which crossing it makes the rocks come into focus. You can stand on that threshold, ,move forward, and back out, and watch it go in and out as if it is covered in plastic that melts away as you move in. Reallllllllllllly bad graphics, especially for the beast of a machine that was required to run it.
Graphical Turnoff of 1.0 Hopefully Fixed
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10-19-2012, 03:47 AMTiberiousGraphical Turnoff of 1.0 Hopefully Fixed
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10-19-2012, 03:52 AMGokulo
Apparently the draw distance in ARR is pretty nice. At least that's what some people that saw the game at events said.
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10-19-2012, 04:05 AMTiberious
It's hard to determine draw distance from the producer live video because it's blurry in general. I do really like how at one point he rides the chocobo up a giant tree limb. Very Final Fantasy -esque.
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10-19-2012, 04:08 AMShougunMoar! Give me moar!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiberious
Lol, love what was only 2d in other FF, hope to finally get to experience in 3d. -
10-19-2012, 04:24 AMDragonheart
along with this i hope that "camera shake" issue has been fixed too :P
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10-19-2012, 04:26 AMShougunShake? It's a freaking camera seizure, I hate GB so much because of how the camera pops up and down on the overhang lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragonheart
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10-19-2012, 08:49 AMInaaca
Draw distance in ARR is supposed to be better, but it's also one of the things dependent on your system specs and how high your game settings are.
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10-19-2012, 09:47 AMVergil_RenataAgreed x1000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiberious
http://i46.tinypic.com/2u6piu0.png
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Another thing I hated was the bloom, but it looks a lot better in ARR's screenshots. -
10-19-2012, 09:54 AMLeyza
Agreed. I love the look of Limsa Lominsa, but the short detail distance really ruins the looks of it for me personally. Same with other places, such as the flags on Ul'dah, with how they fade in at such a short distance... *grumbles*
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10-19-2012, 09:47 PMTiberiousYes! WTF is that? When ever my character runs downhill or over even any downhill slope from a little bump the character shakes violenty like he's having a seizure. I thought it may be my system breaking down. I guess I'm not alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragonheart
This part is not true. For some reason Square only allows you to adjust the draw distance to a certain point as if they "assume" that is the maximum ANY pc can handle. Remember FFXI? I had to use windower to extend the draw distance way beyond what Square's settings allowed for, which my computer could handle just fine. So no, draw distance is not entirely dependent on my specs. In the end it is dependent on what Square tells us we can set as the maximum. In FFXIV 1.0 that was like 2 feet -_-Quote:
Originally Posted by Inaaca
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10-19-2012, 10:25 PMColdfire
The problem is that the game only has 2 LODs while other games have 8 or more. The more you have the less you notice the change.
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10-19-2012, 10:32 PMDragonheart
the conclusion is that all the graphical "power" that some ppl on the forum acclaim, is just about the character/mob models... the world itself isn't that beuty imho.. :(
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10-20-2012, 12:48 PMZeno-Ira
in alpha i thought it was part of alpha, but it always stayed like that.. hope for fixing in arr..