Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
'because you have plenty examples of MMORPG games with the same graphics to compare it to, right?

Fact is: When one gets between 45 and 60 FPS on a MMORPG game (and 45 only in crowds) the engine isn't as flawed as some might like people to believe.
Hell, I get bigger dips in big crowds with massively less detailed MMORPGs, like Aion for instance.

You do NOT need "the best" computers. nor "insanely powerful" ones, so the article simply makes a false statement. One of the many.
Dont know what kind of computer you're running but I have quite a decent computer and I can hardly run the game on medium settings. I get around 20-25 fps while soloing at medium. I take the fps dip because I'm a graphics whore.

This is with an hd5850, 8gb ddr3 ram, vertex2 ssd, and a 3 ghz q9550. I can play any game on the market at max settings... except for ffxiv.

The best explanation I can think of is what Betelguzah said. The engine is poorly optimized for PC hardware.