FFXIV video settings TIPS!

[Crevox]

is definitely not well optimised

It's actually optimized just fine. Putting it above 8 draws the world at a higher resolution and scales it down, effectively enabling a form of supersampling.

It's not about it not being optimized. Your video card is simply just not powerful enough. The same would happen with other games too if you enabled supersampling or a similar option.

[Steelcyclone]

It's actually optimized just fine. Putting it above 8 draws the world at a higher resolution and scales it down, effectively enabling a form of supersampling.

It's not about it not being optimized. Your video card is simply just not powerful enough. The same would happen with other games too if you enabled supersampling or a similar option.

ya right there no game in the world currently out that a 6990 could not max out, besides this game cause its just a jack up game atm. 6990 is basicly 6970x2 should be able to blow this game away in max out easy.
I have crossfired 5870 and this game runs like so much crap with crossfire. Everytime a spell cast or doing a skill the fps drops down to garbage. I can confirm its not just my cards cause my friend had 4870's crossfired did the same thing. Then he upgraded to 6950's crossfired and still the same issue. This game just has way to many problems. Of course running this game with 1 card tho eliminates these issues.

[Rydin]

ya right there no game in the world currently out that a 6990 could not max out

Your point is very valid...
But Metro 2033 at 2560x1600 with full AA and tessellation will probably push you below the magic 30fps pretty often

[Trocien]

TL;DR - Spend $700 on a graphics card, and the game will run fine so long as settings aren't maxed.