New rain effect is a bit disappointing. It should look like this:

[Gilraen]

PS3 users crying about being left out really don't mean much at this point, considering they already have an inferior version of the game.

Funny you should say PS3 users are crying about being left out when most of the complaints I've seen since Beta have been from PC players demanding this and that. PS3 players are pretty content given we even have an MMO on the console that isn't an afterthought, like how it was with White Knight Chronicles and Dragon Dogma (is there even an MMO element in Dagon Dogma?). Yes, the rain effects in XIV aren't as robust as they were in the single player games. The reason has been stated already, it's a different set of priorities with a different engine.