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    Quote Originally Posted by Belial View Post
    You do realize that Steam sells FFXI right?
    LMAO

    Quote Originally Posted by _C-a-e-r-i-t-h_ View Post
    I know a lot of people who played FFXIV but don't have Steam accounts, and I know a lot more people who have Steam accounts but never played FFXIV. I know a lot of people who play some games but not others.
    Anecdotal evidence is not strong evidence.

    Quote Originally Posted by _C-a-e-r-i-t-h_ View Post
    A recent poll of Pokemon players found that 97.3% of them love Pikachu. Does that mean S-E should add Pikachu to FFXIV? I mean, only 2.7% were undecided on their love of Pikachu. Get with the times, S-E!
    This isn't a very good analogy. The point was that DX10/DX11 adoption among Steam users was at a fairly decent level, and that the general habits of Steam users and FF14 players most likely have a non-trivial level of overlap. Therefore, in lieu of the lack of hardware data from the people who are actually playing FF14 itself, using Steam data as a general indicator of gaming habits is a decent indicator.

    Nobody is saying that Steam = FF14. Only you are saying that.


    But wait! Perhaps there IS actual data about FF14 players we can draw on!

    http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...98e4034b898102

    In the first players poll, 41.3% of players stated that the feature they find most appealing is the graphics.

    Now, if they are gamers who like graphics, I really doubt that most of them are running around with crap GPUs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rentahamster View Post
    Now, if they are gamers who like graphics, I really doubt that most of them are running around with crap GPUs.
    While this is true, FFXIV, even with the settings on low-medium (like mine are in some cases), it still looks like one of the best MMO's on the market.

    Not trying to be a jerk, but just because you think a fancy car is sexy, that doesn't mean you can afford one. I like good graphics too, and my system can still run FFXIV fairly nicely, but I'm using a GeForce 9600GT because it was cheap at the time and I haven't been able to afford a higher generation GPU.

    However, all that said, I still believe FFXIV should be bumped up to Directx10. Maybe not right now, but maybe a couple of years down the road when Directx10/11 are most accessible to people.
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    Last edited by Kailok; 06-20-2011 at 04:21 AM.

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    Insulting people in the counter argument isn't going to change their minds. It will make them stick harder to their opinion regardless of whether or not it's right, and think less of your opinion simply because you insulted them. In essence, if you want to try and change someone's mind, come up with a well thought-out response and don't be a dick.