Alt-Tab + SLI /Crossfire.... A MUST!!!!

[Dreamer]

I hate the WinXP excuse. To be able to play this game at a reasonable settle requires a fairly recent computer, or one that's been upgraded very recently. In either case, there's no reason why you should be running a 10-years old operating system. I noticed quite a large difference when LotRO upgraded to DX10, and I'm sure FFXIV would see a similar impact.

[AarosLunos]

I hate the WinXP excuse. To be able to play this game at a reasonable settle requires a fairly recent computer, or one that's been upgraded very recently. In either case, there's no reason why you should be running a 10-years old operating system. I noticed quite a large difference when LotRO upgraded to DX10, and I'm sure FFXIV would see a similar impact.

Thats the thing here, this is less about WinXP and more about DX9. When WinXP was originally released I think DX7 was the norm. DX9 isn't really that old. If SE were to implement DX11 it would need to be dual mode for DX9 backwards compatibility. Some modern games even do this because they don't want to miss out on additional sales.