ARR/Heavensward for Mac

[Ouria]

What do you mean that its not a native client?

Instead of making a client for the Mac, it uses a wrapper to allow you to run the Windows client on your Mac OS.

[Blayde]

Instead of making a client for the Mac, it uses a wrapper to allow you to run the Windows client on your Mac OS.

Seriosuly? And they are going to sell that for $60? Out of curiosity, where did you find that info? If theres an article id be interested to read it.

[Ouria]

Seriosuly? And they are going to sell that for $60? Out of curiosity, where did you find that info? If theres an article id be interested to read it.

SQEX is bringing FFXIV to Mac with the help from Transgaming.
Which means Cider time.

[Kosmos992k]

SQEX is bringing FFXIV to Mac with the help from Transgaming.
Which means Cider time.

Given how that works and the underlying hardware platform similarity between Windows and Mac hardware, I don't see how this is a big issue, especially if it allows Mac users to be included now rather than later.

My understanding of Cider is that it's not a virtualized PC environment, but an application environment that translates API calls. That would allow a developer to more quickly port an application from PC to Mac. It would not prevent the developer from optimizing their product for the Mac, but it would simplify the process since it allows developers to focus on areas that will most benefit from native optimization instead of simple API translation.