Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
You're showing some very selective reading. A very vast majority here says that the graphics are fantastic. Also, are you seriously comparing a benchmark program (which is not even a game) with a MMORPG?.
The thread is not about an overall lack of graphics in the game. It's about repeating textures, lifeless water tech, and lousy shading. Check the OP

Also, I was comparing a vastly superior tech-demo to another inferior tech-demo that you believe is pre-rendered LOL

Nope, characters in FFXIV today cast shadows both on environment and on themselves. It's an entirely different effect, as FFXIV uses as the only dynamic light sources the sun and the moon.
Yes. Characters cast shadows correctly on themselves, other characters, and the environment. unfortunately, that is not the point of discussion. It's the environment that doesn't cast shadows. If it did, it would drastically futureproof this game.