Suggestion: Bring back motion capture to cutscenes.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

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Know what else is ridiculous? You also being wrong by claiming that there's an original Japanese script.

The head English localizer flat out states that they have a hand in creating many of the game's terms and the lore. (Also in video format!) They help localize the English names and terms back into Japanese. Localization is far more than just translation.

[viewtyjoe]

You are completely wrong here. The main writer for FFXIV both ARR and Heavensward is Kazutoyo Maehiro and everything written prior ARR in 1.0 was written by Yaoko Sato. So this "collaboration" between all three major regions is completely absurd and inaccurate. What you call "Japanese Primacy" is completely real in FFXIV there is no Japanese localization of FFXIV because the original game is the Japanese FFXIV. That's why they call it an English localization because its translated from the original source. Ridiculous.

You realize that Koji-Fox is co-world creator with his counterpart in Japan, right? Has been since 1.0.

[Canadane]

Totally disagree, in-game CSes are far more 'realistic' as by definition they LOOK THE SAME as the game you're playing, not some super-quality movie. I've always liked how FFXI and FFXIV scripted the engine with MY CHARACTER where it was appropriate, clearly that can't happen with pre-rendered CSes.

They weren't pre-rendered. The mocap applied to the player character too.
1.0 had fantastic cutscenes for when they were used.

[AshlikeSnow]

You realize that Koji-Fox is co-world creator with his counterpart in Japan, right? Has been since 1.0.

Koji Fox is not co creator I think your going way overboard. I know exactly who Koji Fox is and his role in SE and the liberties that the English Localization teams have taken with the Japanese translation is also way overboard. There is still a main writer who is responsible for the lore and world of FFXIV and his work is being translated in what I think is inaccurate.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Despite the fact that Koji outright said he helps co-create the lore in the game, you still claim otherwise?

[Riardon]

It's still one of the numbered titles in the Final Fantasy series. They should at all eat concider raising the detail.

While I would like to see FFXIV going AAA as much as it can I know it's not going to happen. There are things I want to see in this game like more voiced over cutscenes, higher resolution textures, more AA methods (we only have FXAA which may be lightweight but it's the worst AA method for image quality it just blurs the hell out of everything), less teleporting zones and bigger areas/cities, an overhauled character creation screen with way more options for our chaarcters (3-4 faces in a million players mmorpg? really?) and more. I would like to see more effort being put in this game. Till now they just play it safe with modest upgrades. Dunno if 4.0 will raise the bar or just cringe underneath it.

[DamianFatale]

While I would like to see FFXIV going AAA as much as it can I know it's not going to happen. There are things I want to see in this game like more voiced over cutscenes, higher resolution textures, more AA methods (we only have FXAA which may be lightweight but it's the worst AA method for image quality it just blurs the hell out of everything), less teleporting zones and bigger areas/cities, an overhauled character creation screen with way more options for our chaarcters (3-4 faces in a million players mmorpg? really?) and more. I would like to see more effort being put in this game. Till now they just play it safe with modest upgrades. Dunno if 4.0 will raise the bar or just cringe underneath it.

It could totally happen.

[Riardon]

It could totally happen.

Well I guess it Could. But for now we have no serious indication or hint that they are working to improve anything like that. I mean working on things beside the obvious and usual things like a couple of new hairstyles, new jobs, new dungeons, areas and story.

[Naunet]

Is there any good mmo that does this?

I've got no real opinion on motion capture, but I do know of other MMOs whose cutscenes feel more... alive? I guess that's the word. And I'm not talking cinematics, but cutscenes that utilize game assets only.

[ZioSerpe]

ARR does use motion capture though - the end credits acknowledge motion-capture actors for this very thing. Personally I prefer ARR's engine to 1.0's engine (Crystal Tools) as that can at least render a more detailed environment and crowd scenes with more than ten people in them, unlike Crystal Tools....

I think you are crazy, MY FLOWER POTS DESERVE ALL THE POLYGONS