We need upgraded textures or better graphical options.

[MaFi0s0]

They have already said that HD textures aren't a thing that's going to happen (a few live letters ago, pre-SB).
Mostly because the work involved is absolutely huge.

I call BS, individuals have done HD texture packs for parts of games like Skyrim and Fallout before. There are HD texture packs of N64 games on emulation. They all do this for free.

Its obvious the team does not appreciate good graphics, perhaps they are still comparing to graphics to FFXI or they know based on WoW and FFXI that it is not relevant to the games long term success.

[hynaku]

FFXIV been around so long now. I'm surprised they haven't released another Final Fantasy Online game that can make use of better graphics and options. Also I'm pretty sure they can add HD package look at all other old games there adding HD packages to.

[Altena]

I call BS, individuals have done HD texture packs for parts of games like Skyrim and Fallout before. There are HD texture packs of N64 games on emulation. They all do this for free.

Its obvious the team does not appreciate good graphics, perhaps they are still comparing to graphics to FFXI or they know based on WoW and FFXI that it is not relevant to the games long term success.

The cost and time investment involved with producing anything on a company level has to be weighed up.
A hobbyist graphic designer doesn't have to think about this sort of thing.

The reason is less about the fact that they can't but more about the fact that they are not willing to invest the resources into this.

What's more strange to me is why they didn't produce the textures in high res to begin with, and scale them down. But I am by no means versed in game design.

[LalaRu]

Making a full rebuild of all the graphics of a game to please just... 0,1% ?... of its playerbase feels financially not so much a great idea, imo.

But maybe I'm wrong and everyone plays the game at 1440p max settings and 120fps and anything under are just exceptions.

[uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweugwemu]

But maybe I'm wrong and everyone plays the game at 1440p max settings and 120fps and anything under are just exceptions.

I can assure you anything above 720p only worth on larger than 60" screen which 99.99% don't have.

[Raqrie_Tohka]

I remember a new player complain to me in the FC recently that daytime in this game doesn't really look like "daytime". He's a pc player who's used to epic graphics-engine centered games. Just gonna drop that here.

Personally too, although this game has gorgeous Special Effects, most of it is wasted when it just becomes an over-saturated blur on the boss. A lot of the early dungeons also have the problems of cramped tunnels which are a chore to tank in and have all these effects only serve to burn your eyes. (No wonder we don't get more tanks). So improvements along the overall handling of visual effects is still a valid topic.

[Arutan]

You guys should totes try out Reshade 3.0.

I'd love too but this looked too complicated to set it around.

[TheGrimace]

Meh, don't really care either way. Game is fine.

[MistakeNot]

I think the major problem here is actually the game itself. I never realize that this game runs on 32-bit. What we need first, is a 64-bit game. 32-bit should be obsolete in this day and age...

Changing the client from 32-bit to 64-bit actually wouldn't make much of a difference in any way.

[Airget]

I think the major problem here is actually the game itself. I never realize that this game runs on 32-bit. What we need first, is a 64-bit game. 32-bit should be obsolete in this day and age...

Yea. . . Direct X 9 plays on 32-bit, Direct X 11 plays on 64 bit. In case you weren't aware. The reason why XIV plays on 32/64 bit is to give PC players a wider rang of accessibility, but even they themselves have recommended people move to 64 bit aka Direct X 11 since the release of Stormblood.