Shadowbringers benchmark

[Luluna]

awww nooooo I hope it does work for you!

[YuyuZ]

We didn't get new races last expansion so it's not surprising that the benchmark would be released later this year.

[Merryl]

I'm not buying until I have the benchmark.

[Zorvan]

The worst part about my excitement for it is that my laptop might not even be able to handle it.

SInce Yoshi says everything has to be kept in "parity" with the consoles versions ( a dumb idea but it is what it is ), I can't see how Stormbringers would be any more taxing than the current game is now. You'll be fine.

[Daralii]

SInce Yoshi says everything has to be kept in "parity" with the consoles versions ( a dumb idea but it is what it is ), I can't see how Stormbringers would be any more taxing than the current game is now. You'll be fine.

Q: Will the graphics requirements go up with this expansion?

A: We did it last time, so this time we won't. However, dropping DirectX 9 and 32-bit support is already huge in itself. This frees us from the 2gb memory cap and makes debugging easier. We researched standard PC specs around the world and I think the game experience was improved as a result of that, but right now, you don't have to worry about it at all. On the other hand, when we hold these fan fests, I feel that people are really hoping for graphical improvements. But it's hard. Changing an MMO's graphics engine has upsides and downsides. If there's a chance that we'll lose a lot of players at once, then there's also a chance we won't make money, so we can't treat it like a standalone game. We don't have any concrete plans yet, but we continue to observe the market.

From the Paris Q&A.
https://old.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._at_paris_fan/

[Fredco191]

My laptop was able to handle the Stormblood benchmark. (Results: Slightly Low) So. It might be able to handle the Shadowbringers benchmark. ...Hopefully...

[Legion88]

Benchmark allways came with a big announcment, so expect it with the LL on May 24th.

[Anzaman]

Benchmark allways came with a big announcment, so expect it with the LL on May 24th.

I can't survive that long, I need it.

[Luluna]

The benchmark will be later because the actual Expansion is being released later than the last ones. I am sure the last two benchmarks where released before the big live letter though and that included the release of the last new race the Aura. I guess we will know soon enough

[solat]

From the Paris Q&A.
https://old.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._at_paris_fan/

There will be a minimum amount of minimum system req. adjustment. As they said, the game dropping the Dx9 and the 32 bit system, those alone needs more resources for the computers(or new computer if u playing a 32 bit, Dx9 only system, like netbook or older laptops). I say the minimum RAM amount will be around 4-5Gb for the game(for the system u need more to run, thats obvious). The cpu and the vga will be almost the same.