A question to all WoW players coming to XIV

[van_arn]

I just don't get how WoW players can get off making fun of FFXIV graphics but are playing a game since 2004 that has not had a meaningful graphics update since its release. The game honestly looks like a F2P game and even some F2P games look better then WoW. I can understand people not LIKING the FFXIV style which is fine but then to try and use the words "cute" or "weeb" as an insult just boggles my mind.

I guess the saying "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones" should apply here?

Uh, you must've missed all of their graphical updates. There's a huge difference between the burning crusade zones and the lich king zones. Not to mention the old world revamp in cataclysm.

If you can't see the difference, then you're no different than the typical wow player that reduces ffxiv to anime catgirls and desu.

[Vonleo]

Uh, you must've missed all of their graphical updates. There's a huge difference between the burning crusade zones and the lich king zones. Not to mention the old world revamp in cataclysm.

If you can't see the difference, then you're no different than the typical wow player that reduces ffxiv to anime catgirls and desu.

I must admit I have never played WoW not one minute of it but the graphics I am seeing as of right now do not look impressive at all. There is basically very little detail on gear from what I see or not enough of it.

[OhnoozeMyToes]

I must admit I have never played WoW not one minute of it but the graphics I am seeing as of right now do not look impressive at all. There is basically very little detail on gear from what I see or not enough of it.

It's all about art direction and coloring with WoW. It's got zones that are beautiful to look at with a crap ton of detail. But it's not so much the graphics as it is coloring and art direction.

[Skivvy]

It's all about art direction and coloring with WoW. It's got zones that are beautiful to look at with a crap ton of detail. But it's not so much the graphics as it is coloring and art direction.

Perhaps it requires an appreciation like XI does. That game is ancient, the graphics are obviously abysmal compared to modern games - but I absolutely love the art direction/world with that game. I'v personally never touched WoW as the style never appealed to me, but then I got sucked into WildStar which is was also more cartoony, but I loved the feel of the game all the same. Personal preferences are a weird thing.

[HiroesX81]

I see some posts here that there are WoW players who dont wanna play because the game is too "weeb" and then I think about the ending of 2.5 and 3.5. And I think about some certain lewd or dark humor npc bubbles that you can visibly see around Limsa and Uldah and then I think... "Really...?"

[Rilifane]

I just don't get how WoW players can get off making fun of FFXIV graphics but are playing a game since 2004 that has not had a meaningful graphics update since its release. The game honestly looks like a F2P game and even some F2P games look better then WoW. I can understand people not LIKING the FFXIV style which is fine but then to try and use the words "cute" or "weeb" as an insult just boggles my mind.

I guess the saying "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones" should apply here?

Uhm...?
WoW has gotten A LOT of upgrades. Every addon brought a graphic update within the typical style of the game. That means it stayed cartoonish and very much western styled. It was launched in 2004 which means they possibilities of graphic updates are fairly limited unless they fundamentally change something with the engine but for a game that old, they added plenty of upgrades with each expansion. If you compare videos from the various expansions with each other, the difference should be quite clear.
The graphic in WoW is less about insane details like in FFXIV, where you can see every seam on your clothes etc. and focuses more on landscapes, coloring, contrasts and also a certain "grubbyness" which fits the war-theme pretty well.
Some like it, some don't. That's personal taste and "better" is highly subjective.

To be completely honest, I have seen more people in FF XIV bashing WoW than people in WoW bashing FF XIV. Most of them had no idea what they were talking about. Over the past couple of years I've seen a fair amount of people who play WoW actually say "this game sucks, go play FF XIV". WoW hasn't been in a good place for some time, though it has nothing to do with the art style.

Same here and quite a bit of in this thread.
Nobody has to like a game but bashing it doesn't make the "own" game seem better, it just makes the community look worse overall. There are a couple of diehard fanboys who judge a game without knowing anything about it but stepping down to that level isn't a good idea.

[Vonleo]

Uhm...?
WoW has gotten A LOT of upgrades. Every addon brought a graphic update within the typical style of the game. That means it stayed cartoonish and very much western styled. It was launched in 2004 which means they possibilities of graphic updates are fairly limited unless they fundamentally change something with the engine but for a game that old, they added plenty of upgrades with each expansion. If you compare videos from the various expansions with each other, the difference should be quite clear.
The graphic in WoW is less about insane details like in FFXIV, where you can see every seam on your clothes etc. and focuses more on landscapes, coloring, contrasts and also a certain "grubbyness" which fits the war-theme pretty well.
Some like it, some don't. That's personal taste and "better" is highly subjective.



Same here and quite a bit of in this thread.
Nobody has to like a game but bashing it doesn't make the "own" game seem better, it just makes the community look worse overall. There are a couple of diehard fanboys who judge a game without knowing anything about it but stepping down to that level isn't a good idea.

And if you read my post you would know that I watched a current video on the game and the game still does not impress me even with all its graphical upgrades. I just find it funny that when WoW players either its on these forums or else where take shots at FFXIV for being too cute or weeb and when some FFXIV members defend the game we have to "not go down to there level" give me a break. Then we have people like you that detail why WoW is the way it is which is completely fine mind you but we as the FFXIV community cannot get that same courtesy for FFXIV being an eastern MMO and having those same EXACT points you pointed out for WoW done for FFXIV. I just think the standards should be made for both games and like I said I have nothing against WoW just those from WoW that use the words cute and weeb as an insult.