Was This Graphical Update Necessary?

[Mimilu]

I wouldn't call 60 bones into the face model "for no reason"

If anything, this will hopefully lead to more expressive and interesting emotes. *fingers crossed* (´･ᴗ･`)

[Kranel_San]

Environment graphical update looks good
Armor graphical update? Appreciatable
Character graphical update? Barely any noticeable difference, and I say that while having to zoom in to see those "barely any noticeable difference"

[Araxes]

Yes it needed them badly. I wonder how much better the update could have been if PS 4 and Xbox series S wouldn't hold it back.

[Acelyn]

yes, it needed it,

at the bare minimum the AA options are worth it,

everything else is just nice bonuses.

[Luluna]

Yes it was needed I have been playing years so a nice change and fresh for my eyes. As for the character's they look so much nicer and I am glad they did it. Just a few tweaks here and there like lips gloss and cat teefs and it will be fine.

[4clubbedace]

I'm not opposed to the update.

And, considering the fact I'm playing as a FemHroth, I'm generally apathetic toward how characters will change from Endwalker to DawnTrail.

But I'm wondering if it was needed and is it a solid selling point for the game? The game already looks quite lovely from my perspective considering its age. And I wanted to politely inquire as to why the time and effort taken to tune up the graphics wasn't instead invested toward expanding upon character customization, making mount movement more dynamic - which they showcased, yes - improving upon character movement, puzzling out how to improve housing and apartments and so on.

Yes, the grass is prettier. The water does the thing.

Maybe I'm entirely ignorant and I've been living in a cave - but was the update a big ask in the community?

14s 2.0 edition was made for the ps3 , and many assets are from 11 which is early ps2 . it was desperatly needed

im only saddened that they couldnt also kill the ps4 so the differences could be stronger.

[Larirawiel]

The problem is, especially GPUs are very expensive and they become obsolete very quickly. A new problem is also, that many game devs develop and "optimize" their games with upscaling in mind. So i can understand, that SQEX is conservative here.


Cheers

[Ath192]

Character graphics update wasnt really needed (if anything players seem to want more options/sliders) but environment, texture, lighting updates definitely is, especially on very dated/pixelated textures...

They were absolutely needed xD just look at your feet next time you wear sandals before the update lol

[Glenfiddich]

Was This Graphical Update Necessary?

It would have made sense if a butt adjustment aka butt-slider had been introduced.
Apart from that, no.

[OgruMogru]

Most compelling reason I heard [but I am now paranoid I dreamt it!] is Yoshi P said that aside from aesthetics or appearances, it wasn't fair for him to gimp his developers progress/professional development by forcing them to stick to antiquated systems with no prospects to learn new technology.