Dawntrail Graphics Update - Eye Strain

[gllt]

FFXIV please take the plastic wrap off the update it's too shiny

[Ceridwenae]

*BUMP* I can't really play without getting a migraine, and I'm photosensitive enough, SE. Please provide the graphics options on sliding scales with the ability to turn select settings, such as bloom and any motion blurring, off entirely!

[Erinellza]

Please... I'm just want to play in the gold saucer... It's worse than a real casino now and it was already one of the places I could never stand with glare on

That reminds me, I was actually shocked when I 1st went to the Gold Saucer in DT. I used to play with glare (aka bloom) turned OFF but now I can't do that anymore... So I loaded in and was instantly blinded by this crap. Does anyone actually think this bright and blurry mess looks good!? :| Yikes.

[gllt]

It's so much. I played some roulettes this morning and Praetorium is just... Absurdly blue and glowy

[gllt]

Bump time, people are realizing this game has a VFX issue

[13exp]

Hi, I don't usually use forums so please excuse any mistakes.

I'm suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, which i'm obviously not gonna blame on ffxiv but... ffxiv is consistently the only game i cannot play anymore due to it making the nausea way way worse. i've had this condition in the past and was able to continue playing, and I don't think its a coincidence that I was very violently sick in the garish 97 dungeon.

I really miss playing ffxiv, so some tweaks/toggles to make the graphics less overwhelming would be very nice.

My sympathies to everyone else in this thread, I hope you are heard !!

[KhujaRela]

That reminds me, I was actually shocked when I 1st went to the Gold Saucer in DT. I used to play with glare (aka bloom) turned OFF but now I can't do that anymore... So I loaded in and was instantly blinded by this crap. Does anyone actually think this bright and blurry mess looks good!? :| Yikes.

This this, I used to go to Gould Saucer when overwhelmed or just wanting to chill out, this is how lights look to me when I take off my glasses and I don't appreciate it :')

[Vesplume]

Happened to catch a link to this post from the JPN forums on Twitter. Here's a machine translation of it:

Thank you for all of your feedback regarding the graphics update.
The development team is reviewing each and every case, including bug reports outside of this thread and comments made outside of the forums.

We are currently considering how to respond based on the feedback you have received,
and in parallel are making preparations to provide details, including specific responses.
As we are carefully conducting a final review, we expect to announce the update around the end of August.
It will take a little while, but we appreciate your patience.

I don't know if this means anything for us and am disappointed we haven't heard anything in this part of the forums about it, but please continue spreading the word and sharing your experiences.

[Turnintino]

They posted the same thing (in English) in the character feedback thread.

We would like to thank everyone for their feedback regarding the graphical update.
The Development team has been carefully reviewing this thread and many others, including bug reports and concerns raised outside of the official forums.

We are currently working on an update based on the feedback provided, as well as preparing to share details about our planned course of action.
As these are undergoing thorough final inspections, we expect to make an announcement in late August.

Thank you all for your patience as we continue fine-tuning the graphical update.

The comment itself is obviously more generalized, but I think it's worth noting that they chose to respond to that thread, as opposed to this one. Though that may be solely because they believed more people would see it there, since it gets more activity.

Fingers crossed, regardless.

[Wind-Krysvein]

The comment itself is obviously more generalized, but I think it's worth noting that they chose to respond to that thread, as opposed to this one. Though that may be solely because they believed more people would see it there, since it gets more activity.

Fingers crossed, regardless.

The fact that they decided to respond there but not here is something that really gets my blood boiling... especially when the one they did respond to is just an issue of preference, while ours is about literally not being able to play the freaking game.

However! The "more generalized avenue + more people will see it" argument does make some sense. Fingers crossed, indeed.