Dawntrail Graphics Update - Eye Strain

[Astronis]

For what it's worth, they haven't finished with the graphics update, and I believe that applies to updating old zones. All the vegetation has been updated, the lighting had to be, but the actual zones themselves probably haven't been fully adjusted. In any event, Ultima Thule looks the same to me as it did before, except a bit more vibrant since the entire game lost the ugly gray overlay that it had everywhere before Dawntrail.

[gllt]

If it still hurts my eyes when they finish I'll be infinitely sad lol

[Daralii]

For what it's worth, they haven't finished with the graphics update, and I believe that applies to updating old zones. All the vegetation has been updated, the lighting had to be, but the actual zones themselves probably haven't been fully adjusted. In any event, Ultima Thule looks the same to me as it did before, except a bit more vibrant since the entire game lost the ugly gray overlay that it had everywhere before Dawntrail.

ARR zones and I think EW zones were(but not to the extent that they showed, like more environmental objects), but every zone got more painful because of the bloom that can't be turned off and affects every object that emits light.

[Astronis]

ARR zones and I think EW zones were(but not to the extent that they showed, like more environmental objects), but every zone got more painful because of the bloom that can't be turned off and affects every object that emits light.

Yea the bloom is a universal issue, it's something that could definitely use an option to turn it off. I see it in DT zones too at night (and bizarrely, even around the hilts of one of my viper weapons!) and I think my eyes would thank me if I could kick it down a notch.

[Nabril]

Really? Is this every single new game on the market or just Final Fantasy? Do you get eye strain in the real world? There are no sharper graphics than in the real world. It cannot be turned down. Or is it just final fantasy?

[gllt]

Really? Is this every single new game on the market or just Final Fantasy? Do you get eye strain in the real world? There are no sharper graphics than in the real world. It cannot be turned down. Or is it just final fantasy?

"Real world graphics" aren't comparable to how things are consumed on a screen. They aren't beamed into your eyes from a flat backlit surface.

I hope I don't sound argumentative, I'm just not sure what you're getting at exactly. Do you mind clarifying?

[Astronis]

Really? Is this every single new game on the market or just Final Fantasy? Do you get eye strain in the real world? There are no sharper graphics than in the real world. It cannot be turned down. Or is it just final fantasy?

Of course I do, that's one reason I've had LASIK done and wear glasses part of the time...real world "graphics" are sharp as a marble without it.

[Fiel_Tana]

Really? Is this every single new game on the market or just Final Fantasy? Do you get eye strain in the real world? There are no sharper graphics than in the real world. It cannot be turned down. Or is it just final fantasy?

For me it's only been FFXIV, it was bad in fights during EW but since the graphics update many places make me dizzy and cause headaches. Combat is now too painful so I've not finished the final fights in the MSQ and cancelled my sub renewal.

Other games played recently:
WoW
BG3
DOS2
and lots of smaller, indy games.

No problem with those games for me, but others may have a different experience.

As for real life, bright sunlight and flashes of light cause similar headaches with me, both of which can be reasonably easily avoided with sunglasses and/or turning away from bright flashes, neither of which work whilst playing this game. As for the blur and bloom causing issues for people, glasses help IRL if things are blurry, but if the things on the screen are blurry (not a vision issue, the graphics themselves are blurred) no glasses can correct that.

[gllt]

Even if they let me turn off bloom again I'm going to be waking up years from now in a cold sweat wondering why they took it away to begin with.

I'd love to just hear any reason. I'm so bewildered by it.

[Nabril]

"Real world graphics" aren't comparable to how things are consumed on a screen. They aren't beamed into your eyes from a flat backlit surface.

I hope I don't sound argumentative, I'm just not sure what you're getting at exactly. Do you mind clarifying?

I'm just wondering if other games on the market have great graphics that cause eye strain. Could you try turning down the brightness on your monitors?