Quote Originally Posted by MAJRIS View Post
Please don't twist the information. I never said the xiv version looks appealing. I said it's not easy to make volume of strands to look good and not hitting polygon limits.
It's the technique that gives the effect, really. Polygon counts are not as important as artistic ability. I say this having worked on video games as a 3D artist. Even trying to be generous to what you're saying, it's not a good excuse.

(Besides, they just did a huge environment update massively increasing foliage polycount, so...)