Dawntrail Graphics Update - Eye Strain

[Tatiana]

do ya'll even know what eye strain is

[TheMightyMollusk]

The term is pretty self-explanatory. Or do you intend to explain to us how our own eyes feel?

[TransgressorPterodactyl]

Upwards againwards

[Vesplume]

Live Letter tomorrow... Will they address is this time?

[Daralii]

Live Letter tomorrow... Will they address is this time?

[Vesplume]

Sounds about right!

[Anarnee]

Back to the top, thanks.

[mightyfineincredible]

Game looks great after introducing sharpening in Dawntrail. Now it doesn't look like a blurry or badly aliased mess stuck on PS3 rendering anymore.
I don't think some people understand that reality is meant to look as naturally sharp as your eyes are able to perceive (without visual noise), and games used to look sharp until forced TAA and FXAA ruined everything.

[Vesplume]

The problem is that with the graphics update, the devs have made an intentional focus on visual noise as part of new content design to show off the improvements of their new graphical capabilities. Visual noise is part of the encounter design, like in Vanguard (the entire environment with its flickering warning lights), Recollection (complicated visual tells that spawned multiple new threads about this problem when 7.2 dropped), and the new raids (especially Arcadion). It's also amplified problems with content that had similar issues before (like the Nier raids). The sharpness of the game usually isn't part of the problem unless its folks having issues with AA causing weird flicker effects, but that's been recorded here too.

This has made people who had few to no issues playing the game before DT experience severe eye strain leading to headaches, migraines, and seizures with side effects like dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Plenty of players who've reported to this thread have also mentioned this is an issue mostly exclusive to FFXIV and are able to play other games just fine.

[Vanfrano]

I came back to the game after several years break and I am having a lot of trouble playing, I don't have any sight issue and I only have this problem with FFXIV. I tried fiddling with the options but I couldn't find anything, it's to the point where I have to stop playing.
Also, the amount of visual clutter, which was already over the top in this game, has reached all new levels of ridiculousness. Note that I always have all effects off except my own.