will 2d grass kill ffxiv?

[Falcus]

Stuff like this is already 2D...

Just look at leaves, grass etc in game currently and you'll see that it's nothing new -_-

[NefarioCall]

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[LlenCoram]

As a fisher, I care little for the woes of virtual landscapers.

However, I will say that if the malm kelp isn't perfectly rendered using the very best in single player offline RPG graphic engines, I will ragequit and cancel my 72 alt accounts.

[Chronic]

lol Grass ya the grass is gonna be the reason XIV survives or dies lol

[Ingolf]

Really? So "poorly textured grass" is just going to kill the entire experience for you? None of the other graphics changes matter because you'll just be so entranced by the grass. Sorry but if you're shunted out of immersion by the grass we've seen, you've got bigger problems. You should probably just quit the game now if GRASS is that big of a deal to you.

Small details DO matter though. What about all of the other small details you're ignoring so you can keep complaining about the grass?

It won't kill it, but it surely won't help it. XIV is a game that needs everything to be perfect, and badly textured assets aren't helping.

And yes, there are plenty of redeeming features in the small details of XIV, does that mean I shouldn't point out my issues with something bad?

[Azurymber]

It won't kill it, but it surely won't help it. XIV is a game that needs everything to be perfect, and badly textured assets aren't helping.

And yes, there are plenty of redeeming features in the small details of XIV, does that mean I shouldn't point out my issues with something bad?

When you are having fun jumping around and stabbing things with a giant fork, you don't really notice grass.... at least i don't...

[Arcell]

It won't kill it, but it surely won't help it. XIV is a game that needs everything to be perfect, and badly textured assets aren't helping.

And yes, there are plenty of redeeming features in the small details of XIV, does that mean I shouldn't point out my issues with something bad?

Is it really bad though? When I first saw the screenshots I didn't even notice the "bad" grass everyone seems to be complaining about. Hell I didn't even think twice about the grass until someone mentioned it and even then it really doesn't look like that big of an issue. Even after looking really hard at the grass I'm still struggling to really find much issue with it.

Also honestly, if grass is our biggest concern I think Yoshida did a great job with this game. Small details matter and I think the grass, as a small detail, is perfectly fine.

[Ingolf]

When you are having fun jumping around and stabbing things with a giant fork, you don't really notice grass.... at least i don't...

I like to enjoy all the landscape personally. If random janky pieces of badly textured grass keep popping up, I'll be annoyed.

You can joke about if you want, but it's the same reason I didn't like WoW.

[Ingolf]

Is it really bad though? When I first saw the screenshots I didn't even notice the "bad" grass everyone seems to be complaining about. Hell I didn't even think twice about the grass until someone mentioned it and even then it really doesn't look like that big of an issue. Even after looking really hard at the grass I'm still struggling to really find much issue with it.

Also honestly, if grass is our biggest concern I think Yoshida did a great job with this game. Small details matter and I think the grass, as a small detail, is perfectly fine.

It looked a lot better in the actual gameplay video, but the screenshots with the pixelated shadows were pretty horrible.

[AlexNiculaie]

I have never in my entire 10 years of playing MMO's known a single person who has ever cared about the grass. I think it safe to assume the vast majority of players out there aren't bothered by this "bad grass."