Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Alpha test now accepting applications

[Grey_Cain]

You don't need this for the game... why are they even asking this?

I was just joking about how their specs jump from 1.5 Mbps minimum to 100 Mbps recommended.

Really though, I think the recommended stuff is probably what you need to have everything loaded max graphics settings with no slowdown or stuttering (well, even that's probably optimistic since the network connection is the only super-high recommendation).

But a steady 1.5 Mbps connection that maintains a strong data stream can outdo a 100 Mbps connection that drops packages frequently. I used to have the issue that if my roommate was running torrents I wasn't able to stream video because it cut out so much, and the fix was in the settings, not the connection speed.

[Laraul]

It's really not -- If they optimized well it's actually less demanding with the same specs.

The current engine is well optimized. It's still highly demanding though. Will ARR still terminate if you ALT-TAB during full screen? Probably yes. Will you be able to change your graphic settings inside the game? Doubtful. SE doesn't do PC games. They focus on consoles, where you don't have to worry about users with very different hardware configurations.

From what I've seen the game uses basically the same engine. I'm sure changes have been made but they spent four plus years on the existing engine it would be silly not to use it.

[Delsus]

The current engine is well optimized. It's still highly demanding though. Will ARR still terminate if you ALT-TAB during full screen? Probably yes. Will you be able to change your graphic settings inside the game? Doubtful. SE doesn't do PC games. They focus on consoles, where you don't have to worry about users with very different hardware configurations.

From what I've seen the game uses basically the same engine. I'm sure changes have been made but they spent four plus years on the existing engine it would be silly not to use it.

It has been announced many times by Yoshida its a completly new engine, and SE do make PC games here's some off Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...ds=square+enix

It will not be silly not to use Crystal tools for FFXIV because its used for all FFXIII games so their hard work is still going to be used, it was however not optimal for MMOs which is why it performs very poorly here, they have made a new engine designed entirely for MMOs and can scale very well to different devices it can theoretically even run on a PS Vita.

Know the facts before you post especially things that have been officially announced many times in interviews and directly to the community.

[Yucie]

The current engine is well optimized. It's still highly demanding though. Will ARR still terminate if you ALT-TAB during full screen? Probably yes. Will you be able to change your graphic settings inside the game? Doubtful. SE doesn't do PC games. They focus on consoles, where you don't have to worry about users with very different hardware configurations.

From what I've seen the game uses basically the same engine. I'm sure changes have been made but they spent four plus years on the existing engine it would be silly not to use it.

The current engine is not optimized...

[A5ko]

The current engine is well optimized.

No it really isn't.

It's still highly demanding though.

That's because it isn't optimized.

[Delsus]

The current engine is not optimized...

It is........ For PS3 and Xbox, and single player games, FFXIII and FFXIII-2 perform really well.

[Yucie]

It is........ For PS3 and Xbox, and single player games, FFXIII and FFXIII-2 perform really well.

We're not talking about those now, are we? Didn't think so.

[Jennestia]

We're not talking about those now, are we? Didn't think so.

The engine isn't optimized for MMOs, which SE themselves have stated numerous times.

[Firon]

The current engine is well optimized. It's still highly demanding though. Will ARR still terminate if you ALT-TAB during full screen? Probably yes. Will you be able to change your graphic settings inside the game? Doubtful. SE doesn't do PC games. They focus on consoles, where you don't have to worry about users with very different hardware configurations.

From what I've seen the game uses basically the same engine. I'm sure changes have been made but they spent four plus years on the existing engine it would be silly not to use it.

WTF?
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[Faiyez]

Will you be able to change your graphic settings inside the game? Doubtful.

It was confirmed that you can do this in ARR.