Cartoony style graphics....

[bobbygunz]

SE has set a deadline. The original release of the game also had a deadline. They spent all their time working on textures and getting the appearence way way up and ignored the rest just to make pretty trailers for the game. The game itself though, it didn't turn out well.

Do I need to see the folds and crevices on my avatar's shirt? No. I don't even notice them and neither does anyone else. So why was time spent putting them their?

People are obsessed with the appearance right now for one reason. They are an observer, not the participating player whom interact within the game's graphically represented environment. When people play a game, they stop paying attention to how pretty things are and start focusing on the tasks at hand. So anything people say now will quickly be forgotten once they begin playing.

I'll remind everyone; the only thing you've seen up to now are incredibly short (one or two second snap shots) sequences of the game. Fit together in a trailer. You can't judge the game appearance on that.

People are probably just annoyed that it took two years to make a graphical downgrade, that's all.

[Xmbei]

People are probably just annoyed that it took two years to make a graphical downgrade, that's all.

Funny thing about this graphical downgrade. I am playing FFXIV 1.0 currently on high settings everything on highest with AO and DoF off and funny thing is, the game looks exactly like these "downgrades" all of you people are complaining about, on my GTX 680 4GB card. As she said all you people are observing and not playing. Lighting and textures which is exactly what they said they are working on is what you guys are complaining about. BTW the only thing I see detailed better on higher settings is the armor is looking amazing. I spent a good 30 minutes in character creator and in game zooming in and out with the camera and all angles and when I get lighting directly on the face (just like in these "downgraded" pictures all of you are complaining about) they look exactly the same. So you all are looking at something I don't know what. Yes the game is beautiful but I honestly don't see a difference. When I can upload photos later (writing a college paper atm) I can show you that all of you must be looking at everything through rosey tinted glasses because I honestly see exactly the same if not better textures and images.

[KiriA500]

People are probably just annoyed that it took two years to make a graphical downgrade, that's all.

Not this crap again...