That Mac thread!

[Laraul]

Before any PC user comments in a thread like this, they need to buy a Mac and spend six months using it before saying one damn word.

[Wolfie]

Before any PC user comments in a thread like this, they need to buy a Mac and spend six months using it before saying one damn word.

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[Reyko]

I have used a mac for the last year as my employer supplied me with one, and i do like the mac interface however the fact that it has an i7 quad core with 8 GB RAM and a 1 GB vid card and still performs poorer than my AMD desktop when it comes to FFXIV and the sheer amount of heat that it generates makes it a poor option for a native mac client (yes i am using bootcamp for XIV) think about the numbers for a moment mac users make up maybe 20% of all computers owned (and i think thats being generous) of that 20% maybe 5% are gamers (again generous) and of that 5% maybe 1% play FFXIV. its just not worth it to make a native mac client for SE. If ARR becomes a hit after relaunch maybe they can look into it but they will be developing content with ADHD like intensity for the next year at least before they can slow down enough to dedicate a team to develop a native mac client. it would be a better idea to release an XBOX version of the game from a financial standpoint than to release a mac client.

And while it may not be ideal and i can understand wanting a "real" mac version you will either have to use the workarounds (many of which work very well) or buy a PC. oh and btw OP if i were you i would not use parallels unless you wanna be running the game at lowest settings sacrificing half your macs power so you can run it along with mac os is not worth it.

[AmyNeudaiz]

I have used a mac for the last year as my employer supplied me with one, and i do like the mac interface however the fact that it has an i7 quad core with 8 GB RAM and a 1 GB vid card and still performs poorer than my AMD desktop when it comes to FFXIV and the sheer amount of heat that it generates makes it a poor option for a native mac client (yes i am using bootcamp for XIV) think about the numbers for a moment mac users make up maybe 20% of all computers owned (and i think thats being generous) of that 20% maybe 5% are gamers (again generous) and of that 5% maybe 1% play FFXIV. its just not worth it to make a native mac client for SE. If ARR becomes a hit after relaunch maybe they can look into it but they will be developing content with ADHD like intensity for the next year at least before they can slow down enough to dedicate a team to develop a native mac client. it would be a better idea to release an XBOX version of the game from a financial standpoint than to release a mac client.

And while it may not be ideal and i can understand wanting a "real" mac version you will either have to use the workarounds (many of which work very well) or buy a PC. oh and btw OP if i were you i would not use parallels unless you wanna be running the game at lowest settings sacrificing half your macs power so you can run it along with mac os is not worth it.

So you're saying that 1 in 100 people who game on mac have FFXIV? Wouldn't that equate to like hundreds of times over our current player base?

[Reyko]

So you're saying that 1 in 100 people who game on mac have FFXIV? Wouldn't that equate to like hundreds of times over our current player base?

i did say those were generous numbers in case you didn't notice the words in parentheses i know its much less than that which is why i said its a shitty idea. plus most ppl that have mac's are either facebook junkies or if they play games its not mainstream games let alone mmos

[Delsus]

Before any PC user comments in a thread like this, they need to buy a Mac and spend six months using it before saying one damn word.

If you want to buy me one and ship it to me I will, but I am not paying $2000 for something I can buy for $800, and then when I need I can upgrade for $500 rather than another $2000, buy me one and I will use it.

[Renen]

If you want to buy me one and ship it to me I will, but I am not paying $2000 for something I can buy for $800, and then when I need I can upgrade for $500 rather than another $2000, buy me one and I will use it.

You tell er :-)

[KiriA500]

Before any PC user comments in a thread like this, they need to buy a Mac and spend six months using it before saying one damn word.

Yeah, because it takes 6 months to build a proper opinion on something like an operating system. Some people just don't like Mac.

[Judge_Xero]

Yeah, because it takes 6 months to build a proper opinion on something like an operating system. Some people just don't like Mac.

You made my day lol. That was like beating a vegitarian with a roll of Salami.

Although I may never understand the "Apple" cult, the more the merrier right?

Then when people buy a $1200 iMac to play "Angry Birds" they will also have the option to play FFXIV on medium to low settings.

Although a $400 laptop and a $100 SSD with Windows 8 just might be similar....

[Presbytier]

You made my day lol. That was like beating a vegitarian with a roll of Salami.

Although I may never understand the "Apple" cult, the more the merrier right?

Then when people buy a $1200 iMac to play "Angry Birds" they will also have the option to play FFXIV on medium to low settings.

Although a $400 laptop and a $100 SSD with Windows 8 just might be similar....

Um... This really is not true in the least bit; a current Imac can play id Software's Rage at high settings as well as many games. The AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB is not a sloucher in the least bit. What people also forget is that the monitor is one of the mane price points in the iMac; to purchase that type of monitor for a standard PC will set you back around $1,000. Also playing FFXIV in bootcamp it runs better than most people I know with a PC. All the Apple hate is pretty misinformed; the reason people like apple so much is that it just works so well. Every aspect of an iMac is interwoven so tightly that things just work out of the box.