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[Elexia]

Lmao I gotta love MMO players, say 1 bad thing that goes against the game they play and they pounce on you like savage dogs. Jesus get over it

Aion does not have great graphics, let alone compariable to XIV 1.0 or probably even 2.0 lol. Aion's graphics are horrible even for that era. I would have used Lineage II as an example if we're comparing two different aesthetics.

outside in Uldah and look in that blurry distance

That's called Depth of Field.

how about zoom your camera out while on the chocobo while you are at it to have that nice little lag aswell while moving.

No I don't.

you need to wait 5 minutes to have a small amount of people pop on the screen.

That's a limitation not caused by graphics.

I'd show you a screen of a siege on korean servers where there was like 400+ people appeared on the screen, insane.

That client is designed to show 400+ people at a time, XIV's is not.

So now this is the highlight of the thread again anyone else want another go while we at it? If not get over it omg, quit crying at peoples opinions

"Aion's graphics are better than XIVs" isn't an opinion.

[AntonyB]

Aion does not have great graphics, let alone compariable to XIV 1.0 or probably even 2.0 lol. Aion's graphics are horrible even for that era. I would have used Lineage II as an example if we're comparing two different aesthetics.

That's called Depth of Field.

No I don't.

That's a limitation not caused by graphics.

That client is designed to show 400+ people at a time, XIV's is not.

"Aion's graphics are better than XIVs" isn't an opinion.

Right because I change DoF in the sound settings because it has nothing to do with graphics, ok then. Its limitations you say, yet on 1 PC I have a better card than the other and NPCs appear alot faster on the PC with the higher grade GPU, because its due to limitations and not graphics. Aion's graphics are better than XIVs is my own personal opinion, so how is it not an opinion, am I missing something here?

Also, never played L2, sorry. Only XI/XIV/Aion/WoW/PW/SW. :/

[Dhalmel]

This entire thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_o6DxhslAI

[Elexia]

Right because I change DoF in the sound settings because it has nothing to do with graphics, ok then. Its limitations you say, yet on 1 PC I have a better card than the other and NPCs appear alot faster on the PC with the higher grade GPU, because its due to limitations and not graphics. Aion's graphics are better than XIVs is my own personal opinion, so how is it not an opinion, am I missing something here?

Also, never played L2, sorry. Only XI/XIV/Aion/WoW/PW/SW. :/

Your specs will have better or poorer performance but that doesn't change the fact XIV is designed to show a limited amount of PCs and NPCs at one time (around 40 I believe.) That is a design limitation.

[Shougun]

This entire thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_o6DxhslAI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyIiixA0ez0

XD, the regular forum theme song for me lol

[Scy]

the generation i grew up in never complained about graphics. we played 8-bit games and loved them. this generation is just spoiled and entitled. i remember being impressed with FFVII cause the chrs blinked... bottom line is gameplay, you can have the prettiest looking piece of shit game and in the end its still a piece of shit... look at the 1.0 launch. I'm willing to sacrifice graphics for a decent game.

but this is just my opinion.

They tried to have the best graphics and set the bar really high and in the end it wasnt worth it. i dont see how they expected 1.0 to be playable on the PS3. at this stage it seems the options are to sacrifice a few chr animations, broaden the spectrum of graphics support, then hopefully release the game again in less than a year. if you want the bestest graphics out there this game will be at minimum 2 years or more off.

i think the graphics look amazing and thats just what i've seen via youtube videos (and we all know how good that quality can be). i think its prident to reserve this level and amount of critisizm for when we have had a chance to play it and tinker with the settings our selves, until then it really feels like the spoiled brat syndrome.

Thank you!!!

[Rubicon]

This character is hardly a character because of what he does in FF3 and he is not even mentioned in any other FF.

If you mean Amon, then yes (to my knowledge). If you mean Hein, then no. The great Hein (Hyne) is referenced in FFXIII as the creator of the bloodline of Witches. The spelling is different in English (same in Japanese) but the story goes that Hyne cast off his skin (becoming a skeleton). http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Hyne

[Soukyuu]

Aion's graphics are better than XIVs is my own personal opinion

It's fine to have your own opinion, the problem here is that what you are mentioning as "better graphics" is actually "better engine" and "better aesthetics". Which 2.0 will (hopefully) get with ARR.

Graphics is about texture quality, details and effects you can have, while NPC display count, background drawing quality and graphics/camera lag is about how optimized the engine is. Aesthetics are something completely different and independent, namely how much attention to little details like physically correct, smooth animations, overall design of the world etc was given by the designers.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

I wouldn't start picking them apart until you see it in motion.

[AntonyB]

It's fine to have your own opinion, the problem here is that what you are mentioning as "better graphics" is actually "better engine" and "better aesthetics". Which 2.0 will (hopefully) get with ARR.

Graphics is about texture quality, details and effects you can have, while NPC display count, background drawing quality and graphics/camera lag is about how optimized the engine is. Aesthetics are something completely different and independent, namely how much attention to little details like physically correct, smooth animations, overall design of the world etc was given by the designers.

To be quite honest, I'm not even sure why everyone keeps bringing up aesthetics, it was nowhere in the discussion until someone brought it up, do you even know why the discussion was brought up? It was said that FFXIV is the end all be all in the "graphics" department. Also correct me if I'm wrong since I'm not a game designer, but im pretty sure it's a "graphics" unit that processes all these things, not an aesthetics unit. Either way pointless discussion that has gone on long enough, which I'm not going to continue to talk about because it seems everyone seems to know better, you know, being the internet and all.

2.0 looks amazing without a doubt, looking forward to it.