Letter from the Producer, XXXVII (10/26/2012)

[Mug]

The screenshot look really bad i agree. I dont know what hell is happening in that picture. I spent like a good few minutes trying to make sense of whats in that pic. Im tired tho so that will contribute to the headache i got from that screenshot.

I'm guessing they wanted a lot of people in one spot to see how the servers would react?

[Skies]

That screenshot look really bad i agree.

I dont know what hell is happening in that picture. I spent like a good few minutes trying to make sense of whats in that pic.
Im tired though so that will contribute to the headache i got from that screenshot.

They need someone who snaps better screenshots or organize the character a bit better.

I think that what is happening in that picture is that they got everyone gathered very, very damn tightly to get as many people as possible filling as much as possible of the screen, so that they could test the game's ability to render a bajillion people and hopefully not slow down.

Essentially a character rendering limit test.

[Bowen]

I dont know what hell is happening in that picture. I spent like a good few minutes trying to make sense of whats in that pic.

I'm guessing they wanted a lot of people in one spot to see how the servers would react?

As you can see, the new engine can handle a lot of characters at once, and I even had the settings set to high. (In case you’re wondering, everyone is sporting exclusive alpha gear for the dungeon.)

/10characaters

[Elexia]

The only thing I don't like about that screenshot is the weapon/hat/hood clipping issues. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the screenshots this time around. They made me feel excited about the game, and I haven't felt like that for a long time.

That's the one thing I hoped would be fixed with the new engine.

[KiriA500]

Calling it now...someone will find a HUGE problem with this. I'm guessing it'll be bobbygunz, as he's the one who generally has problems with graphics.

[sharazisspecial]

Oh so they fixed the 40 character limit. Its a good improvement im looking forward too. Its a big weakness of current ffxiv. Especially in uldah and atomos with them invisible monster 3 shotting you.

I dislike that screenshot cos the dragoon armor and colours gave me a headache after looking at it a while.

[Akira_Tenshi]

Adamantoise mob looks awesome.

[viion]

waaa ya'll talking crazy, graphics look amazing.

Also have to remember screenshots can make things look crap. Especially cropped jpeg ones, but more importantly because its "still". Still images make AA stand out, but ingame when everything is moving it blends a bit better and things seem shiner because its animating.

Also if you want it even higher gfx just make a profile in your driver options.

[Nix]

( *A*) Those screenies~♪

@Babydoll - I miss those ARC days too! Barcher just hasn't been the same since that nerf D: lol
*Character stands on a rock*



I'm really looking forward to the next screenies they release - I'm totally blown away by that iron giant, and holy character limit! <3 It'll be nice to run up to someone in a crowded city and not have them *poof* on you if you walk too far past them XD

[Elexia]

Sadly, you can still determine things from still images. If there's clipping issues in a screenshot you can bet your crossdressed ass there's even more so in motion lol.

Also, iirc he stated that was on high settings too, so either physics isn't completely incorporated or they really can't fix certain graphical issues.