Letter from the Producer XLII

[Radacci]

Well I am in love to say the least. If its even close to possible to run it looking anything like that, I have some serious upgrades to add to my desktop in the next few weeks. Makes me sad to think thats an extreme visual, but what your saying makes sense. I have little experience with benchmarks as I ended up playing XI on the ps2, then the xbox360 (both of which do not do that game justice)

Based on what your saying though, is it possible thats what the game will look like when its at the far end of its life cycle? What I mean is, as the game begins contending with better and better software over the course of its life, won't it (for a time) keep getting better and better looking before it maxes out?

I'm pretty sure you'll be able to play like that from the start, if your comp can handle it.
Didn't 1.0 kinda look like that anyways at max settings?

[mikoto_qc]

Honestly this new letter is just gettin me more disapointed....nothing really new... except have a nice trip Yoshi, you desreve it as you'r doing a good job like everyone is saying.....

I want something real!!!!

[Molly_Millions]

...I have some serious upgrades to add to my desktop in the next few weeks...

Just did that to my machine last night. 2X GTX 660 TIs running in SLi. I'm hoping to be able to run the game on max settings with 3d surround.

[Biggs]

Just did that to my machine last night. 2X GTX 660 TIs running in SLi. I'm hoping to be able to run the game on max settings with 3d surround.

I had a serious heat issue when running 1.0, so I think I will look into upgrading my cooling system (although it was wierd, no other game ran my comp as hard as 1.0 did). Dual graphics card in the works too but I would love to get some benchmark love first so I know how much to upgrade. Crazy excited Molly!

[Molly_Millions]

I had a serious heat issue when running 1.0, so I think I will look into upgrading my cooling system (although it was wierd, no other game ran my comp as hard as 1.0 did). Dual graphics card in the works too but I would love to get some benchmark love first so I know how much to upgrade. Crazy excited Molly!

Yeah the benchmark tool would be nice. Although in the interim, I used skyrim sort of a benchmark and my performance gains over my previous cards are astronomical. Thanks Uncle Sam! lol

[Exn]

he stated he made final checks, and now they are just doing some last tweeks. by the time he comes back at the latest, Beta will be finished already. So i don't see any reason for beta to start later than 18th. That's almost 2 weeks for last tweeks, which is more than enough. Or maybe he's just trolling, and beta starts when he comes back

Yeah, but he also mentioned twice that they are 'trying' to stay on schedule.. With mid-Feb being next week, I'd think he'd know already if it was going to launch that soon. Plus, he won't even be back until the end of next week (at the earliest), and he already said he's doing another letter when he gets back to announce the start date. Plus, were still waiting on the benchmark. So all things considered, earliest would be end of Feb. And even when it launches keep in mind that it's only going to be up for a few hours at a time on selected days.. so ppl may be at work/school/etc on the first day and need to wait until Phase 1 up-time coincides with their RL schedule. Seems like Phase 2 might be 100% up time, so that's where it will feel more like a Beta to most ppl anyway.

[Meatdawg]

Just did that to my machine last night. 2X GTX 660 TIs running in SLi. I'm hoping to be able to run the game on max settings with 3d surround.

Rerun the old XIV benchmark molly, im curious to see what you get.

I think I got high 5k when i updated to a 670

[Molly_Millions]

Rerun the old XIV benchmark molly, im curious to see what you get.

I think I got high 5k when i updated to a 670

can we still download it? 'cause I don't think I have it anymore.

[Meatdawg]

can we still download it? 'cause I don't think I have it anymore.

I had to dig for it. Took me a bit but i found it online.

Yeah fileplanet link still works:

http://www.fileplanet.com/213527/210...-XIV-Benchmark

I laugh at the scores SE listed.. I doubt anyone can pull close to 8k now even

http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/media/benchmark/na/

[Rane]

It's worth your time. lol

Oh my God... what... what did my brain just do?? Stop it brain!! Stop!! You're....seeing it wrong, damn it!!