Why do I see that? Look at these pics!

[Finik]

2 Rose: I like disco, but Gridanian forest doesn't look like disco-club.))
I hadn't got this issue before the patch 1.17 and I didn't change any settings/configuration of the game or my video-card lately. The issue showed up suddenly without any reasons.
To be honest, I can say that I had the similar issue in January 29th, you can see it on a link below:
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/...1296333424.jpg
Later, in the begginig of March my old video-card (the same GTX 480, made by Palit) suddenly died because of unknown reason and I bought a new one - GTX480 made by Inno3D. I DO HOPE that the current issue will not bring my new video-card to death. Also I hope that the breakage of my old video-card wasn't connected with a light-glitch in FF XIV. Otherwise somebody has to be responsible for that..

[Zenaku]

2 Rose: I like disco, but Gridanian forest doesn't look like disco-club.))
I hadn't got this issue before the patch 1.17 and I didn't change any settings/configuration of the game or my video-card lately. The issue showed up suddenly without any reasons.
To be honest, I can say that I had the similar issue in January 29th, you can see it on a link below:
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/...1296333424.jpg
Later, in the begginig of March my old video-card (the same GTX 480, made by Palit) suddenly died because of unknown reason and I bought a new one - GTX480 made by Inno3D. I DO HOPE that the current issue will not bring my new video-card to death. Also I hope that the breakage of my old video-card wasn't connected with a light-glitch in FF XIV. Otherwise somebody has to be responsible for that..

May i ask what setting you play FFXIV on? by the look of the Pic you playing it on pretty high sitting with shadow and all i can't stand shadow in ffxi or in ffxiv so i have it off but no reason you should of it off but the reason am asking is. You should check the temp when playing FFXIV

also what setting are you playing on tell me everything you have on your config maybe i can help your issue. <--- computer reapir <------

You may have burn your old video card due to having it on setting the card could not run on.

GTX480 have a 105 degrees Celsius max temp mine goes from 50temp to 75-90c max which is very save. So you know FFXIV is know to have artifacts when using nvidia which is what am seeing in the Pic. I know back in beta1 ATI cards lag which is one of the reason i never was in city then Nvidia start having problem with artifacts i think this issue is till in the game.

Check your Temp of your video card and tell me your setting your playing.

you could also redownload FFXIV this have fix most ppl nvidia artifacts problem when playing FFXIV.