Update on DirectX 11 client?

[misterrpg]

As it currently stands, A Realm Reborn indisputably looks much worse than 1.0. 1.0 looked gorgeous, one of the best looking games by far when it came out in 2010. A Realm Reborn looks terrible by today's MMORPG standards.

Can we please receive an update on the DirectX 11 client? What is the development team doing to make the game look better? Will it perform any better than the current client? What is the release window for the DirectX 11 client (I see some articles saying as long as June 2014, another one says "early 2014"?

I really would love to know about this.. Don't keep your customers in the dark.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

It will be release with PS4.... .

[Shiin]

DX11 client planned release date is 6 mounth after PS4 client release, so september-october 2014. We know that PS4 beta starts late february and will last 1 month.

[zakalw3]

The game certainly doesn't look terrible, by any standard. The world also seems much more vibrant than in 1.0.

[Akira_Tenshi]

DX11 client planned release date is 6 mounth after PS4 client release, so september-october 2014. We know that PS4 beta starts late february and will last 1 month.

This is not true. The PS4 release and DX 11 PC update are happening at the same time.

[Shiin]

This is not true. The PS4 release and DX 11 PC update are happening at the same time.

No. Read this: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1324244

GW: What will happen when we need to buy a new package? Will it have both clients inside?

Yoshida: Hmm, when we resale, we’ll probably have to do that. Either that or, put in the DirectX 9 version, and after registering, you can download the DirectX 11 version, I haven’t decided yet. DirectX 11 support is coming after addressing the PS4 version. We’re working on developing both in parallel but as for the order, PS4 version will be first.

GW: When can we expect the DirectX 11 version release?

Yoshida:We were finally able to announce the PS4 versions beta test timing, so from there the next phase would be about 6 month later. As I have been saying, there are patch 2.0, PS3 version, DirectX 11 version, and PS4 version for our milestone. Right now our first goal is the PS4 version, then the DirectX 11 version. We are thinking of these milestones in about 6 month intervals.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

As it currently stands, A Realm Reborn indisputably looks much worse than 1.0. 1.0 looked gorgeous, one of the best looking games by far when it came out in 2010. A Realm Reborn looks terrible by today's MMORPG standards.

Can we please receive an update on the DirectX 11 client? What is the development team doing to make the game look better? Will it perform any better than the current client? What is the release window for the DirectX 11 client (I see some articles saying as long as June 2014, another one says "early 2014"?

I really would love to know about this.. Don't keep your customers in the dark.

i have still to see a mmorpg with this graphic around. Comparing only texture resolution mean nothing, and it's the same reason why 1.0 look better while in reality it's BROWN

[Shioban]

As it currently stands, A Realm Reborn indisputably looks much worse than 1.0.

February-March 2014 is the rough release window.

And it is VERY disputable. 1.0 did have some nice areas, and some really nice graphical features, but features can't compare to design.
The textures and anti-aliasing and over-sampling options made the game look much better than ARR.

Please note that anti-aliasing makes a HUGE difference in games aswell as texture resolution. ARR can't use hardware anti-aliasing like 1.0 used inside a DirectX 9 client simply because you can't hardware anti-alias Deffered Rendering in DX9, with the DirectX 11 client there will be hardware anti-aliasing options and most likely a nice pack of high resolution textures which will bring back some of the feel you had in 1.0.

However we won't get the nice animaitons we had in 1.0, but for the sake of the combat system that as a necessary sacrifice.

In comparison (I can't show many) for the most part, 2.0's environments are interesting and carefully designed EVEN with the limitation of the PS3 zoneing it into blocks we have large sprawling areas packed with detail that we simply didn't get in 1.0.

[Gardthorne]

As it currently stands, A Realm Reborn indisputably looks much worse than 1.0.

Not at all.

[Jynx]

However we won't get the nice animaitons we had in 1.0, but for the sake of the combat system that as a necessary sacrifice.

Lies and slander.

They could have always allowed us to interupt animations instead of just cutting them hole hog like they did with alot of other systems.