So..to those of you saying the PS3 WAS NOT going to limit this game.

[Gilraen]

PS3 limitations have really hurt the game in my eyes. Zone-borders one of the worst offenders. I don't think 2.0 players understand the joy of what it is to have a fully open and unsegmented world. Able to walk in and out of a city at will. The city being there, in its entirety and not this broken off instanced mess. The engine no longer being able to be super sampled so everything is all shiny and full of artifacts. Smaller zones... WAY smaller zones... not only is the world segmented to deal with PS3 memory issues, but the zones themselves were shrunk dramatically. Anyone who doesn't think the PS3 is limiting the game, simply hasn't played 1.0.

I'm glad you guys are here, enjoying the game. I really am. I love the idea of consoles and PCs playing together. I want to see more games do it, but not at the cost of a better game. That's just, wrong.

I played 1.0 and honestly, I don't miss it. Contiguous worlds are a fallacy, there's always zones. Just that in the open world games they preload the next zone before you reach it so that it seems seamless. That said, 1.0 did have zone borders. Thanalan didn't just flow into the Twelveswood, there was a zone border separating the two. It was more the world was comprised of three super zones full of copy-paste goodness... that noone liked. Being an old XI player I'm not bothered by the world we have now one bit, the zones or varied and vibrant with lots of little details if you're willing to look. The cities being broken in two did seem odd at first but when you consider just how many quest NPCs there are in them it makes sense.

[Kewitt]

This is how this game difference from FFXI

FFXI is PS2 then PC
So PC was an after thought.

FFXIV is PC then PS3 then PS4.
PC will be the base and PS3 is the after thought. Ya it will work but never be the same as PC. Close but not the same. PS4 should be a clean port and Should follow PC much closer to what is able to do.

This is clear when you hear them talk about custom UI and addon. And how PS3 and PS4 will not be able to use them.. Unless they are so popular they implement them info the game for PS3 and PS4.
There are many addons for WOW that Blizzard was like wow everyone uses XXXX addon.. lets make it part of the game.

[Shannelle]

and PS3 players in my FC wipe on titan over and over because they say it can't load fast enough.

I don't get this. What does not load fast enough? The dungeon? What does it have to do with getting wiped in Titan? I died in Titan several times but I don't fault my stock PS3 setup. I also won Titan w/o dying. So again, what does being on PS3 have anything to do about getting wiped on Titan? ( very confused )

[Alhanelem]

　* PS3版のUI用に割り当てられたメモリと処理が制約の限界に近いため、　　既存の他のUI表示処理やデータから贅肉を落としてメモリと処理の「隙間」を作り、　　なんとかフォーカスターゲット用の領域を捻出できないか試行錯誤しています。
　　（いわゆる「最適化」とよばれる作業です）
*The memory and process for the PS3 versions UI is near it’s limit, therefore we are working to create some memory and processing space by removing excess data from existing UI process, and going through trial and error process to try and get space for the focus target.
(Basically this is what we known as optimization)


sad... dont you think?
Limitations THIS EARLY

Releasing the game for the PS3 was A HUGE, HUGE mistake.

This only limits the PS3. It doesn't limit the PC version- The PC version's UI is already different and has features the PS3 version's does not because the PC version can use more memory. I haven't read the other 4 pages but we knew about these limitations before the PS3 version even came out.

[Skullcrusher]

PC users you can be upset as you like, SE isn't going to get rid of us, and if they do it'll be years after the Ps4 has been out.

Well, the thing here is, if the game stays so poorly optimised as it is now, catering to the whims of a 7 year old system, then i can bet most pc users will jump ship to a mmo thats developed for a pc. ( i know i will )
I was devo to find out ESO is on consoles also, looks lke that game with suffer the same concequences as this one.

[Rochetm]

Low end pc's dont really matter, its still a pc. ALl they have to do is adjust their settings to run the game smoother

Real winner here...

What do you think they did for the PS3?

SE1 "Well guys the PS3 can't run at max PC settings... Now what?"

SE2 "Lets set it up so the PC can't run at high settings because why not."

SE1 "Perfect lets do that even though it makes no sense."

SE3 "Agreed!"

[Rochetm]

Well, the thing here is, if the game stays so poorly optimised as it is now, catering to the whims of a 7 year old system, then i can bet most pc users will jump ship to a mmo thats developed for a pc. ( i know i will )
I was devo to find out ESO is on consoles also, looks lke that game with suffer the same concequences as this one.

Yeah everyone quit wow a long time ago.. running on junk old PCs.

[Krystalynn]

I just wish they had not released for PS3 and just waited until the PS4 to do a console version. They would have had more memory to work with. We'd have more variation in armor. We'd have our belts back. Models wouldn't have been reduced in size. The world scale itself has suffered. The worst part is, the PS3 is going to hold back the PS4 version in an equal way. It's going to be the anchor that holds the system back for the life of the game. They will never, ever be able to make content the PS3 can't handle. I'd really like people to think about how unfair that is going into a new console generation, and releasing an MMO in 2013, anchored by a seven year old console.

[TheAngryEwok]

The smell of neckbeards in the morning!

[Livi]

Op must be satisfied with the quality of this thread