Thread: Running Windows 8 / 8.1 and FFXIV

What are you doing to that poor computer to cause "plenty of BSoD issues"? The only time I had issues with 8 was when my SSD/cache system broke because dell's used to have issues with hibernation. That was Dell's fault so I can't blame windows 8 for BSoD on that. Other then that I haven't seen a single BSoD on my laptop running windows 8. I play a very large variety of games in 8.1 on the laptop. I even left the laptop running Prime95 AND furmark for 12 hours without a single crash. My main runs windows 7 and the ONLY BSoD I've ever seen with that system was when I accidentally tried to OC the memory controller too high and when Nvidia's bad driver was crashing things.

My laptop running 8 has had 10 programs running at once so I have no idea why you're complaining about lack of multitasking.

The desktop units we run have not exhibited any connection issues. My laptop has been left running for days and has shown no performance degradation.

I have been playing on a windows 8.1 os for about 3 months now. Everything works fine for me. My normal os of choice is linux so the only application on the windows os is FFXIV. The app works well in both windowed add full screen mode. I do agree with LloydShade that the user interface of 8 / 8.1 is the worst I have ever seen, it fits a tablet not a desktop os. I say this because multi-tasking is significantly more difficult than it should be, this is due to many apps running full screen in windows 8. So if you are use to XP - Win 7 user interface you might not want to switch.

XIV runs close to perfectly on 8.1, and I'm running it on a Retina MacBook.

Originally Posted by Leash

Also, does know how to stop that stupid Win App Menu from popping up randomly while in gameplay on Win8?

Depends how drastic you want to get

I understand that my follow up post may be getting lost but I don't use the CRL to access my moves, I just use my mouse to execute my skills so my fingers are not in this general area. My hands are cupped over these buttons, it would be a challenge to hit this button. I've only seen a few other people posts about this issue on other forums.

I have my hot bars staggered near the center bottom of my screen, so they're nowhere near the corners of the screen. I do play this game windowed though, could this have an affect?

Also, this isn't a discussion on which OS is better. 8.1 just came out and just wanted some user feedback on it and see if it is worth upgrading it (since its free for Win8 users).

Runnin FFXIV and BF 4 on windows 8, both games run better than on my system with windows 7 and I'm by no mean a M$ sellout

Really don't understand why people cling to the start menu so hard. It's a horribly slow way of getting to your content. Click->Click-Click->Found it!.

Why would you just not use shortcuts on your desktop, or pin items to your start menu, or even better....hit the windows key and type the first couple of letters of what you want to launch and hit enter.. super fast app launch

The new Start menu is just a flat view of the tree you had before. It's much quicker to find what you want, and use it. How often are you spending in your app find products that it's matters that damn much?

Just as a heads up, Windows 8.2 is coming out in April 2014 and it is bringing the traditional Start menu back. On a side note, I'm running Win 8.1 and haven't had any trouble at all.