Thread: FFXIV 1.0 graphics

I would like to have the higher fidelity back. More polygons, more texture detail, material that looks like actual material, skin that looks luke skin.
I don't know if much of that is feasible with the new models and shaders though. Especially with the intelligent gear deformation system gone.

In ARR, the lighting looks good when it's direct and bright enough and the world design has a lot of great visual direction, but models and textures are less detailed, the bloom on many glowing objects looks remarkably poor, and there's some disconnect with the brightness of some colors vs the natural design of the things designed for 1.0.

Originally Posted by Sygmaelle

Just wait the DX11. Might have some candy like Tesselation and stuff like that

I think with DX 11 support coming out for this game, I think we will be seeing a lot more detail and textures (well, for those with computers that can handle it). So definitely agreed, Syg.

Also, though I miss the level of detail and textures (there is still a good amount of detail, remember), I prefer the art direction of ARR.