Mac client?

[Bakiraka]

I gotta be honest, I think I would rather them spend time making butts bigger like all those threads in general discussion were asking for than make the game more inviting to *shudder* ... Mac users.

[Captaindownsyndrome]

i would like see it on mac and linux as more who can play ffxiv the better , but best chance get on linux is the steam os as for mac wine has gold rating for game and even installs without work around unlike linux you may give it shot

[ArkhamNative]

From the Feb 20 2014 GameWatch interview with Yoshi-P translation by Reinheart (as ever, it's greatly appreciated):

GW: Personally I was curious about the Mac version from today’s presentation. I believe this was the first time you mentioned about the Mac version. How much can we expect for that happening?

Y: Right now it’s still at a level where I’m joking about it to the development team (laugh).

GW: You’re saying that now, but in actual you guys are secretly working on it?

Y: No (laugh)

GW: You sure?

Y: Within the development team there are talks like “Why aren’t we going to do Xbox One?”. Just like how we said that as long as Xbox doesn’t change their closed network policy it’s going to be hard. It’s same here, Mac’s demands are pretty big, right now I’m just mumbling to myself “I want Mac version”, that’s about it for now (laugh).

GW: I would like to see it happen, but doesn’t look like it’s something that’s going to happen this year.

Y: That’s not possible. Sadly, we don’t have any margin in the current development line.

Edit: Oh, just to clarify the above and an earlier post: There's no "Apple approval" process required for Mac software. There are many distribution systems other than Apple's Mac App Store. Apple has no involvement with those (no restrictions, no revenue sharing, etc). Steam is one, and most online Mac stores offer downloads directly. Plus with MMOs, most of the game is downloaded by the launcher directly from SE anyway (just like with the Windows version).

[Bossycow]

Quite a lot of people were vocal on the SWTOR site about why that MMO should be on Mac. During all that I looked to a Mac games blog's forums. The site's members had adopted a policy of not promoting/pleading for Mac versions on forums. They said that it basically did nothing to change developer's minds. Worse, it usually devolved into senseless platform wars and statistics.

I can see their point, sort of. Some developers decide to do Mac-native versions, some don't. Recently we've seen Borderlands 2, Diablo 3, Walking Dead, BioShock Infinite, Game of Thrones, Tomb Raider (2013), and dozens more launch or port to Mac without any prompting from Mac faithful. Even indie developers are porting to Mac-native and making money. And obviously The Elder Scrolls Online MMO is launching Mac OS-native in a few months. (How better to entice whole cross-platform WoW guilds to switch?) Mac gamers have plenty to play, and an increasing number of games each year. Boot Camp and WINE is a niche "power user" hobby, like people who assemble their own PCs. The majority don't and never will.

So as for FFXIV for Mac... In a sense SE has already made their decision by not offering Mac at launch, and again by not launching with a Mac version on Steam. If Mac support is really important, then people might do best to lend their support the developers who do support the Mac.

This guy gets it.

That last post above this one... saddens me.

[cotti]

Funny that makes you sad, because it's "a bit" more based on facts (actually, only the Reinheart's translation part, because the part he says Apple makes no restrictions is hilarious) than the post you chose as truth as in "This guy gets it".

[DoctorPepper]

Hahaha I love this thread, Mac users buy an overpriced PC because it looks pretty and they don't want to use Windows, then end up having to pay extra to put windows on said overpriced PC. Enjoy spending all your money apple users :P

[Delmontyb]

I would love for there to be a native Mac client for this game, I think it will happen eventually, but I would also like to see the game on as many platforms as possible. Xbox One would be a great start. And while it might be hopeless, I got to try. http://www.change.org/petitions/micr...shared-servers

[Bossycow]

Funny that makes you sad, because it's "a bit" more based on facts (actually, only the Reinheart's translation part, because the part he says Apple makes no restrictions is hilarious) than the post you chose as truth as in "This guy gets it".

I never said anything was fiction. The part I'm sad about is a quote about the development team scoffing off the idea of extending support.

Also, what's non-factual about what I quoted?

Hahaha I love this thread, Mac users buy an overpriced PC because it looks pretty and they don't want to use Windows, then end up having to pay extra to put windows on said overpriced PC. Enjoy spending all your money apple users :P

You know there are many MANY other reasons people buy a different operating system besides "it looks pretty..."

[Gramul]

There's no "Apple approval" process required for Mac software. There are many distribution systems other than Apple's Mac App Store.

I'm not 100% clear on the details, but Apple usually requires ports to go through an approval process.
And it's very rare you'll see a big name port not on Mac App.

[Tannlore]

Hahaha I love this thread, Mac users buy an overpriced PC because it looks pretty and they don't want to use Windows, then end up having to pay extra to put windows on said overpriced PC. Enjoy spending all your money apple users :P

Really? Did this contribute anything to the discussion? Was it really necessary to insult someone just to make yourself feel better? Also as Bossycow said people who buy macs do so for reasons other than, "Hey it looks cool" some of us have industry standards to deal with.

I'm not 100% clear on the details, but Apple usually requires ports to go through an approval process.
And it's very rare you'll see a big name port not on Mac App.

STO released a mac client late last years that was nothing but a formally packaged wine client. It is still in beta but works quite well. I don't see why they can't do this with FF14. .