Consoles are holding this game back (graphically)

[Imoen]

Textures and lighting and networking are all nice but we're ignoring the core issue. No one in Eorzea has a butt anymore, the fairies and Shiva and Garuda stole them all. Give us back our butts!

LOL Saw this one coming, this ones been going on for a LONG time lol

[Airget]

This is the reason

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/03/19...-enix-revived/

Honestly, read the article, graphics aren't the way they are just because of console, it's because of creating an environment in which graphics don't overshadow focus on making an actual game not just something that is visually appealing.

[Riardon]

There is no need to revive the "potgate" of 1.0 to improve this game. Just solve the glitches that came with the DX11 and add new AA and improve that low texture res and it will be fine.

[Imoen]

There is no need to revive the "potgate" of 1.0 to improve this game. Just solve the glitches that came with the DX11 and add new AA and improve that low texture res and it will be fine.

I actually don't think the textures are that terrible. Not that I would complain with higher textures.

AA doesn't bug me at all really but more options are always nice.

OFF TOPIC: THIS BOTHERS ME! Luckily it only happened once. lol

[Canadane]

They are dropping the ps3 support soon tho, so there is that.

Uh, you got a link to back that up?

[Cheraa]

I bet he can't because SE never said they are dropping it soon.
They think about it, that is all we know. But it is more than save to say, that it won't be during Heavensward.

If they drop the PS3 Support, soonest spot would be with the 4.0 Expansion. That will be around mid of 2017, if HW will last close to two years, like ARR.

[Colorful]

This is the reason

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/03/19...-enix-revived/

Honestly, read the article, graphics aren't the way they are just because of console, it's because of creating an environment in which graphics don't overshadow focus on making an actual game not just something that is visually appealing.

I find it incredibly difficult to believe a player character only had 1,000 polygons.

[Imoen]

I find it incredibly difficult to believe a player character only had 1,000 polygons.

Indeed. My sentiments exactly. I think the shader count like I said previously was the bigger thing they were pointing at.

Basically I think it was misinterpreted, I think they meant "HOLY CRAP LOOK AT THIS SHADER COUNT ON THIS 1K FLOWER POT!" That is just speculation on my part. Doesn't mean the 1k wasn't a little high for the subject matter but ... meh.

Off Topic: The wasteful tris I have seen in my experience would blow your mind though. This pot pales in comparison to the crap I have seen lol General rule: if it doesn't help the silhouette, you don't need it. (Obviously there is quite a few exceptions to this, that I won't bother rambling on anymore about the topic of asset creation & optimization.)

[Felis]

Like in the first and third x3d jpegs, that's nice scenery. I just wish I could recognize the area that skeleton is in..

lv29 skeletons from a leve in Thanalan = Camp Horizon

[Imoen]

lv29 skeletons from a leve in Thanalan = Camp Horizon

Lol Glad you remembered I sure as heck didn't. lol