Important Announcement from the Devs!!

[Kaida]

One thing the billing means, only people who play the game can post, just sayin

[Antonn]

One thing the billing means, only people who play the game can post, just sayin

So what you're saying is that the forums are also going to become a ghost town?

[DarkWind666]

Being able to change the face/hair/sex is pretty cool, but it gives me a problem.
Do I change to a new gender more befitting of me, or keep my current one I've played with from the start.
Decisions decisions.

[Scobill]

I generally keep my posting to a minimum because... well, it doesn't matter because this is a monumental moment in FFXIV's history. I dare say this is the game we've been wanting since we first heard about FFXIV oh-so-long ago and the game we've been wishing we were playing for the last year.

I am absolutely blown away at what I've just seen.

Bravo Yoshi-P and the FFXIV team. You've shown us the game we've been clamoring for and I think I speak for the majority when I say we're damn excited. I really hope they stay on schedule and meet these lofty goals because fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice... well, don't fool me twice SE.

[kurokawa]

F*&k me. I take back everything bad I have said, and triple enforce everything good I said.

I am shocked. This is making me feel like a kid again.

Superb

[Junpei]

woah woah woah

http://wdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/dow...Content_EN.pdf

Markets - Release of Auction house Features.

nuff said.

[Sehro]

all this high-end pc talk is scary lol.

[Teknoman]

all this high-end pc talk is scary lol.

It said they would be reoptimizing it so you wouldnt need such a high end PC to run.

FINAL FANTASY XIV boasts some of the highest quality graphics amongst all
current-generation MMORPGs. Unfortunately, extremely high-end PCs are required
in order to experience those graphics.

Our new graphics engine will allow us to maintain a high level of graphic quality while
allowing us to optimize the game for play on the PlayStation®3 system.

I'm sure we'll be seeing performance boosts all around. Its probably that new engine they were showing off shots of a few months back.

[Bahn]

It said they would be reoptimizing it so you wouldnt need such a high end PC to run.

FINAL FANTASY XIV boasts some of the highest quality graphics amongst all
current-generation MMORPGs. Unfortunately, extremely high-end PCs are required
in order to experience those graphics.

Our new graphics engine will allow us to maintain a high level of graphic quality while
allowing us to optimize the game for play on the PlayStation®3 system.

I'm sure we'll be seeing performance boosts all around. Its probably that new engine they were showing off shots of a few months back.

What I'm worried about is if Square-Enix will be working "backwards" by using a PS3 optimized engine and backporting it to PC. I would HATE to be playing a console port MMO. I've already dealt with that playing Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst and Phantasy Star Universe. FFXI also was designed with the consoles in mind with some afterthought for the PC. I hope with the use of their new engine the graphics won't be downscaled/lowered to accommodate for the PS3 and not keep PCs in mind. They need to properly optimize for PC and keep the graphics looking good while also downscaling for the PS3 and keep that end of the population happy.

[Junpei]

What I'm worried about is if Square-Enix will be working "backwards" by using a PS3 optimized engine and backporting it to PC. I would HATE to be playing a console port MMO. I've already dealt with that playing Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst and Phantasy Star Universe. FFXI also was designed with the consoles in mind with some afterthought for the PC. I hope with the use of their new engine the graphics won't be downscaled/lowered to accommodate for the PS3 and not keep PCs in mind. They need to properly optimize for PC and keep the graphics looking good while also downscaling for the PS3 and keep that end of the population happy.

As much as I love FFXIV's graphics detail, there is an issue with it.

Everything is clean, everything is perfect. Hopefully the new system will introduce some DIRT.