ISO verison of the game - is it worth it?

[Yrsa]

DOn't have a Mac either. How about borrowing your BFs PS4 and taking it to your place until he returns if it is too lonely to play at his place?

I wanted to do that, but I don't have a TV right now. This is the goal though - saving up for one now.

The recommended setup for mac is for iMacs 2013 and later with discrete graphics at a resolution of 1600x900 (Link). It runs at a playable framerate but you won't get the same quality as PS4 or Windows. MacBook Pros are not recommended because of overheating problems that can happen. Even so, I play on my MBP (15" Mid 2015) when I'm on the road and had no heat issues so far.

Thank you for all of that information. I have the same MBP as you. Im concerned about the quality - because it does cost money - so I want it to be worth the price. T-T

[Yrsa]

Thanks everyone for their replies!

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

Since you use the ps4, you could always get a vita and use remote play. I was away from my ps4 for 10 months, so it was the main method of playing ffxiv. Please note that you need a solid connection and when a connection decreases, the screen will get messy. I had to be persistent with it and it paid off lol

[Cnidarian]

Since you use the ps4, you could always get a vita and use remote play. I was away from my ps4 for 10 months, so it was the main method of playing ffxiv. Please note that you need a solid connection and when a connection decreases, the screen will get messy. I had to be persistent with it and it paid off lol

You actually don't need a vita anymore as you can remote play through a PC/Mac now.

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

You actually don't need a vita anymore as you can remote play through a PC/Mac now.

I find the Vita better to use, although that's just me. It's less demanding than the PC in terms of upload speed (3-5mps vs 12mps) and Windows 10 is mandatory. It's also somewhat buggy. I don't know if it's a design flaw, but having the controller connected via USB and then moving the controller around, even slightly, can cause this. And when the connection drops, it makes a cringworthy stuttering sound before being disconnected.

[Reih]

how did you do stuff like titan ex, SCoB and similar stuff on the Vita? Wasn't there too much lag?

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

how did you do stuff like titan ex, SCoB and similar stuff on the Vita? Wasn't there too much lag?

I made the most of it, but it wasn't perfect. Sometimes it lagged inputs, sometimes I got disconnected to be left at the mercy of surrounding monsters or impatient players, and sometimes the connection got weak and turned into a grey, pixelated clusterfuck that blinded me. But it was worth the trouble thb. I was very persistent with it and had gotten more instances of solid gameplay than bad ones. It was either use remoteplay or not play AT ALL for 10 months. I used a mobile hotspot and the connections were very solid during the late nights (past 11pm). As long as the connection runs at 3mb upload speed, it'll be playable. I even managed to play it while I was all the way in England. But don't expect it to be 100% smooth the whole way though.

[Edvardelis]

Things like Macros, Equipment sets, hotbars, (and other things) don't make the transition between PC and PS4 so you'll have to set all of those up again.