Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[Martin]

Because i may find it a useless topic on something SE said base on the information of interview does not mean that others may find this a pointless topic. My point is that game look nice for a mmo, Rift look nice but i find FFXIV too look better on max setting. When they add dx10 and dx11 eyecandy the game would need a much better Video card which wont be out too 2-5years so it may be best to hold on it for now. top of that DX9 was best to allow window xp to play this game which it seem a lot of user are still using.

Never said it didn't looked nice, read what I wrote way up (back) on this thread that everyone ignored, the game is FINE, but nobody cares and keep complaining, whinning and q.quing about game graphics, and compare them to other game's ones and bla bla bla... they end up becoming trolls... TROLLING this nice game's forums :/

[Zenaku]

Never said it didn't looked nice, read what I wrote way up (back) on this thread that everyone ignored, the game is FINE, but nobody cares and keep complaining, whinning and q.quing about game graphics, and compare them to other game's ones and bla bla bla... they end up becoming trolls... TROLLING this nice game's forums :/

By all means i was not pointing what i said about you am just giving my point of view about this topic. WoW came out 2004 and FFXI is 2years older and look better. FFXIV look better then any mmo out there i saw video and clips of Rift and it look like any other mmo out there it really look like Aion and a free mmo i played but with better graphics. FFXIV water look very nice on high setting and by far best looking mmo out there.

Now graphic wise i think ppl just like the look of other mmo but does not mean it graphic are better then ffxiv.

the only thing that i hate about FFXIV is when you walking in the city you see the walls loading up and as you move so at first everything far look bad then they look nice when you load them. But i'm guessing this is due to the fact there no zones like ffxi so we have to load the city walls and image as we move in the world.

[BelgianRofl]

They made it dx9 so window xp can play the game for users who still play on that system. i'm guessing they update it when window 7 become more mainstream later on maybe the first Pack of the game.

Unreal Tournament 3 was a DX 10 game. It works just fine on Windows XP systems. Not only that, but DX9 supports reflecting water and shading..... why is it not here?

[Randis]

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The World Graphics - most notably in Limsa Lominsa - are very sub-par.

Light is allowed to shine through walls and objects. Buildings/Landscapes do not cast shadows or reflect on water like they should. The inside of helmets light up when it should be dark.

Repeating textures are worse than in world of warcraft - again, most notably on Limsa Lominsa cliffs.

FFXIV also has some of the ugliest water graphics of any game made in the last 10 years.

**** http://i.imgur.com/nmxe9.jpg **** <- Click Here to see an evolution of graphics throughout the years.

I don't understand what happened between FFXIV 2005 and FFXIV 2010...

[BelgianRofl]

Thanks Martin, for bumping the topic that you want to die off right back to the top of the front page.

[BelgianRofl]

1920x1200 full setting, without Ambient Occlusion.

The water does not reflect the world. The water in Gridania reflects a hidden texture, not the actual world around it. Gridania's water reflection is just an illusion. The ugliest part of the game is Limsa Lominsa.

[Zenaku]

1920x1200 full setting, without Ambient Occlusion.

The water does not reflect the world. The water in Gridania reflects a hidden texture, not the actual world around it. Gridania's water reflection is just an illusion. The ugliest part of the game is Limsa Lominsa.

Btw i though DX10 was only for Window Vista and could not be use on Window XP?

[Randis]

dude...
"Reflection maps" are the most common method in most games. Those usually are sky cybes/spheres.
Some game have real time reflections, those eat a LOT of performance, easily done in single player games but would mean a overkill in a MMO. Looking at a reflection you would basically need to calculate and render the world double (reflections have a different perspective)
Now a good deal of people already have hardware issues running this game and you run around asking for reflections on water surface...

The water as it is does not look bad at all.
Stop trolling

[BelgianRofl]

Some game have real time reflections, those eat a LOT of performance, easily done in single player games but would mean a overkill in a MMO.

How would you respond if you found out that WOW has been doing this since 2004?

And how are you going to say with a straight face that the water in limsa looks good?