Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[NeoEarth]

I think FFXIV looks amazing. In fact... the usual reaction from players entering into the game is... "wow, this is gorgeous".

[PikachuLink]

this topic is lackluster....

[Dubont]

The only things that are lackluster are the graphics on the spell and skill animations as well as most armor.

[Renshi]

All we're doing is pointing SE in the right direction towards making the graphics even better! Since you love FFXIV for its graphics, then wouldn't you love it even more if the graphics were even better?

Nope. You are going to tell them to add even more weight to the graphics, which has been troubled people because they have/had a not-enough-powerful computer.
Adding more detail on the graphics will only do BAD to our GPU.
Graphics are fine for now. The water is ok, the terrain is ok, the rocks are ok and my crotch is ok. I don't see anything to add or to remove.

And for Christ's sake, it's a game, not reality! If I wanted to play a good game with top notch graphics and real-time effects, I'd go to a bar and start a fuss.

See ya!

[sharky]

This topic is back again!? Go away topic! Just, go a-w-a-y-!

[chime85]

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

Interesting you select the pic of FFXIV from the Alpha project. let's see some up to date pics. You, a back drop (hell, it can even have water if you fancy).

World of Warcraft Water

Just because a game has a lot of character models, doesn't mean the graphic technology has to be archaic like FFXIV's is. SE's proprietary engine is so poorly optimized that it makes games run a lot worse than a modern engine like Unreal or Source

I think everyone can agree that Wow has a cartoon like feel to it's design. Being two different styles, that renders your point mute.

As for MMO's in general, I defy you find another current MMO with detailing and graphics that can come to par with FFXIV (non-Alpha or Beta, only from release)

[Abriael]

As for MMO's in general, I defy you find another current MMO with detailing and graphics that can come to par with FFXIV (non-Alpha or Beta, only from release)

Actually even in alpha or beta. Since there's none on the horizon that has an overall graphical quality that gets even near to FFXIV.

[Moth]

It is threads like these that make me want to just exit out of my firefox and never come back to the xiv forums again :c Come on, mods! You must see that Belgian guy is just here to harm the game! He has been spouting this rubbish since the forums was released!

[indira]

World of Warcraft Water

WoW is in DX11 now and that a basic shader. FFXIV is dx9 and putting major stress on the strongest pc's out now. if they made it dx11 you couldnt run it.

[Kaedan]

Ah, another entry-level troll to block.

He's a well-known troll who sits in Ul'dah all day b****ing about FFXIV and praising WoW. He also has an alt named Warcraft Cataclysm that sits at camp broken water to sign up for Behest. He's level 1, but he does this to grief players by taking up a slot of the Behest.

I really don't know why people even bother talking to him anymore. Too bad we can't make a sticky to let everyone know to ignore him.