Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[nibelunc]

I actually saw this and couldn't wait to see it, but here it is, coming up on 8 months after this gear was "introduced" and we still haven't seen anything other than the usual copy+paste+recolor of the gear...aside from the NM gear which adds a small amount of flash, but it is nothing compared to what people have come to expect from a Final Fantasy game. I want the gear that was leaked, but I'm afraid it just isn't coming soon enough.

That's because they are to busy with implementing useless things and enlarging monster sizes.
But i'm sure you saw the battle system video with the new WS animations. They really look cool, don't they?

Edit: Btw, I checked some screenshots and you are right, water and some other textures dont look nice. But the character design and gear graphics are awesome. The potential is great.

What leaked gear?

[Chrees]

I actually saw this and couldn't wait to see it, but here it is, coming up on 8 months after this gear was "introduced" and we still haven't seen anything other than the usual copy+paste+recolor of the gear...aside from the NM gear which adds a small amount of flash, but it is nothing compared to what people have come to expect from a Final Fantasy game. I want the gear that was leaked, but I'm afraid it just isn't coming soon enough.

Don't mean to be nitpicky, but it hasn't even been 5 months since the letter (Letter IV, 2/28/2011) that introduced them was released. (source)

That being said, it's obviously gear that's designed for specific jobs instead of classes, and with jobs being released after patch 1.20 (source), don't expect it to be released before September/October at the earliest.

[VydarrTyr]

Just wanted to point out that despite what's been said several times in this thread, water in FFXIV is reflective and pretty.

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[Ilean]

Just wanted to point out that despite what's been said several times in this thread, water in FFXIV is reflective and pretty.

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It indeed "reflects" the main light source (sun/moon) but it doesn't reflect the world around, just a generic scene depending on the area you are in.

Not really complaining though.

[Rydin]

It indeed "reflects" the main light source (sun/moon) but it doesn't reflect the world around, just a generic scene depending on the area you are in.

Not really complaining though.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...water-that-bad

[Ilean]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...water-that-bad

Exactly.

/moarchars

[Eekiki]

Just wanted to point out that despite what's been said several times in this thread, water in FFXIV is reflective and pretty.

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I agree. The water looks great in screenshots.

Then you see it in game.

And therein lies the issue. The graphics in FFXIV make for some gorgeous screenshots, but several little things add up to disappointment, because the engine is capable of more than it's being used for, and what little it is being used for is horribly optimized.

Edit: Hey, we necrobumped a Belgianrofl post!

[Tigercub]

/rolleyes
/moveon

[Ilean]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5oEEC6c_Mw&hd=1

[DAOWAce]

My graphic configs are at max. and I never had lag or anything..

1) You don't play it at max settings.

2) Lag is not low FPS.

Tempted to say troll elsewhere.


I keep saying it: The games runs like trash despite not having environmental shadows. (there's some models which do cast textures, but those are few and far between)

Shadows make the game for me. I'd use Ambient Occlusion if it was implemented properly because it creatures the illusion that the game has some shadowing, but, of course, only those with dual 590's and a 5GHz 995x can run ambient occlusion at comfortable framerates. (maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit..)