Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[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..)