Devs don't even run the game at highest graphics specs

[Bahn]

Yeah... even I think that's kinda complaining about the sake of complaining.

I think it says something about the inefficiency of the current graphics engine if a dev or community rep needs to post their shot with a lot of the bells and whistles off (like how most of us play) though. Maybe they forgot, I dunno, but they're playing with the same settings I'm playing at - no AA, AO off, DoF off.

Here's hoping 2.0's graphics engine makes better use of PC technologies. Maybe support for DirectX 11? Please?

[Scherwiz]

I was saddened by the thread title, and I was going to reply, but normalforce pretty much said everything I was going to. The teaser was created to be used on the small scale, and not intended to be used at the full size. Our players wanted to see it larger, and we were lucky enough to be allowed to show it (even though it wasn't taken with the bells and whistles on). That's pretty much the long and short of it.

You know what I say Bayo... STILL LOOKS BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE ON THE MARKET.

[Brainriot]

Is it just me or anyone else got the feeling that that bow seems really heavy?

[Dragon]

In fairness to Square, no computer exists yet that can run FF14 at the highest settings. :P

Untrue, I can already run it at max settings. I just need another EVGA Geforce GTX580 3GB and I'll be running it at max settings within optimal FPS range.

Anyways, I agree with a lot of other posters about this - this is the most obvious proof out there that people are going to bitch about anything FFXIV.

[HiirNoivl]

You saddened BAYOHNE??! You will never again see the light of DAY! *Cave of Wonders RAGE!*

[Jennestia]

Untrue, I can already run it at max settings. I just need another EVGA Geforce GTX580 3GB and I'll be running it at max settings within optimal FPS range.

Anyways, I agree with a lot of other posters about this - this is the most obvious proof out there that people are going to bitch about anything FFXIV.

Yeah it's beyond possible, but Ambient Occulation is bugged in the client itself, so no matter the setup, the bugged nature of AO will hinder performance on any rig, it varies from rig to rig, but it does hurt your performance. I don't get a huge slow down with it on, but I also let CCC handle certain AA features, so I'm not sure how the client AA is.

[Ilean]

What does it say about the graphics performance of the game engine when the dev post a semi promotional shot of the game with no AA, Depth of Field and Ambient Occlusion.

Answer: Nothing that we don't already know.

[Kerath]

I must have been unclear with my true intent for the post, since no one has mention anything about what I was asking. I was not trying to upset anyone especially Bayonne who is my fav. community manager (I sing the Moogle Mog song all the time too). A few points I want to make are:

1. Not a hater, I love this game and have played since Alpha and can run the game with full specs in 3D and I think it is the most artistically beautiful games on the market even better than game that aren't MMOs which are normally on the lower end of graphic fidelity.

2. Some one posted that now SQEX may never post a dev shot ever again. Please don't let this be the case. I have never been one to use forums but because of the open communication Yoshida has created between the dev team and the players he has created a place for me to come everyday and read players and devs thoughts on a game I love that is ever changing. Because of this open communication and I feel I have some buy in to the direction of the game.

3. I suppose what I really wanted to know is what other changes are being to made to the new graphics engine besides the two points about displaying more characters on screen and allowing lower end PCs run the game smoothly. Which is probably what I should have just posted instead of anything about the screenshot.

[HiirNoivl]

Post in haste, regret at leisure.

[Jennestia]

I must have been unclear with my true intent for the post, since no one has mention anything about what I was asking. I was not trying to upset anyone especially Bayonne who is my fav. community manager (I sing the Moogle Mog song all the time too). A few points I want to make are:

1. Not a hater, I love this game and have played since Alpha and can run the game with full specs in 3D and I think it is the most artistically beautiful games on the market even better than game that aren't MMOs which are normally on the lower end of graphic fidelity.

2. Some one posted that now SQEX may never post a dev shot ever again. Please don't let this be the case. I have never been one to use forums but because of the open communication Yoshida has created between the dev team and the players he has created a place for me to come everyday and read players and devs thoughts on a game I love that is ever changing. Because of this open communication and I feel I have some buy in to the direction of the game.

3. I suppose what I really wanted to know is what other changes are being to made to the new graphics engine besides the two points about displaying more characters on screen and allowing lower end PCs run the game smoothly. Which is probably what I should have just posted instead of anything about the screenshot.

1. People are just really used to forum users complaining about everything possible, so I think the tone was just taken as such.

2. It won't stop them, if anything they'll probably just take into consideration people would want a bigger version when possible and crank up the frills for higher reso versions.

3. Optimization and DX11 (if it's Luminous engine or a from scratch one like XI was iirc) Since the CT engine for example is a beautiful engine...just not for MMO play. Yoshida did say he'll post more updates about 2.0 as time goes on, so they may release more screenshots or details about it in due time, it's still a year off.