The MacOSX client for ffxiv is terrible.

[Kacho_Nacho]

Simply put this client is a sad piece of work. Despite using not many resources it still has abysmal performance. I have tested it on multiple hardware, from low end to high end and my fps was between 9 and 25 max on all of them. Not only that but the game looks and runs better inside a VM assuming your CPU can handle it.

It is NOT ok to be charging people for this junk, below 30 fps is barely playable let alone under that. Since when is it okay to charge people fro a cruddy wine wrapper anyways? Wine is free software. Even as a wine wrapper it could be so much better. People on Linux are out performing this port by a landslide, I am talking 60-100+ fps.
What will it take to get a proper port from SE?

I have noticed the low fps too and have resorted to running the game at 1600 by 900 resolution at full screen with no shadows in order to get my fps up. But, I thought this low fps was due to my Mac itself and not the client.

The amount of people playing FFXIV on Mac is likely too low for SE to consider any kind of overhaul to be worthwhile. It's unfortunate that you're in this situation, but you might have to bite the bullet and make the switch to Windows or buy a PS4.

I don't like the idea of having to drop that kind of money just to play this one game at a higher frame rate. Much cheaper to simply run the game at a slightly lower resolution and get rid of the shadows. They cause a large amount of reduction in your fps.