Why do so many textures look like they are from a ps2 game?

[Arrius]

Uh and also, here's some high poly models from XIV.
If i remember correctly, they have this guy who sits around and make high poly models all day, so why not have someone sit around and make HD/UHD textures?
ARR has been around for 5 years, imagine if they spent 5+ years making HD textures, instead of not.

Because it's their task to give a showcase of the designs they are planning to implement into the game. From brainstorming, to concepts, to 3D designs on blender/maya/etc.
And THEN they ask : How much of this is possible in the game?

If you did check on the recent Q&A of Yoshida, a LOT of interface/technical questions come down to if whenever the game isn't breaking (itself or your PC) because of it, or not.
Alone that gives the impression that they can't push for anything big because otherwise everything will stop working.

[Lunalepsy]

These things aren't mutually exclusive. This sort of argument is used a lot, but it's the same logic can be used to fit any opinion. "I'd rather have them work on HD textures than wasting development time on the story" is just a valid of an argument from someone else. Both the story and the textures can be well developed at the same time and they very likely have little or no development overlap. I think its unlikely the developers responsible for textures are the same developers writing the story.

No wonder FFXIV is pretty but empty!

[Noodle_Trinidad]

Its 2018 why is there a Mayan Pyramid on Hien's coat?

Why does the collar on Asahi's coat look like atari 2600 graphics?

Can we please get an HD texture pack option. Like, I shouldn't be read my computer monitor with my hands in cutscenes.

Because they make textures low res by default.
Source: https://amp.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._and_soken_at/

There are no base files that are high res at the start meaning instead of scaling down they opted to just go low by default.

[Kurando]

Like, I shouldn't be read my computer monitor with my hands in cutscenes.

Textures aside, sure this isn't just a resolution issue or perhaps you need to make your dialog boxes bigger.

[Tanro]

Textures aside, sure this isn't just a resolution issue or perhaps you need to make your dialog boxes bigger.

Guess you are unfamiliar with braille.

[Noodle_Trinidad]

Textures aside, sure this isn't just a resolution issue or perhaps you need to make your dialog boxes bigger.

Its a joke on how everything is hilariously pixelated especially when they take the time to make cutscenes were you zoom into things to be “awe’d” by them. Earliest example of this would be one of the first GLA quests.

[Kurando]

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Never had a problem with this honestly. It's expected for ARR content to have much more pixalated issues when compared to the more recent SB, but still doesn't bother me. To each their own though.

[Tanro]

Never had a problem with this honestly. It's expected for ARR content to have much more pixalated issues when compared to the more recent SB, but still doesn't bother me. To each their own though.

Hien's Jacket is one of the worst offenders. The texture looks like it was made in the late 90s.

[Berethos]

Its a joke on how everything is hilariously pixelated especially when they take the time to make cutscenes were you zoom into things to be “awe’d” by them. Earliest example of this would be one of the first GLA quests.

I think you've mistaken why they zoom in on something in scenes.

It's not to impress you, not by any stretch of the imagination. It's because whatever they are focusing on is meant to be exactly that - the visual focus for a narrative reason. They aren't saying "this looks awesome, look closely at all 5 pixels it has" they are saying "this stuff is 'important' to what is going on in this scene right now" (relative levels of importance, obviously - early important stuff won't be all that important, but in the context of the scene in which it appears they are generally the focus of the narrative, at least briefly).

[Ilan]

Its 2018 why is there a Mayan Pyramid on Hien's coat?

Why does the collar on Asahi's coat look like atari 2600 graphics?

Can we please get an HD texture pack option. Like, I shouldn't be read my computer monitor with my hands in cutscenes.

Why does someone state that its 2018 if the game is at least 5 years old?