FFXIV GRAPHICS UPDATE/OVERHAUL - WHEN???

[Berethos]

In my opinion, they need to completely rebuild the game engine to modern standards. I don't see that happening at all unless they do an FFXIV-2 or something.

I wouldn't expect a rebuild of the game engine for anything less than a sequel. I can't think of an MMO that has gone and rebuilt its game engine while running the game as a live product.

[RareItems]

I wouldn't expect a rebuild of the game engine for anything less than a sequel. I can't think of an MMO that has gone and rebuilt its game engine while running the game as a live product.

Black Desert Online did last year xD. Game was launched on 2016. But then again it's easy to remaster a game when its still small.

[Berethos]

Black Desert Online did last year xD. Game was launched on 2016. But then again it's easy to remaster a game when its still small.

That was a graphic overhaul, and while one of their scope is impressive (along with the audio improvements that came with it), they aren't the first to do it.

There's a significant difference between that and an overhaul of the game engine, which is the part of the game that handles everything from rendering graphics, to collision detection, to memory management, and quite a bit more.. The game engine is essentially the software framework within which pretty much the entire game works.

If you're talking about doing a complete rebuild of the game engine (as the person I quoted suggested they do), you're basically talking about making a brand new game, which is why it's basically sequel territory.

[Selova]

Black Desert Online did last year xD. Game was launched on 2016. But then again it's easy to remaster a game when its still small.

A remaster is not even on the same level as a complete rebuild and overhaul of the graphics engine. They aren't even in the same realm.

[JunseiKei]

Black Desert Online did last year xD. Game was launched on 2016. But then again it's easy to remaster a game when its still small.

BDO also had high res textures to begin with. If you read the interview, XIV never made them to begin with. BDO remastered mostly added new shading and lighting, but I can't say the textures themselves changed (and why all the issues with BDO remastered had everything to do with lighting and effect).

For XIV to update their graphics, I'd could imagine them reusing older assets more as they looked to create higher resolutions of them in the future. That'd give them more time and resources, but then they'd have player backlash, as we've already seen the 'Ugh, these are the same outfits from 3.x and 2.x! It's not even original looking gear!' However, I can't see XIV promising better graphics in the future when it'd be a long undertaking (like 4+ years, maybe more?) given every expansion has seen 2 new jobs added with 2 expansions having earned 3 new jobs, plus new gear every major content patch.

BDO also basically has no content and I often compare the game to Minecraft or Runescape. Just pretty.

Like updating the engine.

Considering XIV uses the same engine as XV, I don't think it's the engine itself. Love XV, hate XV, XV looks gorgeous.

[Radacci]

In my opinion, they need to completely rebuild the game engine to modern standards. I don't see that happening at all unless they do an FFXIV-2 or something.

you mean XIV-3
but it would be cool if they ended up doing another calamity, and world re-make. It could be XIVs gimick, to reinvent itself, every 14year
They could restart it on first astral/umbral era, and we could go through the allagan empire era.

[Clover_Blake]

It'd be a dream come true if that happened. No matter how good FFXIV already looks, I'm a fan of improving graphics to the fullest. At the very least I'd love less stiff clothing and hair.
Sadly, reality seems to make those things an impossible dream for the time being ;w;

[Freyt]

They barely have enough staff to keep up the amount of content they've promised us, there's no way they can push any major improvements.

[DamianTenbe]

Graphic upgrade pls.

[Noshpan]

Inb4 PS4 & low-end/ aging pc limitations kek