Any change we Get graphics improvements with Shadowbringers?

[Sanctify]

Perhaps a little adventuring out-of-game can help with that. The character creation of BDO alone runs circles around this.

That's not to say I find XIV unpleasant, it's just not even in the running for most graphically demanding.

While bdo looks pretty the game itself is total trash mechanic wise. Same goes for most of these small name online games that happen to have good visuals. As far as MMOs that are popular and and majority of ppl actually play, 14 beats them all visually and mechanically. I understand some people just can't be pleased but if someone is unhappy with the graphics in this game they seriously need their eyes checked lol.

[Yllania]

Yea as someone who plays BDO they went all out on the looks and skimped on everything else. I cant speak for the other mmos though.

[Nyvara]

I'd just like higher resolution textures and new shaders. Unfortunately, the longer they delay things like this, the worse the workload and community unrest is going to be.

NO SHADERS FOR YOU!

Jokes aside it was 10 years before WoW revamped the PC models. Since FFXIV is only like 5 years old, I doubt we will see any kind of texture revamp anytime soon. On a personal level I don't think the textures are all that bad, They are better than a lot of MMOs that have come out.

[wereotter]

Honestly.... increasing graphics is likely a very low priority since the return on investment isn't going to be that great. Consider the amount of time and man hours it would take them to do this for all the appropriate areas, then realize that character and clothing models will look out of place if areas are getting a graphic update but the avatars are not, then ask yourself are people quitting the game over graphics, and would more people start playing the game who are not currently if they invested that money? Also you have to ask is putting the time into updating the game's graphics worth the time that will be taken away from developing more playable content as a result?

Me personally, I'm 100% fine playing with older graphics as long as the gameplay is smooth and the content is engaging. Graphical quality isn't a high point for me, so I hope they don't spend too much effort on strictly visuals until that is starting to become a risk of making the game less enjoyable overall.

[rachcouture]

While bdo looks pretty the game itself is total trash mechanic wise. Same goes for most of these small name online games that happen to have good visuals. As far as MMOs that are popular and and majority of ppl actually play, 14 beats them all visually and mechanically. I understand some people just can't be pleased but if someone is unhappy with the graphics in this game they seriously need their eyes checked lol.

... which isn't even relevant, because game design is more subjective and wasn't being discussed in the first place. I'm honestly more surprised at people that don't notice the horrible texture compression or see anything wrong with it; I don't think I've played anything with this issue. Low res textures yes, but visible texture compression artifacts? Never, or at least I don't remember it.

Prettier textures would only make the current models look even worse than what the already do. We need 1.0 quality Models and Animations over Textures.

This would have been true maybe ten years ago, but a newer game like FFXIV has more than enough polys to work with (excluding character feet). It's the textures that matter most, as does the overall presentation via shaders. I think you might be surprised at how many modern games you've played that have relatively low poly counts yet look anything but. Overwatch is one off the top of my head.

[CraftOs]

Yoshi stated that the cost would be substantial because when they did 2.0 they did the textures as you see them in the game, not HD or 4K or whatever. He stated that there is no immediate need but he sees the importance of it to be addressed in the future. He mentioned as well that around the time that 6.0 will release, they will have to consider whether to upgrade the graphics to remain relevant or begin work on a new game entirely.

You haven’t provided a link. So I’m going to assume what you said isn’t true. :P

[AlliciaCapulet]

You haven’t provided a link. So I’m going to assume what you said isn’t true. :P

I'm not Eriane, but I've already read something similar and just did a quick search on google : https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._and_soken_at/

You can see here what he said about the graphics and why it won't comes now an probably not until PS5.