Which part of the graphics would you like to see improved?

[Xegodar]

Textures
Anti-aliasing
Shadows

AA and shadows should not be hard to improve and all the constant shimmering and general unstableness of the image is really jarring, especially after playing other games for some time.
And the shadows sometimes just completely break in distant areas like mountains.
I don't know how it is in other languages, but in german the setting for AA is literally choosing between Off and Low, so they know its bad, just implement a better one god dammit.

[Vahlnir]

Textures for most everything, especially gear. And maybe better character models for ARR races to bring them more in line with Viera and Hrothgar. They need to be brought out of the PS3 era.

[ApprenticeSmithy]

1- textures
2- textures
And then maybe
3- textures
:|

I agree with all three! Also, love the mustache! XD

Aside from textures though, Pesronally, I'd love a lighting update. I've seen some lovely lighting in other games, and even some touched up screenshots from FFXIV itself. I feel that upgraded lighting could really help sell the atmosphere and breath new life into the game.

[HollyJollyPaca]

Hair textures for me. They just look weird, especially at the ends and the more wispy strands.

[AnnRam]

Everything

Specially the character creator because it feels like something imported directly from Lineage 2 or RO.

[Esmoire]

Some of the midlander faces look like N64 models.

[_Koneko_]

i mean if you want massive lag and such like 1.0 then they could upgrade the graphics .. but the engine really cannot handle it

[SaberMaxwell]

i mean if you want massive lag and such like 1.0 then they could upgrade the graphics .. but the engine really cannot handle it

Fair, fair. Everything can be upgraded but the flower pots, which don't need as many as / more poly than player character models.

There was a lot that contributed to lag but general texture updates ain't it.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

i mean if you want massive lag and such like 1.0 then they could upgrade the graphics .. but the engine really cannot handle it

I mean, the reason 1.0 was laggy wasn't the graphics, it was the server/client relationship and the way the game was coded.


Now, if you want to talk about how the graphics made the game difficult to run, sure, but only if you maxed them out. I played the game comfortably on a mid range system back then. A core 2 quad with a gtx 460.

Also, this is my favorite video of 1.0.

https://youtu.be/GV6n5xAoAjw

Beautiful isn't it?

[Sotaris]

1- textures
2- textures
And then maybe
3- textures
:|

This. And a new engine would be nice.

I mean, the reason 1.0 was laggy wasn't the graphics, it was the server/client relationship and the way the game was coded.


Now, if you want to talk about how the graphics made the game difficult to run, sure, but only if you maxed them out. I played the game comfortably on a mid range system back then. A core 2 quad with a gtx 460.

Also, this is my favorite video of 1.0.

https://youtu.be/GV6n5xAoAjw

Beautiful isn't it?

Also this. Hardware is pretty different from 2010 and 2021, even mid-range pc's.
And yes slowness was due to everything was handled server side.