Thread: Mac Launcher Frozen After 6.4 Patch Update

Have you tried using XIV on Mac to launch the game?

Originally Posted by Kgabu

Have you tried using XIV on Mac to launch the game?

Do you mean playing the game using the mac client? Because yes, I always play using the mac client!

So anyway, as a last update, situation remains unchanged after de-installing and re-installing the game completely. It remains unplayable

I’m going to keep writing in this thread hoping it gets some attention :/ I’m surprised there aren’t more people running into this issue, I guess there’s not that many mac users?

Anyway, from a reddit thread I found, it seems like the devs updated something in the game that makes it more compatible with the newer macs, but in return incompatible with the older models. Now the game runs perfectly well natively on M1s and M2s.

As for now the devs seem to be completely ignoring this issue which is frankly quite disappointing. Unless they try to fix it, seems like the only other solution is to buy a new computer. Nice.

Same with me...patch has not addressed problem.

Support people please have the common decency to respond to the issues.

I didn't know there was a post about this already. But yes! I am also having the same problem. I just thought it was my internet connection (i have AT&T) but that issue resolved itself somehow. But I also have a Mac and it's running on Big Sur 11.7.7. I thought the minimum is Big Sur 11.1 even for the older macs.

Originally Posted by SunflowerHolly

I didn't know there was a post about this already. But yes! I am also having the same problem. I just thought it was my internet connection (i have AT&T) but that issue resolved itself somehow. But I also have a Mac and it's running on Big Sur 11.7.7. I thought the minimum is Big Sur 11.1 even for the older macs.

I saw from your other thread you’ve also got a macbook pro 2013. Yeah, it’s officially too old now. It most likely won’t run the game anymore.

Thank you for your reply StarMile,

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