Dawntrail Graphics Update - Eye Strain

[Ainariel]

Pre-DT graphics I could play as long as I liked, and now I throw up halfway through a dungeon.

Same for me: could play however long I wanted before DT and had no problem with any kind of effects, but after the graphical update I can play just older content and with limited battle effects, and that's if I've brought down the contrast and brightness of my monitor. It doesn't help that us Playstation players have even fewer graphical options than PC/Mac players. Have also delayed leveling up my casting classes, since even the full battle effects are now eye-searingly blinding, and playing those classes without the magic effects feels pretty pointless.

[zipkin]

Same for me: could play however long I wanted before DT and had no problem with any kind of effects, but after the graphical update I can play just older content and with limited battle effects, and that's if I've brought down the contrast and brightness of my monitor. It doesn't help that us Playstation players have even fewer graphical options than PC/Mac players. Have also delayed leveling up my casting classes, since even the full battle effects are now eye-searingly blinding, and playing those classes without the magic effects feels pretty pointless.

I can't even play the older content. I haven't touched DT at all, I'm getting eyestrain headaches from stuff like trying to do seasonal event quests. If I'm walking through a zone and it turns night or starts raining, forget it. I literally went out to my car for sunglasses to try and manage to get through a trial, and I've got all the ability stuff turned as off as options allow. I definitely also miss the effects though, like you said playing magic classes without any magic is pretty sad. Wearing sunglasses to try and play a game is also pretty sad, but at least it's a quicker adjustment than finagling my monitor settings AGAIN for a five minute thing. There's no actual brightness setting that solves the FFXIV graphics issue for me, trying to tone down the bright stuff makes the dark stuff way too dark, the contrast is ridiculous.

[Ainariel]

I can't even play the older content. I haven't touched DT at all, I'm getting eyestrain headaches from stuff like trying to do seasonal event quests. If I'm walking through a zone and it turns night or starts raining, forget it. I literally went out to my car for sunglasses to try and manage to get through a trial, and I've got all the ability stuff turned as off as options allow. I definitely also miss the effects though, like you said playing magic classes without any magic is pretty sad. Wearing sunglasses to try and play a game is also pretty sad, but at least it's a quicker adjustment than finagling my monitor settings AGAIN for a five minute thing. There's no actual brightness setting that solves the FFXIV graphics issue for me, trying to tone down the bright stuff makes the dark stuff way too dark, the contrast is ridiculous.

As you wrote, lowering the brightness only does so much: it may make some of the bright stuff bearable, but in turn it turns the other parts so dark that you can't see any details. I'd like to unlock and play through the Arcadion raids, but I've heard they're really flashy and no brightness setting can conquer that.

[Daralii]

As you wrote, lowering the brightness only does so much: it may make some of the bright stuff bearable, but in turn it turns the other parts so dark that you can't see any details. I'd like to unlock and play through the Arcadion raids, but I've heard they're really flashy and no brightness setting can conquer that.

Parts of it feel like P3 all over again. It isn't seizure-inducing like Tower at Paradigm's Breach, but I imagine it'd be unbearable for anyone with bad photosensitivity.

[Catwho]

I noticed last time I was poking around the graphics that there was the option to turn off Radial Blur now. I don't remember seeing that before.

[Anarnee]

I noticed last time I was poking around the graphics that there was the option to turn off Radial Blur now. I don't remember seeing that before.

>: I was excited to try and see if that was there to fiddle with, but it is not an option on PS4.

[Ainariel]

Back to the front page we go!

[Ainariel]

In the hope of all of us being able to play through Arcadion & the latest MSQ dungeons/trials, and playing with our battle effects on again -> back to the front page.

[zipkin]

Up we go, back to the front page again.

[zipkin]

Bumping the thread back to the front page. Still not so much as an acknowledgement of the accessibility issues created by the 'graphics update' last June. As Ainariel shared back on page 30, we've been advised to contact the Accessibility team at contact-accessibility@eu.square-enix.com in regards to this issue, as well as communicate via the forums, which this thread is for.

If you've got a spare moment, consider leaving a like on the thread in support. If you're experiencing similar issues, and have the energy for it, consider contacting the Accessibility team as well. We just want to play the game we've played for years, without pain, without eyestrain, without headaches, without nausea and motion sickness.

It'd be nice if they'd at least SAY something, instead of apparently hoping we'll all just stop asking them to fix it. Fixes might take time, but any acknowledgement of the issue would be a lot better than the continued silence :/