Dawntrail Graphics Update - Eye Strain

[Daralii]

I'm still hopeful because of the Sage icon issue. Remember when it was changed because some people were afraid of dots/patterns or something like that? That thing probably affects less than 0,5% of the playerbase. But this eye strain issue is a significantly bigger problem.

I completely forgot about that. A few people complained that the original SGE icon triggered their trypophobia, so it got changed. That was obviously easier than fixing the number of issues with the graphics update, but I'd like to think they could at least bring back the bloom toggle in 7.05.

[Fiel_Tana]

For me it's the combat graphics, it was painful from ShB on but DT has been giving me migraines and making me feel like I'm going to throw up mid fight often. That's with the combat settings set to limited, I tried it on none but then I can't see where healing circles and things are. I've adjusted gamma and tried playing around with every setting in there, it's just too bright and flashy for my eyes no matter what I do.

Having to NOT look at the screen should never be a combat mechanic.

Edited to add:
The boss mechanics have no way to adjust brightness either, a setting to reduce lower flashing and brightness as well as an option for a further reduced player combat graphics setting where we see only what is required (and not at full flashbang!) would help immensely. Perhaps sliders for each setting as well?

[Erinellza]

Does anyone actually think this looks good? My eyes are melting out of my head, lol.

[Wind-Krysvein]

My foremost hope is that they allow us to reduce the sharpness of the textures.

Bump

[Wind-Krysvein]

Another bump on the road. And they don't stop coming...

[Wind-Krysvein]

Can't stop, won't stop, never stop

[Platinumstorm]

Another bump on the road. And they don't stop coming...

and they don't stop coming

[BunnyQueen]

Still no word from SE on the eye strain problem.

[Rekh]

xiv really needs multiple versions/options so that you can install the one with the updated graphics/bloom, etc and a version that's more like the original game without the new sharpness/bloom.

But also give people the power to change the opacity of magic/lights in fights. It's such a simple thing to add to the game, opacity is literally the easiest thing that can be added to a game. One reason I can see them not adding opacity option is because of savage/ultimate fights where for "competitive reasons" or whatever nonsense related to hardcore raiding they come up with.

[BunnyQueen]

xiv really needs multiple versions/options so that you can install the one with the updated graphics/bloom, etc and a version that's more like the original game without the new sharpness/bloom.

But also give people the power to change the opacity of magic/lights in fights. It's such a simple thing to add to the game, opacity is literally the easiest thing that can be added to a game. One reason I can see them not adding opacity option is because of savage/ultimate fights where for "competitive reasons" or whatever nonsense related to hardcore raiding they come up with.

White Mage
Holy