How Does This Game Have Good Graphics?

[Anima]

Get those horrible graphics out here. Clearly WoW, Rift, SWTOR, TERA, Aio, GW2 has the best looking graphics. XIV graphics suck. I mean why does fabric look like fabric? That makes no sense.

Why is it when you look at the raw model data you can see appropriate lighting and reflection that looks almost borderline metallic? Pft.

The only Issue XIV 1.0 has is the engine wasn't suited for MMOs so it's largely unoptimized (AO will drop FPS for many), but the graphics are perfectly fine in itself.

LOL @ WOW having better graphics. Your relentless assaults on FFXIV are just becoming silly.

Yeah, you know how WOW, Aion, Rift etc is so much colorful than XIV ! Well, colorful = better graphics!

on a side note:
Is this a Sarcasm inside a sarcasm !? Sarcasm-ception !

EDIT: Put spoilers on

[Malakhim]

Yeah, you know how WOW, Aion, Rift etc is so much colorful than XIV ! Well, colorful = better graphics!

on a side note:
Is this a Sarcasm inside a sarcasm !? Sarcasm-ception !

Oh no...

Maybe I'M broken!!!

[Rutelor]

LOL @ WOW having better graphics. Your relentless assaults on FFXIV are just becoming silly.

Hello...!? The sarcasm missed you... or was it the other way around?

[Atoli]

I was about to talk about graphics =/= aesthetics but someone beat me to it...
Basically for those who don't know the difference:
Graphics are the capability to show something, aestetics are what they decide to show.
FFXIV has some of the best graphics of MMOs out there and is making them even better for 2.0.
Aesthetics aren't so great though (in most areas) since it's all just brown-greenish copy&paste landscape.
That's supposed to change with 2.0 as well.

Found a video explaining it a bit

[Laughlyn]

kk im just gonna add a few of my own...
(i hope i didnt mess up the forum now, last one is kinda...huge, lol)

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Someone say FFXIV has bad graphics hmm?



~ okay...i did some minor photoshop enhancement to this one. ^_^


ok, this is just for show off... just a very...VERY wide look of coerthas about 1 year ago.

[SuzakuCMX]

^^It's not fixed

[Rokien]

LOL you are blind, look at every mmo, compare animations, graphics, anything. This game tops them all.

[LittleBraver]

LOL you are blind, look at every mmo, compare animations, graphics, anything. This game tops them all.

Holy shit. First ever Rokien post that is nothing but positive.

[Dragon]

I think you're really ugly.

Next reply: "Yo momma...." lol

[Scherwiz]

LOL you are blind, look at every mmo, compare animations, graphics, anything. This game tops them all.

WTF ROKIEN SAID SOMETHING I AGREE WITH. WHAT IS GOING ON?!