Cartoony style graphics....

[bobbygunz]

I don't think it's fair to post pics of version 1.0 on obviously the worst settings and then compare them to 2.0. At least put the settings to standard.



^Trees actually have textures, clothing had visible texture, individual chinks of armor seem to glint depending on angle of light. It's funny that people say ARR is based on the luminous engine, when Version 1.0 seems much more luminous than ARR.

Obviously graphics aren't the most important aspect of a game (gameplay is)... but wake up and face the facts all the same. They downgraded many things.

[Elexia]

I don't think it's fair to post pics of version 1.0 on obviously the worst settings and then compare them to 2.0. At least put the settings to standard..

Yeah, most people aren't even running it at standard let alone with any bells & whistles.

[Esk]

Yeah, most people aren't even running it at standard let alone with any bells & whistles.

I had XIV running ok in beta and just after launch on my old system which was a dual core AMD and GTX 260sli..
I'll give that it wasn't 60fps+ all the time and UL it was laggy but it was still playable.

Any half decent Pc is going to match that spec really (2008 PC i think), i know people don't want to be spending cash every year, but if your going to game on a PC you do have to put a little money into it every now and then and keep it reasonably up to date. (an i3/5, budget mobo 4gb ram and gtx560 could play this game well)

But if people are struggling with this now, with all the options and need to turn the game down that much? Its almost like they are asking to play a PS3 game on a PS2.

I'm not saying they shouldn't get a helping hand and have a low res version made, but tech has moved on since the 1.0 launch, the hi end graphics should be getting better or at least as good, not just down grading the whole lot for the people with ancient PC's.

Also one of the biggest benefits of DX11 is having a low res version of something and just using tessellation to improve it with textures, it actually helps with development time as well.
(my working knowledge isn't amazing so my wording might not be 100% on that, but i remember an old thread on overclockers i may find to link.)

Edit: gona add in that I'm holding off if its a downgrade till I see benchmarks or beta..
I'm just joining in as i am concerned they are going to drop to much of what is an amazing looking game that tbh, is't that demanding any more.

[Tonkra]

I don't think it's fair to post pics of version 1.0 on obviously the worst settings and then compare them to 2.0. At least put the settings to standard.

and its not fair to post some bad earlier alpha staged screenshots as well, eh? ;XD

A Realm Reborn (Monk)


1.0. Monk




A Realm Reborn Black shroud
the trees in the background look just so lively and aussum in comparison


i love to have that much more details in it:


in 1.0.
the vegetation in Black shroud now. it just looks like an advanced version of the tunnel regions of FF11. everywhere the same green moss/grass texture



a detailed environment looks different, there is only one green moss texture which you see all over the black shroud.. whereas in ARR it looks so much lively



ok we will miss it though.. because we have played in it for 2 years now, and it had its own feeling. i think most of us is just afraid of that been gone for ever.

[Lirion]

and its not fair to post some bad earlier alpha staged screenshots as well, eh? ;XD

A Realm Reborn (Monk)


1.0. Monk




A Realm Reborn Black shroud
the trees in the background look just so lively and aussum in comparison


i love to have that much more details in it:


in 1.0.
the vegetation in Black shroud now. it just looks like an advanced version of the tunnel regions of FF11. everywhere the same green moss/grass texture



a detailed environment looks different, there is only one green moss texture which you see all over the black shroud.. whereas in ARR it looks so much lively



ok we will miss it though.. because we have played in it for 2 years now, and it had its own feeling. i think most of us is just afraid of that been gone for ever.

Great post. I will not miss 1.0 though, can't wait for it to go away. :P

[KiriA500]

Great post. I will not miss 1.0 though, can't wait for it to go away. :P

Especially the Black Shroud. That place can rot.

[Payadopa]

Great post. I will not miss 1.0 though, can't wait for it to go away. :P

It's still beyond me how people can see these screenshots and still claim ARR is a graphical downgrade.
The pics above make it blatantly obvious. V1.x looks almost sterile in comparison.

[Ruisu]

Boy, 2.0 sure is a visual downgrade, guys!





Look at those sweet N64 Textures, please don't give us better textures.

[bobbygunz]

please don't give us better textures.

they're not.

[Ruisu]

they're not.

Oh, so we're keeping the same shitty PS1 textures that we have right now. Great. So it's not a downgrade after all.