[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Rydin]

Probably a lot of card can woek well with FFXIV....with a little setting work..but.

For me real problem is with HI-END card and higher settings.

I have now a Gtx 590 and without AA (at 1920x1080 i don't need AA) and without AO....if i max all other setting i encounter a lot of problem like slowing down....

And it's not acceptable that a multi GPU card can't blow this game...

A little more optimization can definitively be welcomed

Set the GDQ (General drawing quality) to 8 (Standard)
That is setting your frame buffer to resolution....
If your 590 (Great great card BTW) is dropping frame rates with no AA or AO, then its got to be that....
Its silly for that to be a numbered slider.... having it set at ten is a double resolution frame buffer... which would hit any card pretty hard....
Also, I get 60 frames most times with my 5870
Is it all the way optimized? no
Is it playable... absolutely....
Without SLI, Crossfire or a dual GPU card you wont see 60 frames on Metro 2033 with full AA and all settings maxed....
and *gasp* that game is DX11
And this game is pretty demanding.... Graphically, the only things I'd improve (About the environment in general) would be lighting (and not even improve it, just make a bigger contrast between light and dark, removing the unnatural lighting all over the game) and shadows (adding shadows to structures like buildings, rock walls and trees)
This game looks great... loads tons of textures... the MOB detail is ridiculous (Better than any MOB detail I've EVER seen) and so in turn... hits cards hard