Thread: 2.0 in Windows 8

Originally Posted by Yazoo

I'm not agree about useless of win8. Even win7 applications runs a little faster on 8. And 8 boots much faster then 7.
With FFXIV 1.0 on win8 I got +10 fps. It's not much, but it counts. I don't say that you must setup 8 on your machine, but it's not useless.
You can hate it's new interface, but 8 shows very good performance.

i thought i would hate win 8.... but the more i play with it on my tablet the more i kind of like it..... i still prefer winxp/7 style dest top... but that can be fixed on windows 8 really easy and fast....
and load times are really fast.. but my tablet has an SSD on it compared to my 2 PCes with 7 that have normal HDDs on them so i dont have anything to really give a fair side by side test

Originally Posted by Molly_Millions

If I had a touchscreen or tablet, I'd probably install w8. Since I do not, the interface is a hindrance to my workflow for things I use my pc for other than gaming. The couple of seconds that the faster startup time gets me, is of practically no benefit. A few more frames per second buys me nothing when I'm doing non-gaming related tasks. IMO, M$ have shot themselves in the foot yet again with this one.

After using 8 for a pretty long time, I could assure you, having a touch screen on a desktop would actually make it really uncomfortable. The start screen is easy to use with a mouse. It's pretty much the same as clicking direct links on your desktop, but without the clutter. AND the start screen is in no way slower than the old start menu, so I can't see how it is a hindrance at all. I'd love to know how, though, since I can't see it myself.