Significant parts of this game are UNPLAYABLE on PS3.

[reality_check]

Hi all,

I'd just like to share my experiences as a PS3 player with the community and hopefully create some meaningful feedback.

I absolutely love playing this game on my PS3, but unfortunately there are issues with rendering and no parameters to switch graphic settings to allow the game to be more playable.

An example of this is the Behemoth fate. I went in with a party of 8 people; however, an incredibly large amount of other parties were there too.

I could not even see the boss or target any of my party members as I am given no option to prioritize what is being rendered. If party member's models aren't rendered they can't even be targeted for heals.

This made the whole experience very unenjoyable and frankly, I was a waste of the party slot.

I believe PS3 players should be given an option to prioritize rendering of their own party and mobs engaged in combat.

Thank you.

[DoctorMog]

This isn't limited to PS3. This is exactly the same on even high end PC's.

Monsters do not have visual priority. Nor do party members.

This needs changing.

[JeniLinsky]

I seem to recall some discussion of this during the last phase of the closed beta. At the time, the SE response was that they were working on prioritizing foes... but with the unexpectedly large turn-out for the launch, it may have been put on the back burner.

[Lollerblades]

What I find thoroughly annoying on the PS3 is during fates, such as Behemoth or Svara. It seems to prioritise other players Egi/Fairies and annoying chocobo companions. I'm not fighting them. I don't want to see them. It's also annoying when my party members disappear when I'm on CNJ/White Mage. I have to try and strike it lucky with medica as if I can't see them I can't target them on my list.

[LunarEmerald]

Since it's such a wide spread issue, Square will surely fix it. But right now their hands are full with server capacity problems.

[Alhanelem]

Aye, your issue OP is not a PS3 issue, it's an everybody issue. It's nothing to do with system performance, it affects everyone. Savara, and Behemoth or Odin if/when they appear are prime examples. Too many people makes it hard to see the things that matter, and you can easily be killed by mobs you can't even tell are there.

[Adamm4231]

Yeah I picked up the ps3 version so i could chill on the couch and play some 14. It seemed like a good idea until I experienced the insanely long loading times(entering the waking sands) and the annoyance of fate mobs and quest npcs taking forever to load in on my screen. Not to mention the choppy npc animation makes me want to fork my eyes out.

[pochte]

Another MMO i had has 300+ people in 1 small area. you could hit shift+f12 to hide everyone except monsters. Enemy players names showed up in red ya know...so you can run away from them/kill them with fire. FFXIV needs an option where you can just hide all models except for those in your group, and foes.

[Andrien]

Its a problem on PC as well, can't see the boss or my party members. So, I just go WHM and heal/raise random people that needs it.

[Inuakurei]

Another MMO i had has 300+ people in 1 small area. you could hit shift+f12 to hide everyone except monsters. Enemy players names showed up in red ya know...so you can run away from them/kill them with fire. FFXIV needs an option where you can just hide all models except for those in your group, and foes.

I believe that was in Aion. They'll most likely implement something like that into FFXIV soon. Maybe with the first update.