[Megathread] Final Fantasy XIV

[zito]

I really hope combat isn't only good when you are watching someone else do it....

[Maelle]

7644 benchmark score

1920x1080 everything maxed, ran beautifully, but my PC is only 3 weeks old and cost quite enough money so it should run like a dream to be honest XD

I have to focus on not getting my hopes up too high this time round after watching that, because it did look pretty awesome...

[Drelka]

1280x720
Max settings
Performance: 10323 "Extremely High"
Average FPS 96.8

1440x1080 (My native Resolution is 1440x900, so that's what I'll be using)
Max settings
Performance: 8178 "Extremely High"
Average FPS 71.4

Decided to give 1920x1080 a try even though my monitor doesn't support it.
Max settings
Performance: 7278 "Extremely High"
Average FPS 61.6

I can live with this.

[LockyShaman]

I used the benchmark and got a 1300 score, which i believe is wrong.

it says that a pc under 1500 wouldn't even run the game, but i got a i5 3,1ghz and a geforce gt 620. Those are not HORRIBLE specs...

[Maelle]

I used the benchmark and got a 1300 score, which i believe is wrong.

it says that a pc under 1500 wouldn't even run the game, but i got a i5 3,1ghz and a geforce gt 620. Those are not HORRIBLE specs...

Were you running it on settings too high for your pc's hardware?

[Remilia]

I used the benchmark and got a 1300 score, which i believe is wrong.

it says that a pc under 1500 wouldn't even run the game, but i got a i5 3,1ghz and a geforce gt 620. Those are not HORRIBLE specs...

GT620 is...
http://community.futuremark.com/hard...+GT+620/review
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gp...GeForce+GT+620

[LockyShaman]

Were you running it on settings too high for your pc's hardware?

Is there even a place to change settings?

[Austilias]

This is the first Final Fantasy game where I think the main character of another game (Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance) could look even more laughable than the main character of the Final Fantasy game.

Still, Final Fantasy X is the standard to which this game will be held; having been the best game thus far. Will be interesting to see what it's like.

[Shinzai]

This is the first Final Fantasy game where I think the main character of another game (Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance) could look even more laughable than the main character of the Final Fantasy game.

Still, Final Fantasy X is the standard to which this game will be held; having been the best game thus far. Will be interesting to see what it's like.

Actually, most people still hold either FF 6 or 7 as the highest standard. 7 has more nostalgia value, but 6 was just one of the best ever for story and such.

[LockyShaman]

Is there even a place to change settings?

Didn't know it was that bad but i was still running Tera, Dota 2 , LoL, WoW in ultra settings. So, how am i not supposed to RUN the game?

[Maelle]

Is there even a place to change settings?

As you start it up there is a settings button you can micromanage the settings it will run at, you can either use a premade low / medium / high type preset, or change each setting according to your needs. You can also adjust the resolution! Good luck

Didn't know it was that bad but i was still running Tera, Dota 2 , LoL, WoW in ultra settings. So, how am i not supposed to RUN the game?

The original incarnation of this game was also pretty demanding on your PC too, way more so than Dota / WOW etc. Tera is insanely well optimized, and this game probably isn't as forgiving on older machines. You also may have some processes running, or some issue causing you to get a lower score? Also I got my score running it off an SSD as well, which may well affect the outcome.

[moguri]

I used the benchmark and got a 1300 score, which i believe is wrong.

it says that a pc under 1500 wouldn't even run the game, but i got a i5 3,1ghz and a geforce gt 620. Those are not HORRIBLE specs...

the 620 is like $40 for a reason, its not meant for gaming

[LockyShaman]

Can i have the link for the benchmark, i believe i got the benchmark for FF XIV 1

[Shinzai]

Can i have the link for the benchmark, i believe i got the benchmark for FF XIV 1

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/download/index.html

[Austilias]

Actually, most people still hold either FF 6 or 7 as the highest standard. 7 has more nostalgia value, but 6 was just one of the best ever for story and such.

FF6 & 7 I believe to be the children of nostalgia. Having played through them all, be it FF1, FF3 (and the DS remake), FFX and everything both after and in between, i'd consider FFX to be the best by a long, long shot. Still, taste is subjective so perhaps I should have said FFX shall be the standard to which I personally shall hold it.

[Fallen Angel]

Largely irrelevant as I'm going to be upgrading my PC in the next month, but for funzies I got a measly ~900 on 1920x1080 and a 2059 on 1280x720 with my Phenom II x4 925 @2.8GHz and Radeon 5670.

Pleasantly surprised it ran the low end as well as it did

Edit: Seems I got the old version of it as well. 2372 on medium settings at 1920x1200 res.

[LockyShaman]

Got 3k with medium settings in 1360x768 ( my resolution )

seems like i can run it ;D

[flarecde]

FF6 & 7 I believe to be the children of nostalgia. Having played through them all, be it FF1, FF3 (and the DS remake), FFX and everything both after and in between, i'd consider FFX to be the best by a long, long shot. Still, taste is subjective so perhaps I should have said FFX shall be the standard to which I personally shall hold it.

FFX is a great game, and I consider it one of the best, but it's radical departure from an open world map and it's linearity hurt it a bit for me.

FFXIV is an MMO though, so ultimately it will have to compete in my book with WoW and will be compared to the more recent crop of MMOs, not other FF games (obviously excluding XI).

[Buckwald]

Ran the benchmark on max with no problems.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/21/2013 3:51:11 PM
Score:4221
Average Framerate:33.970
Performance:High
 -Easily capable of running the game. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
8103.527MB
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series(VRAM 710 MB) 8.17.0010.1172

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Website http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com
(C) 2010-2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

I normally turn shadows and grass off. Here's the report for the tweaked settings:

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/21/2013 4:04:55 PM
Score:5814
Average Framerate:47.463
Performance:Very High
 -Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Custom
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : Off
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Enabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : Low: 512 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : Off
-Shadow Softening : Low
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Disabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Disabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display None
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Off
-Glare : Off
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Disabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
8103.527MB
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series(VRAM 710 MB) 8.17.0010.1172

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Website http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com
(C) 2010-2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

[Remilia]

Okay so yeah.
I did the old one apparently. Lol

Durrr

7328 at 1600x900 at maximum.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/21/2013 2:03:20 PM
Score:7328
Average Framerate:61.375
Performance:Extremely High
 -Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1600x900
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.130104-1435)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
16335.785MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti(VRAM 4049 MB) 9.18.0013.0697

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Website http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com
(C) 2010-2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

FFXIV Score:7328 1600x900 Maximum Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti