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Digital Foundry: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Face-Off (PS3/PS4/PC)
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Doesn't surprise me.
Just the other week they reported that FFX/X-2 HD on PS3 was only 720p because they didn't have their PS3 set to display in 1080p, lol
Pankratous
Member
Been playing the PS4 version since it came out now and I've only noticed frame rate drops when I look up in Southern Thanalan at the mountains.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
Is this game worth buying? People enjoying it yeah?
Do you like mmos, do you like ff?, if so grab it. I've only ever played wow and I'm loving ff14.
Yeah shits insane, the fact it keeps a decent clip when there's 100 or so people on screen is testament to the job they did on this port, I remember have frame nose dives on wow on my beefy PC when in city's etc.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
Not really played much of MMO or FF. I am just working my way through FF7 on the Vita.
Is there a steep learning curve?
disastermouse
Banned
I'm digging this game in a way I wasn't sure I would. The last MMO I played and the only one I ever played for long was WoW.
This game has evolved a bit beyond WoW. A lot more personal story. The job system is brilliant, IMHO. Crafting is more fun and I'm just finding out there are crafting quests so you don't have to make an ever loving shit ton of useless pieces. I think....I think I may subscribe to this game.
This game has evolved a bit beyond WoW. A lot more personal story. The job system is brilliant, IMHO. Crafting is more fun and I'm just finding out there are crafting quests so you don't have to make an ever loving shit ton of useless pieces. I think....I think I may subscribe to this game.
I just resubbed, but haven't had the chance to play it yet. I'm dreading importing (screencaps to actual input) all my PC>PS4 macros and gearsets. All of that shit should be stored server-side for a cross-platform game.
More to the point, its the most polished theme-park MMORPG to hit the market in years. Kind of like a WOW+++. Don't expect much more than a gear-grind come endgame though. They have PVP in the game now too, but its a token effort. No doubt more content is coming over time. Definitely a nice time-waster for a few months until you get burned out or bored. And man, is it ever pretty. Glorious to look at.
In 1080p on PS4 the only FPS dips you'll really see is when you hit up a crazy-full FATE. But even with a SLI GPU setup I still get that in online games. They did a spectacular job with the PS4 port.
Canis lupus
Member
The game is really sharp, I'm surprised how good it looks, feels like a ultra setting pc game ported 1:1 to PS4.
lol indeed
It's my first real mmo since a brief period with runescape, I like it so far. Reminds me of FF12, combat is alike, city reminds me of Rabanastre, music is good. So far much better than XIII imo.
lol indeed
It's my first real mmo since a brief period with runescape, I like it so far. Reminds me of FF12, combat is alike, city reminds me of Rabanastre, music is good. So far much better than XIII imo.
doniewhalberg
Member
I definitely noticed it in the beta, even just in the city. Running around the top level of limsa lominsa and the big field outside of zephyr gate, I had slow down every now and again, although it seems mostly spontaneous, and elss when there was specifically many on the screen. That said, I thought the game looked great, and it wasn't detrimental to the experience, especially since there's no twitch gameplay. I'll definitely ge tthe game at some point. Probably my only complaint visually was it seemed like there was a sharpness filter on or something, that made the game a little harsh on the eyes at times, but I didn't fiddle with settings, perhaps that's easily remedied.
B_Spooky13
Member
I've been wondering how this game is playing out. I used to be addicted to the original FF online (the PS2 game) and really wanted to know if it's worth the monthly sub.
Backfoggen
Banned
The fuck is up with the AF on PS4.
Edit: Oh wait it's just not as much AF, but there is AF. Looks fine.
Edit: Oh wait it's just not as much AF, but there is AF. Looks fine.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
The 680 is quite a stride ahead of "decent".
doniewhalberg
Member
Haha yea, I have a 770 which is effectively the same thing, made me sad to see it described apologetically as "decent" - I only got it in august last year! i5 as well, and I consider my rig to be pretty awesome.
Canis lupus
Member
399-499 cards are the new decent(medium) bro
You mean 300$? 680 is slightly faster than 760 [250$]. 770 is faster than 680.
Its slightly higher than midtier, so 'decent' seems fair enough.
They've said they will support the PS3 version up to the first expansion.
I imagine eventually they will discontinue PS3 support so they can overhaul and upgrade elements of the game that were held back.
The PS3-to-PS4 free upgrade (until the end of this year) is probably part of this.
Caayn
Member
Looking at the videos, seems like the PS4 runs at double the framerate of the PS3 version did. Shame about the lower AF though.
Must be hard to come up with proper tests for an MMO, applaud DF for trying it. Still would've like to see them test the different resolutions against each other.
Must be hard to come up with proper tests for an MMO, applaud DF for trying it. Still would've like to see them test the different resolutions against each other.
A 770 is a rebranded 680 with a slight overclock.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I've got a GTX 770 and a PS4. Seems like it doesn't matter which version I pick? I prefer playing games on my couch with a controller. Does the PC version control scheme work like the PS4? I'd prefer buying on PC, if all else equal, I think.
PS4 drops to 20's in combat.
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Its still faster by 15%. 760 is closer in performance to 680, than 680 to 770.
The PC version allows a controller and lets you choose between 360 and PS3 button display in its options, so it's the same control scheme as PS3 (I have never played with the ps4 version so I don't know anything about its touch pad functionality), so yeah interms of controls you can't really go wrong because they should be pretty similar.
It's not in the PC version yet either as far as I know, they originally wanted to add it earlier but I don't think they did :/
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I doubt that, considering how easy it is to overclock the 680. Remember that benchmarks for the 680 can be outdated, because of outdated drivers. On the same clockspeeds and same drivers they pretty much perform the same. And no the 770 doesn't overclock further than 680 on average afaik.
The 680 is over two years old though.
I have a two-year-old PC with an overclocked Intel Core i5 and GTX 680 and FFXIV runs much smoother on it than it does on PS4, which I found pretty disappointing.
Pankratous
Member
That is just false. I've participated in large fates with 20+ players and 10+ mobs simultaneously and the PS4 barely loses frames at all.
doniewhalberg
Member
Same here, ps4 and 770. I think your 770 will give you more frames, and more particularly, consistency, but eh, it's not a deal breaker or anything. Just go with which you want more
It definitely did drop to the 20s sometimes during my beta experience, that is not debatable. As I mentioned previously though, I wouldn't say it was consistently during combat or down to number sof player, it just seemed random. Being an open beta, it might even have been the server being a little rocky, I have no idea if that could even be a contributing factor or not.
If you looked at the article it has hard data that it does drop to less than 30 FPS in combat.
Who knows what you experienced. We're just going off the video in the article and busy battles certainly run in the 20s. Lighter ones seem to do the occasional dip sub-30 as well.
symphonask
Member
I remember when people were quite afraid the 680 wouldn't be able to keep up with these new consoles before they came out. Now this 2-year old card is "quite a stride ahead of decent".
It's funny how expectations change.
It's funny how expectations change.
Uh? Expectations of what exactly? I don't think what did you said has sense at all.
Revolutionary
Member
Um.. no. Crystal Tower is regularly in the 20s.
Anyway, my PC can run this at mostly 60 but I still prefer the PS4 version due to ease of use and the ability to quickly minimize to browse/watch youtube/etc. With the PC I have to use my phone to emulate the mkb.
But when it comes to dungeons Ive started hopping on to the PC version instead.
In large FATEs, sure. I can definitely see that (although, even in crazy Dragonhead fates, it is still infinitely more playable than the PS3 version).
Too bad the comparison mentions absolutely nothing about how the game runs in dungeons and primal fights, which is definitely information that would have been useful in the article.
they just started the account
The framerate video clearly show it dropping all over the place, in small fights and even out of combat with not much going on.
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