(03-09-2015, 05:14 PM)allgivenover Wrote: XIV already runs sub 30 fps most of the time on the PS3. I bought the CE and played it a few times for novelty sake and it is so terrible compared to the PC/PS4 version that I never bothered with it again.You are probably correct that the limitations already in place effected design, to what degree would be hard to say exactly. Recycling seperate race models for genders and tweaking them a bit would be a fairly easy solution. Personally, I am liking that there is a pretty big disparity between the males and the females. It is a nifty way to go in terms of design, makes the new race stand out more.
It's also possible that only the female model reuses assets or that the limit of acceptable performance has been hit and that they'll be dropping the amount of displayable PC models again come Heavensward. I can't discount that I could just be flat out wrong too. My point is that technical limitations could very well have played a factor in the design of the Au Ra.
Also, am I mistaken or did they say at Fan Fest that Heavensward was the last piece of FFXIV that was going to have support for the PS3? Or maybe it was not Fan Fest. I recall them saying this around that time. I am wondering/hoping that they will go back and play around with some options that being limited by the PS3 currently puts the kibosh on.
