Why did FFXIV 1.23 look so much better?

Why did FFXIV 1.23 look so much better?

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1.0 engine pros:
>better textures
>better shading
>better polygon count

1.0 engine cons:
>worse lighting
>worse depth of field
>worse performance
>no scalability for future graphics APIs

They kept the FFXI color palette but dropped it in ARR.

i wish i could test 1.23
I really want to use the older ui

you can apparently. i'm going to test this out:
ffxivclassic.fragmenterworks.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

they could put all the 1.0 textures, shading, models, and animations back in ARR but they won't cause they're fags

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ouucchhh

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How does 1.0's hud and font and menu sounds have so much soul?

wow as a new player this looks a lot better wtf