What is wrong with area lights?

Support Lighting and Rendering
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Area lights not reflecting in diffuse shader???!

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Can anyone explain?

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Diffuse is just that, a diffuse component (meaning the shader doesn’t actually reflect anything).

Mix a glossy shader into the material to make it reflect the light.

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Have you tried this? Also Why do Emissive materials not shine bright anymore. Seems like a problem

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Just increase the power of the emission shader.

Since you seem to be fairly new at using Cycles, I suggest you read through the manual before moving any further.

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Sorry, but it’s just different in 2.78. I’ve been using cycles for 8 months.

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share your file, don’t make us guess… what?

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Blend https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ZXRIpl-Z6vc0hjbGZwcnlLTU0/view?usp=sharing

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Better Blend https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ZXRIpl-Z6veWJqaTVhMnRKYVU/view?usp=sharing

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You got Clamp Direct set to 0.3. It limits the maximum output of any surface.