***Petition To Remove Video Setting Clamps***

(Leonine) #41

The game still has a long list of graphics options you can disable to improve FPS.

If you’re getting low FPS with everything turned down/off in this game then you’re probably using very outdated hardware, which isn’t really SD’s fault.

What is their fault is the poor optimisation on some rigs that should easily be able to run it, but that’s hopefully something that will improve over time.

If you’re complaining due to poor performance, then obviously you have my sympathy - this game isn’t outstanding graphically and many machines should be able to run it.

If you’re complaining because you want to play with minecraft graphics to gain a competitive edge that was clearly never intended to be possible and could have potentially interfered with future mercs, especially Red Eye and Thunder, then you do not have my sympathy. At all. In fact I’d rather you find another game to ruin with your toxic attitude.

(Cr4zy) #42

To all the geniuses telling everyone that their hardware sucks and splash damage are not at fault.

5960X @ 4.6GHz
32GB DDR4
SLI GTX980 @ 1500mhz

On low with minimap disabled
avg 90fps on low in 6v6 (worse on higher player count)
frequent drops to 40-50fps
random drops under 30fps
rare drops to 10fps

I’m glad the game plays well for you. But by god dont assume everyone with great hardware gets great fps. Because I sure as hell dont.

(Nail) #43

try running just 1 card, DB not using SLI very well at this point

(N8o) #44

[quote=“Spyder;53617”]I’m surprised how many ppl complain about FPS on this game. I think it’s time to update your computer’s if your struggling with FPS as this game is not that demanding for current equipment. I run everything on high with only motion blur disabled at 1920 x 1080. I average 170FPS with 3650K @ 4.5GHZ and 290X @ 1100/6000. Game looks good and runs smooth and my build is a few years old now.

I don’t think the devs should allow crappy settings so ppl can have everything washed out with low textures and gain an advantage by having players stand out like a sore thumb. And to those that say “Turn your settings down like every one else”. Why do I want to play it with the settings turned down and making it look like it’s a 20 year old game???

Let them focus on fixing bugs, low FPS on high end rigs, and balancing, not allowing game to look crappy so you can either have an advantage or run it on a pentium 4…[/quote]

The thing is, just because you can run it, doesn’t mean other people can run it. My build is pretty damn good. Above average at least, and it’s hard to run this game sometimes. It’s all the different possibilities of hardware that makes some people not run the game well.

(Cr4zy) #45

That’s what I am doing actually. No change either way. :[

(guru{Chux}) #46

I hate to see so much effort going into the wrong things. Instead of dealing with the real issues, they are more concerned about restricting people that tweak the configs.

However, video clamps or not, some old tricks still do the job so in the end they achieved nothing:

http://i.imgur.com/RwdI1Com.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/vnLcqjC]http://i.imgur.com/vnLcqjCm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/w7tP08T]http://i.imgur.com/w7tP08Tm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/6fPFFa8]http://i.imgur.com/6fPFFa8m.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/PryRfep]http://i.imgur.com/PryRfepm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/Isa2uil]http://i.imgur.com/Isa2uilm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/G8s3bJD]http://i.imgur.com/G8s3bJDm.png

(Szakalot) #47

@guru{Chux} You mean putting limits directly on your GPU?

If people wanna hack…

(Spyder) #48

[quote=“PonchoDaPig;54008”]
You don’t need colorless walls just blury walls and playing w/ particle effects off makes spotting air strikes, mines, and hear beat sensors way harder to do, it’s a 2 way street. If u aren’t willing to lower graphics to play games competitively then you’re probably just a pub star and no one cares if people have “slight advantages” in pubs anyway[/quote]
I play the game for fun. Im an average player and play mostly pub, and dont play any game competitively. That being said, I still care if someone has an advantage in pubs or any game mode for that matter. As much as I play for fun, I still want a fair matchup.

[quote=“Raw;54244”]
The thing is, just because you can run it, doesn’t mean other people can run it. My build is pretty damn good. Above average at least, and it’s hard to run this game sometimes. It’s all the different possibilities of hardware that makes some people not run the game well.[/quote]
This is why I said “low FPS on high end rigs” as being one of the things they should fix in my first post. I know the game has bugs and issues with some systems and I feel they should fix those bugs and issues instead of letting ppl cheat a way of gaining FPS.

(Spyder) #49

[quote=“guru{Chux};54346”]I hate to see so much effort going into the wrong things. Instead of dealing with the real issues, they are more concerned about restricting people that tweak the configs.

However, video clamps or not, some old tricks still do the job so in the end they achieved nothing:

http://i.imgur.com/RwdI1Com.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/vnLcqjC]http://i.imgur.com/vnLcqjCm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/w7tP08T]http://i.imgur.com/w7tP08Tm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/6fPFFa8]http://i.imgur.com/6fPFFa8m.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/PryRfep]http://i.imgur.com/PryRfepm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/Isa2uil]http://i.imgur.com/Isa2uilm.jpg [url=http://imgur.com/G8s3bJD]http://i.imgur.com/G8s3bJDm.png[/quote]
I do agree their are more important things then clamping settings. But in all honesty, clamping settings would be a quick thing to implement so I doubt much time was lost doing so. On another note, I couldnt play the game if it looked that bad. haha

(L3thalGho5t) #50

I agree!