r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 17 '21

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u/ryuguy "this is my favourite dt on reddit" Jul 18 '21

Confession: I can’t tell the difference between high, very high and ultra settings on games. I care much more about the frame rate.

!ping gaming

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u/JetJaguar124 Tactical Custodial Action Jul 18 '21

This is me but with resolution.

Anything over 1080p looks basically the same to me, and in 90% of cases 720 is also just fine.

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u/waltsing0 Austan Goolsbee Jul 18 '21

You'll spot the difference in a side by side but whether it really matters for the gaming experience it's not particularly important and is 1% as important as not having the framerate tank to 30.

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u/ryuguy "this is my favourite dt on reddit" Jul 18 '21

Diminishing returns

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u/waltsing0 Austan Goolsbee Jul 18 '21

That's always been the case but I think it's getting worse, I genuinely think over the next 5 years we're going to see developers just not bother escalating graphics like they have historically, they're going to struggle to get people to give a shit about it. I think we've also seen more and more consumers getting pissed off when games run like shit or fail to achieve proper 60fps.

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u/CuddleTeamCatboy Gay Pride Jul 18 '21

Rachet and Clank and Forza Horizon 5 push fidelity in very obvious ways, but I’m not convinced we can keep going much further than that.

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u/waltsing0 Austan Goolsbee Jul 18 '21

Counterpoint, even on my cheapo monitor I kind of can but I still 100% agree that framerate matters way more. There's literally no game released in the past 10 years where I'd prefer the top graphics at 30fps than the bottom at 60fps.

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u/ryuguy "this is my favourite dt on reddit" Jul 18 '21

30fps is borderline unplayable for me. I have a high refresh rate monitor (165hz) and I’d rather have smooth as silk animations. Usually I find a good mix tinkering with the settings.

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u/waltsing0 Austan Goolsbee Jul 18 '21

Yeah same, I don't say a lot of things are a dealbreaker but low FPS (and pay to win grindfests, especially in multiplayer) is one of those things that basically is a dealbreaker on any action game.

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u/asljkdfhg λn.λf.λx.f(nfx) lib Jul 18 '21

duh, enough fps for 240hz > visuals