120hz screen for fps games makes me feel like i have an unfair advantage considering the majority still game at 60hz, doesnt make me turn down to 60hz though
. I used to play unreal tournament instagib deathmatch (still do on occasion, pity its dead now), as soon as i played on my 120hz monitor i scored my highest ever frag total on an lcd screen. It really does make you aim better. If people accuse me of using an aimbot i tell them its because of the 120hz.
I seem to post in all the 3d vision threads for over a year now. The novelty still hasnt worn off, neither has it with four of my friends who bought it straight after demoing it in mine around 6 months ago. I do read of people saying it got old fast for them, i guess some things just arent for some people. But from my personal experience most people i know who have the kit, will only play a 3d vision ready game in 3d.
3d vison ready games display no 3d glitches.
For me my gaming is about 50/50 2d/3d. This is for of a couple of reasons. First of all is that i take my mp fps games seriously. I am now used to playing these games at 120fps without vsynch. However in 3d mode the 120fps is cut in half to 60 with vsynch on. This then reduces my aiming skill, which in turns makes me fustrated. Fustrated because i love the gfx and emmersion the 3d is giving me, but i got to turn it off as it is effecting my aim.
The other reason is 3d glitches. For example some fps games have a locked aiming reticule. It is always at screen depth and cant be removed. This is very distracting. For me this means im not going to play the game in 3d
Other glitches include shadows/fog/reflections etc also being rendered at screen depth.
In a lot of these games, this can be remedied by turning off the corresponding gfx option. An example would be GTA4. The shadows are rendered at screen depth. By turning off shadows the distracting glitch is gone. Even though most of the shadows are missing, it looks FAR FAR better than 2d with shadows.
I guess its a little bit like when 3dfx cards first came out, except better. You could play a few titles at launch, all the rest had to be in 2d. Then slowly some back catalogue games got patched, along with future games released with support. With 3d vision, you have lots of games that work to a standard thats overall better than the 2d offering and a growing catalogue of glitch free 3d vision ready games.
Is it worth it? For me most definitely yes, best computer related product i have bought in over ten years the firs being my Orchid Righteous 3d. However i can see scenarios were it wouldnt be. An example being if i only played mp fps games like some people, then it would mean i would never use the 3d, until a 3d only game came out meaning we were all at the same playing field.
Phil.
Edit* Thinking about my last point, i guess fps only players atleast gain higher frag counts because of the 120hz screen.
