Six terrible graphical effects that need to stop

Randomface74 · 30 Aug 2015 at 16:11

snowdog said:
FXAA is the best thing that happened to games in recent years, for games that don't support MSAA/CSAA/TXAA and where your gpu isn't comfortable with supersampling, I hate jaggies, they make me want to stab my eyes out.

I always use at least 4x MSAA and FXAA when possible.

I mean come on:

How can you find the non FXAA version better ?

I couldn't play using FXAA because it nerfs the viewing distance.

StriderX · 30 Aug 2015 at 16:14

FPS limiting is better than Vsync tbh, protects the GPU from overuse and does mostly the same job - minus added input lag.

FrenchTart · 30 Aug 2015 at 17:39

Tefal said:
wasnt that the old quake players wanting to keep 125fps?

Nope. It's to do with input lag. The 125 FPS thing was different.

edit: I should've read StriderX's post first.

Tefal · 30 Aug 2015 at 17:48

FrenchTart said:
Nope. It's to do with input lag. The 125 FPS thing was different.

edit: I should've read StriderX's post first.

ah fair enough.

bloodkil · 30 Aug 2015 at 17:57

Motion Blur has to be my worse, disabled in every game I can do so.

Vulcan · 30 Aug 2015 at 18:30

StriderX said:
FPS limiting is better than Vsync tbh, protects the GPU from overuse and does mostly the same job - minus added input lag.

Using what, inspector?

StriderX · 30 Aug 2015 at 18:51

Longbow said:
Using what, inspector?

I just the Rivatuner stat server, simple no frills limiter.

GAM8LE · 30 Aug 2015 at 19:03

I have been playing GTAV with DOF turned right up and I quite like it - although....it can affect some deathmatches where the game has to think about where my characters focus should actually be so I may turn it down.

I was playing ut3 today for a bit of fun and almost everything bad mentioned in this thread is in that game. Bloom/motion blur etc haha

olivier renault · 31 Aug 2015 at 07:51

Art imitating art. Strange that.

Not a fan of those 'filthy casuals' type of effects either, especially when overused, and when the eat at the framerate.

Heisenberg · 31 Aug 2015 at 08:45

StriderX said:
FPS limiting is better than Vsync tbh, protects the GPU from overuse and does mostly the same job - minus added input lag.

Except it doesn't get rid of all tearing and from my experience fps limiting without v sync actually makes tearing worse in some cases.

stooeh · 31 Aug 2015 at 12:39

V sync adds too much lag for me (feels horrendous in some games) so I lap up that tearing

Maybe one day I'll try G-Sync/equivalent...

Moothead2 · 31 Aug 2015 at 13:33

stooeh said:
V sync adds too much lag for me (feels horrendous in some games) so I lap up that tearing

Maybe one day I'll try G-Sync/equivalent...

Try running in borderless windowed mode. Helps get rid of screen tear for me. Only issue is quite a few games don't have the option to but there are other ways around it too.

Chugz · 31 Aug 2015 at 13:35

Moothead2 said:
Try running in borderless windowed mode. Helps get rid of screen tear for me. Only issue is quite a few games don't have the option to but there are other ways around it too.

Such as... http://store.steampowered.com/app/388080

5960xNvidiaGamer · 31 Aug 2015 at 14:10

Always turn off motion blur, nothing else bothers me so stays on.

Twincam · 3 Nov 2015 at 02:20

Another vote for motion blur, it gets turned off in most games or turned to the very lowest setting. A tiny bit of motion blur can look good but mostly they go way overboard I really don't get it.

High fps... I know this isn't an effect but it does effect what your seeing. In some games high fps makes movement seem very unnatural, mainly in racing sim games anything over 60fps makes things seem like there running in fast forward at times and the games are supposed to mimic real life!

Flubble · 3 Nov 2015 at 09:09

DOF is terrible to play with, it's nice for screenshots but it isn't natural while playing.

motion blur is ok if there is a slider setting for it, i don't mind a little bit of it.

platypus · 3 Nov 2015 at 09:52

Quite a few of this help contribute to migraines that I get from some engines as well. Agreed, kill them off!

Amraam · 3 Nov 2015 at 11:18

I like them. Alien Isolation looked great CA

I like a bit of DoF in Skyrim and stalker, particularly when it's poor weather. It may not be realistic, but it adds to the atmosphere and makes it feel more realistic to me.

Mtom · 3 Nov 2015 at 12:14

The first two things i switch off completely in every game is DOF and Motion Blur. Both looks awful

clockwork.satan · 3 Nov 2015 at 13:24

As long as each of the ffects are used in such a way that they enhance the gameplay to some degree, I can stand them. Motion Blur, however, is overused.