Azu Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 A topic that tends to get mixed replies from many people.Personally, I value performance over visuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revates Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Everything must be pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinare Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) For me it's a mix of both, but I do buy games just because they're pretty at ultra settings, even if I won't get that magical "60fps" everyone thinks is necessary. If I have to pick one, I would have to say visuals since I have yet to buy or not buy a game based on if I can play it at 60fps. Though, in any games I can't right now no one can because of bad optimization. If I had a lower end PC I would probably need to pay more mind to performance and base buys off of that. Edited November 5, 2015 by Kinare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I don't know, as somebody who still plays Doom II, I don't think I value either very much, as long is the game is fun, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Visuals don't mean much to me if the picture is jerky because the framerate is dipping.Also action games NEED steady 60 fps to keep the gameplay smoothalso jerky framerates are immersion breaking >: Edited November 5, 2015 by Dijon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azu Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Visuals don't mean much to me if the picture is jerky because the framerate is dipping.Also action games NEED steady 60 fps to keep the gameplay smoothalso jerky framerates are immersion breaking >:I can't really enjoy the visuals or game itself much when the performance is poor, so I definitely agree with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 It's gotta play well for me. I can overlook a game being okay in the visuals if it's just fun to play man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutekh_the_Steak Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I'd say performance/framerate, but I do appreciate pretty games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yell0wf0x Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Rather than the two of those, I value story highly. For me, stuff like those don't matter if the general story is shit or non-existent. Gameplay comes in at second. The again, I like jrpg so yeah. From what I gather, yer kinda equating performance to framerate which I think might be confusing. I would say performance as being less of a glitchy mess/broken game rather than framerate issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Please tell me you Zandronum and do Co-op/Invasion.Been needing some new Shotgun Frenzy/Complex Doom Invasion/RGA buddies.I do Zandronum and I usually stick to survival/invasion. I'm not very good at any deathmatch type game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodshot_Eyes Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) I'd say frame rate, I'd rather play Super Mario Brothers in 8-bit smoothly, than stagger through some shiny spectacle where I should more focused on the action.Like seriously, am I supposed to be enjoying the pretty graphics as I wait for my next frame to load? FUCK I'M IMPATIENT AND I'M DYING AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!!! Edited November 5, 2015 by Bloodshot_Eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Have you played the recent Complex Doom Invasion/Survival mod? I think it'd be right up your alley. It's on the TSPG Painkiller server.I did, a little bit. Unfortunately I haven't had much time for games recently, but I definitely need to get back into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaedal Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Performance. I want to play a game, not watch a slideshow of rendered scenes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewge Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 As a privileged PC gamer, I get to have both :v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Performance, if only because I have a laptop and not a shining beast of a gaming pc. Ideally I could have both though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuujou Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Performance which is why I play solely on PC unless consoles just have that one serious exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Impact Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) I'd say frame rate, I'd rather play Super Mario Brothers in 8-bit smoothly, than stagger through some shiny spectacle where I should more focused on the action.Like seriously, am I supposed to be enjoying the pretty graphics as I wait for my next frame to load? FUCK I'M IMPATIENT AND I'M DYING AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!!! Nes games run at 30 fps Edited November 5, 2015 by Imperial Impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phausk Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Performance. Framerate drops suuuuck.One game that performed well while having gorgeous graphics was Just Cause 2. I hope 3 is the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Fps any day. Cursor lag/jerkyness no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassfed Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'd much rather have some graphics settings turned down and get smoother gameplay than have it looks better with lag. I don't really play any graphics intensive games though, GRID Autosport is the most demanding game I play and it runs/looks quite good with most settings on medium/highBut I still play cs1.6 a lot, so I don't really care about graphics all too much lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 eh, I value both equally but I guess if I had to choose, I'll say visuals. I like games that are visually pleasing tbhit does no good to have a consistent framerate if the environment is boring to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishaCat Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 This isn't really an issue for me anymore, but back when it was I would go for somewhere in the middle. Oftentimes I wouldn't go for the lowest graphical settings just for extra performance, but at the same time I wouldn't go all out on the graphics and have my performance plummet either. I like a nice middleground if I have to. Specifically, I like having pretty looking character models even if it affects my framerate. Having a decent amount of vision is nice too for some games, because if you can't see very far it affects how well you play the game and can even affect the feel of the world. So I like a nice middleground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twopaw Tarnished-Silver Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Good after, folks! Speaking as a longtime gamer on (for the most part) cast-off and antique computer systems (and almost no consoles) up until the last ten years of my life, I know I went for better performance above better visuals and graphic settings, if I had to choose. Even a game like Borderlands 1, which barely ran at all on my last rig (retired a couple of years back and succeeded by my current one), I could see how much resource overhead was needed just to run it at a stiff, choppy rate. I've a rig now that I don't generally have to find a 'comfortable middle' compromise between those two things when I game, but it hasn't been that long that said status quo has been what it is now, for me. -2Paw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkyopteryx Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I can't stand graphics lag, stuttering and anything of the sort so I'll always go for optimized performance and framerate over graphics if I had to choose. Texture details, antialiasing and pretty particle effects mean nothing to me if the game runs terrible and gives me headaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zytan Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) I've run around Blighttown one too many times to desire jerkiness thank you very much. I love pretty graphics and my computer can generally handle anything you throw at it but if it's poorly optimised I'm out Edited February 26, 2016 by Zytan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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