Swernik wrote: »

There have been many posts in the past about an over-saturated image while playing ESO on console with HDR enabled. Since wolfhunter we had a fix that made the game look beautifull.

Since Wolfhunter you had a patch that basically disabled HDR even when HDR was turned on. The fix, if you want the drab, grey version of the world back, is to turn off HDR

Koolio wrote: »

I liked how it was previously and hated the new look.

The overwhelming consensus was that almost everybody preferred how it was previously. They reverted the change for a good reason.

I know I preferred the new look last patch! Now we are back to cartoonish over saturation :-( Hope the promised compromise comes quickly as looks silly at moment

Guys you obviously missed the multiple threads about the fact that ZOS inadvertently turned off HDR with Wolfhunter whilst trying to adjust saturation.

The majority of us were angry at that (after all if you invested in HDR capable technology why wouldn't you want it)

All they have done is turned it back on as it was done in error. However they are then working on reducing saturation without breaking it, so in the future you will see a middle ground.

Simple solution for you @Swernik @flguy147ub17_ESO & @crjs1 is turn HDR off. And thus you have the same result as you had last week. No HDR.

This way round there is a choice, pre fix this update there was no choice for those of us missing the old bright HDR.

Beardimus wrote: »

Guys you obviously missed the multiple threads about the fact that ZOS inadvertently turned off HDR with Wolfhunter whilst trying to adjust saturation.

The majority of us were angry at that (after all if you invested in HDR capable technology why wouldn't you want it)

All they have done is turned it back on as it was done in error. However they are then working on reducing saturation without breaking it, so in the future you will see a middle ground.

Simple solution for you @Swernik @flguy147ub17_ESO & @crjs1 is turn HDR off. And thus you have the same result as you had last week. No HDR.

This way round there is a choice, pre fix this update there was no choice for those of us missing the old bright HDR.

The HDR was not turned off last patch, ZOS stated the charges they made had unintended consequences and went too far but HDR was definitely not ‘turned off’. I checked this myself after last patch when turning my own HDR off an on. It was most definitely different in terms of definition and effect (clear when looking at water and sun).

I am looking forward to a compromise which hopefully everyone will be happy with.

It's a subjective thing sure, and does depend on the quality of your hardware i guess. I bought a TV and setup with HDR in mind and to me the game looks epic with the vibrant colours.

My TV is professionally colour calibrated which makes a huge difference. I'm sure on standard settings it might look odd as most defaault settings are terribad intended to sell TVs in large bright superstores.

What's odd in this thread is 3-4 people liking the dull version yet the huge threads with 20 odd pages of comments only had that number throughout that preferred it.

I think we all concur a slider would be mint. Personally, i requested refunds for all items bought on preWH as post WH they looked dull and awful. In particular the arms packs and ZOS agreed.

I think ideally somewhere between where it is now and where it was when “fixed” would be ideal for everyone. The game is wildly over-saturated compared to other HDR titles. It just needs to be toned down; but not completely muted to nothingness like they tried.

REiiGN15 wrote: »

It would help ppl understand if you post what TV you have. An OLED, or budget TCL?

I have a 4K UHD OLEDTV LG... the saturation was great before they turned off HDR when they broke it.

Back to needing to disable HDR for me . I liked the new look. The oversaturation gives me a head ache and makes my wife motion sick.

I must admit that I wasn’t a fan of the new HDR look, but now the old is back, I do have to get used to it again. Personally I believe that a HDR version that is in the middle of the two versions would be best. The lighting effects of the original version and the coloring of the second version but a little but more color saturation (not as much as the original version has). Or have one or more settings that allows us to slide between the two versions.

Acrolas wrote: »

So now this leaves us in a sticky situation: if we change it back, there will be players that like the new way better than the old. And they will be correct, just as are the ones who like the old way – this is subjective. We are now in a no-win situation, which is why we haven’t given you guys much information up until this point.

holy *** it's like that matt guy could see the future or something

Problem with that is the "desaturated" look was around for maybe a month. The "saturated" look is what folks with HDR and a 4K-capable television enjoyed (mostly) since for far, far longer.

As others have noted, HDR can always be turned off in ESO.

Jhalin wrote: »

Everyone was posting screenshots of the before-Wolfhunter, and damn did it look like it took a dip in acid

Way too saturated and cartoony. I honestly don’t understand how it could be considered appealing

I have a black and white TV. I don't understand how anyone saying the colours are so much better. I don't see this saturation and cartoony. Your logic. What are you going to say that 3D on TV or in movies don't look good because you don't have the 3D glasses on?

Or in other words if you are not seeing the picture through a HDR TV or monitor you will not really see the difference.

Jhalin wrote: »

Everyone was posting screenshots of the before-Wolfhunter, and damn did it look like it took a dip in acid

Way too saturated and cartoony. I honestly don’t understand how it could be considered appealing

HDR pumps up color. An HDR TV knows what to do with it. But when you convert that output (via Playstation screenshot) to JPG, it's way over-saturated. So the screenshots of HDR content won't look like they do on an HDR set.

Still hoping ZOS introduces more user control over HDR output though. It would be nice to let users set levels according to their tastes. I'd set mine somewhere between the last patch, and this one.

Stop feeding the troll -.-

HDR looks horrible for me. I think the flex option is best (give people the choice so everyone can adjust accordingly). HDR is software and most of our tvs are within a generation or two from each other - so no need to dis anyone's setup. Most games give us options to turn HDR on and of in-game and will work for those of us who watch other content on their screens without having to switch over just for ESO.