Should ZOS downgrade graphics?

KhajiitFelix · February 2019

There are tons of threads about performance atm. But I don't think that ZOS can fix this without downgrading graphics. I know, WoW gets a lot of hate because of BFA, but its performance is pretty good but it has potato graphics. I think downgrading graphics would be a simple solution for this problem. What do you think?

SgtSilock · February 2019

No

Of course not! The game just needs better optimising, and they should improve the graphics going forward not nerf them!

KhajiitFelix · February 2019

No

I also voted "No" because it's not really a big problem to me as big ping and low FPS happens only on free ESO+ trials, new patches releases and when there are a lot of visual effects.

zaria · February 2019

No

Rather other.
If you are on an weaker system reducing graphic settings in trials and cyrodil will be an good idea.
Note that this could either be separate settings on pc, probably automatic on consoles.
Might even be an button or slider.

Don't have much problem myself be saw an guild mate was rubberbanding 5 meter all the time in cyrodil, looked like he was using streak all the time without the grapic effect.

FlyingSwan · February 2019

No

Jesus. Whilst the game is poorly optimised, any user can nerf their own graphics if it's an issue for them, but the game is CPU bound, and the issues people are experiencing now are server based.

NinchiTV · February 2019

They should have an option for console that can turn off shadows and grass, make it really dumb down i bet pvp would see major performance increase if they did

SgtSilock · February 2019

No

Bumi Rockafella wrote: »

They should have an option for console that can turn off shadows and grass, make it really dumb down i bet pvp would see major performance increase if they did

I feel sorry for console guys, I mean I can't standing to play games at 30 frames per second to be honest, but ESO on console is pretty bad, especially in towns and PvP. I don't know how you guys are so patient with it, I guess you're just use to it. I don't see anybody ever complain, and me coming from a high end PC that's the first thing I did when I tried ESO on console lol.

zaria · February 2019

No

Bumi Rockafella wrote: »

They should have an option for console that can turn off shadows and grass, make it really dumb down i bet pvp would see major performance increase if they did

Think the AoE and other magic effects is more of an issue then you have hundreds of them at screen at once.
Reducing quality of them in trials / cyrodil helps, its not that its anything than an blur anyway in huge fights.

Banana · February 2019

No

Thats not going to do jack for my ping

Genomic · February 2019

No

Other MMOs have better graphics and fewer performance problems. The issue is not with the graphical quality.

SgtSilock · February 2019

No

I didn't think I'd ever say this, but I don't actually think ESO runs that badly, graphically. It's the latency and server issues that are the problem right now, and that could be causing some of the problems you see as it is sometimes easy to confuse the two.

Sylvermynx · February 2019

No

Banana wrote: »

Thats not going to do jack for my ping

^^ This. I love the graphics in this game. The ping is my problem, not the game's.

kypranb14_ESO · February 2019

No

They should continue to improve the graphics in this game.

Facefister · February 2019

Yes

I am special.

daemonios · February 2019

No

Turning down graphics won't fix group finder. Or input lag. Or ping. Or stuck in combat. Or infinite loading screens. Or minutes-long character load times with the occasional "couldn't connect to server" (the latest gift from ZOS to EU players). Those all seem to be either server issues or client issues unrelated to graphics. Blaming graphics - or add-ons, another favourite, though it's hard to see how that applies to problems shared between PC and consoles - is often either ignorant or intentional misdirection.

jrgray93 · February 2019

No

That's not how any of this works. Graphics are not the problem.

Path · February 2019

No

Heck no!
I have no trouble running this at max graphics.

Go play on a console instead.

Starlight_Knight · February 2019

No

Who voted yes

Hoolielulu · February 2019

No

Because this forum would be nothing but how sh*tty their game looks for all the money they've spent.

Tandor · February 2019

No

The option is already there for those who have performance issues to lower their settings.

Gythral · February 2019

Other

For a game that is CPU bound and not GPU - the graphics option is a non-starter

replace the hamster with something better then is available in the EU - yes, yesterday...

idk · February 2019

No

Players can lower their own graphics via the design of the client. Also, outside of Cyrodiil, most performance issues like very long load screens are attributed to more local issues like slow PCs.

At that, Zos knows they can improve performance and I’m a recent twitch stream Rich deteailed their next step amd acknowledged more needs to be done.

So we don’t need to turn the game into the poor graphics games like FF and WoW have.

Edit: ESO has a significantly ,ore c9mplext system requiring many calculations WoW doesn’t have to make. This adds a lot of load to the game. It appears some of the race passive changes might be a start to reducing the calculations and the server load.

Basically, making worthy suggestions requires an understanding of ten actual issues.

russelmmendoza · February 2019

No

Graphics is fine as it is.
Sys req should be lowered.
3ghz Dual core, win xp 32bit, 2gb ram, 1gb vc.

AlienatedGoat · February 2019

No

No.

If graphics is holding your performance back, you have a potato PC.

Even a modestly modern gaming rig can run this game smoothly on highest graphical settings.

Gythral · February 2019

Other

russelmmendoza wrote: »

Graphics is fine as it is.
Sys req should be lowered.
3ghz Dual core, win xp 32bit, 2gb ram, 1gb vc.

20 year old ovens????

32bit processors simply no longer exist..
the rest is older that the hills...

Hire coders that understand networks and optimization... (Put the suits on an diet that is not 'see food')

susmitds · February 2019

No

90% of the issues are network issues.

ZeroXFF · February 2019

No

The performance issues aren't due to demanding graphics, they are due to bad optimization.

russelmmendoza · February 2019

No

Gythral wrote: »

russelmmendoza wrote: »

Graphics is fine as it is.
Sys req should be lowered.
3ghz Dual core, win xp 32bit, 2gb ram, 1gb vc.

20 year old ovens????

32bit processors simple no longer exist..
the reset is older that the hills...

Yeah well we need for players to make zos keep eso for longer, i hope.
Its not like the graphics is awe inspring it needs higher end pc to achieve the graphics.

RANKK7 · February 2019

No

Hell NO

ArchMikem · February 2019

No

ESO's engine already makes the game look worse than Skyrim, which is getting on in years. I don't want ESO to get even WORSE than that just so some people can get more frames.

technohic · February 2019

No

Honestly I have turned graphics down and if I have them up, I can see framerates drop at times, but even down, its not framerates that are causing most of it. You can even turn on the statistics and see FPS stay at 60 when graphics are turned down but the ping spike.

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