Console needs effects toggles.

vivisectvib16_ESO · January 2022

PS5/Performance mode here. The game normally runs super smooth but with this event it's now evident that consoles should have some kind of control over what effects get rendered on the client side. Doing a Geyser in Summerset, or the Imperfect in Clockwork City, with all of the effects from other players attacks, the framerate drops horribly and the game turns into a PowerPoint slideshow.

I feel like, at the very least, we should be able to toggle off effect rendering from players we're NOT grouped with. Either that or minimize what we actually see on our screens, by default. Similar to how companions are despawned in Fargrave (they only show to the player who owns them). Just my 2 cents.

katanagirl1 · January 2022

Just wondering, does your game freeze up for 20-30 seconds at a time? Like you can’t move or change camera but the music may or may not still be playing? I’m on PS5 but still running PS4 version and seeing this a lot lately.

Aardappelboom · January 2022

I haven't had this issue on Xbox series X at all, even full-on massive PVP battles in Cyro the client just kept its 60 fps.

Did a few WB during the event, lots of people and it kept hitting 60 fps like a charm.

So just saying, it might be specific to the ps5 game client, if so it should be looked at. 🙂

fizl101 · January 2022

I'm on ps5 eu and havent been seeing huge frame frate issues doing the event. I would like a toggle though purely so I can see where the boss is in the middle of the fireworks display. At the moment I am facing in the right direction and hoping for the best

Hotdog_23 · January 2022

PS5 user here and I have not really noticed an issue. Maybe I have been lucky but I also generally don't play at prime time but have been in boss fights with at 30-40 other people around.

Stay safe

UntilValhalla13 · January 2022

Doing the cwc imperfect daily, it's very noticable. The boss lasted all of maybe 4 seconds, and it did become a slideshow during that time. No other game does this to my PS5.

NerfSeige · January 2022

Ps4 pro/ps5, I’m surprised that casting skills are not delayed (maybe cause of the cold sharding?) but the audio is choppy and frames are dropping. (200-400 ping somewhere on OCE/SEA)

fizl101 · January 2022

UntilValhalla13 wrote: »

Doing the cwc imperfect daily, it's very noticable. The boss lasted all of maybe 4 seconds, and it did become a slideshow during that time. No other game does this to my PS5.

i did that one yesterday, and I didn't get that effect even with the rest of the server (possibly an exaggeration) seeming to be there too. I just couldn't see the boss for all the effects there

wheresbes · January 2022

I agree. I haven't noticed a decrease in performance but the visual effects are killing me, everything is so bright and flashy and also the sounds that come out of that spells mess, ouch. I really wish we had an option to turn some visuals off, even in smaller-scale situations like trials it's quite difficult for me to stand all those colours/sounds.

drsalvation · January 2022

I still think most effects should be toggled off, they block the whole screen, it makes it hard to see anything even with highlighted/locked-on targets, and it could help improve performance.
I remember perfect world had a performance fix where you'd only see your own effects and you could also make all players generic (so your character would be the only one showing customizations).
Same with pets.
Especially pets (non-combat ones that is).
I don't know why pets are not allowed in PvP zones (well, maybe they can give away your position?) but if pets can be toggled off, or are only updated locally and not in server, I'm sure you could have your own pet in any zone, and you'd be the only one seeing it.

The3sFinest · January 2022

I am having lots of fps issues with effects lately too (ps5). Graveld WB (salamander) especially just needs the fire animation reduced. There may be a few others, but this one in particular throws my fps way down and I nearly crash when it happens.

vivisectvib16_ESO · January 2022

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Just wondering, does your game freeze up for 20-30 seconds at a time? Like you can’t move or change camera but the music may or may not still be playing? I’m on PS5 but still running PS4 version and seeing this a lot lately.

I don't get this on PS5. In fact, the issue in my original post is really the only experience like this that I've had with the PS5 enhanced edition - with the Geyser being the worst of the two. I did one and decided that I wouldn't be doing another Geyser during the event, because it's so jarring, but I will do another one this week just to get a clip of this issue in action.

Hapexamendios · January 2022

I'd like to be able to turn them off as well. Too much stuff going on at once. Would also like if it included monster helms. Don't like being blocked off by multiple Maws while tanking.

Gundug · January 2022

On PC at least, Show Ally Effects has been an option for years, and defaults to off. It used to be awful, with large amounts of effects stacking in a small area. I’m surprised to learn it has not been similarly adjusted on console.