Fixated on fps?

TDK1044 · 08-03-07, 10:53 AM

I read a lot of posts here that talk about what fps people are getting with SH4, and I can't help wondering why people are so fixated with fps instead of how the game looks and plays on their system?

I have a mid range system, and I had no idea what my fps was...nor did I care. I run with the event camera disabled because I don't like it, and I disabled volumetric fog for the same reason once the option was there to do so.

I run with patch 1.3 and TM 1.4 and a few other mods. I have 8X AA and 8X AF selected, and the game runs like a dream and looks stunning. If I hit Ctrl F8, I see that I get between 27fps and 40fps on the exteior camera views and a much higher fps within the sub.

The point is that when I'm playing the game, I have no idea when I'm seeing 27fps and when I'm seeing 40fps.

It's true that if I had a low end system delivering less than 20fps, then a video card upgrade could be an issue, but I can't help thinking that someone is happily playing and enjoying SH4, only to discover that he's getting an fps figure lower than he'd like, so he goes and invests in a new video card. If nobody had told him how to check his fps, he'd have been quite happy with the game the way it was.

A friend at work has SH4, and an all singing all dancing $3000 computer system to go with it. He has two powerful Nvidia cards driving his system, and I swear that SH4 looks and plays only marginally better on his system.....the main reason being his 30' wide screen monitor.

He's proud of his 88fps, and I don't have the heart to tell him it looks just like my game only on a better monitor.

I understand that RAM, CPU, Processor and video card all play a part in the gaming experience, but I think there's an element of 'the Emporer's new clothes' with this fps issue.

Don't let fps drive your decision regarding your video card, let your eyes be the judge.

08-03-07, 10:53 AM	#1
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Fixated on fps? I read a lot of posts here that talk about what fps people are getting with SH4, and I can't help wondering why people are so fixated with fps instead of how the game looks and plays on their system? I have a mid range system, and I had no idea what my fps was...nor did I care. I run with the event camera disabled because I don't like it, and I disabled volumetric fog for the same reason once the option was there to do so. I run with patch 1.3 and TM 1.4 and a few other mods. I have 8X AA and 8X AF selected, and the game runs like a dream and looks stunning. If I hit Ctrl F8, I see that I get between 27fps and 40fps on the exteior camera views and a much higher fps within the sub. The point is that when I'm playing the game, I have no idea when I'm seeing 27fps and when I'm seeing 40fps. It's true that if I had a low end system delivering less than 20fps, then a video card upgrade could be an issue, but I can't help thinking that someone is happily playing and enjoying SH4, only to discover that he's getting an fps figure lower than he'd like, so he goes and invests in a new video card. If nobody had told him how to check his fps, he'd have been quite happy with the game the way it was. A friend at work has SH4, and an all singing all dancing $3000 computer system to go with it. He has two powerful Nvidia cards driving his system, and I swear that SH4 looks and plays only marginally better on his system.....the main reason being his 30' wide screen monitor. He's proud of his 88fps, and I don't have the heart to tell him it looks just like my game only on a better monitor. I understand that RAM, CPU, Processor and video card all play a part in the gaming experience, but I think there's an element of 'the Emporer's new clothes' with this fps issue. Don't let fps drive your decision regarding your video card, let your eyes be the judge.