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Is this game okay?
ever since the update today killer FPS has been much worse on console, every second the game stutters and I physically cannot hit any shreds because of this. Its becoming very frustrating to play.
anybody else dealing with horrible FPS on console right now? (Specifically ps4)
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Yeah, fps has been horrible for me on ps4 too
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I only tried one game as killer, Demo. I could rarely land a Shred, but I'm also not used to it yet. My Shreds were getting dodged so easily, even when it it looked like my arms physically made contact with their model, but again that could just be inexperience.
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its been kinda all over for me. in the new map i had awful FPS, but for the most part it was ok. i also had terrible FPS when playing as Demo when i went to the shack for some reason?
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Unfortunately, it is broken
You should also do PTB on the console.
How many times do you break?
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Not really...seems normal
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Yeah it does that for me too, i also drop frames as survivor when i run in there sometimes. I know console has bad fps but i haven’t experienced anything like this at all and ive been playing for a couple years.
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I think it's more about your console - it's just getting out dated when the game is becoming more demanding on the system.
Therefore, the developers should have a graphics feature where you gain better FPS at the cost of graphics. This can benefit all players who can't afford a better setup, but still want to play the game! :)
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A better question is why are you even playing on console?
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Because they want to? Why does this matter?
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I dont have enough money to purchase a good gaming pc lol.
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I have fast internet, good modem and router, and a ps4 pro with a super fast t.v.
It isn't about the product, the game is laggy as heck rn. Everyones DBZ warping all over the place. Strongest perk dropping frame rate OP.
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Not everyone is rolling in the dough lmao
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My computer is an up-to-date good gaming computer and I still choose to play on console because it's just more comfortable.
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Definitely doesn't seem to be okay on PS4. Matchmaking is a disaster. I'm getting lobbies with level 1 Nancys level 20 players, and then two level 50, P3, rank 3s. I'm sitting here at level 15 wondering what the heck is going on. After waiting 40 minutes for a game, that is.
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Same here, but I play on PC because it seems to be more easy.
Suffice to say, they weren't wrong.
But they weren't right either. Money well spent at least. If crossplay shoves in, i have someone to play with.
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That may not be true, I have a very old PS4 but haven’t really noticed FPS drops after the patch.
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Yea, its honestly preference for most ppl
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The point is: DbD should not be demanding. Titles like Overwatch or Slashers like Devil May Cry run totally fine on console, with way better graphics at the same time, while in theory they should be a lot more demanding than DbD.
That's just a case of DbD not being coded well. The devs need to put time into optimization.
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BHVR is still just a beginning company, and they are just now catching up to other large companies. You can't expect a rather new company to have everything perfect, especially when they don't have dedicated servers ready.
BHVR is working on it, give them some time because they can only do so much with the stuff they have. :)
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Same, on ps4 fps is trash.
Daily rituals are not working, you discard one and another one comes only to be changed once again randomly.
This game is toast
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Only played one game as killer and I couldnt stand the fps.. idk if it's just ps4 or console in general but hopefully it gets fixed soon
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The latest patch broke the game into a million tiny pieces. I have gotten a continuous loading screen after every match I have played today resulting in having to reset my PS4.
Back to Borderlands 3 I go
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It's a shame but the game is really badly-coded and poorly-optimized.
The game's performance has been improved though so the PS4 shouldn't be getting "outdated" at all. But for a game with just 5 characters and a tiny map, it runs like a buttered pig trying to swim through tar.
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This game is not okay...
It's amazing
Wanna know why?
Because I think we did a pretty good job so far.
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BHVR is not a small new company anymore. Larger companies have a higher amount of programmers, but those companies also release more games.
The game is not coded well, you can notice that by a lot of small and not-so-small things. Saying it's the consoles' fault is simply not true. No reason not to be honest here.
There are a lot of problems with the game in its current state and not talking about them or putting the blame on where it doesn't belong doesn't help anybody. Criticizing the game doesn't mean being "disloyal" to the devs. You can love the game & be a fan and still talk about the problems.
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I have criticized the developers before, take a look here. :)
I'll admit they should set their priorities better, but they are still a small company, and small companies are extremely limited on what they can and cannot do - I think you noticed that already. Cut them a break, and give it some time. :)
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@NMCKE BHVR is NOT a small company. They have 600 employees.
We have bad performance on console since the release, that's more than two years. We are not talking about a single bug that has only been existing for two weeks.
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Actually 500 people (from Google), and that is split across 2 games and not everyone works on optimization. Also, not everyone works all at once, so they might do a 250 split across the week. Half of the company works while the other takes a break, then they switch. :)
Therefore, they might have 5 to 10 people working on optimization. 5 to 10 people isn't nearly enough to make things happen at the peace you're wanting it. Like I said, you got to be patient, and in all honesty, they have been making some progress towards optimization.
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but there is probably only 3-5 ppl working on a daily basis on dbd. the rest is working on other stuff. should be obvious since updates and fixes for dbd takes ages.
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All I know about how well Dead by Daylight is doing is that it's certainly doing a lot better than Death Garden.
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"sToP ComPLaiNinG cONsOle PLeb, jUsT BuY MUH PC." "CuT tHeM A bREak, BHVR iS oNly a SmALl cOmPanY."
Fanboys making excuses for BHVR and their unstable game are partly the reason why the game is still a buggy mess. So consoles can smoothly run big games like red dead redemption..... but their too out dated to run an indie game with one repetitive game mode and mediocre graphics...........ok
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Idk but anyone noticed some maps are MUUUUCH darker ?
I was the Killer in the meat packing plant and could barely see even a Meg. I still won but honestly it was SOOOOOO dark!
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yes, and no bs buy all the dlc if you know you will commit your time, if all people buy dlc like me just for the perks, don't judge me.....maybe i'll get pumkinhead one day, or chuck connors from tourist trap, none the less instead of waiting on the shrine weekly to hope for perks you can just buy the dlc like me play hillbilly only like me earn teachables at 40 right? like me never touch them killers like me...seems bad right? :like why buy something i can earn for free and that i won't play, see 1st reason above, killers and survivors are limitless years years years obscure obscure obscure original original original, all the the years and years to come, dbd I LOVE YOU.......
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Troll post? So confused..
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not everyone can afford a pc let me guess your a pc elitist
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On ps4 I have noticed that with the Demogorgan I have had odd lag spikes as a survivor with my friends. I get them when dropping pallets, when the killer does Shred, when the Demogorgan happens to bear near I happen to lag jump here and there. Even got hit when I was missed by the killer and moving elsewhere already seconds before the killer missed the hit.
Yet they had green ping and every other killer is acting normal.
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"in all honesty, they have been making some progress towards optimization"
In fact, no. The performance lags/freezes get worse with every update. The situation we have now is a lot worse than two years ago.
It's 600 employees according to their own website. Also I don't understand what you mean by only half the company working. I assume that most employees have a normal full time job Monday-Friday.
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This isn’t the only project BHVR works on. Anyone who looks at their job openings can see this.
Furthermore they can divert their resources how they please; they also don’t have crunch time so that’s why some updates can take a little longer.
Let’s make a few things clear:
BHVR Entertainment usually sticks to mobile games or providing assets. This is one of their more major projects yes, but that doesn’t mean their original work has been ignored. Do I think this game is good on console? Not really. But there’s a few factors that could affect the development of the game that aren’t accounted for here.
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I can't think of any argument that would justify why the performance gets worse with each update.
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I’m not justifying it— I’m saying there may be a few reasons behind it that are worth mentioning. Not to mention, the performance may get worse (I don’t have an extensive knowledge of programming) due to the sheer amount of lines of code.
Saying that I was justifying it is disingenuous— All I was saying is that by taking a look at HOW they run their business could affect HOW the performance is.
As we all know, a game is thousands of lines of code. That much is for certain— maybe even HUNDREDS of thousands if you wish to go that far. Tons and TONS of things. I don’t think there’s an easy fix per se unless you went in and manually adjusted or find a line of code that could be causing issues; but this isn’t the only game with a console port that has appealing frame rates. Think of games like Control, and Borderlands Three; those games MAJOR powerhouses backing them and they still have issues with console ports.
The best thing you can do is send your feedback and or clips to SHOW how it happened— whether it be a FPS drop or clipping. They have said that they are working towards better frame rates on console, and comparing it to it’s initial release on console, it has come a long way from what it was then.
EDIT:Look, I’m just saying that there’s a lot of ways that this can go. It’s a lot of work, and I’m not excusing them from it. If you want something done about it— there’s better ways to supply said feedback.
They KNOW that the performance isn’t the greatest— they’re asking for community help on it. And, Peanits has stated that they definitely do not ignore an entire audience of people— that’s a bad business model and not good for sales. There’s better ways to push for improvement than just saying the performance is bad— they need to know how it happened and why. Which, they relying on the community for. That’s why the Feedback and Technical Support parts of the forum exist for that sole reason.
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This we don't know, you don't know what kind of work is being done on the game and we don't know how badly the game is coded, which makes working on making it optimized harder.
Lots of things we don't know.
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Hopefully is fixed when I come to play, won't play until Sunday and I used to get lag spikes any time I turned as Killer.
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Well technically, the performance of the game has improved somewhat compared to last year.
But it's still pretty bad, and to be honest without rewriting everything from the ground up it's never gonna get better. The game is just intrinsically flawed in terms of coding.
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This is how I feel... how can warframe, dark souls 3, RdR2, the one game with the red head and robot dinosaurs.... all games that have a ton more going on while playing run so much smoother and more enjoyable the DBD?
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