Anyone play Overwatch at 21:9?

[Dynamix-11515]

Looking to buy my first ultrawide monitor. I play a lot of FPS shooter games, but overwatch is my most played game. That said, is it worth playing overwatch on a 21:9 setup? Or should I just stick to the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio? Thanks.

[Jæk-1526]

Don’t. I used to. It cuts off a LOT of FOV, so you have to look farther to see less. It also eats more framerate because of the higher resolution. Unless you’re playing racing games or flight sims, don’t bother with 21:9.

They won’t add 21:9 support either so it isn’t going to change. You are putting youself at a disadvantage if you buy one.

[Tenor-11929]

I don’t think OW supports ultrawide (There’s a big ol’ megathread about it).

[Zenyatta-21802]

Its true that OW cuts down the FoV drastically on 21:9 instead of like literally all other games use it properly,

BUT if ONLY overwatch is your jutification on buying a 21:9 vs 16:9 then you should really ONLY play overwatch.

For every other game then overwatch and even just for mainstream work like text documents or watching videos, I can NOT imagine not having a 21:9 anymore.

And if you plan on buying one anyways, just play OW on 16:9, have some black bars left and right to get full FoV and use the 21:9 properly for absoltuely anything else.

[Storm-25182]

@Zenyatta-21802

Its true that OW cuts down the FoV drastically on 21:9 instead of like literally all other games use it properly,

BUT if ONLY overwatch is your jutification on buying a 21:9 vs 16:9 then you should really ONLY play overwatch.

For every other game then overwatch and even just for mainstream work like text documents or watching videos, I can NOT imagine not having a 21:9 anymore.

And if you plan on buying one anyways, just play OW on 16:9, have some black bars left and right to get full FoV and use the 21:9 properly for absoltuely anything else.

^ this.

21:9 is great for anything but Overwatch. Most other triple A or even indie games properly support hor+ instead of chopping away 30% vertical viewing space. At least you’ll get something like dFOV.

Overwatch added so much verticality to the FPS genre you’ll be considered throwing when not playing at 16:9 (black bars on a 21:9 display).

[Jæk-1526]

I went from 3440x1440 100 hz to 2560x1440 160 hz and it’s an upgrade IMO. It’s easier to do everything.

[Zenyatta-21802]

@Storm-25182

you’ll be considered throwing when not playing at 16:9 (black bars on a 21:9 display).

first off: (are you typing on phone because that took super long to type i was super hyped for a long reply)
Second: This is wrong.
If you set it to 16:9 it shows the full 16:9 screen.
Its as if you would take a 16:9 and just glue some black cardboard on the sides.

You imply that when you switch to 16:9 your view not only is chopped off on top and bottom but now on right and left as well. Thats not true.

If you watch a 21:9 video on youtube with a 16:9 you get black bars on top and bottom but the side doesnt get “chopped off” either. Vise versa for 16:9 content on 21:9.

[Storm-25182]

Where did I say it does not display the full 16:9 frame on 21:9? It just adds black bars left and right, making a 21:9 monitor a waste.

… and yes, removing 30% viewing space when playing in full 21:9 mode is “throwing”. Ever tried to track a Genji, Pharah or Doomfist on a 21:9?

[Lumin-1385]

@Dynamix-11515

is it worth playing overwatch on a 21:9 setup

The short answer is no. I have a 21:9 monitor. If you switch Overwatch to 21:9, it crops the screen to make it fit which reduces your vertical field of view. So, I leave mine in 16:9 which has black bars on the left or right, but gives me the full picture.

For me, using 16:9 on a 21:9 monitor doesn’t bother me. But it does bother some people. But you would probably be better off buying a 4K monitor in 16:9 ratio than a 21:9 monitor.

If you do buy or have a 21:9 monitor, use the 16:9 ratio in Overwatch for the best experience.

[ŜweatyŦhighŜ-1917]

This has absolutely terrible Ultawide Support I just played with it and you pretty much can’t really track anything at all since its pretty much zoomed in and even cuts off portion of a normal 16:9 every other popular game supports and people have never complained about it, nor do you ever see pros ever using them in those games. CSGO, R6, PUBG, FOrtnite, etc

[silenthill-11701]

Alright, sorry to have to nerco this thread and this topic.
The only threads i have found which about ultrawide monitors are these:

Continued Plea for 'Real' Ultrawide Monitor Support

Reluctantly this will be my third and final attempt to try and form any type dialogue with the Overwatch development team on if real ultrawide support will ever make its way to this game. The last we heard anything surrounding the matter was back at Blizzcon 2016 where during the Overwatch QnA panel a forum user by the name of @DrLegend raised the question to the developers as to why during beta in which true support was implemented, did they go out of their way to remove it and implement a mor…

21:9 support should not be Vert-

As it is at the moment, aspect ratios that are not 16:9 are merely zooms of the 16:9 window causing that 16:10 players get hor- and 21:9 players recieve a Vert- FOV change, meaning that 21:9 players are at a direct disadvantage as while they can see the same screen space from side to side, they see drastically less from top to bottom. This cutoff allows for Dive players to hide entirely out of the field of view of a player playing in 21:9 while another using the 16:9 equivalent resolution could …

i applaud LCD’s continued efforts at attempting to sway Blizzard to implement a 21:9 AR which does not break the game.

Thank you, LCD.

However, neither threads address the question which is on my mind and that is:

Ultrawide Monitor users, do you play at:

1. 16:9 @ 3440x1440 (*) - Do the black bars bother you too much?
2. 21:9 @ 3440x1440 (*) - Is the lack of 30% of FOV really that bad?
3. 16:9 @ 2560x1440 (*) - Pixelation an issue for you?

Render Scale, do you play at 100% or at some other value?

Thanks in advance!

[Churphy5417-1929]

I don’t understand what is 21:9, also I think that different country time.

[silenthill-11701]

ha ha!

Monitor Display Aspect Ratio, Rocky

Display aspect ratio

[Churphy5417-1929]

Oh!!! Hmm I will check display aspect mine…

[Churphy5417-1929]

Nope mine 16:9

[silenthill-11701]

Thank you, Rocky. =)

[GamerLCD-11370]

@silenthill-11701

Ultrawide Monitor users, do you play at:

1. 16:9 @ 3440x1440 (*) - Do the black bars bother you too much?
2. 21:9 @ 3440x1440 (*) - Is the lack of 30% of FOV really that bad?
3. 16:9 @ 2560x1440 (*) - Pixelation an issue for you?

Render Scale, do you play at 100% or at some other value?

Thanks in advance!

None, I just don’t play the game. I rather not have an un-optimal or crippled experience. Until Blizzard’s adds real 21:9 support I haven’t turned on the game.

[silenthill-11701]

I see.

Please do allow me to express my gratitude for your efforts as an advocate for native true 21:9 AR (without competitive benefits) on the behalf of UW monitor owners.

Thanks, LCD.

[Sleix-1828]

You know what Blizz should do, as a compromise…the middle ground for 1.78:1 and 2.33:1 is around say… 2.05:1. Lock the aspect ratio there. 21:9 gets cropped vertically, visually, and 16:9 gets cropped horizontally just as evenly. There, advantages and disadvantages for both aspect ratios! Problem solved!

[GamerLCD-11370]

@silenthill-11701

I see.

Please do allow me to express my gratitude for your efforts as an advocate for native true 21:9 AR (without competitive benefits) on the behalf of UW monitor owners.

Thanks, LCD.

I tried my best and you’re welcome, however it was really @DrLegend who inspired me to talk about it on here. He was the guy who asked about it at Blizzcon 2016 during OW QnA.