This is just such a pointless topic
Why is this important
- Your argument is fallacious. Just because something is or has been commonly accepted as being normal doesnât mean itâs correct. For example, burning witches at the stake would once have been considered the norm. See: Appeal to tradition - Wikipedia
- Same goes for the common sense argument: Common sense - RationalWiki
- I donât believe hardware advantages are evil. I believe people should be allowed to have hardware advantages. Itâs their hard earned money after all - but letâs not be under any illusion as to every player being on a level playing field.
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Really? You want to argue that cheating in a game like Overwatch is ok and bring in an esoteric argument that detracts from the point youâre trying to make?
Bliz says âDonât use 3rd party programs that access data from software. We want players to be equally equippedâ and what you take away from that is:
Is any hardware a â3rd party application capable of accessing software dataâ? No? Then donât worry about it.
What about mouse and keyboard on consoles?
OH. Right, thats actually reportable. Thanks Blizzard!
There are 60Hz monitors with zero tearing. Those two things are separate.
144Hz does give you an advantage over 60Hz but itâs related to input lag not tearing. If you enable vSync then tearing should go away. More than likely your GPU just canât keep up and you need to lower the quality settings.
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Also check if people arenât colorblind and force color scheme change on these accs. Also we all gotta cut off our fingers, because some Yakuza-wannbe is performing worse.
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Also worth noting that even same model console run at different speeds. Letâs go ahead and have the game throttle the resources down and run at lowest settings⊠After of course after removing the option of choosing anything other than 800x600 at low/no detail.
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Also find all the people with above average reaction time and hit them with a shovel untill they reach average reactiontime since itâs unfair too : D
Requiring a computer is very unfair. Players should write down all the things they want to do on paper and mail them to Blizzard. They can then have humans interpret this data instead of silly servers and make sure everything is as fair as possible.
At some point youâve got to view it as personal talent over being better equipped. Usain Bolt has long legs that help him run faster than most people - but we accept that in a competitive environment some people are simply more talented and better than others at the sport. Thatâs what we want to test. Having functioning colour perception and fingers intact arguably come under that personal talent umbrella. You were born with those things - theyâre an inseparable part of you.
Contrast that to Formula 1 racing. The car drivers arenât equally equipped because they all race with different cars. If we wished to test purely their driving talent, theyâd all be given the same make and model car to drive. But Formula 1 isnât just about the driverâs talent - itâs the teamâs effort of engineering their car to go as fast as possible, because the entire sport as I understand revolves around manufacturers also proving their own talent in designing the best vehicle. In this case the inequality between equipment has a point to it: We want to know whether Ferrari is better, faster etc. than Porsche. Iâm not the biggest fan of F1 but thatâs my understanding. Or do any F1 fans wanna enlighten me here?
Framerate-wise Overwatch on console is already âover optimisedâ so even with variations within the console speed theyâll generally always reach the 60 FPS mark. The resolution differences do exist though. Xbox One X runs at up to 4K but PS4 Pro keeps the same 1080p as Slim. However yes, if we truly strived for equality Blizzard should limit res to be equal. I actually recall there being a bit of controversy around allowing PS4 Pro users to run Battlefield 1 closer to its 60FPS target due to the obvious advantage in a competitive shooter like that. There was an article about it on Eurogamer.
You say that humorously, but at school when I did the Maths GCSE here in the UK there was what you called a Calculator and Non-Calculator exam. If you were caught using a calculator in the Non-Calculator it was cause for immediate disqualification. Thatâs because the exam board specifically wanted to test mental mathematics skills for that paper. What would be the goal of forcing people to use snail mail? Equality to the previous generations?
You do realize we were being sarcastic, right? I actually logged on to add in another âwe should make Overwatch a 2d shooter because some people still only have an onboard-VGA hookup and are too slow for OpenGlâ.
Really guy⊠Thereâs not only a difference between cheating and playing the game but youâre taking this whole âIf We WaNt An EqUaL pLaYiNg FeIlDâŠâ rant too far.
They specified 3rd party applications that access or modify game data. Why are you having such a hard time understanding this concept?
No, it doesnât mean putting your computer on a âplyâ wood table makes your computer an ap-ply-cation. No, it doesnât mean that because you have logitech driver that it turns your mouse into an application. No, it doesnât mean that âapplyingâ your skills and building a computer makes your computer a â3rd party applicationâ because itâs not a Blizzard brand computer. No, Just because you filled out an online application at some point does it ban you from playing Overwatch. No, Just because youâre a patron of an internet service that you use for online play does it mean that youâre prohibited from Playing the game.
^ Those are the types of things that youâre arguing about. At this point youâre just trolling, Iâm surprised youâre not flagged yet.
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I do realise that yes. But by taking the extreme of the argument (800x400 res so all consoles can run it the same) you actually helped to illustrate my point as to why a level field is absurd to claim to strive for to start with.
Why? Because it could give you an advantage? Why have a double standard for software versus hardware?
Thatâs exactly what a cheat engine does. Going into a process and grabbing data and/or changing it is exactly what they donât want. Difference between playing a game and cheating a game; are you really trying to form the basis that Overwatch should allow people to cheat?
If I used a mouse and keyboard in a tournament for controllers, it would be perfectly fair and Iâd be at no advantage because my mouse and keyboard donât modify the Overwatch.exe process? Wouldnât you agree that both hardware and software can give you advantages regardless of whether they do or do not access the process?
LOL is OP actually crying because he isnât allowed to cheat?
They have no control over someone having better physical equipment. Also having a better monitor, internet, and headphones isnât software. It sucks if you lack the equipment, but thatâs completely unrelated to Blizzard.
my GPU is fine. I have a GTX 970 and all my settings are on low. CPU is 4770k i7. I get tearing because im running on 240fps, I canât start vsync cause input lag
Yes they do. Frame lock, res lock, netlock, 7.1 lock.