OW2 Inclusivity Patch

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The biggest problem with FPS games is the demand for the newest tech “Pay to Win” factor.

We need to limit the P2W factors by having a 120hz cap to expand the player pool for lower-spec PCs.

No other Competitive game does this, however, if you think about the most popular game in the world, League of Legends does not benefit from a higher hertz display like FPS games do.
This allows them to cater to all wealth brackets in society. Call it inclusivity.

Right now Blizzard does not provide equal access for all gamers but only panders to the rich. A $1 shared by a billion people is more than $10 shared by a million people.

Limiting the FPS will also increase the visual resonance associated with a higher in-game resolution setting.
Thereby enhancing the streaming quality and allowing E-Sports to look new and refreshing.

Because honestly right now OW2 does not look different from OW1.

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Frame rate isn’t going to make you that much better. It’s barely an advantage.

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That will just never happen. Nobody does that on purpose.
Consoles have it best because it is the same hardware.

I would rather have the game being more optimized for lower end PC and giving more settings than limiting the hardware of people who can afford it.

If it was barely and advantage people wouldn’t be spending crazy money on high end PCs and high refresh rate monitors :roll_eyes:

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I’m sorry but this is just a terrible idea, why would you punish people with good hardware?

Besides, having a good PC set has always been a part of gaming, I’ve never heard of another “serious competitive game” limiting how good a players monitor can be.

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I play at 144Hz and honestly it hasn’t affected my gameplay at all. The server runs at 60TPS so you’re honestly not going to get any additional information from the server at anything above 60fps regardless. It’s almost entirely cosmetic beyond 60fps

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I didn’t say it wasn’t better, it’s just not going to make you a better player.

I’tll just make it a fraction easier to apply the mechanical skill you already have.

Also, you don’t need to spend much to improve your hardware these days. A 120hz monitor is pretty cheap these days.

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lmao 120hz is very awkward for a ton of 144hz hardware and defeats the point of inclusivity.

And yes I know this is bait, but this is also bad bait.

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make everybattle pass come with a free 144hrz monitor. EZ

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Also, it’s not like handicapping players with good hardware will magically boost up the performance of players with bad computers.

So limiting frame rate would be entirely pointless.

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I personally agree that the game should be capped to 120fps. After all we want a level playing field right?

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And I didn’t say anything about making you a better player either. maybe l2r next time

Also I will just leave this here for the non educated ones

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My CPU can only manage around 60 FPS. We should cap it there for fairness.

Actually, I have a friend who only plays at around 30. So cap it there, because it’s more fair that way.

On second thought, if this game ever hits phones… we’d better cap it at like 1 fps just to be safe.

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While refresh rate is no doubt important, getting your input lag as low as possible is the real struggle.

Not all monitors can archive 5ms or below input despite being 120-144 hz.

The difference between 120 and 144 is so minute that they’re effectively the same.
Having hardware that maintains your frames at 120 and above as well as the monitor + input devices being 5ms and below is what’s most important.
It’s very much an advantage

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This is ironic. Thanks for the laugh.

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IMO, higher framerate / hz doesn’t necessarily make you better. What it does is make the game smoother and puts less strain on your eyes, and thus allow you to perform at your best for a longer period of time.

So if you did not have the skills to begin with, you will not see any improvements. If you do have the skills but get worn out quickly due to eye strains, then you will see an improvement with higher framerate.

If you’re playing a game on 30 fps, than switch to a device that can perform 144 fps, the game animations is so smooth it feels like everything is so clear and in slow motions. At least this was the experience for me when I improve my hardware.

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no ty. no fps cap. that just ruins the experiance of people who put their hard earned savings into getting a good computer

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It makes the game smoother and look and feel better. It does not improve your aim or the connection to the blizz servers.

You could also have the same argument with people that have a better internet connection and say “Well they have a better ping so its unfair”.

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This is a pretty wild take that really shouldnt ever happen. Overwatch runs well on lower end pcs already, a few frames wont make a massive difference especially for the vast majority of the player base. For most players frames wont matter as much as practicing aim, positioning, and just about any other gameplay aspect of game knowledge. Why punish people who like to have higher frames and build pcs to make that happen when its mostly just a visual difference.

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If you want equal specs, play on console.

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What is this socialist nonsense.

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