I only play games that support 32:9. At least you let me play in 21:9 instead of forcing me to suffer playing 16:9. But if 32:9 support doesn’t come to this game, I’m probably uninstalling and I’m definitely not buying the battle pass.
Also wtf year is this, 2012? 60hz max at 5120X1440??? Rofl, my monitor does 240hz bruh. I know you guys have like 5000 other more important issues right now, but I can’t believe you couldn’t even get the hardware support right after finally ditching the idea that “we’re a competitive game, and we have to only support a very strict set of hardware so nobody has an unfair advantage” ridiculousness. Open it up man. If some kid gets insane at playing the game in VR, I’d love to see that. Stop being a bunch of dinosaurs Blizzard.
it was mentioned before that they were not planning on supporting 21:9 bc it’d give gameplay superiority to people who have access to it and not everyone does
I think right now they need to be attracting more players, not pushing them away. Like I’m half decent at shooters, and do I think the extra res gives me an advantage? Sure it does. But I’m still complete trash compared to anyone at the pro-level. I’ll find my spot on the ladder where people can 1:1 KD me - so who cares?
And if the meta is for pros to get 32:9… then just let it happen. If you’re getting paid to play games, then I’m sure you’ll get sponsored some sweet equipment or will prioritize buying the best stuff.
well that’s their design philosophy… they prioritize the game being fair for everyone
if you think that’s a bad philosophy you can design your own game, fund and create it
this is all subjective… terrible counterargument…
well historically speaking pro gamers usually get screwed over by their sponsors
I have a 21:9 monitor. No one plays at the resolutions and aspect ratio you’re demanding. I know you feel salty you paid $$ for that nice monitor and can’t use it. I felt like that for a while… The problem isn’t the games it your expectations. Just accept you bought a niche product and move on.
I can’t even believe I’m defending this game but honestly your request is inane. Again I say that as someone with multiple 21:9 monitors.
if you think that’s a bad philosophy you can design your own game, fund and create it
I’ve worked on a mod, many years ago, that was insanely popular for about a year. Now I have a career in media and that life is behind me. That aside, it’s really a red herring argument trying to tell me that I should go make a game rather than criticize their design decisions.
No one plays at the resolutions and aspect ratio you’re demanding.
I play a lot of games at those resolutions. From my perspective it seems pretty common for any of the newer game engines to support it. The only games that seem to avoid it are the more esportsy games. And quite honestly, I don’t even care to play ranked. I like being matched fairly for sure, but I play games to have fun, not to push into masters league. So let me play my games the way I wanna play it. If it’s not for fun then what are we even doing here?
I got lots of other games on my PC I can swap to in a heartbeat. I took a moment out of my day to request something that most other games are doing nowadays. If you think that’s a ridiculous request, then just move on. We can debate all day the “fairness” of it all. But would a little bit of proof that it’s so “unfair” be such a bad thing? The monitor is great, I love it, but it’s just blizzard and the esports community that is fighting it so hard.
i mean i never said you can’t/shouldn’t criticize them but i assumed you wanted to get results and i’ve been on the forums for a few years and i HIGHLY doubt they’d change their design philosophy over one forum thread and keep in mind that one of blizzard’s core values is “play nice play fair” and what you want wouldn’t be so fair now would it?
so you’re better off making your own game and proving them wrong you wouldn’t be the first one to do it either
The argument of fairness is overstated IMO. If I’m a C-tier player, at most the monitor might get me to C+. If I’m an A-level player at most the monitor would get me is A+. The only portion of the community where thing won’t naturally level out on the ladder is the S-tier, Top 50 in the world, creme de la creme players.
Fortnite allows you to just drop in and play a BR at 32:9. But if you wanna play ladder competitively or do tournaments, then they force you to do 16:9. I don’t necessarily agree with that philosophy either, but I’m willing to accept it, and I can still play the game and enjoy it the way I want to enjoy it, even if that excludes me from the occasional tournament that looks like it could be fun.
In any case, I think Blizzard has been pretty trash at making decisions that have been positive for the gaming world for the last 10+ years now. They’re reactive and corporate driven. I think doing crossplay and 21:9 was a step in the right direction - but they can go further. Support VR, support all the ways to play. Let the players figure out the way they want to play this game. They had a fresh slate and I think they blew their shot.
well they don’t like you going from c to c+ just because you have a wider monitor
blizzard doesn’t live for your acceptance
every single person that plays the game has a unique vision for the game some of these visions are good some are bad and we get a lot of different takes on how they should handle different aspects of the game and what i’ve learned is that they don’t listen to our suggestions they do what they think is best for the game/company
you simply enjoying the game in a certain way isn’t enough for blizzard to make changes that compromises the competitive integrity of the game
prove. them. wrong.
do it better! do it the right way! do it your way!
The only thing I have to say to that is “their loss.” I’m not afraid to spend money freemium games, and I can convince a solid half dozen to dozen people to play games with me. If they don’t want my business, that’s fine. But I kinda figured they were in the business of making money. Oh well, their loss.
I 100% agree, I have a 32:9 aspect ratio monitor and wish it had proper support. If they don’t support 32:9 for diablo 4 i’m gonna riot.
Very old games support arbitrary aspect ratio. It’s not that they can’t do it. They choose not to. And because the playerbase which has 32:9 aspect ratio is so small they really don’t care and won’t bother.
It’s really dumb, even games that are more competitive than overwatch support it. You’d be surprised at how many people in industry haven’t even heard of a 32:9 aspect ratio monitor. Yet they’re making games.
Back in the good old days, when your software wouldn’t support hardware, it was considered bad software.
Very old games support arbitrary aspect ratio. It’s not that they can’t do it. They choose not to. And because the playerbase which has 32:9 aspect ratio is so small they really don’t care and won’t bother.
That’s exactly it, it’s probably a trivial amount of work to actually support it.
The other thing I mentioned in my original post which nobody has even bothered to talk about since, but is probably the same amount of work in the same vein, is the fact that I can only play at 60hz in my native resolution. My monitor supports 240hz. Originally when I build my computer I went for dual 4k monitors, but I cheaped out on the monitors and they could only do 60hz… not only did that make FPSs nearly unplayable for me, but I also hated the borders and totally regretted not just going for an ultrawide.
Anyways, I bought a way better monitor and love it. It’s basically the reason I PC game now. I have a 77" LG oled which I use for consoles and couch gaming, but I play shooters on my PC, and a game not supporting 32:9 is an automatic delete for me.
They support 21:9, so the whole argument about fairness seems pretty irrelevant to me. Additionally I’m playing at a super nerfed 60hz, which is trash. If they can’t support modern PC hardware, they should just stick to mobile games in the future.