The best thing for them to do would be to not say anything, or at least not retweet this checklist garbage.
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Batman AK PC Perf Thread of DARKNESS, NO SETTINGS [30fps cap / intro removal in OP]
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The best thing for them to do would be to not say anything, or at least not retweet this checklist garbage.
plagiarize
Banned
So it doesn't match the PS4 version considering the missing effects and considering the PS4 doesn't have the hitches. Gotcha.
I just benchmarked some driving the batmobile around gotham, powersliding to throw up smoke, smashing into stuff, and bottomed out at 37 fps. that's with all the Nvidia doodads turned on. averaged 91 fps.
But it's still missing key effects from the PS4 version. And you shouldn't need a six core i7 and two 980s to achieve such things.
you shouldn't need a gsync monitor to view the intro videos without stuttering or tearing.
Schweinehund
Member
I would disqualify them. I doubt it though, Skyrim didn't get flak for it's PS3 port.
Just do it man. I bought it for PS4 this morning and don't regret it. I'm now part of the 'problem' in some people's minds. Come join us.
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I feel so bad for you guys who bought this port, it has to be one of the worst ever right? Dark Souls probably beats it though with its frame rate and resolution cap. Thank God for Stream refunds I guess. After reading that forum post it seems they think this is perfectly fine so I don't see things improving.
Tainted
Member
On one hand they are probably being inundated by angry customers (and rightly so); so to stay silent would send out a poor message but on the other, they are still contracted by WB/RS so they have to have some kind of parity in how they work their way through these issues.
plagiarize
Banned
It seems somewhat unfair on Rocksteady, who I doubt are happy getting all the shit they're getting because the team handling the PC version dropped the ball so spectacularly.
Could Rocksteady have come out and washed their hands of the PC version ahead of time? I guess so. But I also guess that WB would have had something to say about that had they done it. Rocksteady made a fantastic game. Someone else botched the port spectacularly. Just the same, it would have been really harsh to ding the Orange Box because the PS3 version that Valve didn't port was garbage.
It's still better than the GTA IV port which was plain awful and barely playable at all at release. But that doesn't excuse making such a poor port in the year 2015...
I said frame rate, and yes the PlayStation 4 version has small hitches when driving the Batmobile (though not as harsh). It'll drop to the mid twenties occasionally. I have both versions I'm not talking out of my ass.
Keep in mind I'm not saying this is a good port for defending it by any means, I'm just saying weaker hardware is capable of running this game at the very least at the same performance level as the console version. Of course with proper care, my 670 would be running it better than the PS4 while looking better too.
Don't bite my head off here, geez
Not sure what the issue is here with that tweet. If the publisher wants all the statements coming from one place that's all they can say, regardless of who's at fault. Typically for any PR damage control situations whoever is in charge wants all the info disseminated from one place and a single voice. The contractor typically is at the mercy of the publisher in terms on PR explanations. It's typically also very controlled and deliberate. There's really nothing he can can say here. In the same situation, you'd have to do the same. There's absolutely nothing to infer from this tweet.
Schweinehund
Member
Not enough details at this point though. Could be IG only did steamworks integration like they did AC and AA. Could be they did some coding like AO did (and performance wise it turned out good). WB could have dropped this on their laps 2 months ago. We just don't know. I guess you have a valid point with orange box but I don't think ps3 version is as broken as this is.
d00d3n
Member
I disagree. Dsfix-less PC Dark Souls was better than the console versions in a couple of ways, such as better performance in Blighttown. PC Batman AK performs worse and looks worse than the console versions.
Doctor Ironic
Member
Steam denied my refund request because I played it too much on launch night.
Fuck WB.
Fuck WB.
-MD-
Member
11 hours played and you're surprised?
plagiarize
Banned
Your hardware should be running the game at least as well as the PS4 version. I presume you're not running with all the Nvidia enhancements, and if so you're unquestionably playing an inferior version of the game, at an inferior (by a small margin) performance level.
You shouldn't need a PC like mine to have something arguably on par with / better. That's all I'm saying. Yeah, running with less effects on more realistic hardware you can get close to the PS4 performance.
But that's embarrassing.
Doctor Ironic
Member
I filed the request at like 3.
ClaptoVaughn
Member
Dark Souls did not have performance issues anywhere near the likes of Arkham Knight. However, to be fair, Dark Souls wasn't nearly as graphically intensive.
The worst thing you can say about Dark Souls on PC is that it was a straight port. No extra bells or whistles, and 720p/30 just like the console version.
This game, on the other hand, is literally WORSE than the PS4 version.
-MD-
Member
Ah well that's bullshit then.
If you filed the request at 3 hours played why did you continue to play it then? That's your own fault. You could easily beat this game in 11 hours if you ignored the side stuff.
Storm Chamber
Banned
Never said otherwise.
Mad Season
Banned
Dave Lang is getting destroyed from it
RibbedHero
Member
Even if you filed it after 3 hours, why'd you continue to play? If that worked I'd file it within 30 minutes, and finish the game in the days/week it takes Steam to reply.
If you want a refund, you stop playing.
Just lower the settings to Low and you're good to go! Problem solved!
Yeah........thx...but that is not the answer i was searching for.
I was making fun of the stupid statements made by WB and co, hope this shit will get sorted in a timely manner.
Tainted
Member
I don't see a face-off between the PC and PS4 versions on their site ??
Dark Souls ain't missing assets, which puts it above this in my eyes even with the resolution cap.
Hatty
Member
I'd say DMC 3 and Final Fantasy XIII-2 are just as bad
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
FFXII-2 performs and looks better than its console versions.
ClaptoVaughn
Member
I genuinely don't believe it will ever get fixed properly.
This was abandoned before it ever came out. 30 fps lock, missing graphical features, last minute changes to the spec requirements. They knew it was a shit show and didn't want to admit to it.
Here's what follows:
More non-apologies and borderline insulting PR, maybe a couple of patches (which will be inexplicably large downloads, either due to incompetence or to make it seem significant) that will disappoint most people. They will continue this cycle until the last of the DLC is trickled out. Then, the devs/pubs will go quiet about the pc version of the game and you will not hear about it again until they need to promote their next pc game, so they can "promise" they'll do it better this time.
I have a bad felling about this, i think WB is going to abandon the PC version.
I don't know how WB studios work in videogames but the "fuck 'em" solution to PC gamers should be over the table.
Mostly because we don't know if they are going to fix this thing, i don't see any kind movement from them regarding this problems.
Miasma
Member
Cant believe how poorly this runs on my PC (GTX 780 6 gig i7 2600K @ 4.5 ghz 8 gig ram)
Not much better on my laptop ( GTX 970 M i7 4710 HQ @ 3.5 ghz 16 gig ram)
I have been running The Witcher 3 most stuff cranked to max on my laptop solid 30
Really hope they sort this out i am about 8 hours in to AK but the stuttering is beginning to become unbearable.
Not much better on my laptop ( GTX 970 M i7 4710 HQ @ 3.5 ghz 16 gig ram)
I have been running The Witcher 3 most stuff cranked to max on my laptop solid 30
Really hope they sort this out i am about 8 hours in to AK but the stuttering is beginning to become unbearable.
It's not a traditional face-off, but it does make direct comparisons between the two, especially in terms of completely missing graphical effects like SSAO, rain transparency filters, etc, even at maximum settings.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...rkham-knight-pc-lacks-console-visual-features
ultracal31
You don't get to bring friends.
Add a 'we have stopped development on patches to focus on DLC'
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Unity on PC had nasty bugs and I didn't even buy it until after patch 4 was out. The worst and most common for me was one where getting hit while traversing downward or falling would freeze me in mid-air while Arno flailed his arms like he was trying to swim through the air. I fell through the level an unacceptable number of times, too. Then the patch after that made my frame rate plummet. Thank god I'd finished both the main story and Dead Kings by then.
d00d3n
Member
That's their exact quote about Arkham Origins, right?