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Just a heads up for anyone doing a lot of fitness, if you sweat a bunch it could potentially brick your headset. I believe this happened to me despite using sweat bands and other measures. Might be a slow process as liquid seeps in/accumulated/causes all sorts of shorts. This is fairly widespread based on the support forums. Got a nice $500 paperweight as it's out of warranty and Meta won't repair just wants to replace with a refurbished unit for an appreciable sum.

There is an article about it here: https://mixed-news.com/en/vr-fitnes...s in the Quest,and can damage the electronics
 
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Hot5pur said:
Just a heads up for anyone doing a lot of fitness, if you sweat a bunch it could potentially brick your headset. I believe this happened to me despite using sweat bands and other measures. Might be a slow process as liquid seeps in/accumulated/causes all sorts of shorts. This is fairly widespread based on the support forums. Got a nice $500 paperweight as it's out of warranty and Meta won't repair just wants to replace with a refurbished unit for an appreciable sum.

There is an article about it here: https://mixed-news.com/en/vr-fitness-kills-your-vr-headset-meta-quest-3-has-a-sweat-problem/#:~:text=Sweat collects in the Quest,and can damage the electronics
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Sorry that happened. Are you going to get the replacement?

It's difficult to tell how widespread it is by forum posts. Even if 5,000 people are reporting it and super vocal on forums it seems like alot, but not if there's 5 million Quest 3.

We've been using our two Quest 3 intensely for a year now with no issues or sweatbands. However I will take the precaution, can't hurt.
 
Romulus said:
Sorry that happened. Are you going to get the replacement?

It's difficult to tell how widespread it is by forum posts. Even if 5,000 people are reporting it and super vocal on forums it seems like alot, but not if there's 5 million Quest 3.

We've been using our two Quest 3 intensely for a year now with no issues or sweatbands. However I will take the precaution, can't hurt.
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I'm going to wait and see if I can revive it with dessication. Otherwise I'll buy new or perhaps wait until something more interesting happens in the VR space. I found I only played super intense workout games and the other stuff just stopped appealing to me (or I was too lazy to play). The workout stuff I have alternatives for.

I read a guy on reddit had over a dozen replacements for this issue, while other people are fine. I think it depends how much you sweat, how often you play, the room temperature, what facial interface you are using, etc. You're right it's hard to know how widespread the issue is, some people may not even suspect sweating and send it for RMA. Yeah keep an eye on your headsets and try to wipe it down if things get especially intense and don't store it face down to avoid any gravity based seepage (though I suspect this is more capillary action). I also got some sweat masks which became necessary with Thrill of the Fight 1/2, before that things were much more under control lol
 
Hot5pur said:
Just a heads up for anyone doing a lot of fitness, if you sweat a bunch it could potentially brick your headset. I believe this happened to me despite using sweat bands and other measures. Might be a slow process as liquid seeps in/accumulated/causes all sorts of shorts. This is fairly widespread based on the support forums. Got a nice $500 paperweight as it's out of warranty and Meta won't repair just wants to replace with a refurbished unit for an appreciable sum.

There is an article about it here: https://mixed-news.com/en/vr-fitness-kills-your-vr-headset-meta-quest-3-has-a-sweat-problem/#:~:text=Sweat collects in the Quest,and can damage the electronics
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I got a headset with a built in fan (and hot swappable batteries). Works pretty well to cool the head.
 



Alien Rogue Incursion is finally here for Quest 3 users but was it worth the wait? Well, sadly, no. The Alien Rogue Incursion Quest 3 port is easily the worst way to experience this official VR Aliens experience. With low resolution visuals, a constant blue foggy hue, low draw distances, visible pop-in, no shadows and a general lack of any real atmosphere, which was the PSVR2 and PCVR versions strongest aspect, the Quest 3 version feels much more like a Quest 2 port and falls far below the high bar set by recent new Quest 3 games like Metro Awakening and Behemoth, two games that really showcase how great standalone ports can look.
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Seems a lot developers struggle to get things to look good. They got some real wizards at Oculus Studios, but I can't say that Batman or Asgard's Wrath 2 look that amazing either.
We're going to limp along until mobile hardware can produce impressive visuals, hopefully more companies give PCVR more love in the meantime.
 
Hot5pur said:
Seems a lot developers struggle to get things to look good. They got some real wizards at Oculus Studios, but I can't say that Batman or Asgard's Wrath 2 look that amazing either.
We're going to limp along until mobile hardware can produce impressive visuals, hopefully more companies give PCVR more love in the meantime.
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Metro looked good

And for me, Batman looked amazing with Optimizer. The drawback was the lower resolution, but once you use Optimizer, it looked incredibly good. Asgard's Wrath 2 was more about crazy scale. I'm surprised they went this route considering its mobile but I'll take it. Not even ps5 games have that level of scale.
 
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Metro looked good

And for me, Batman looked amazing with Optimizer. The drawback was the lower resolution, but once you use Optimizer, it looked incredibly good. Asgard's Wrath 2 was more about crazy scale. I'm surprised they went this route considering its mobile but I'll take it. Not even ps5 games have that level of scale.
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Cool. I need to play asgard. Still contemplating my Q3 replacement after it shat itself.
I don't know but I bounced off VR for a bit, mostly just doing fitness. I have a bunch of flight, racing and other cool games I have yet to try. I think it's getting back home at the end of the workday and being spent and just not wanting to stand up for 2 hours. I'm becoming an old hoe it seems.
 
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How we still don't have a decent MP fps in VR is beyond. Only half decent shooter is onwards from 2016

Contractors/showdown could of been decent, but horrific servers and other issues, not a fan of pavlov recoil patterns, just not fun to play.

If only we could get a vr mod for bfbc2, bf4 or something.
 
Can I buy Quest 3 if I only have tiny space? I want to do VR workout with it. Will it work if my room space is 1 m x 1 m + a little more or will my workout effectiveness be severely impacted.

Also, is sweat-protective faceplate necessary? I don't want to break my headset.

I know that myopia corrective lenses are definitely needed in my case because my glasses will scratch the lenses.
 
Magister said:
Can I buy Quest 3 if I only have tiny space? I want to do VR workout with it. Will it work if my room space is 1 m x 1 m + a little more or will my workout effectiveness be severely impacted.

Also, is sweat-protective faceplate necessary? I don't want to break my headset.

I know that myopia corrective lenses are definitely needed in my case because my glasses will scratch the lenses.
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You can set a stationary boundary that is basically an arms reach around you. You will be limited in some games that do require room to move around but a lot allow you to stay in place.

I recommend a fan headset, like the Bobovr, to cool your head. Sweat between your face and the glasses will fog them.
 
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