Gemüsepizza
Member
Do we know if this game is using Sony/Microsoft servers or Blizzard servers? Because games from big publishers often seem to use their own servers.
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Digital Foundry's Face-Off: Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition [PS4, XBO and PC]
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Do we know if this game is using Sony/Microsoft servers or Blizzard servers? Because games from big publishers often seem to use their own servers.
Primethius
Banned
I feel that in a game like Diablo 3, an FPS stress test should be focused on 4 player coop on Torment atleast, as that's primarily where the majority of the late game is focused.
FPS during campaign is good and all, but to me that's not really an indication of how the consoles hold up in the heavy circumstances of late game.
FPS during campaign is good and all, but to me that's not really an indication of how the consoles hold up in the heavy circumstances of late game.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
I meant that Diablo 3 wasn't exactly pushing graphical tech a few years ago when it came out.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
Gemüsepizza;126701906 said:
Oh come on. Stop making sense.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Been enjoying the shit out of this on PS4. Damn that wait was so long, but so worth it!
Glad to hear the X1 version comes very close in performance, and seriously, a drop in the low 50s is nothing. I wouldn't even perceive it.
Still went with PS4 version though for the Shadow of the Colossus themed armor set, and Last of Us themed area.
Glad to hear the X1 version comes very close in performance, and seriously, a drop in the low 50s is nothing. I wouldn't even perceive it.
Still went with PS4 version though for the Shadow of the Colossus themed armor set, and Last of Us themed area.
Yup. But thankfully blizzard wisely used up their resources and time to polish up the x1 version(with some prodding from directx inventor).
CrunchyFrog
Member
Not true, enemy counts are significantly higher as well with more players for balance, not just the HP boost.
Technosteve
Banned
Is blizzard going to fix there servers for PC so that our frame rate isn't tied to the terrible latency?
AngryNapkin
Banned
To be perfectly honest the PS4 version for me starts dropping or stuttering after a controller disconnect and I start playing again.
Only way to fix it is close the game and start it back up.
Otherwise I haven't noticed drops. I'm only on Act V though at lvl 52.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
I have it on x1 and don't notice any problems
Begaria
Member
*rubs eyes* Dear lord, Digital Foundry.
"Another bizarre change is colour tone variation in some levels. Here, the PS4 is the odd one out with a cooler tone for the Highlands area."
I don't even...I can't....I mean, what?
Listen, DF? Check your video for the PS4/Xbox One comparison between 1:35-1:44. That "cooler tone" that is so "bizarre"?
It's called the rain effect. You can clearly see the difference between the two. It's likely when you took the screenshot capture given the equipment your Barbarian was wearing in the photo compared to the video.
The Highlands can be sunny and daylight, or rainy and dark. It's random.
*shakes head in contempt*
Edit: Just to be sure, I loaded up Diablo 3 on my PC. I'm in the Southern Highlands at that waypoint. Yup, "cooler tone"/dark and raining, much like the PS4 picture.
"Another bizarre change is colour tone variation in some levels. Here, the PS4 is the odd one out with a cooler tone for the Highlands area."
I don't even...I can't....I mean, what?
Listen, DF? Check your video for the PS4/Xbox One comparison between 1:35-1:44. That "cooler tone" that is so "bizarre"?
It's called the rain effect. You can clearly see the difference between the two. It's likely when you took the screenshot capture given the equipment your Barbarian was wearing in the photo compared to the video.
The Highlands can be sunny and daylight, or rainy and dark. It's random.
*shakes head in contempt*
Edit: Just to be sure, I loaded up Diablo 3 on my PC. I'm in the Southern Highlands at that waypoint. Yup, "cooler tone"/dark and raining, much like the PS4 picture.
yesterday, for testing (the game, not the vs performance bullshit), I joined a friend of mine that i saw was level 70.
I was like level 15 at the time, start of act 1, normal difficulty, and being used to handle small packs of enemies of my size or smaller.
So I joined him and found myself in a big area somewhere in act 5, that these huge monsters that were so many and would make rows and then circle me to beat me, also casting moves with colorful effects that covered the entire screen. I did my best there for some time, as by the time I stopped I leveled up like 8-9 levels. and it was on expert too.
I was impressed by the difference in scale, the game really ramps up, and I did not notice any kind of drops in framerate even though screen was total mayhem >80% of the time.
*ah, this on xbone version of the game, and the multiplayer game was ..intercontinental too, me being in Greece and my friend on Canada.
BruiserBear
Banned
So you're still holding onto that narrative? The game runs just fine at 1080p on the XB1.
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More like props to ms for helping them get it to 1080 and still playing great. Otherwise it would have been 900p. Props to blizzard indeed..lol
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
i finally sunk some hours and it plays really nice (ps4) only problem i had was that 2 out of the 3 dlc thingies didnt appear
i found the fix and gonna try myself
i found the fix and gonna try myself
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
I-I don't see where he said it doesn't...
BruiserBear
Banned
The insistence that Blizzard was forced to up the resolution to 1080p, against their will, when the game runs just fine at 1080p, is laughable. That's what I was pointing out.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
But according to them, it wasn't exactly at the top of their "to do" list to push it up to 1080p. They seemed perfectly happy with the original 900p.
As to whether or not MS actually pushed them to get it to 1080p is tough to say. It's become a "he said/he said" issue.
But the fact remains that without extra help from MS, the game was going to be 900p/60fps instead of 1080p/52-60fps.
You move the stick to move your character and hit buttons to attack. Like we did more than a decade ago with Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance. It's more direct and less clicky.
My buddy who has put like 300+hrs into PC just loves the controller for this now. He said he probably can't go back to PC controls.
I haven't played PC much but the controller seems to suit this game much better IMO. Love it.
Art Vandilay
Member
I've been loving this game on the XB1. This was my first digital purchase that I don't believe I'll regret.
vpance
Member
It probably dips much lower in the later levels with more players, maybe it even dips for PS4. I hope they update the article with bigger stress tests.
ethomaz
Banned
RESOGUN, Ground Zeroes, Flower (well almost all digital conversion from PS3, Metro Redux, New Order (not 1080p), Sport games, etc.
Well the list is not that small to be fair.
I've put about a hundred hours into the PC version and I really, really like the console version control scheme. Having access to all six active skills under your fingertips, and having a dodge roll on the right stick gives the game sort of a "god of war" feel that works really well when blowing up hordes of monsters.
The inventory management takes a bit of getting used to but the radial system honestly works quite well. It feels like Blizzard didn't make any compromises.
BruiserBear
Banned
No, it's become "a developer said this, and I think that means this" issue. People doing their very best to spin a quote into this very negative narrative.
In all my years of reading and following the video game industry, I don't believe I've ever heard of a third party developer being forced to change the technical makeup of their game. Yet we get this one quote which could easily be interpreted a number of ways, and lots of people have chosen to interpret it in the worst possible way.
The game is 1080p and 60fps the vast majority of the time. Very rarely it goes below that, and even more rarely it actually hits 52fps. This is better performance than the vast majority of games reach these days. Yet we've got people suggesting Blizzard was strong armed into this unfortunate situation. lol
You seem to be the only one raging about that quote in this thread. Maybe you should make a new thread about the injustice of random comments on the internet rather than derail this one.
alexandros
Banned
What are you talking about? I'm agreeing with you. I'm saying that Microsoft's decision to push for 1080 was clearly the right one.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
To be fair the PS4 might be compromise. It obviously has overhead that is not being used. They probably got it to 1080P 60fps early on and called it a day. They were aiming for parity like Destiny.
Gotta justify that 52FPS version man! Jokes aside, I really want to get the game on PS4 since I didn't beat it on PC. I bet it looks amazing.
JetSetRadio
Banned
You can't go wrong with PS4 multiplats it seems. Good, I had to play some stuff on pc lastgen because of shitty PS3 ports.
lol no..they put the PC game on it at the highest settings. Why would they add to it just because there is more power there? that doesn't makes sense.
BruiserBear
Banned
Push and insist have two entirely different meanings.