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Gromo
Profile Joined August 2011
Poland49 Posts
September 12 2011 15:47 GMT
#1
Why are the players most of the pro game on minimum graphics settings? Does this help in something? Gives better sensitivity? Colleagues from the Polish forum I posted that it changes the sensitivity of the mouse. That the minimum is closer to that of Broodwar. Is this true? Sorry for poor English.
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zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
September 12 2011 15:49 GMT
#2
I heard it helps seeing cloaked units.
keep it deep! @zulison
Bonsaidurr
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany31 Posts
September 12 2011 15:49 GMT
#3
On low details there's less bling bling that could distract.
Strek
Profile Joined June 2010
28 Posts
September 12 2011 15:49 GMT
#4
Less lag in large battles. For these guys, one small spike in a big battle can be huge.
Linwelin
Profile Joined March 2011
Ireland7554 Posts
September 12 2011 15:50 GMT
#5
Less shiny stuff that can distract the eye
Fuck Razor and Death Prophet
lurked
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada918 Posts
September 12 2011 15:51 GMT
#6
From what I heard, it's because of :

1st. Everything at low quality, with textures at High : It helps seing stealth units. You'll see the crippling of a passing stealth observer better that way than when everything is at Ultra.

2nd. More fluidity. Whatever machine you'll be playing on, it'll be as fluid as your own machine.

3rd. Less details means you focus more on the important bits, instead of the shiny graphics.

I'm not a pro, but I personally prefer playing with lower graphics too, and I think my computer likes me for this, as it's getting quite old now...
Magic is "just" magic until I get my hands on the source code.
DannyJ
Profile Joined March 2010
United States5110 Posts
September 12 2011 15:52 GMT
#7
Doesnt change sensitivity, unless you are also changing the resolution or something.

When i play Zerg i use low shaders just because it makes it far easier to see my units / base clearly, quickly. As protoss i use everything on all ultra since they have less crap going on.
DarKcS
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia1237 Posts
September 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#8
Even on my quad core machine, FPS drops to 10-15 in 200/200 battles (yeah...this game isn't optimized to use more than 2 cores sadly) - for shiny noobs in custom games, it might be acceptable, but it isnt for everyone who can't afford an i7 and quad-SLI.
The mouse speed doesn't change with FPS like most games, you only lose control when frame lag hits in at those mentioned FPS Drops. The smoothness of scrolling around changes drastically between 20/40/80 FPS however.
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Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4203 Posts
September 12 2011 15:54 GMT
#9
I guess it cause of the lag spikes during big battles. My computer runs fine on medium but when 2 max armies engage there will be lag spikes which kinda screws you over sometimes.
Gromo
Profile Joined August 2011
Poland49 Posts
September 12 2011 15:55 GMT
#10
On the forum I posted that I'd buried in the files of the game. This is 100% legal? Because I heard that Blizzard bans for burial in the files. In practical terms, variables.txt file. Apparently there must change the values ​​corresponding to the cloak and shaders. Apparently when you change settings in this file, you can see invisible units as medium-level shaders.
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decaf
Profile Joined October 2010
Austria1797 Posts
September 12 2011 15:55 GMT
#11
On September 13 2011 00:49 zul wrote:
I heard it helps seeing cloaked units.

Someone should verify this already
It's almost some kind of myth.
stokes17
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1411 Posts
September 12 2011 15:56 GMT
#12
1. It makes it easier for me to see what's going on
2. gives me even more fps so things are smooth
3. And personally I like the minimalist cartoonish look when I'm playing (Obs-ing a major tourni should be on higher settings imho to give it that polished professional look)
isleyofthenorth
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Austria894 Posts
September 12 2011 15:56 GMT
#13
On September 13 2011 00:55 decaf wrote:
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On September 13 2011 00:49 zul wrote:
I heard it helps seeing cloaked units.

Someone should verify this already
It's almost some kind of myth.


it isnt. shaders have to be on medium at least beacause otherwise the line in the variables "simplifiedclocking" gets set to 1, which makes cloaked units significantly harder to spot
stokes17
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1411 Posts
September 12 2011 15:59 GMT
#14
On September 13 2011 00:55 decaf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2011 00:49 zul wrote:
I heard it helps seeing cloaked units.

Someone should verify this already
It's almost some kind of myth.

I believe the story behind this is

If textures are on highest and the other main graphical feature is lowest (I can't remember what this option is called but its the one that's not textures lol) It keeps the blue shimmery look of cloaked units while having the really minimalist low quality graphics. I believe it all started in a TLO interview where he said it made things a ton easier for him. I think most LANs say which graphic settings you have to use partially for this reason.
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
September 12 2011 15:59 GMT
#15
You could have learn everything you needed and more about graphic settings by using the search function of the website, this topic has been largerly disscussed since beta :

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/search.php?q=graphic&t=t&f=19&u=&gb=date&d=
twitter@RickyMarou
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
September 12 2011 16:02 GMT
#16
On September 13 2011 00:55 decaf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2011 00:49 zul wrote:
I heard it helps seeing cloaked units.

Someone should verify this already
It's almost some kind of myth.

well, I guess it is based on personal judgement. I dont play on the lowest settings, cuz I like the game to look good. But I can imagine that less shiny effects equals less distraction and therefore it might be easier to recognize a DT, cloaked banshee or Observer.
keep it deep! @zulison
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
September 12 2011 16:07 GMT
#17
Pretty much what everyone else said.

I personally have a habit of always playing with all graphical options to the max, just doesn't feel right without it. This does sometimes present issues when trying to micro in 200/200 situations, but I don't feel dedicated enough to sacrifice the beauty of the game in order to win just slightly more battles in lategame scenarios. Guess I'm not that much of a pro player then (Well, at least Master but that's it) Still, unless you're aiming for top GM, I don't think you should mind what graphics you're using. Just use whatever you feel like.
BlitzerSC
Profile Joined May 2011
Italy8800 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-12 16:11:34
September 12 2011 16:11 GMT
#18
On September 13 2011 00:47 Gromo wrote:
Why are the players most of the pro game on minimum graphics settings? Does this help in something? Gives better sensitivity? Colleagues from the Polish forum I posted that it changes the sensitivity of the mouse. That the minimum is closer to that of Broodwar. Is this true? Sorry for poor English.


Well, minimum graphics settings gives 3 advantages as far as i know. The first one, and the most obvious, is that you have more FPS and we all know that if you have a high frame rate the game is more fluid . Second, it's easier to distinguish things because you have less effects and the colors of the units are more accentuated. Third, it's a little bit easier to see cloacked units but, in my opinion, it's all about habits.

^^
Sporadic44
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States533 Posts
September 12 2011 16:12 GMT
#19
Personally I play on lowest settings for a few reasons. The obvious already mentioned, faster runtime, less lag, less chance of disconnect(not 100% on this but makes sense).

Additionally, I stream so framerate lag is reduced for myself and viewers. Despite playing on a decent machine i'd rather just be sure that the game is running as efficiently as possible. I dont care how pretty the game looks, I just need it to run as best as it can.
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."
Skew
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States1020 Posts
September 12 2011 16:15 GMT
#20
On September 13 2011 00:56 isleyofthenorth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2011 00:55 decaf wrote:
On September 13 2011 00:49 zul wrote:
I heard it helps seeing cloaked units.

Someone should verify this already
It's almost some kind of myth.


it isnt. shaders have to be on medium at least beacause otherwise the line in the variables "simplifiedclocking" gets set to 1, which makes cloaked units significantly harder to spot


lol i didnt even know this, used low since day 1 beta. changing it doesnt seem very significant though but w/e.
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