Camera/Character is shaking

I was pleased to hear they were finally addressing the issue with the jumping, shaking, whatever you want to call it. And at first after the last patch I though it was fixed, but it wasn't. Instead the characters name shaking had been reduced(but not completely) and I quickly realized that my character and/or camera was still shaking up and down while running downhill.


This has been going on since launch and I'm surprised it hasn't been resolved yet.

So where are we at now. I don't know what everyones situation is but I know that my problem specifically is that:

*Character or camera shakes rapidly up and down while walking/running down hill.
*The character names doesn't shake as much but still does a little.


I hope among there is a final fix for this issue we're having in the next patch.

you mean while in 1st person view or 3rd person view? i didnt felt any shaking.. o.O

My character shakes all the time when running :( Even when I am not going down hill sometimes

I was happy to hear this issue was addressed as well. I was very dissapointed when I logged in and the problem seemed to be worse than before. I used to be able to minimize the problem by zooming the camera in some (in 3rd person view), but now the jittery issue is in full effect regardless of zoom. Also, it seems to have expanded from just player/name jitter, to entire camera jitter.

Are you using an ATI card? Myself and my friend who also have the issue are both using ATI graphics cards.

Nvidia actually. Both 1st person and 3rd person I have the same problem.

It seems like your character is walking down a hundred tiny baby steps when going at a decline in terrain and never seems to run anything close to as smoothly as when going up the same terrain. I think all they fixed was the name txt jitter.

It does bother as well though, but its not a priority.

Yeh the name seems to shake alot less, but the camera/character shaking is even more crazy now

I used to have the same problem, character and name. The name is fixed, the character isn't. I'm using an ati HD5850 the problem was the same with each driver since september. On another computer using ati HD4870 no problem, no shaking/jumping name nor character.

I encounter this issue all the time, and its quite annoying. It seems to only happen when the camera is at a certain angle, perhaps around 45 degrees from horizon. Use a steeper or shallower angle and the shaking stops. Definitely happens a lot when going down hills.

This happens to me all the time. It's not quite as bad since upgrading from a GTX275 to GTX580 graphics card, but it's still there, and it's irritating.

I did experience the shaking camera issue, but this mostly happens in Limsa Lominsa region, however, I don't remember experiencing this issue recently though, so I thought they fixed this through a recent patch update.

Happens to me as well. Only on "downhill" grades though. (So if outdoors which is very uneven, it's pretty much constant.) Last patch fixed the name bouncing but the character still does.

I've found that if you limit your FPS via FRAPS or any other method to about 30, it stops or becomes hardly noticeable. (But why play like this?) Based on my research I've come to the conclusion the problem plagues higher-end systems, as people with mediocre ones don't experience it. (Which relates into limiting the FPS)

Running on HD5850, Intel i5-750, Win 7 x64

Screen tearing is another thing, Had to use D3DOverrider to force on V-sync since it's not built in... but like I said that's another thing lol.

All I'm going to say is before they ever mentioned the shaking of names going downhill, I never noticed it much. Now that they said they fixed it, I notice my camera shakes quite violently going downhill. I think I would rather have my name shake subtly instead of feeling as if I was running through an earthquake lol.

Hello everyone!

We apologize for the trouble and annoyance the camera shake has been causing you all. We will gladly forward this concern to be looked into more thoroughly however, we will need more information before it can be investigated.

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I am still having the character shaking/jumping problem as well. I am on Win 7 x64 using an ATI Radeon HD 5830 with a DSL connection.

It happens all the time, in any area as long as my character is walking down. The name is less shaky since the update but the camera and my character are even more now.

I am really hoping this will get fixed as it gets very annoying, although not gamebreaking.

Agree with the thread, and also I don't like when the character appears to be flying in the ground in the stairs and hills

Feel like I'm necroing my own post a little but Ive been gone. Hope this still helps

Platform: PC
ISP: Gyao (Japan)
Type of Internet Connection: Ethernet
Internet Connection Speed: 1 GB
Date & Time: Anytime, anyday
Frequency: Whenever I'm running down a slope or on unever terrain.
Character Name: Draven Pierce
Race: Human
World: Besaid
Class/Skill Rank: Doesnt matter. Happens on every class
Physical Level: Since 1 and still going
Area and Coordinates: Any area with a downslope
Party or Solo: n/a
NPC Name: n/a
Monster Name: n/a
In-Game Time: Anytime

The character and name shake up and down in close-medium camera range while at far camera range, the camera perspective shakes instead.

Platform: PC
ISP: AT&T
Type of Internet Connection: DSL
Internet Connection Speed: 768
Date & Time: most common on downwards slopes, in any game area
Frequency: everytime
Character Name: Jesimae Citrose
Race: Hyur F
World: Palamecia
Class/Skill Rank: any
Physical Level: any
Area and Coordinates: see below for list of common areas
Party or Solo: either
NPC Name: n/a
Monster Name: n/a
In-Game Time: n/a
Steps:
Walk down an incline or uneven terrain, character name + character + camera (if panned all the way up) would start to shake/vibrate. The camera will stop if you pan it down a bit, but the name & character continue until I get off the incline. If I stop moving while on the incline, everything is fine. It only happens when my character is in motion and traveling downward on a slope.

Comments:
Originally I had this problem early on, either during the beta or launch, then it was resolved by one of the patches and I was fine for a very long time. Then after one of the patches earlier this year this issue resurfaced and was very bad. The "fix" for it that was mentioned in one of the more recent patches did reduce the shaking/vibration a by a little, but the problem is still here.

Areas this commonly happens to me:
1. Ramp leading to entrance of Limsa (ramp by zone line between Limsa and Lower Noscea)
2. Entrance tunnel to Cassiopeia Hollow (ramp leading down)
3. Entrance tunnel to Mun Tuy Cellars (ramp leading down)
4. Steep paths down the cliffs when running to Camp Horizon from Camp Black Brush (steep ramps along the indicated path)
5. pretty much anywhere that has a slightly steep downward slope

I'll jump on the wagon since this has been pestering me since the launch.

Platform: Going overkill on this one...
Win 7 Pro x64
XFX ATI HD5850
Intel i5 750 @2.67 GHz
8 GB RAM
Corsair F60 SSD
1920x1080 Resolution over HDMI, 2ms response time.

ISP: WSU (University)
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: 3Mbps
Date & Time: Since game launch
Frequency: Every time, windowed or full screen
Character Name: Zozef Zsuzsi & Tony Stark
Race: Miqo'te & Hume M
World: Trabia
Class/Skill Rank: Happens on them all
Physical Level: 30ish
Area and Coordinates: Every zone, "downhill" grades only
Party or Solo: Both
NPC Name: N/a
Monster Name: N/a
In-Game Time: Always
Steps: As stated before..
1. Only happens on "downhill" grades
2. Does NOT happen on "uphill" grades or "flat" ground
3. Length of grade can be very long.. i.e. steps in town; or very short i.e. small bumps in outdoor environments
4. Game looks beautiful other then this one huge distraction!
5. Happens no matter the graphical settings, one extreme to the other.

From my own research into the issue:

1. Seems to only plague med. to high-end systems. (Those that can maintain 50-60 FPS)
2. Limiting my FPS to ~30 stops the problem.
3. I've seen A LOT of other 5850 users complain about this issue.

I, along with many others I know, experience this problem.

Platform: PC
ISP: Newwave Communications
Type of Internet Connection: Wired/ethernet
Internet Connection Speed: 10MB
Date & Time: Anytime I am logged in and walking/running
Frequency: Constant
Character Name: Smokey Thesequel
Race: Lallafel
World: Fabul
Class/Skill Rank: Fisherman/17
Physical Level: 23
Area and Coordinates: All
Party or Solo: Both
NPC Name: N/A
Monster Name: N/A
In-Game Time: ALL
Steps:
1. Walk up/down an incline or even terrain. Character name, character, camera shakes/vibrates violently. If I stop moving, everything is fine. It only happens when my character is in motion.
2. Ramp leading to entrance/exit of Limsa Lominsa.
3. Extremely Frequent around Ul'dai.
4. I have tried EVERY graphical setting from very low to very high.
5. I have tried EVERY camera option.

i get this almost anywhere its not totaly flat, in first person its the world that jerks, in 3rd its charactor.
and no i wont fill out your irrelavant form.

Hello,

Thank you for those details. We will pass this off to development for you. Upon confirming this issue; it will be handled accordingly. Any adjustments or fixes will be posted on the Official Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone site.

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