unlimited frame rate option has been removed from the client on 5.0

[Koroem]

I get it. People should be free to have unlimited FPS. Especially as hardware gets more powerful over time.
I will say though, that for me, running at 60FPS on mostly max settings = 80C temps... so I'm not going to 90FPS and 90C and wrecking my machine, let alone unlimited.

Meanwhile I can pull over 144fps at 36c because my setup is watercooled. I should not be penalized for your issue if that is the reason this cap was put in place. If the cap was put in place because of cheating, well that is just moronic. People had a day 1 patch/hack to get around it. Its just like invasive DRM that publisher ship in their games. It only hurts the legit players/customers.


What is even more baffling is that SE went double dumb on how they implemented it. Not only did they cap the engine frame output to 90 fps, the real serious issue they created was how they handle monitor resolutions. It appears as though the game checks the list of reported resolutions and refresh rates from the monitor/display driver, checks for any refresh rates equal to or lower then 90hz and throws everything else out. This is a serious issue for monitors that don't expose all of their display modes like laptop screens, and Gsync/Free sync monitors that need to sync properly to work.


Why on earth they didn't just lock the engine output and leave refresh rates working properly is beyond me. Any modern game with even half competent developers allow full refresh rate with 30/60 fps caps in console ports. SE has created a massive issue for a lot of people, myself included using Gsync. This change needs to be rolled back or properly implemented. 90fps is fine. Don't touch the refresh rates. Get rid of the 1/1 1/2 1/3 options if you need to.

[VanGoghComplex]

I get it. People should be free to have unlimited FPS. Especially as hardware gets more powerful over time.
I will say though, that for me, running at 60FPS on mostly max settings = 80C temps... so I'm not going to 90FPS and 90C and wrecking my machine, let alone unlimited.

If you were to do that, your graphics card would downclock itself in reaction to the high temperature, and heat output would be reduced. You're not going to wreck your machine. PC hardware is smarter than that.

SQe should know that.

[Nedkel]

Wut? No. Stop this.

But its truth, pcmustard race are wasting too muvh electricity by rendering more frames than it is needed.

[Ifitisnotfunwhyplay]

VanGoghComplex is correct. Modern CPUs and graphics cards will simply throttle themselves rather than commit suicide from overheating.

[Raiya]

60fps in the PC gaming community is the the bare minimum and most definitely not great in 2019.

To be fair 60FPS is bare minimum at FHD, Standard would be 120/144 QHD, high end is 240FPS at FHD, 120/144 WQHD or 4k 120 FPS (that last version is like nearly €2000 for the Monitor and at least 1100 for a good 2080TI and 2 would be a good idea for FFXIV since it supports SLI/NVlink).

[Raiya]

My PC will run it too, though the 90fps is hitchy and juddery. Feels like 40, and it's definitely a huge downgrade from my customary 165...

My laptop won't run the game at all. Crash on launch.

That's screen tearing it's because the game is running at a lower rate than the monitor and that's one of the problems this unexplained and unwanted ninja nerf is causing amougst others.

[Barta]

They explained this, botters were using high fps to speedhack through solid objects.

Now you all look like botters. GG.

[hikariinu124]

They explained this, botters were using high fps to speedhack through solid objects.

Now you all look like botters. GG.

Except the fps cap was unlocked within minutes of the expansion so people are still able to exploit but genuine players who care about using custom .dlls or who play on laptops are getting a terrible gaming experience.

[VanGoghComplex]

They explained this, botters were using high fps to speedhack through solid objects.

Now you all look like botters. GG.

Could you perhaps supply a source on that? Curious to see where SE said it; everywhere I've seen it referenced it's at "rumor" status.

I've also read that the techniques botters actually use rely on incredibly low framerates, not high ones. In any case, as others have pointed out, this is easily bypassed and you be know botters will have no scruples about doing so.

What we look like are people who worked hard to pay for our high-end gaming rigs and have enjoyed them playing FFXIV for years, only to have the client crippled by a poor decision on SE's part.

The visual fidelity of my game is far more important to me than a stable ingame economy.

[Zerolimitz]

I would just like an official response that if i use the patch to get unlimited frames that i won't get banned for it also would love to know the reason for this cap in the 1st place.

going from 180-200fps down to 90 is a big deal.