SQEnix, please undo the FPS cap.

[Melondra]

hmmm ill have to check that didn't know they limited the frame rate wasn't looking at the number but I did notice my cards were running hotter then normal. I have a 120fps 144hz monitor. Dual 1080ti (Preditor Monitor)

[CaffeineHound]

Yes this needs to go.

[Doozer]

After fighting with the game just to get it to launch using DX11, my fps doesn't seem to be capped? I can still get like 110+ sometimes.

[Electric]

Square Enix... why... why would you do this. Please reconsider this FPS cap. I use a 240hz monitor and with this fps cap I'm getting some of the worst screen tearing and stuttering I've ever seen in a game. Please find another solution to whatever reason you decided to cap fps..

[Solljak]

Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for the inconvenience the framerate cap has caused. With the recent update, the FPS limit has been capped at 90FPS, as mentioned in the patch notes. However, I will be collecting and forwarding your feedback. I recommend checking the lodestone for any future updates in case this cap limit is increased once more.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...6712a499e97484

Thank you for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

Thanks for ruining the player experience It's worse than anything the bots were doing!

[Baertendo]

Would preffer to get back real unlimited FPS. I'm using a 144hz screen and screen tearing is soooooooo bad. D:

[Gandini]

This is a big mistake on Square Enix's part. Locking me and every other player out of high refresh rates is wrong and needs to be reverted asap.
Whatever your reasons for this were, it's not worth it. Find other ways to punish certain exploits if blocking them was your goal.

To expand a bit on how poor the idea is, and even worse how poorly it's been implemented (keep in mind I play on a 144hz monitor):

• Locking my game to 36fps actually locks it to 7fps (I wish I was joking, edited to add a pic as proof: https://i.imgur.com/hieCK66.jpg);
• Locking my game to 72fps actually locks it to 10fps;
• Locking my game to 144fps actually locks it to 90fps as intended, yet sometimes it goes down to a 60fps lock;
• I can't remember if I had it set to "up to 144fps" or "maximum (90fps)" but one of them introduced terrible screen tearing, completely ignored by Freesync;
• On top of all this, the game suffers from poor frametimes and/or microstuttering, as seen by myself and other players I've spoken with.

You need to revert this ASAP. this isn't the year 2000 to implement such terrible ideas and code. This is embarassing and something I'd expect of FFXIV 1.0, not 5.0.

On another note, 3rd party fixes exist, yet I refuse to use something that is possibly against the ToS, to fix an honestly dumb mistake on SE's part. Meanwhile I know people using these fixes and playing the game at 144fps. Is this what you wanted? I sincerely doubt it.
Don't make players resort to grey area measures to play the game how it should be played.

Thanks for listening.

[RanceJustice]

I too support reverting this change. I'm just coming back to the game, but I can recall that FFXIV ran very well at 2560x1440 on my 144hz FreeSync 2 monitor (even with an Nvidia card, for now!). To see 60hz and 90 FPS being capped is very disappointing. Please revert this change ASAP!@

[Kirsten_Rev]

I wholeheartedly agree. I'm personally not impacted by this change - I run a pair of 60hz 1440p monitors - but there are a lot of people who are. There's a lot of hyperbole floating around about the subject, but regardless of why someone is impacted or whether they're exaggerating their argument, SE needs to remember that these are paying customers who want to play FFXIV in a certain way. It's SE's job to do everything in their power to support that, which certainly implies they shouldn't actively sabotage things like framerate. What's next, limiting resolution? Removing higher detail settings?

Revert this change. It's not worth it.

[VanGoghComplex]

In another thread, I read a translated response from the devs. They do plan to revert this change.

Square-Enix: Thank you! I do hope you are able to solve the clipping issue in the future without framerate caps.

Please hurry with the emergency patch. My wife and I would like to enjoy Shadowbringers together, but I am unable to play on my laptop until this is resolved. =)