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Film Grain - Good Or Bad?


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Poll: Do you like the film grain effect? (127 member(s) have cast votes)

Does the film grain effect make the visuals better or worse?

  1. Better (2 votes [1.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.57%

  2. Worse (125 votes [98.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 98.43%

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#21 Shazarad

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 07:14 PM

I remember when games didn't have all the fancy post processing stuff. They were better.

Mechwarrior 2 was a perfect example, it didn't need fancy things to make it a great game (though to be fair at the time the graphics were REALLY good, like, 3D models??? Holy cow.)

Still, the gaming artist industry needs to quit riding the brown and bloom horse and just make visuals clear and concise to make for better gameplay. Why do you think so many pro players turn their resolution down as far as it can go? For maximum framerate and better gameplay.

In answer to the OP, film grain has no place in this game. Its not a cinematic style game and should not try to be one.

#22 SweetWarmIce

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 07:19 PM

I don't like film grain at all. The only time I could tolerate it was in the original Mass Effect.

#23 Bromineberry

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 07:35 PM

Why don't they simply give us an option to turn it "on" or "off". I for my part don't hate the filmgrain, but I'm quite sure I'd switch it off if I had the chance.

#24 AC

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 07:44 PM

Look at the response to the poll PGI. Eliminate this crap, or at least allow an option to do so.

#25 AC

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 08:06 PM

Low might eliminate it. But it is there on max settings. And it doesn't even look good. If I dished out the cash for the hardware to run things on max, I want it to look GOOD. Not just ok.....

#26 Und3rSc0re

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 08:19 PM

I want actual options for my graphics settings like off,low,medium,high,max. Not sliders bundling multiple graphics features into one.

#27 DasProjektil

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Posted 03 April 2013 - 06:38 AM

Is it only me or is there more film grain since last patch?
I noticed it on Forest colony snow especially.

#28 Trev Firestorm

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Posted 03 April 2013 - 06:57 AM

happily have it more or less disabled ssince cbt, look up cfg settings posted around the forums (not the ones that require thrid party downloads)





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