@super-poopsy said in Streaming and Island LODs:
@UnhandyThreax Honestly, at this point i'm way more concerned about players/items rendering distance than anything else.
There's people who could never afford playing at Mythical setting in the first place and maybe for them the difference would be less noticeable, but the players/items distance really touches every single player on both platforms and -at least for me- it has deeply affected gameplay and immersion.
I clearly remember the first time i played the alpha, thinking how incredibly far i could see players compared to any other multiplayer game out there and now instead we're at a point in which it's even inferior to games released some years ago.
I totally agree with you @super-poopsy. The player and item rendering distance is the most important issue to get resolved right now. My spouse and I have high end PCs that can play anything without issues, including true Mythical settings. My brother has the newest Xbox running 4K. We played for a little last night and this was exactly the biggest problem and annoyance that diminished the fun the three of us had while we were sailing.
The player/items distance really did negatively impact us last night and without a doubt impacts every single player on both platforms. We have the gaming rig combination in our family trying to sail and play that can 100% verify that fact. You hit the nail on the head when you said it has deeply affected gameplay and immersion. That is what it does every time we log in.
If Rare would focus on this particular issue from the ones everyone brought up here and reported, every single player would tremendously benefit. The game overall would benefit and there will be lots of happy captains and crews out there.
If in the end the other graphics issues cannot be restored to where they were at launch, which we hope not, I think with the rendering issues fixed alongside other improvements in gameplay tweaks, more content, less lag spikes, no rubber banding, etc., we all might be able to reconcile the changes and be happier sailing forward.