Removal of low graphics option

[kingoftigertank]

think it is about time the option to play the game in low graphics should be removed, especially when it effects the balance of the game, why should people with higher end computer to play at a disadvantage? all im asking is make it fair make it that lower graphics doesn’t mean a advantage of spotting other players.

[MeanBROSofD72805]

40% of the player base will disappear…

[Kingskofi]

And we all know gaijin will do anything to not lose revenue

[themadseventeen]

Dupe

@MightyBaozi

There is honestly no purpose for ULQ anymore

I understand people may complain with just the title, however it has been 13 years since WT started and in that same year the Nvidia Geforce GTX 600 series came out (4GB VRAM on the GTX690), now you can find a 1080 or equivalent for less than 100 euro if you are looking hard enough, and a lot of places are now throwing away their windows 10 PCs because of EOL for that OS so you can snag a decent base for a PC. I get that when the game was very early it was important to have so a larger playerba…

[Necronomica]

Well, quotes from Stona_WT:

@Stona_WT

War Thunder has always been accessible on even low-performance computers. Over the years, the performance bar has risen (due to ever-improving audio and video visuals), but we always tried to make the game accessible to as wide spectrum of players as possible. Not everyone can afford to buy a state-of-the-art graphics card, a new laptop or a next-gen console. The world is not a paradise, where everyone can spend loads of money on computer upgrades without blinking an eye. As long as this is possible, we always try to ensure that War Thunder works even on weak hardware.

And it’s not true that today there are no more computers that won’t run WT on medium or minimum settings. Every now and again I read reviews in which a player complain that, unfortunately, the game doesn’t work on their graphics (and it turns out that they are using a GT 9500 or some other hardware from a dozen years ago) and I feel sorry for them. I remember the times when I struggled hard on a Radeon 9250 to turn on any “modern” game (because I couldn’t afford better graphics).

Making fun of such gamers, or suggesting that they should be cut out of the game even though it is not necessary is wrong and has no place on our forum.

ULQ got a lot of disadvantages, it’s not a mode that gives you advantage in battle. I would never want to play on that mode, but some players simply have no other choice. Respect that and allow them to play their favorite game.

@Stona_WT

Already answered such suggestions/ideas numerous times.

WT graphics changed much since 2012. Dagor Engine evolved, system requirements went up. It’s not like game is available since 2012, so it is perfectly playable on hardware from 2012. Right now, minimum requirements are more or less medium/high GPU from 2012. So something, that would allow you to play WT on max settings in 2012, now allows you to launch game and play it on minimal settings. (Which still is crazy, if you think on it, 2012 was 13 years ago! WT optymization is great!).

What do you mean by “poor people”? The fact that someone is less lucky than you and simply cannot afford good hardware means that we should exclude them from our game? The world is not equal for everyone; not everyone can afford good hardware. We will not try to exclude the less lucky players.
“Go without the game and get some money” – sorry, but this is a really bad approach. There are places on Earth where this is simply not possible. What if they work 12 hours just to survive, and want to spend an hour after their hard work playing their favourite game? They should work harder and wake up earlier, so they can succed and afford latest GPU and CPU? What kind of meme approach is this?

[MightyBaozi]

Don’t create duplicate posts and use the original one to discuss about this topic.