Same reason kickstarter exist I guess, to help with the development of the game, and to see if you like it before buying.
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[DF] Ark: Survival Evolved Xbox One Frame-Rate Test
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Same reason kickstarter exist I guess, to help with the development of the game, and to see if you like it before buying.
The PC version looks way better than the Xbox One version too, it's just terrible, hope they'll optimize and work on consoles as much as possible...
So 1 ground texture = way better?
Every time I see streams of this on twitch, 90% of PC streamers have their settings way down so the game looks WAY worse than Xbox. For most people, this game will look better on the XB1 than the PC.
This game destroys hardware, so the fact that it runs as it does on the XB1 is a miracle.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
it runs like shit on PC as well
i have tomake the game look ugly to get a decent framerate, and even then the framerate will chug sometimes
But there's a trial/demo so you don't have to pay money for it blindly. That should give you a proper gauge on what to expect if we're discussing performance.
If you can tolerate the performance, give them your money. If not? Just wait for the full release.
The power of demos!
It won't. lol
Sounds like the developer making promises before they had a firm understanding of the technical hurdles they would be facing.
It will run with geometry only flat shaded.
Backfoggen
Banned
There is a one hour free trial.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Number of copies sold says otherwise.
They have picked their clips too.
Hours of Xbox One footage here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhMomAnyLARd0lvEf3ov_8FXtkbQTbYOd
Hours of Xbox One footage here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhMomAnyLARd0lvEf3ov_8FXtkbQTbYOd
SymbiantXenos
Member
I bought it in preview. I'll play it in the summer once it releases properly.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1159370
Take a deep breath.
Pure assumption and speculation on your part.
It runs about as well on R7 260 grade hardware so no, its performance on xbone is nothing "miraculous", it was expected based on hardware.
http://gamegpu.ru/action-/-fps-/-tps/ark-survival-evolved-test-gpu.html
Keep in mind : the xbone version is not 1080p.
Dictator93
Member
Are you implying DF is misrepresenting the game's general performance and visuals`?
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Imagine this on VR, throwing up everywhere.
Portugeezer
Member
Really bad at times, 6 months to fix that seems like too little time.
But I think the developers said the games runs at 30 - 45fps, so we'll see.
But I think the developers said the games runs at 30 - 45fps, so we'll see.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
either way its one of those game that runs like shit but you still play it anyways cause its fun. you dont play it for the technical marvel or the graphics.
6 months might be to little but the devs are constantly improving and adding shit so i dont doubt they will continue after release ( and by constant i mean literally like updates every other day)
6 months might be to little but the devs are constantly improving and adding shit so i dont doubt they will continue after release ( and by constant i mean literally like updates every other day)
Not at all, they are showing when it runs like shit, which it does but not all the time. I've been having a blast playing, resolution is too low tho.
Check out the clips in that link.
MS made it a big thing during their E3 conference. Everyone I knew laughed.
qa_engineer
Member
It's a preview on PC as well and also runs like shit on high end hardware.
Every Early Access game has an hour long demo on the X1.
They also you encourage you only to buy it if you are comfortable with the games current playable state.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
whats so funny about it? also are you a journalist in the gaming industry? otherwise why would everyone you know laugh? at least console gamers who cant run it on pc can play it. its a fun game even tho it runs like shit
thehillissilent
Member
No. it didn't. 1 million people downloaded the trial. DF made a mistake reporting it.
Early Access on consoles seems like a bad idea. This game in particular is known for running like shit even on PCs. So yeah it was incredibly funny.
all game previews on the xbox have a trial, anybody interested in this game ALREADY knows what they are getting into. Anybody that paid for it dont mine the performance and/or expect it to get better when released.
Nobody is being fooled here, please stop.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
I dont get why its a "bad idea" if the game is playable and fun. console gamers always clamor to play betas and the success of early access on steam shows that gamers want to try games early even if they are unfinished. the game technically isnt sound but the gameplay is.
DarthWalden
Banned
This really goes to show you that most people don't give a shit about performance. Despite a 1 hour trial period to determine how the game played the game has been shooting up the most played list since it released and now seems to get more daily players on xbox then the likes of Halo 5, Star Wars Battlefront, and Minecraft.
You nailed it. I bought it on release and the only thing that seems to be "better" now is that there's more shit. No real significant changes to the game.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
The thing about Ark is the devs are constantly adding new stuff as if it was dlc like literally every week. Since Ive got this game (which was when Jurassic Park in theaters?) it literally had enough content for a complete survival game. and since then I have seen more stuff added than any MMO. granted its early access but they have added a ton of stuff at a rapid rate. they make rust and dayz devs look lazy as fuck in comparison
fastest finger
Member
Deluxe edition comes with a free bucket to put between your knees.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Its almost like the game might be fun regardless...but hell, I'm no expert!
What? Rust has had numuerous massive updates. It's an entirely different game today than when it was first in people's hands.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
So what sticks in my craw is these guys have been selling this game steadily on PC for a year. Rather then continue optimizing their PC port, they decide to cast a wider net and expand sales onto console to make even more money, releasing another rough version.
Thry should've finished one version before starting another.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
ive owned rust since it came out. number one it took them about a year to get that one massive update out. and even then it took a long time for that to become the main game. I think you misunderstand what i meant as in the frequency of adding stuff as to actually adding stuff.
ark devs constantly rolled out new stuff frequently and consistently unlike rust, thus the lazy as fuck comment
Darkroronoa
Member
This is horrible performance, looks bad and even watching it feels bad, maybe they should not release it on pre-release like that. People pay money for this, right?
I doubt they will improve it much, hopefully they will fix the framerate so it wont go down that low and bump the resolution because it looks like a blurry mess.
But i guess if people like playing like that them maybe they did the right thing...
I doubt they will improve it much, hopefully they will fix the framerate so it wont go down that low and bump the resolution because it looks like a blurry mess.
But i guess if people like playing like that them maybe they did the right thing...
It's even worse than that, they've had tournaments with money as the prize for a fucking alpha game.
They probably realize that it's going to take a long time before it's out and they want to get sales before people forget about it.
Their pipeline for releasing updates is clearly different. This doesn't mean they're "lazy as fuck".
In any case, for sure, with these type of early access survival games other teams could learn from the Ark devs. They've really delivered.
God help them trying to optimize this on Xbox One. Ark definitely does not feel like a game engine intended for these less powerful consoles.
They put it on the market to be sold for money, they aren't exempt from criticism.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
so obviously i was exaggerating as i said made the rust devs "seem" lazy as fuck. keyword seem. i remember that looooooong drought of updates from the rust developers. it sucked. unlike in ark Ive never experienced a drought and sometimes think "we are getting this already?" on the surface thats what it seems, and thus my comment. and you yourself just agreed
but dont take everything so literally.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
so are you suggesting all early access game be held to this criticism and standard?