Cornbread78
Member
Ultimately, it's all about:
Not you, but some need to take off the console war goggles and see what the real issue is with this, if, I mean, if this is a result of a "parity" request from MS....
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Far Cry 4 (PS4) God Rays Removed in Latest Patch (Why Ubi??)
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Ultimately, it's all about:
Not you, but some need to take off the console war goggles and see what the real issue is with this, if, I mean, if this is a result of a "parity" request from MS....
shadowsdarknes
Member
The omission of God rays makes this game not worth purchasing? Woah
BloodMoney
Banned
welp, I think that's the worst use of the j.law gif i've seen.
Downgrading the game post launch when it's unnecessary makes me feel it's not worth 60 bucks either. I can give a far more deserving developer that kind of big money.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Did the XB1 version have God rays?
Daffy Duck
Member
Oh man why do this Ubisoft?
How is that funny? Its been demonstrated. By gamers.
I haven't 'eaten up' anything. I can think for myself and don't see everything in black and white where people(or companies) can only tell the truth 100% of the time or lie 100% of the time.
You're not a bad consumer, just one that isn't terribly likely to come up with any interesting arguments of their own.
LiquidNarwhal
Banned
I don't see how you could accidentally patch or bug out a feature like god rays, and if it was an accident I would say said individuals writing the patch are incompetent. I'll try not to demonize Ubi too much for now, but the precedent exists to certainly get on the Ubi hate train at this point.
FryShakeWad
Banned
Brutuspedia
Member
It's disrespectful, but people that keeps buying Ubisoft games, even after so many controversy and problems, should be expecting something like that already.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Sent a few tweets out lets see if anything comes from it-
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Not only did Ubisoft had a partnership with Sony for this game, but it also looks better on ps4 since it's full 1080p while the xb1 version is not. Not only that, but the advanced godrays were an nvidia thing, how would Microsoft request parity?Ultimately, it's all about:
Not you, but some need to take off the console war goggles and see what the real issue is with this, if, I mean, if this is a result of a "parity" request from MS....
DryvBy
Member
This is different. You went into purchasing this game because you saw with your own eyes how good it looked. Then they patch it out. So they got your money THEN screwed you with a patch.
I know this sounds very minor to some, but it really adds to the realism of the graphics in this game. The trees having lights shoot through the trees like they did was just a nice touch.
RedAssedApe
Banned
As a side note, nx gamers breakdowns are really good just watched the unity one.
BloodMoney
Banned
I just called Steam and said:
me - "give me my fucking money back because even though the PC version still has god rays I simply refuse to enjoy it considering the latest patch removed a graphical feature on the PS4, and while reasons for this change are purely in the realm of speculation, God knows that without God Rays the game is certainly Satan reincarnate... especially when you factor in the deduct associated with anything Ubi"
operator - "no, sorry, we don't give refunds for those reasons"
me - "but seriously, there is a thread on GAF, and it said this was a big deal. Also, haven't you heard, Ubisoft is in league with the devil."
operator - "wut m8"
me - "god damnit, pay attention to me, i'm having a temper tantrum"
me - "give me my fucking money back because even though the PC version still has god rays I simply refuse to enjoy it considering the latest patch removed a graphical feature on the PS4, and while reasons for this change are purely in the realm of speculation, God knows that without God Rays the game is certainly Satan reincarnate... especially when you factor in the deduct associated with anything Ubi"
operator - "no, sorry, we don't give refunds for those reasons"
me - "but seriously, there is a thread on GAF, and it said this was a big deal. Also, haven't you heard, Ubisoft is in league with the devil."
operator - "wut m8"
me - "god damnit, pay attention to me, i'm having a temper tantrum"
Charlie0108
Member
I'm loving Far Cry 4, probably my game of the year but I guess I better return it now. Unplayable.
CouchMaster
Member
They looked awful on PC and covered everything in blue-ish haze, turned them off after couple of hours. AMD gpu btw.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
I'm sure this was funnier in your head.
Brutuspedia
Member
I agree with you a 100% mate.
The thing is: Ubisoft proved more than once that they don't deserve to be trusted, but people keeps buying their games, and that's what you got.
It's time to realise this is Ubisoft.
Ol No Bones
Banned
Preorder cancelled.
Because some people still believe Unity's 'parity' was a result of Microsoft paying Ubisoft rather than Unity just being a technical mess. And now they think that Microsoft might be paying Ubisoft to patch out god rays in Far Cry post-release to gain some parity.
If that sounds insane to you, good on you, cuz it is. If it all sounds plausible, then well, lets hope the aliens don't get you tonight.
bananafactory
Banned
When did this patch hit?
Cornbread78
Member
Seriously, that is the question. After Unity, why wouldn't it be questioned though? Ubi took a huge hit with gamers that are now going to question their motives/integrity with every game, fair or not fair, that is the way it is going to be for awhile now, regardless, because they open stated they were using Parity between the console versions.
Woffls
Member
I can't understand people not wanting to buy this game because god rays are not in it, but I can certainly understand people not wanting to buy this game because a feature was removed from it by a mandatory update. Responding positively sets a very bad precedent, and it doesn't matter one bit whether it was deliberate or not.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Yeah, this should definitely be more about the fact that it was unnecessarily downgraded at all, not the specific thing that got downgraded.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Could this be an Nvidia thing? I'm pretty sure they've been advertising godrays as a PC exclusive feature.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Except that we know exactly why Ubisoft sought parity across the systems:
Senior Producer Vincent Pontbriand said:
Simply chalking it up to the game being a "technical mess" is disingenuous when the game's senior producer gave the actual reason in a moment of candor.
That being said, I think the issue laid out in this thread is most likely the result of a bug, but I would certainly not criticize those who are skeptical of Ubisoft's practices given their history.
its just annoying.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Did the DF Face off address the disparity of Godrays between the consoles, I don't recall seeing it.
cleveridea
Member
are there patch notes that describes this as a feature of the patch?
perhaps there is some kind of glitch or bug they fixed that is only apparent on rare conditions?
very weird regardless, game seemed to run great pre-patch on PS4
perhaps there is some kind of glitch or bug they fixed that is only apparent on rare conditions?
very weird regardless, game seemed to run great pre-patch on PS4
Wasn't the same implementation as the nVidia version.
bananafactory
Banned
Hmmm. I didn't get the game until Nov 28 so I guess I never saw the god rays.
Hopefully they add them back in
SEGAvangelist
Member
Does that matter, though?
m_shortpants
Member
Surely this is a fuck up? Can't be intentional...
I hope.
I hope.
Just because games use PhysX on consoles or use some form of HBAO doesn't mean that they get those features completely removed due to nVidia cards offering the option for higher precision versions.
SEGAvangelist
Member
But if godrays as an Nvidia exclusive thing is in a contract, is it possible they'd have to remove any form of godrays from a console version?