Dragon's Dogma 2 PS5 Performance Quietly Improved By Latest Patch, Players Say

So basically a locked 60 on the Pro?

HELL YEAHHHHH

Perception is reality. Players feel like the game performance has improved despite no evidence that the patch addressed it. Goes to show depending on the frame of mind you're in you can convince yourself of anything.

I'm slightly annoyed by the patch choosing to rename the modes and then go on to spell 'prioritise' incorrectly 🤷‍♂️😊

I'd still recommend playing with the 30fps cap in "graphics" mode if you're going to be playing on the base PS5. That RTGI is stunning and removing it really changes the feel of the darkness at night and in forests and caves. Part of the magic of DD is venturing out into the pitch black with a tiny lamp. Get an OLED for this one too, you won't regret it!

Great news for PS5 Pro as well - they're pushing for every frame they can, even if there is clearly an issue somewhere with the design in engine.

@riceNpea I convinced myself that the last patch didn't actually increase frame rate and that I imagined it but then DF analysis showed it was in fact running 2-3 frames faster 😂 the ol' double-bluff.

Then I will be watching for the performance analysis on the Pro Enhanced version when its tested in a few weeks time - seems like locked 60fps should be more than possible.

I did play the demo when they released it and dumpster fire was being kind to it imo.

@Loamy those dodgy developers! that's systemic discrimination in a nut shell ☺️😆 percieve things as worse and the evidence points at improvements. All you've got to do now is stick with your original thought and don't believe them! 😆👍

I personally think the frame rate problems have been hugely exaggerated. Not once did it ruin my enjoyment of the game.

I think it's time for yet another playthrough. I bought and played this at launch and either never experienced the frame drops and bugs or was just enjoying the game too much to notice.

@Loamy 30 fps with oled displays is making me nauseous. Always in game mode without extra motion smoothing.

Tried the demo after a so called performance improvement patch, and i'm not gonna lie, it was awful. In Graphics mode, in Performance mode, with or without RT, the framerate was not satisfying at all for me.

I've got it set for graphics and the 30 is holding better then ever. I will give Capcom credit and say they really have improved performance but it has taking nearly a year to it what isn't good at all.

@Medic_alert I’ve just learned to switch off from it. Unless it’s extremely choppy or just downright bad.

But I always think companies should keep offering a choice of 30/60 (for those who are legit sensitive to it) rather than just their ‘artistic vision’ of 30

@Loamy ⁸ Yeah the RT is too good to drop hence why i'm sticking with graphics mode.

I will downscale it and play it on my CRT TV as it was meant to be played

I haven't played it for a while but I'll jump back in soon and check it out.

@riceNpea I can't tell if you're joking but "prioritize" is also correct.

@Medic_alert
Ive said it many times before, but it really depends on the person - I feel sick and/or get headaches at much less than 60fps, and can see big improvements up to 90fps (then diminishing returns up to 120).
Others genuinely cant really see much above 40fps or dont find 30fps to be a problem at all.

I am a fim believer that Performance modes should be locked 60fps (infrequent minor drops are ok) with the option to uncap if you have 120hz VRR TVs, and everthing should be reduced/tweaked to achieve this; on the other hand graphics modes should be locked 30fps with all the bells and whistles they can add while maintaining 30fps. Everyones happy then, and anything else is just bad design, or poor developers.

@Melee_Ace not if you're speaking English it's not. It's correct in a form of English that has its origins in sticking two fingers up at King George II and the English establishment, and wanting to create an American version of English specifically to underline their independence from England. It's not a natural drift of the language based of time and distance like how Spanish has subtley changed in South America compared to Spain. It was engineered to spell words incorrectly.

@riceNpea I'll choose Freedom's English! 🤘🦅🤘

😂

@riceNpea Flippin' colonials, eh! 😂

Still, I reserve my main hatred for those, and they appear to be mostly Brits, who mispronounce "aitch" (H) as "haitch". First up against the wall when the revolution comes...

@GamingFan4Lyf It's what the Helldivers speak, so fair enough 😁

@sanderson72 you know, the Brits are the worst at English 😄😄

@riceNpea We're clearly missing Stephen Fry narrating LBP to educate the masses.

@sanderson72 I fully support Stephen Fry and Stannis Baratheon in their endless and important quest to correct 'less' when it should be 'fewer'.

And anyone who's profession is to write should not be saying, 'should of'. Saw it here in an article a couple of weeks back 😮😄

@riceNpea Sure there's people who swear blind that it ran fine at launch.

I actually sold my copy of it the other day as even with the more recent improvements the framerate during combat gave me a headache (and it was also a dog for timing attacks and moves).

@KillerIsD34D I bought it based off the same demo and patch. It was okay, but I wasn't prepared for how dismal the framerate became in bigger battles. Borderline unplayable at times.

@MrPeanutbutterz hope you got a good price for it 👍

@MrPeanutbutterz I do not care if it is "only" 30 fps, but i like my framerate LOCKED. Even small dips are disturbing, and i do not have VRR on my screen to help.

@Medic_alert same. I moved from a 4K monitor to a 1440 OLED and it looks better than ever. 4K is such a massive waste of resources. I'd much rather 1440 was concentrated on with more details (especially as PSSR is doing the work now)

Hopefully these tweaks help optimize MH Wilds so we don't get a bunch of unhinged whining about performance

Let's hope they will release a new dark arisen version as the game was lacking in some aspects.

If it can hold a 55-60fps with VRR i will finally buy this game after many months.

Releasing it with 30-40fps ruined their chances of getting a GOTY nomination.