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Adjustable darkness?

Potato BasketPotato Basket Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
edited May 9 in General Discussion
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So apparently we're going to be able to adjust the amount of darkness ourselves?

Not sure how I feel about that.

To elaborate:

It seems like Intrepid's comment hints at a broader range of adjustments beyond just gamma and brightness, possibly involving in-game lighting. This could introduce an uneven playing field where players need to tweak settings to stay competitive. The concern echoes discussions about players adjusting monitors for advantages, now compounded by internal factors like manipulating in-game darkness through lighting adjustments. What troubles me is the shift from a level playing field with preset darkness to a dynamic one, which feels like a loose approach to fairness.

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  • OtrOtr Member, Alpha Two
    edited May 9
    Potato Basket wrote: »
    Not sure how I feel about that.

    I'm not sure how I feel about you not feeling sure.
    So we might be on the same side :)
  • LinikerLiniker Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited May 9
    its called gama settings grampa, most modern games have this first thing when you boot the game,
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  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    Potato Basket wrote: »
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    So apparently we're going to be able to adjust the amount of darkness ourselves?

    Not sure how I feel about that.

    Not sure how you feel about people wanting to play the game without headaches? I guess that says more about you than it does about adjustable darkness itself.
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  • Potato BasketPotato Basket Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    It seems like Intrepid's comment hints at a broader range of adjustments beyond just gamma and brightness, possibly involving in-game lighting. This could introduce an uneven playing field where players need to tweak settings to stay competitive. The concern echoes discussions about players adjusting monitors for advantages, now compounded by internal factors like manipulating in-game darkness through lighting adjustments. What troubles me is the shift from a level playing field with preset darkness to a dynamic one, which feels like a loose approach to fairness.
  • CROW3CROW3 Member, Alpha Two
    Tweaking the settings to advantage pvp is a valid concern. Though this is obvious territory for A2/B1 testing to mitigate.
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  • GithalGithal Member
    Potato Basket wrote: »

    So apparently we're going to be able to adjust the amount of darkness ourselves?

    Not sure how I feel about that.

    To elaborate:

    It seems like Intrepid's comment hints at a broader range of adjustments beyond just gamma and brightness, possibly involving in-game lighting. This could introduce an uneven playing field where players need to tweak settings to stay competitive. The concern echoes discussions about players adjusting monitors for advantages, now compounded by internal factors like manipulating in-game darkness through lighting adjustments. What troubles me is the shift from a level playing field with preset darkness to a dynamic one, which feels like a loose approach to fairness.

    Intrepid's idea has never been to restrict vision in the dark. Its MMO. not survival game. The default settings will have everything visible on the terrain, and all mobs/players in the area. Maybe if you tweak the darkness to make it darker than default you may get the "dark enough to be unable to see", but There should be no gameplay difference between the optimal/default settings and if user tweak it to be brighter
  • patrick68794patrick68794 Member, Alpha Two
    edited May 9
    Githal wrote: »
    Potato Basket wrote: »

    So apparently we're going to be able to adjust the amount of darkness ourselves?

    Not sure how I feel about that.

    To elaborate:

    It seems like Intrepid's comment hints at a broader range of adjustments beyond just gamma and brightness, possibly involving in-game lighting. This could introduce an uneven playing field where players need to tweak settings to stay competitive. The concern echoes discussions about players adjusting monitors for advantages, now compounded by internal factors like manipulating in-game darkness through lighting adjustments. What troubles me is the shift from a level playing field with preset darkness to a dynamic one, which feels like a loose approach to fairness.

    Intrepid's idea has never been to restrict vision in the dark. Its MMO. not survival game. The default settings will have everything visible on the terrain, and all mobs/players in the area. Maybe if you tweak the darkness to make it darker than default you may get the "dark enough to be unable to see", but There should be no gameplay difference between the optimal/default settings and if user tweak it to be brighter

    Yeah, what they showed was still too bright in my opinion. I get that night on Verra won't be as dark as on Earth due to the proximity, and number, of the moons but it just looked like daytime with a bluish tint to it for the most part.
  • Potato BasketPotato Basket Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    patrick68794 wrote: »
    Githal wrote: »
    Potato Basket wrote: »

    So apparently we're going to be able to adjust the amount of darkness ourselves?

    Not sure how I feel about that.

    To elaborate:

    It seems like Intrepid's comment hints at a broader range of adjustments beyond just gamma and brightness, possibly involving in-game lighting. This could introduce an uneven playing field where players need to tweak settings to stay competitive. The concern echoes discussions about players adjusting monitors for advantages, now compounded by internal factors like manipulating in-game darkness through lighting adjustments. What troubles me is the shift from a level playing field with preset darkness to a dynamic one, which feels like a loose approach to fairness.

    Intrepid's idea has never been to restrict vision in the dark. Its MMO. not survival game. The default settings will have everything visible on the terrain, and all mobs/players in the area. Maybe if you tweak the darkness to make it darker than default you may get the "dark enough to be unable to see", but There should be no gameplay difference between the optimal/default settings and if user tweak it to be brighter

    Yeah, what they showed was still too bright in my opinion. I get that night on Verra won't be as dark as on Earth due to the proximity, and number, of the moons but it just looked like daytime with a bluish tint to it for the most part.

    I'm glad I'm not the only one, was thinking exactly the same.
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