Annoying fog gates - Firelink Shrine

[Wodjanoi]

Why did they implement fog gates at Firelink Shrine? They are annoying.
They are always there after fast traveling and they only disappear after 30 seconds if I'm near the tree for the seed of a giant.

[Kelenek✪]

the game doesnt load the entre area to shorten loading time.

[Facepalm]

They're glorified loading screens, due to drops and npc's that move around in the outside area.

[OldWhovian]

My guess is it is to limit frame rate drops in firelink shrine. Most of the time you're just there to interact with the npcs real quick and leave again, so it tries to save time and frames by loading just the inside of the shrine; thus the fogwalls. I've had it fogwall after I came back into the shrine and went afk for about half an hour; when I came back I couldn't go back outside right away. I agree it is annoying, but it comes down to the ♥♥♥♥ optimization that DkSIII has.

[Kai]

Originally posted by Kelenek {Streaming}:

the game doesnt load the entre area to shorten loading time.

And yet, to load the area around us (which isn't so huge since it's a starting area) on the pc nonetheless, we have to wait like 30 seconds?
I think the problem here is that From Software programmed in a 'intentionall' fog gate loading function into the console version, but did not remove it in this version.
I'm also thinking some other 'delay' codes are also put into this game due to the issue of the console's hardware.

[Crulark]

It would make sense for them to be "loading screens" the first time you travel there. If you die in the area, however, they come back every time. That seems a bit extreme, no?

In my opinion nothing justifies these fogwalls. There are much larger areas that do not have this issue. Why do this here? It doesn't save anything. It just wastes time.

[dontyoudare]

This part makes me wonder why I bothered to put it on a SSD. :/ Luckily it's just there.

[76561198836333076]

It DOES load the entire area, and the ENEMIES, used cheat engine to immediately fly outside to check. The entire area loads and enemies so the Fog walls are COMPLETELY useless.