Triple Monitors

[Cardnim]

Why oh why oh why not support multiple monitor setups. Have we gone back in time to the 90s?!

[gza]

Imagine the advantage those that could even run this game across 3 screens would get. It would be insanely unfair.

[IcyTorrent]

Originally posted by griceyj:

Imagine the advantage those that could even run this game across 3 screens would get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that can run the game in 4k could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that has a 7.1 headset or sound system could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Great logic.

[Cardnim]

Originally posted by griceyj:

Imagine the advantage those that could even run this game across 3 screens would get. It would be insanely unfair.

Im not so sure, its no different than CS:GO, Arma, DayZ etc. I get a little bit of extra view angle left and right, but you have to get LESS distance viewing directly in front, its a nice trade off for me and Im happy but its not an unfair advantage (IMHO)

[gza]

Originally posted by IcyTorrent:

Originally posted by griceyj:

Imagine the advantage those that could even run this game across 3 screens would get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that can run the game in 4k could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that has a 7.1 headset or sound system could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Great logic.

What? How is that even comparable. 3 Monitors would give you a massive field of view advantage. Something that's very important in this game. So yeah great logic mate.

[Cardnim]

Im not sure you have tried it, it doesnt give that advantage.

Basically, it takes the one monitor you have, spreads it over the middle monitor, and HALF of the other two (so its like zooming in by 50%)
Like I said, you gain a little left and right, but loose up and down, and especially depth - so objects directly in front at max distance are much less defined.
If I was a sniper, 3 monitors would blow and be a definite disadvantage.

You should give it a try and see what you think.... but not in PUBG as it doesnt support it

[gza]

Originally posted by Cardnim:

Im not sure you have tried it, it doesnt give that advantage.

Basically, it takes the one monitor you have, spreads it over the middle, and HALF of the other two, so its like zooming in 50% or so.
LIke I said, you gain a little left and right, but loose depth so objects directly in front at max distance are much less defined for me.
If I was a sniper, 3 monitors would blow and be a definite disadvantage.

You should give it a try and see what you think.... but not in PUBG as it doesnt support it

I've tried it before in many games and it does give you a FOV advantage over players.

https://i.imgur.com/5ddagfP.jpg

Look how much extra view you get on both left and right, that's an increase of 100%.

[TimeRunner]

I think you will need like 4 titan x's

[Cardnim]

Originally posted by griceyj:

Look how much extra view you get on both left and right, that's an increase of 100%.

I agree you get extra left and right, no doubt (thats why I want it) but look at your screenshot. The actual place you are aiming is 100% SMALLER than previously, thats the negative part of three monitors.

So, whats more important - to see whats to your extreme left and right, or whats pin point accuracy where you are firing. Its got to be accuracy and firing every time.
The left and right is just a nice to have (and yes, does help if your play style is like mine and you cant hit anything anyways, so its spray and pray) :)

[MuckaChu]

Originally posted by IcyTorrent:

Originally posted by griceyj:

Imagine the advantage those that could even run this game across 3 screens would get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that can run the game in 4k could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that has a 7.1 headset or sound system could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Great logic.

7.1 headset lol....

[gza]

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

Originally posted by griceyj:

I've tried it before in many games and it does give you a FOV advantage over players.

https://i.imgur.com/5ddagfP.jpg

Look how much extra view you get on both left and right, that's an increase of 100%.

Maybe but the human eye is not trained to see that well to the sides. It's called tunnel vision.

Unless it give you an advantage because your image is way bigger then what's the problem? Also the same "advantage" someone would get from playing on a huge kickass TV screen the size of a whole wall.

If you can see movement in your peripheral, that's all you need. That's where the advantage lies. Not having 100% eye focus on the entire field of view. You only need to see that slight movement and you know somebody is there.

Originally posted by Cardnim:

Originally posted by griceyj:

Look how much extra view you get on both left and right, that's an increase of 100%.

I agree you get extra left and right, no doubt (thats why I want it) but look at your screenshot. The actual place you are aiming is 100% SMALLER than previously, thats the negative part of three monitors.

So, whats more important - to see whats to your extreme left and right, or whats pin point accuracy where you are firing. Its got to be accuracy and firing every time.
The left and right is just a nice to have (and yes, does help if your play style is like mine and you cant hit anything anyways, so its spray and pray) :)

I don't understand what you mean by the centre being 100% smaller, in my experience it's made no difference to the middle monitor.

[IcyTorrent]

Originally posted by griceyj:

Originally posted by IcyTorrent:

Imagine the advantage someone that can run the game in 4k could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Imagine the advantage someone that has a 7.1 headset or sound system could get. It would be insanely unfair.

Great logic.

What? How is that even comparable. 3 Monitors would give you a massive field of view advantage. Something that's very important in this game. So yeah great logic mate.

4k would allow you to see additional detail. 7.1 would allow you to hear additional depth of sound and track better.

Your implying triple monitors gives an unfair advantage. Using your logic so does 4k and 7.1 or any hardware.

I guess the game should force output stereo and lock every one to the same graphics and FPS. Anything else would be unfair to someone.

[gza]

Originally posted by IcyTorrent:

Originally posted by griceyj:

What? How is that even comparable. 3 Monitors would give you a massive field of view advantage. Something that's very important in this game. So yeah great logic mate.

4k would allow you to see additional detail. 7.1 would allow you to hear additional depth of sound and track better.

Your implying triple monitors gives an unfair advantage. Using your logic so does 4k and 7.1 or any hardware.

I guess the game should force output stereo and lock every one to the same graphics and FPS. Anything else would be unfair to someone.

Yeah and both 4k and 7.1 do give you an unfair advantage. I never said it didn't. But triple monitors give an even bigger advantage in this game in particular because you're constantly having to free look around you. Having three monitors would reduce the amount of free look you would have to do in comparison to other players making you more aware of your surroundings.

[gza]

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

Originally posted by griceyj:

If you can see movement in your peripheral, that's all you need. That's where the advantage lies. Not having 100% eye focus on the entire field of view. You only need to see that slight movement and you know somebody is there.

You do realise that since they added extra neutral movement this point is completely moot right? Yeah, you'll spot something moving on your peripheric vision and then turn your attention (eyes) there. Doing so tunnel vision your attention on that spot and you then lose the other half of your screen(s) for that moment. Where is the advantage then?

If you play on a single screen which is not too big for your field of vision then you'll do the same but you'll retain the vision on the other side of the screen.

The advantage lies in the ability to spot somebody out of the already defined field of view that is constrained to a single monitor.

[gza]

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

I don't undestand how that would be a real advantage. Or more to the point, how it would be a different advantage than someone simply palying on a really big monitor.

Too big and like I said you tunnel vision. At that point it won't help you. I don't know how many people I've helped playing car racing games by telling them to get the screen further from their face for this very specific reason and this is what we all learned to do 15 years ago. Before that it was common for anybody to watch TV very close. So not only what I just said but also it's really unhealthy and bad for your eyes. Unless I'm missing something important then you are just trying to artificially reproduce this.

If you tunnel vision mate, fair enough. Not everybody does.

[IcyTorrent]

Originally posted by griceyj:

Originally posted by IcyTorrent:

4k would allow you to see additional detail. 7.1 would allow you to hear additional depth of sound and track better.

Your implying triple monitors gives an unfair advantage. Using your logic so does 4k and 7.1 or any hardware.

I guess the game should force output stereo and lock every one to the same graphics and FPS. Anything else would be unfair to someone.

Yeah and both 4k and 7.1 do give you an unfair advantage. I never said it didn't. But triple monitors give an even bigger advantage in this game in particular because you're constantly having to free look around you. Having three monitors would reduce the amount of free look you would have to do in comparison to other players making you more aware of your surroundings.

You asked how it was comparable. I told you. Now your splitting hairs making determinations as to what is and what isn't advantageous. We should also lock everyone to the same mouse sensitivity. Third party programs mouse programs should be batteeye checked and banned. Cannot let one person turn around or potentially aim faster than another person who has a microsoft mouse that only has 800 dpi. It would be unfair.

See how silly this logic is? You are saying x hardware provides y advantage and thats not fair to others. Cannot ban one without banning them all.