Player performance reporting to server, to prevent low graphics exploits

[feral cargo]

Having Vision Distance Quality set to Near removes most grasses and bushes, which makes it very easy to see enemy everywhere. Peripheral vision is no longer flooded with greenery and enemies stand out very much. Also low graphics remove lighting effects, which also aids seeing enemy.

Solution: report player average fps, graphics settings, and maybe even PC specs to servers. Players who exploit low graphics for advantage likely have high FPS and powerful specs. Only real low spec gamers who get around 60 fps with weak specs should use them, even then it's advantage but they have no choice so it's not that bad. Then server owners should decide to make rules to ban players exploiting low grasses for easy field scanning.

To not hurt performance of game with reporting, send average fps and graphics settings periodically not always. Knowing pc hardware, average fps and vision distance quality setting makes it educated decision that player is exploiting the game to get advantage.

Players who use lower distance graphics without hardware necessity should be banned. 🔥 ⚡ Go play CS2 on 640x400 stretched with sound buffer reduction settings that reduce sound quality while sipping energy drinks.

[main osprey]

I dream about it in vanlla, the minimum GFX settings

I mean not like force people in the game, just some force settings on server side

[brisk stratus]

If it was up to me I wouldn't allow any changing of the graphic settings, everyone should be competing on a level playing field in a visual sense. Putting players with mid to high end computers at a disadvantage, or forcing them to lower their settings too so that the players who are running very out-dated computers can play the game is unacceptable.

[feral cargo]

A dictator in the making! It should be not forced completely but for those who exploit, that way most will be happier

[brisk stratus]

No player should have a visual advantage over any other player in the game for any reason, if you can't understand that fact you're truly deluded.

[feral cargo]

No game does that much restriction.

[brisk stratus]

As I thought, you're truly deluded, so be it.

[feral cargo]

You won’t be able to level the field, always going to be advantages and bypasses. Inherently gaming is unfair, skill is unfair like life

[brisk stratus]

Just forget it, matey.

[maiden arrow]

Doesn't CS have graphical balance at all levels due to their rigorously designed maps?

[feral cargo]

No, Low shadow settings give disadvantage compared to dynamic high shadows that will reveal enemy shadows around light sources. Stretched resolutions increase size of player models, making it easier to see at distance. Player contrast increase setting can be turned off.

It’s still a system that is exploited, far from fair

[main osprey]

Thats correnct, 3 options generally cause problems

Distans draw, shadows and foliage on low

On casual the GFX are foced to mid

[feral cargo]

He likely meant Counter Strike not Casualfield

[main osprey]

Ohh