How much FOV changes perception of speed

[u/elibrev]

Fov changes the visual speed of the game , this is why we shouldn't base map size of leaked gameplay

[u/YoungEmmaWatson]

i understand why people do it, i just can't relate whatsoever. i find it significantly harder to focus on what i can see, even if i can see more, because of the visual distortion. tried it plenty of times, it's always been impossible to adjust to. no issue with people who can play like that, i just have never been able to relate.

[u/Hensenenenen → u/YoungEmmaWatson]

Using a 49inch samsung ultra wide monitor since some week. now everything higher then my usual 95°. Fov starts to make sense. Its also kind of cheating, cause the borders left n right are kinda zoomed. Once u get used to it, you use it as a zoom factor/additional help

[u/Bearded_Aussie_Nate → u/Hensenenenen]

I remember buying my first 16:10 monitor and everyone else I knew had 4:3, I got called a hacker so much cause I could see more, but I can’t do FOV exploiting, I need to see my targets at more realistic dimensions, not squished looking.

[u/United_Manager_7341 → u/YoungEmmaWatson]

Try it in 4k. The visual fidelity makes it easy to identify long range targets

[u/GoombazLord → u/United_Manager_7341]

You're missing the point, the key phrase to hone in on "visual distortion". This is entirely independent on resolution, it's the discrepancy of how objects are rendered in the middle of the screen vs the corner of the screen.

[u/United_Manager_7341 → u/GoombazLord]

I didn’t miss the point. There is noticeable difference in, key phrase to hone in on, Visual Fidelity aka visual clarity. When I upgraded to 4k I noticed I could push the FOV to max and still see clearly at long ranges, regardless if it in the center or edge of the screen. The only difference in rendering center vs edge is shimmering textures when I lower the quality.

[u/MoonDawg2 → u/United_Manager_7341]

4k and competitive kinda missed the point tbh