General Performance Question

[Zippo99 12]

Hi all, I've got a relatively specific question that I would really like to hear other people's opinions on.

Here are my specs:

Windows 7 x64

i5 2500k @ 4.4Ghz

GTX 660

8Gb DDR3

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I like to think that my machine is a respectable enough gaming machine but the *feel* of DayZ has just never felt 'right'. I feel like I'm controlling my avatar from behind a lengthy fishing rod, like I'm controlling it from a distance away - slightly laggy but not laggy enough to actually make it unplayable - just slightly 'slow'.

I've done all sorts of messing about with performance tweaks - render frames ahead = 1 etc, but somehow it just does not feel snappy and responsive in the way that a game like, say, Battlefield 3 does. And i really feel like it's putting me at a disadvantage when it comes to quickfire shootouts and encounters with others.

My question is this: Is this something experienced by a lot of people or is it just me? I love DayZ but this is like chinese water torture, it just wears you down until you can't be bothered playing it any more because of the handicap it feels like it gives you.

Thanks

Chris

[Mos1ey 6301]

Have you disabled mouse smoothing in game options?

And have you disabled post-process effects in graphics options?

Aside from that, ARMA isn't meant to feel like BF or other arcade shooters, it has negative mouse acceleration so that you can't twitch aim.

[HMS 115]

Chris,

You didn't mention if this happens on all servers.

If you joined a server that hasn't rebooted in a while, things will lag.

Your machine is a little better than mine, and I don't lag at all - except on laggy servers. It plays every bit as smooth and responsively as any other game. I am not sure what he means by negative mouse acceleration. This feels as smooth as glass to me.

[-Gews- 7443]

I am not sure what he means by negative mouse acceleration. This feels as smooth as glass to me.

Swing your mouse far and quickly and watch as your character barely turns. Move the mouse slowly and your character responds better.

[trunkz jr 61]

Yep be sure to try different servers, some that don't reboot after a long time it doesn't matter how good your computer is you'll lag till they reboot.

[Guest]

I suggest trying another server first.