Dunno if this has been answered (searched gamesas forums, nothing relevant) but instead of me flaming at crytek about the dumbed-down graphics settings (if we are clever enough to even reach the graphics settings, then we are clever enough to tweak them, capice?) , I want to know:

"Exactly why did you dumb the settings down Crytek?"

I can only assume that it is to cut costs; any extra programming they do costs money (including sticking on an extra menu screen to easily tweak advanced video settings). You can't cuts costs on something like that- IMO that's just draconian to say the lest

Console port.

Given that the menu screen used to read "press start to play" and that in the leaked beta it wasn't even possible to rebind your keys, I'd say that they just ran out of time and couldn't afford to delay it.

so you could CRY about it for some time

It's because they basically coppy/pasted the console version to PC.

I checked the game.pak, all the console settings are still in there.

it is so because... they forgot their roots.

It is was done to spent less time an work, save more money, release game faster, and make a lot of cash from 3 platforms.
Thats why they released semi-finished game which looks almost the same on every platform.
Greediness is the reason!

Their idea was to get 3 times more money than Crysis 1 game them, and to spent 3 times less money them spent of Crysis 1.

But we are not stupid, so their expectation of lot of sales was ruined by their attempts to make game cheaper, sales failed on 3 platforms due of low quality of game.

While Crysis 1 for PC only, destite the piracy did over 1 million sales in 1 week, Crysis 2 failed to sale 1 millon for all 3 platforms togher.

So if fact - multiplatform do not mean more money, pc exclusive brough Crytek more money, because it was much better, they had more time to concentrate on single PC version, now they had less time for 3 platforms, and game became worse.
I hope Crytek learned lesson, will stop biching about PC piracy, will understand that even with piracy they can make more sales on PC only, if they will do Top quality game like Crysis 1 was. So i hope Crysis 3 or any other Crytek game would be PC exclusive again.

Just look at this if you dont believe that Crysis on PC only have better sales than Crysis 2 on 3 platforms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PC_video_games

Crytek became unbelievable stupid.
They made lower sales by themselves.

I think that most Crytek developers are disgusted with Cevat...

Console port.

Because the console version has graphics settings.....

Console port.

Because the console version has graphics settings.....

Does the PC version?

Console port.

Because the console version has graphics settings.....

Does the PC version?


Yes. The reason they dumbed them down is because PC gamers are dumb. They even think the game is a console port, despite the fact that Cryengine can develop for all three platforms simultaneously, and PC version looks WAY better than consoles.

Because the console version has graphics settings.....

Does the PC version?


Yes. The reason they dumbed them down is because PC gamers are dumb. They even think the game is a console port, despite the fact that Cryengine can develop for all three platforms simultaneously, and PC version looks WAY better than consoles.

This.

Having unified settings allows for good visuals as meant by the developers.
I.e.: "Omg glowing eyes in the dark ahead, suspense! No, wait. I turned off shadows in favor of a greater texture resolution. GUESS I KILLED THE MOOD ALL BY MYSELF! (I'll blame Crytek - or better yet - Cevat Yerli for it anyway)"

Yes. The reason they dumbed them down is because PC gamers are dumb. They even think the game is a console port, despite the fact that Cryengine can develop for all three platforms simultaneously, and PC version looks WAY better than consoles.

ya it was developed simultaneously, but it was developed as a console game. So.... its indirectly a console port.

herp

As far as I can tell some graphic settings produce unwanted visuals. Try r_motionblur=0 and then look at the sky when sliding. Same thing goes for some of the light and shadow things. My best guess is they "dumbed down" the graphic options, because they didn't want to offer bug producing choices/didn't want people to see more bugs.

Yes. The reason they dumbed them down is because PC gamers are dumb. They even think the game is a console port, despite the fact that Cryengine can develop for all three platforms simultaneously, and PC version looks WAY better than consoles.
These 'tards don't even know that the menu is different to the actual game.

Im playing with a ultra config and SGSSA x2 and Crysis 2 looks waaaaaaaay better than Crysis Warhead.
But if keep playing on "extreme" settings, you'll never be able to enjoy cryengine 3 ...