In the world of Destiny 2 two Warlocks have now made a fascinating discovery. While one Guardian plays at breathtaking heights and seems to hover endlessly in the air, his teammate is unable to reproduce this despite the same settings. MeinMMO explains why the price for this “flyer” advantage is high in two ways is.
What curious discovery did the two players make? The Guardian Riskruner and his teammate noticed strange differences while playing Destiny 2. Both played as the Warlock class and found that they had completely different jump behaviors.
- One player was able to hover almost weightlessly in the air after a double jump and seemingly float endlessly without losing height.
- The other player was not even close to achieving this with his Warlock and sank back to the ground after a brief upward thrust.
Curious, they examined the difference. At first, they assumed it was a problem with the general jump timing. However, they quickly realized that it was due to their different FPS settings, i.e., the frame rate.
In this video on YouTube the two Warlocks encounter the FPS realization and reveal the fascinating difference in jumping:
This is how the frame rate difference affects play: The crucial commonality for this new “feature” in Destiny 2 seems to be the frame rate.
- Players who play Destiny 2 with higher FPS between 240 and 140 can benefit from this advantage, while players with lower 30 FPS are disadvantaged and obviously cannot achieve the same flying abilities.
What does the term “FPS” mean?
FPS stands for “Frames per seconds” or ‘frames per second’. The FPS value indicates how many frames per second appear on a screen and thus how smooth the image runs. It is often referred to as the “frame rate”. Therefore, it depends on your hardware whether you can play a game smoothly or not. In gaming, it is often crucial to achieve a high FPS count.
We also tested it and could confirm the results: The higher the frame rate, the better the Warlock can be controlled with the gliding maneuver. It feels almost like a completely different class when it comes to moving quickly and offers many more mobility options.
With a little practice, even a triple jump is possible if one manages to force the end of the glide with another jump.
And even the “scroll-skating” in Destiny 2 benefits from it. An option that players have long utilized with the Warlock or Titan to get from A to B particularly quickly, for example in PvP.
However, if the FPS falls below 60, this movement becomes nearly impossible. Even the Warlock-exclusive ability “heat wave” no longer helps, which is supposed to allow any Guardian to stay in the air after “feeding” their grenade.
Players find the FPS advantage unfair – Is it “Pay-to-Win”?
Having more FPS in Destiny 2 advantages: This new discovery has reignited the FPS discussion about Destiny 2 in the community. After watching the video, many players questioned the game balance and fairness. Because it has already been shown multiple times in the past that the frame rate can affect gameplay in Destiny 2.
The discovered advantage is therefore declared “pay-to-win” by Riskruner, because it has a high price:
[…] When you buy a computer that is capable of consistently achieving much higher frame rates, you have the ability to stay in the air throughout the entire flight. […] In PvP this could mean that you have a sniper’s advantage, which means you are paying for a slight advantage that some cannot access because they are limited by a high price, for example a powerful computer and a 144-240Hz monitor. […]
he commented under his post on Reddit
Yes, especially the mobility option gives players an advantage in PvP because you can attack enemies from above and are simultaneously harder to hit. However, whether this leads to a pay-to-win option for Destiny 2 is questionable.
These are the disadvantages of high FPS settings: It should also be mentioned that more FPS not only brings advantages in Destiny 2. Because depending on the situation, there can also be serious damage disadvantages if the hardware is too good.
While higher FPS are indeed better in PvP, in PvE they can mean that you die right away in some cases in Destiny 2 and do not always know why.
Players who play on console are apparently more powerful with the PS4 version at 30 FPS than with the PS5 version, which can reach up to 120 FPS.
However, it should be noted that these are only tests by players and there are no official statements from Bungie on this. So far, only one FPS bug in Destiny 2 has been confirmed and fixed, namely the issue with the cabal cannons on Neomuna that swept players away with one shot.
Nonetheless, the player IneptlySocial amusingly comments:
On the other hand, your buddy [with 30 FPS] is literally a tank in PvE, while your armor [with 240 FPS] is made of papier-mâché.
comments IneptlySocial
The future of this unexpected “feature” in Destiny 2 therefore remains uncertain. After all, the ability to gain air superiority has its pros and cons. Nevertheless, it is worth adjusting your FPS depending on the situation, whether to take less damage or to take out your opponents in PvP with impressive flying skills from the air.
What do you think of “purchasable movement advantages” for Warlocks in Destiny 2? Do you think fair competition is affected by this? Or are you already taking advantage of this knowledge about FPS in Destiny 2 yourself? Then feel free to leave us a comment. You can also tell us how many FPS you usually play Bungie’s loot shooter.
Problems with the frame rate in games are not uncommon. Games like Fallout 76 have already successfully resolved their frame rate issues.
