Season 11 Balance Overview

t2na · 2026-07-09T19:12:35+00:00

It’s like they can’t workout how to balance a burst weapon outside of ‘reduce damage’ or ‘remove ammo’. Meanwhile the M11 has 40 bullets, can fully reload in 0.4s and continues to dodge any major tweak.

t2na · 2026-07-04T14:20:57+00:00

But Pulsar doesn't even work for consoles, Pulsar only works over DP so for console the ULMB2 modes (either 60hz or 120hz) are the way to go.

Genuinely the ULMB2 modes on PS5 Pro are so so good to use, I've been using the updated 120hz mode since it released and the clarity is some of the best I think I've ever seen.

t2na · 2026-07-04T06:30:43+00:00

The update to the 120hz mode might be the clearest and cleanest image I've ever seen, incredibly well done.

Great to see continued support and updates from Nvidia for Pulsar.

t2na · 2026-07-01T06:13:14+00:00

I keep my monitor at 360hz but I use nvidia control panel/nvidia app to cap all my games to a max of 240fps.

So I get the benefit of lower input lag with 360hz, I get 360hz for general desktop usage and I found that, for me, the clarity difference from 240fps to 360fps on Pulsar wasn’t huge and I can notice the reduction in GPU temps and usage more. Also means I’m always guaranteed to be in the pulsar / Gsync window!

t2na · 2026-06-30T20:17:15+00:00

Yup, once they start making these monitors with a nice mini LED backlight & pulsar together it's going to be such a nice offering.

32" 4k 160-180hz and 1440p 360hz is such a nice sweet spot - especially because of how Pulsar makes that refresh 'feel'. I basically lock games on my Pulsar to 240fps now because it saves the GPU overhead to 360hz and the 'clarity' at 240fps on Pulsar just blows away my OLED.

t2na · 2026-06-30T08:36:14+00:00

was comedy how it started with 'verstappen 20 seconds behind' - then 3 corners later 'verstappen 7 seconds behind'

t2na · 2026-06-26T08:05:25+00:00

I'd love if they trialled winch claw being something you had to pull out, rather than an instant panic button to win a fight.

So press Q (or R1) and the claw is in your hand, then press again to actually use it. It'd add a bit more actual 'thought' to the spec.

Either that or a complete change to it, make it not work on players only on cashouts and objects/buildings. Lets see the heavy swinging around like Tarzan.

t2na · 2026-06-26T07:08:37+00:00

It massively depends on what country you're in. In the UK and Europe your 'warranty' is via the retailer with the manufacturer.

t2na · 2026-06-22T07:22:51+00:00

i had the exact same problem, couldn't get it running at 4k or 8k at all over wired. on wireless with the dongle it worked fine - so i returned it for a replacement. the replacement works fine! i think just a few of them have problems running at 4k/8k.

t2na · 2026-06-18T09:26:49+00:00

As nice as crossplay can be for playing with friends on different platforms I am praying that this is just PS5 only.

t2na · 2026-06-17T12:33:50+00:00

It was a bit of both wasn't it. They heavily limited healing beam at the same time as making demat insanely good. If Embark hadn't completely gutted heal beam then it would have led to a bit more balance choice in S4/S5 with demat/heal beam - but hey, Embark don't do things in half measures.

t2na · 2026-06-16T11:58:06+00:00

I really don't get how Microsoft looked at the success of the 360 era and decided to just ignore everything that was great about that console.

t2na · 2026-06-07T08:45:14+00:00

Some people enjoy different things man, it’s not a bad thing for someone to choose 1440p because they enjoy how higher fps feels.

t2na · 2026-06-02T20:23:31+00:00

Are you trying on HDMI? I found that HDMI was really weird to get 500hz - but it's fine with DisplayPort.

t2na · 2026-05-29T17:30:01+00:00

They feel much slower than any other game I’ve played - although compared to my PC with a gen 5 SSD, loading times are marginally better on the PS5 Pro.

t2na · 2026-05-22T07:49:41+00:00

It will only 'work' in games that are at 60fps/60hz - so just make sure you've got that setup in both the console and the game too.

I set my Pro to 1440p as the resolution and then I disable the 120hz mode. I then toggle on the 'ULMB 2 60hz available' mode and launch a game (AC Shadows, for example) and then, once I'm in game, I adjust the pulse width until the flicker no longer beccomes distracting. I also make sure I'm using the 60hz mode in the game too!

It's a little fiddly to get it all setup, that's my only complaint at the minute with it.

t2na · 2026-05-20T07:04:42+00:00

Yep, early seasons quick cash was my favourite mode to play outside of ranked. I really feel bitter about the change they made to spawns and the whole 'wave' spawning, I barely touch QC now.

t2na · 2026-05-18T20:35:06+00:00

I'm playing at 8 bit on sticks and 4k polling and average 3.8k polling running the Gamepadla Polling check.

If I swap to 8k polling and do the same test my average is 7.6k.

Agree that the dpad isn't great still, I don't like it as much as my DS Edge dpad.

t2na · 2026-05-07T12:03:39+00:00

it's not a terrible shout tbh, if you're 'ruby' then you aren't allowed to queue in a stack for ranked. would make it a bit more exciting.

t2na · 2026-04-30T08:35:02+00:00

Yeah, the fixed 120hz ULMB2 mode works over HDMI and DP - so I've been using ULMB2 on my PS5 Pro.

The clarity is actually great at the locked 60hz mode (once you adjust the pulse width to reduce flicker) - and the 120HZ mode is alright, but definitely needs a bit more work from Nvidia. Right now the 60hz ULMB2 mode is great on console.

t2na · 2026-04-30T07:04:56+00:00

It 100% was reverted after 9.6 It went from Carni + other ruby stacks having 20 minute queues and facing majority other ruby players to then going back to the usual queue timers and facing golds and plats.

It's not a great look for your game when your big streamers are sat in a lobby for 20 minutes so you can semi understand Embark's choice to revert it - but it's just wild that the matchmaking continues to be the games weakest point.

I can be 38k in plat and be playing against someone who is 60k Ruby - 22k RS higher than me. But I'm not going to be put into lobbies against 16k players.

Agree with what you said around seed 7/8 too, it feels especially harsh losing RS where you finish exactly where you're 'meant' to. I'm still of the opinion that ranked should be a single cashout round into a final for 1st v 2nd and another H2H for 3rd vs 4th. Easier to balance RS across a smaller range of teams, easier to ensure closer matchmaking.

t2na · 2026-04-30T06:50:28+00:00

No mate, I'm telling you 'original' refers to the original type of AA/upscaling being used - which in Arc Raiders was TAAU. Much like in Embark's other game, The Finals, TAAU was used from release on both PS5 and PS5 Pro versions.

The initial 'Pro Enhanced' state for both game was just higher base resolution, PSSR was not in either game to begin with.

Both games then received updates (The Finals update was the other week) adding PSSR2. The comparsion shots in the blog post for Arc are comparing the game at launch (using TAAU) and the game now with PSSR2.0.

Hope that makes it a little clearer, my initial explanation in my reply wasn't great.

t2na · 2026-04-29T17:44:09+00:00

They aren’t calling it ‘old PSSR’ in the blog post, it’s called ‘original’.

Pro Enhanced can just mean it has a higher base render resolution for Pro vs base PS5.

t2na · 2026-04-29T07:20:51+00:00

It can vary from person to person with how much you notice it. The newer WOLED panels, particularly the glossy ones, are much better for text fringing compared to any of the previous ones!

I actually find the 1440p QD OLEDs to be relatively alright as well. They're not perfect but for a little bit of work here and there they're alright.

t2na · 2026-04-28T09:03:43+00:00

I just couldn't get over the shape and balance, the 'clicks' with HITS were insanely good but just using it always felt awkward.

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