Framerate drops using sniper scopes in 120 fps mode
Product: Apex Legends
Platform:Xbox Series X
Please specify your platform model. Microsoft Xbox One X
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? Cythkato
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)? Vantage (or any other, if using sniper scope)
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In a match
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Anywhere involving at least moderately long sightlines
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Aiming down scope
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? I don't know
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 0
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) using latest version of Apex
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? On 120 fps Performance mode when aiming down Vantage's ultimate Sniper Rifle scope and looking at moderate to long distances, the game framerate drops at least 10%-20%. This also occurs when aiming down sights with other magnified sniper scopes. The framerate drop varies based on level of zoom selected, map, how long of a distance you're viewing, and what area of the map you're looking at. This introduces visual judder, and makes long distance shots on moving targets more difficult than they would be at a stable 120 fps. This sniper scope framerate drop occurs on both Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 when running in 120 fps Performance mode, but the framerate drop is consistently larger and more often with Playstation 5. There are also some moments in combat in general or some areas of some maps where, regardless of weapon, 120 fps isn't always maintained - I wish the dynamic resolution would lower more aggressively sometimes in Performance mode to always maintain 120 fps. We already have Balanced/4k modes to maintain high resolutions if desired.
What should be happening instead? Maintain 120 fps at all times, even if it entails aggressively lowering the dynamic resolution or reducing detail levels.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Aim down Vantage's ultimate Sniper Rifle scope or other magnified sniper scopes while playing as any legend, toggle between different zoom levels and move the view around, while looking primarily at various locations at medium to longer distances and monitoring the framerate.
Framerate drops of at least 10%-20% sometimes while looking through sniper scopes in 120 fps Performance mode. Also occasional framerate drops during some moments in combat in general or some areas of some maps where, regardless of weapon, 120 fps isn't always maintained - I wish the dynamic resolution would lower more aggressively sometimes in Performance mode to always maintain 120 fps. Occurs on both Xbox Series X and Playstation 5, but framerate drops are larger and more often on Playstation 5.
