Quote Originally Posted by Farinorco View Post
Think about this hypothetical situation:

AMD has put money (work, code, it's the same) to the developers of DIRT 2 to use DX11 code. So they make the same that NVIDIA with Batman AA: the DX11 features (or some of them) can't be enabled in NVIDIA hardware (for when they have some).

Even if that was possible (I don't think AMD is in position to do something like that, as is the case of NVIDIA)... wow, GREAT. Now we have fixed everything. Now I not only can't use AA in B:AA if I have ATi, but I can't use DX11 in DIRT2 if I have NVIDIA. Excelent!. My situation as a consumer has improved hugely since AMD "has improved their relationships with developers to the degree of NVIDIA".

The problem here is not the relationships with the developers, but what kind of things should/shouldn't be allowed to be done with those relationships.

it's too easy to lose patience when people simply refuse to see your viewpoint.Unless it's a hardware limitation,like the CSAA modes,I find it hard to believe that ati cards can't do correct/any AA in BAA.

As for ati's lack of developer relations frankly what do you guys expect?
That they should be helping them out to enable features that work only on their card?Maybe try and get them to use the tessellator on their cards? Or perhaps put in an exclusive edge-detect AA mode and abolish all other modes altogether?Would it be better if ati included a clause of vendor check whenever they helped a developer with dx10.1 or dx11?

on a similar note nivida's dx10.1 chip showed improvement for battleforge with the dx10.1 path.
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,6...iewed/Reviews/

And how can you expect them to look after every game developer and game on the PC scene so that they can go about to implement a specific feature that their competitor got implemented only on their hardware? Blaming ati is like blaming a girl for not seducing you while the hooker put you up with an STD.

Quote Originally Posted by Sadasius View Post
Vote with your wallet! It is as simple as that really. I will not be buying Batman because of this so they lose as well. What will end up happening is propriety games and that will suck if this is allowed to continue. ATI needs to step up a little with developers to keep from seeing red and Nvidia needs to calm it's tactics before people see the green eyed monster it really is.
unfortunately common sense is not that common.And much more so in this thread.