I would just go with the maximum, unless you are playing with vsync you will still get tearing with 120/120 anyway.

Doesn't matter.
125(for now)

Fortunately, QL can't render 120 fps, com_maxfps 112-125 always renders 125 FPS but changes what the FPS counter displays to give you a nice placebo :)

"Fortunately", because otherwise you'd get horrible tearing on true 120 fps without vsync (on 60 Hz monitor as well).

''yeah, i got selected for the focus group'' and now you are probably banned as a focus ql tester since you told us something u shouldnt have. So was I :) Didnt read / follow the rules:)

huh?

What is the first rule of fight club?

As far as I know it's better not to tell everyone you are a focus tester but it's not against the rules. The rules would be closer to "what happens in focus stays in focus". For instance, if the com_maxfps 250 thing wasn't public information already, it would have been a leak (and a problem).

why does it have to be a secret tho? D:

Which one? The fact one is a focus tester? I think it's mainly that the less you talk about focus, the less you are likely to slip up and reveal something you shouldn't.

im referring to the secrecy around such a silly thing as com_maxfps "250". i dont get what ql could possible need to be kept secret :D

Well let's imagine com_maxfps was still a secret today. In other words, they intend to include it but it's not done yet in production. Let's imagine that, at some point, they find out there's a bug when the FPS is superior to 200. They could decide to increase the maximum limit to 200 instead of 250. But what if there was a leak and people expected 250? They'll be outraged and they'll scream instead of being surprised and happy for the increase. That's just a small example but I think it's enough to transmit the idea. The video game industry is a lot about expectations.

I don't really like how secretive id is but that's the way it is and we gotta deal with it.

i get that some companies that have games to sell wants to keep their production secret, but cooooooooome on, its quakelive. the game got like 1k subscribers at best, whats the fucking point :D and i dont get what the 250 fps over the current 125 makes it so revolutionary :D

honestly, whole thing seems fucking stupid :D

"the rumored upcoming option" came from:
"I'll raise the cap in a future update to better support high hz monitors. The increase really isn't that necessary, but I'm not against increasing the max fps cap."
SyncError at http://www.quakelive.com/forum/showthread.php...post276873

http://www.esreality.com/post/2501374/com-maxfps-250/

More fps = better.

I tested different games with more than 200 fps on different monitors, from super bad (60hz old laptop craps or one of the first LCD monitors in the beginning of 2000s with like more than 25ms latency) to super amazing (CRT 200hz, and today's 120/144hz monitors), and I never used Vsync in these games, 250fps with id tech engines, IW engines, engines using Havok, etc etc they all felt better with the highest framerate. When I say "felt better" I mean on my eyes it's smoother, I don't see "stutters", "lags", I see a lot less tearing even with the very ugly bad monitors. And boy I had to play and some bad monitors before, but high framerate always helps.

So when we will be able to use 250 fps, I'm not gonna use 125fps anymore. By the way for some games these effects and feelings (I'm not an expert so apologize for the poor knowledge concerning key terms and vocabulary) are not a big deal, some games are "as good" whether you set them @100fps or 200fps, I see many people arguing that it's useless because they apparently don't see the differences... But I do see differences (and I'm not talking about specific framerates that can affect physics in game, but just how comfortable it is to play and look at the scene in game). Hope I helped, if not then sorry! :D

Edit: you play on Mac OS? Aren't they gonna drop support soon?

thanks for the feedback - i think i agree with you on all points. and i'm on a Mac, but i run Windows 8, so no concerns about losing support.