Not entirely sure how a fps increase can be placebo?

Run it via timedemo to be sure. http://www.teamfortress.tv/thread/7598/tf2-benchmarks

Well I dont know if it was just something happening on my pc or not, thats why I didnt want to say it was a definite or not.

Just a tad bit of help (example from post you added) could you tell me what each number does in this? 2639 frames 15.886 seconds 166.12 fps ( 6.02 ms/f) 7.576 fps variability

Test twice, with and without the command. The only important thing is the fps number, compare that from each tes.

also im sure checking your fps while you have the command on and then off would confirm whether you get a boost or not

Your fps fluctuates during regular play all the time, without testing variables as well.

placebo is a commonly used word around here nowadays

i play in dx8 with shadows disabled

cl_blobbyshadows 0
2639 frames 16.430 seconds 160.62 fps ( 6.23 ms/f) 8.725 fps variability

cl_blobbyshadows 1
2639 frames 16.824 seconds 156.86 fps ( 6.38 ms/f) 8.900 fps variability

so anyone who doesn't use shadows, ignore this completely

Why would this be a placebo?

Basically (assuming you have shadows enabled) cl_blobbyshadows 0 renders all player models, weapons, gibs, and health/ammo packs a second time. cl_blobbyshadows 1 does not.

dx9, shadow settings:
mat_shadowstate "1"
r_shadowmaxrendered "11"
r_shadowrendertotexture "1"
r_shadows "1"

cl_blobbyshadows 0
2639 frames 18.362 seconds 143.72 fps ( 6.96 ms/f) 8.019 fps variability

cl_blobbyshadows 1
2639 frames 16.299 seconds 161.91 fps ( 6.18 ms/f) 9.278 fps variability

It definitely does something for anyone who has shadows enabled.

I only said placebo because I didnt know if it was just me doing something else or if it was that command but it seems to help a lot when using shadows.

mat_shadowstate does nothing.

Didn't know that, thanks.

dx95, shadow settings:
r_shadowrendertotexture 1
r_shadowmaxrendered 0
r_shadows 2
mat_shadowstate 0

cl_blobbyshadows 0
2639 frames 22.452 seconds 117.54 fps ( 8.51 ms/f) 9.313 fps variability

cl_blobbyshadows 1
2639 frames 19.737 seconds 133.71 fps ( 7.48 ms/f) 10.290 fps variability

why would you use shadows in the first place

Because there legal wall-hacks. Which you wont get with this command it doesn't seem. So if you have shadows on for the wall hackyness then don't use this command

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if you had decent gamesense and decent hearing skills you wouldn't need to use it lol.

Whatever you say man but there's no reason not to use them. Just like there's no reason to talk shit to someone you don't know.

tbh i looked at ur steam profile expecting ironic meme shit

i was not disappointed

ur disgusting

I've used this for a long time and it makes a difference in my fps--just run the benchmark and you'll see

lmao my point was to point out that sacrificing fps for shadows that don't help much is a dumb choice imo.

If you have more then enough frames especially when shadows are more of an overall performance effect rather then stability. Seeing through that wall when defending snakewater last knowing the medic is standing in the center wall instead of the chokes is pretty handy info.

Can't begin to count multiple other instances regardless of format.

Don't see how having an almost free advantage at the exchange of a few frames is worth scoffing at.

sacrificing frames for wallhacks is dumb lel

"Which you wont get with this command it doesn't seem." is me saying that blobby shadows wont show through walls.

Blobbyshadows show how high off the ground someone is