• Why does it say free edition even though I bought the Standard/Deluxe Edition?
  
  After the game was made free to play, it always seems to say Free Edition no matter what version you own. Nothing to worry about.
  
  
• In-game FPS counter shows 59/60/30 FPS, but game is clearly lagging.
  
  Dissidia NT's FPS counter is broken, it will only show you the game's current LOCKED FPS, rather than your PC's frames. Use an external FPS/performance monitor (Nvidia GFE overlay, Steam overlay, etc)
  
  
• My frame rate drops to 30 in menus/ during cutscenes, and won't go higher than 60
  
  NT is locked to either 60fps (in battles) or 30fps in menus and cutscenes (including battle intros, victory screens, summons)
  
  
• Terribly low/dropped frames while playing.
  
  Certain Square-Enix games are notorious for a bug were not having a controller plugged in will cause the game to lag (yes, you read that correctly). Make sure to have ANY controller plugged in to prevent this. If you don't have one available, you could emulate one using vJoy[sourceforge.net], or something similar. Just having the game detect something should smooth it out.
  If the problem persists, your PC may not be able to run NT. Consider lowering graphics settings/resolution, and check a performance monitor to see if NT is stressing your system.
  
  
• Blurry image/text in menus and during gameplay
  
  NT (among other games) seems to have a problem with proper resolution scaling on certain non-16:9 displays. In the Screen settings menu, select your preferred screen resolution, but set the Fullscreen option to Windowed or Borderless Windowed, this may correct the scaling issue.
  This may affect DSR image quality if you are using that setting
  
  
• Characters randomly go invisible, with only a floating weapon or active aura visible.
  
  The infamous Rinoa bug... after Rinoa's addition as DLC, her Angel Form introduced a strange and completely random bug where players may turn completely invisible for an unspecified time. Rinoa may or may not be present when this happens, there is no known fix, but it is pretty rare. It's said that playing more than Best of 1 matches can cause bugs in consecutive matches.
  
  
• NT won't recognize Nvidia's Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR)
  
  You need to force the resolution through Nvidia Geforce Experience. (Temp guide here: https://reddit.com/r/dissidia/comments/uu8k32/nvidia_dsr_for_dissidia_nt_guide )

• No sound when opening NT, or sounds drops randomly.
  
  Check your PC's output setting, NT does not like output switching on the fly. You can keep the game running, simply minimize and set output to your current device (speakers, headset, etc). Then once back in NT, go to the game settings and switch audio between stereo/5.1 to reset the audio driver. Sound should return.
  
  
• Microphones
  
  Dissidia NT will ALWAYS pick up your PC's primary mic and broadcast at all times while online, no matter what the in-game setting says.
  To prevent this: mute, unplug, or set another input device (muted or dummy) as default in Windows:
  
  
  If you do not have any other devices listed, right click and check show disabled devices. If you still don't see any other devices, you can download and install this free program[vb-audio.com] to make a "dummy" mic you can use (as seen above)
  
  Then specify your true mic in programs such as Discord:
  
  
  NT will no longer hear your mic, and you can now use it as normal in other apps.
  (Players generally prefer not to use NT's vc, and may kick you if they hear your mic. Don't take it personally.)

• I'm using a PS4 controller, but it's unresponsive/keep seeing Xbox button prompts ingame
  
  You're probably using DS4Windows. Steam, and thus NT natively supports PS4 controllers. Close DS4Windows and launch Steam/Dissidia NT.

• I keep disconnecting from lobbies while playing, am I getting kicked?
  
  Possibly. However, NT's lobbies (and online in general) is pretty iffy sometimes. Lobbies may explode unexpectedly, or players get kicked off randomly. Make sure to use a strong ethernet connection (DO NOT PLAY ON WIFI), but it's no guarantee against d/c. Simply rejoin/rehost the lobby.
  Also worth noting that Tuesdays are maintenance days for Steam servers, so online services for NT will also be affected.
  
  
• Trying to join a lobby gives an error about a "different version" of the game
  
  Another strange and seemingly random error. Restarting Steam, NT, or rehosting the lobby will typically fix this.
  
  
• Characters keep teleporting, or ignoring my attacks completely.
  
  There are 2 possibilities: either you're experiencing some desync with another player, (Ex1:[gfycat.com], Ex2:[gfycat.com], Ex3:[gfycat.com])
  or that character has a higher poise value (armor/super armor/invul). Make sure you're playing with a strong ethernet connection to alleviate desync.
  DO NOT PLAY ON WIFI.
  
  Region (NA/EU/SA, etc) will also play a factor in match stability, some more than others. Playing with multiple regions in a single match together is a recipe for lag/desync. Try to limit the amount of regions per match.
  
  
• Why does Ranked Mode take forever to find a match, and only bots?
  
  I hate to break it to you, but Ranked Mode is dead... A region lock patch pretty much crippled the limited player base.
  Hope is not lost, however! Custom lobbies (not subject to forced region locking) are hosted on the Dissidia Subreddit Discord[discord.gg] for all players, old and new. It's highly recommended to read this guide before joining custom lobbies
  

• internal protection error 0xA
  
  This is typically a random error, and can be ignored. Just keep trying until the game opens.
  
  
• Game runs for a few seconds and nothing happens and it closes
  
  a) Try directly running game as admin, it may give you an error telling you what .dll's you're missing. You might then be able to ask another player for them, or find them yourself online. Reinstalling Dissidia NT might also fix the issue.
  
  b) If you don't get an error, delete the folder "DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT Free Edition" in: C:\Users\<user>\Documents\My Games

HOLD YER HORSES. I know what you're thinking, that's not really the case. This only applies to the Free Edition, the total price of all characters/costumes/weapons bought individually. Purchasing the Standard or Deluxe Editions will net the majority of content (with the exception of 4 DLC characters/costumes/weapons)
It's far more worth buying the full game than characters individually with the Free Edition