@LukeAlmighty @Mr_NutterButter The idea is to create faux transparency and blend textures with a fraction of the strain on the GPU.
Barbaric... I guess a little, I don't mind it as much, but it's not good, for sure.
The performance it saves though, can't be ignored, it's just too good, and some people don't mind, so it will be used.
With large enough resolution the issue it mitigated, so get used to it, sorry.