When it comes to the pixelation related images in your post, I already made an entire post about that cause I feel like it deserves its own mention. I ended up doing some testing, plus it seems not everyone really notices it, but for me atleast I don’t like to see any pixelation cause it can detract from the visuals.
With Patch 2 lighting is gonna get an overhaul during cinematics so the issue might be resolved then.
Once the patch is out I’ll most likely do a retest and see if anything is resolved.
Here is my original post about the pixelation: