1st or 3rd

Kendir · #1 07-09-2016, 10:32 PM

Just curious as to which camera view people use most of the time and why you like it best. I spend most of my time in 3rd person scrolled all the way out just so I can see in 360°.

digitz80 · #2 07-09-2016, 10:48 PM

Usually 3rd. First person is kind of annoying with no way to change the games field of view with widescreen monitors.

Wish the shaman spell assiduous vision was available to everyone, that spell increases field of view and makes first person bearable.

GMs should make a custom content item with field of view change effects :-)

Sorn · #3 07-09-2016, 11:28 PM

When VR headsets come out en masse with open source dev kits and stuff, I fully expect someone in this community to hack EQ so first person mouselook is controlled by the headset and what direction you're looking.

Would definitely play that.

Thulack · #4 07-09-2016, 11:45 PM

First person. Always and have for 14 years so never changed.

Danth · #5 07-10-2016, 12:02 AM

Primary use of first person is how EQ was meant to be experienced and the only proper way to play the game. Other views exist for specific situations. Mouse wheel zoom is non-classic and shouldn't exist at all.

Danth

Skinned · #6 07-10-2016, 12:38 AM

Depends if melee or not.

QFuzzle · #7 07-10-2016, 02:00 AM

I use both depending on how I feel and the circumstance.

Arkanjil · #8 07-10-2016, 02:08 AM

As a bard, I find myself in 3rd person quite a bit for CC, strictly because I don't play EQ with sound on. I'm usually listening to music or a podcast [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] it might be neat to try 1st person and listen for sounds of things happening around you!

Muggens · #9 07-10-2016, 06:34 AM

A mixture of both pertaining to the situation, and I bind F9 to a more accesssble button like G to easilly swap view modes.

fash · #10 07-10-2016, 07:03 AM

Generally, I use 1st person scrolled out to 3rd. I will switch between that and 1st often in tight quarters, or to control levitate. In open/outdoor areas, I'll use the proper 3rd person view mode since it has a wider view and allows me to see further behind my character (so I can see those rogues coming sooner). I use the two distant, fixed view modes to look behind when chased by other players/mobs to judge distance, or to look around corners w/o exposing my position to other players. Occasionally, I'll use the top-down view to look over structures, on top of buildings, and so forth.

I find the follow camera mode useless.