199 replies to this topic

[Dataman]

Thomas de Ville, on 04 August 2012 - 12:06 PM, said:

Hmm , I got an third person view only when I`m totaly drunk

teach me how, master.

[Jamaal And Curtis Unite]

Nah we dont need 3rd person view, it would really destroy a good portion of the strategy involved in sneaking up on people.

[Fabe]

Jamaal And Curtis Unite, on 04 August 2012 - 08:13 PM, said:

Nah we dont need 3rd person view, it would really destroy a good portion of the strategy involved in sneaking up on people.

I think that is why some people want a 3rd person view, so they can't get ambushed.

[LordMelvin]

I always liked third person since it allowed you to see your epic mech rampaging around blasting stuff. That said, getting hit with gunfire in first person always felt like it hurt more.

So third person carries more cool factor, but first person makes pilots more cautious.

[SakuranoSenshi]

I have to agree that watching your mech stomp around and open fire on anything unfortunate enough to cross its path was very cool, also striding along next to buildings gave a nice sense of scale... but from a game mechanic point of view, it definitely gave an unrealistic degree of situational awareness and visibility.

[TizZ]

3rd person views have there place and as much as i like seeing my mech this is a simulator and if it holds true to being cockpit only then it will accomplish one main problem , nobody will have any advantage using the 3rd person view and that in my opinion is worth it 100% .

Most of the players that want 3rd person may have probs with the diff in there torso shift to the legs and this is defo easier to master in 3rd person but at the end of the day i want something hard to master and therefore will get the most satisfaction from cockpit only .

cockpit view ....learn it , love it , kill with it ....

[C E Dwyer]

Personal view is that, what I'd like to say would probably breach the NDA, so until MWO reaches open beta, I'm stuffed...

[Tronchaser]

Just say no to crack (3rd person view)

[Scytale]

Did no one actually read the OP? He was wondering about it in a spectator mode. Agreed, it has its downsides, but people are responding as if he wanted it for piloting/gameplay.

[SakuranoSenshi]

Scytale - others jumped in to argue for 3rd person as a playable view.

[Scytale]

SakuranoSenshi, on 05 August 2012 - 02:49 PM, said:

Scytale - others jumped in to argue for 3rd person as a playable view.

Ah righto. I admit I skipped a fair bit of the thread because most of it appeared pointless.
I guess the lesson here is "don't judge a thread by every third page".
*goes back into hidey hole*

[Metatron]

I want some more healing options as well as 3rd person view. Also my fear spell is not working as I can't chain spam it.
Also the Bubble spell should make you immune to all damage not 70%.

No dude I like driving a Robot tank.
This is a SIM and it is awesome.

Edited by Metatron, 05 August 2012 - 02:54 PM.

[GreenNonic]

well, to be honest, i like 3rd person view because like to see my mech moving around and stuff

every single mechwarrior game they made had 3rd person view why is it so important now that they don't?

i dunno it gives me something to look at other then the same maps and the same cockpit view forever, when i buy a new mech i wish i could see it running around and stuff.

Maybe they can give us a training room option, to test out your new mechs look, and help with aiming and such. i saw someplace on here about customizing your mechs and stuff, which is totally pointless if you cant see anything you customize on your own mech, lol, it would be like a color blind man painting his car green, so everyone else could enjoy its color ? silly

[IR God]

This is my first Mech Warrior game, i am a FPS shooter fan though the **** pit does limit my view i prefer to learn how to play it the way it its vs giving people 3rd person view which would give people cam views that would give an unfair advantage.

A friend of mine that has been a fan since the first MW, showed me the video's of this MWO and I am hooked, it looks like you can get really immersed into the game with the i am in a cockpit feel to it.

[BREFFmints]

If they add the third person view probably 80+% of all players will be in third person cuz of the better view.

[Rejarial Galatan]

I get that a lot of people like and even would prefer the 3rd person view to be at least an option. What all of you in this particular camp, must ultimately realize is, that this is just a non option. Paul Inouye our Lead Designer has declared that this is not happening now, or for the knowable future. Why? Because this is a Mechwarrior SIMULATOR designed to put YOU in the cockpit as the pilot.

http://mwomercs.com/...__fromsearch__1

For those who do not want to click this like, please read below:

MechWarrior Online is being designed to put you the player in the seat of the pilot. It is 100% first person view only. Being the pilot is one of our key design pillars and 3rd person breaks that pillar on multiple levels as seen in many of the other 3rd Person discussions.

We will investigate 3rd person in the far off distance for special game settings, but this is very far off in the distance.

While we appreciate those who enjoy 3rd person, MWO will be 1st person out of the gate and in the near future.

-Paul
Lead Designer

[xerxes]

They should make it available in 3rd person view until then my $120 will be sitting on the sideline.

[StarfyrGuns]

3rd person view is too easily exploited. Period. And to the person who said his money would be sitting on the sideline UNTILL they made it 3rd person...sorry bout your luck.....not happening.

[Rejarial Galatan]

Xerxes, paul said no. deal with it. Also, you have about 27 hours +- left to buy a founders package. I will sound like a troll on this one, and I apologize here, but, dude, learn to bloody read. Paul Inouye, our LEAD DESIGNER said:

MechWarrior Online is being designed to put you the player in the seat of the pilot. It is 100% first person view only. Being the pilot is one of our key design pillars and 3rd person breaks that pillar on multiple levels as seen in many of the other 3rd Person discussions.


I do wish people would honestly take the time to read what our designers say on this matter, as it is they who control our fates with this game, it is they who code this, who decide how it looks, sounds and feels. Paul has said this clearly, and a lot of us have repeatedly linked this exact statement, and yet, people still beg for something that simply will not happen.

Edited by Rejarial Galatan, 05 August 2012 - 07:17 PM.

[Feign death]

Wish they would lock this post. there will not be a 3rd person view.

Edited by Feign death, 05 August 2012 - 07:20 PM.