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[flamebeaux]

read the whole thing before judging ^^

Ok so i heard about the OMG DON'T DO THAT 3RD PERSON VIEW! blah blah blah. personally i would agree to that, as much as i want to go back to the "Mechwarrior 4" days, i do not believe that this game needs 3rd person view.

however!

I really love to make gameplay videos and such, and 3rd person view would be so awesome to have for that!

so here's a thought for a compromise!

you can create a separate game play mode, call it "practice match or scrimich match" and allow players to play around with their mechs without penalties or rewards. here they can set up a casual match with another team and can allow 3rd person view just to see how their mech looks in combat and people can record their gameplay there.

in addition to the above, you can allow a "record match function" basically you can allow players record a match in either normal matches or the above training matches. here you can record the match, player inputs and compress the data file and save it to the hard-drive and then you can go back to the game client and load up the save file and you can view the match in spectator mode. from there you can go into third person view in a pre-recorded game. there players can view what they did wrong and right and post it to their companions for tactics and learning new strategies. they may even be able to orbit their cameras around the players and add a little twist here, allow the players to go into floating camera or bird view and allow them to free roam roam around the battlefield without being parented to the designated mech (with some restrictions of coarse: keep them at certain heights and can only take their camera where they would with a light mech or something with jump-jet function *Ghost jenner mode lol).

both of the above ideas will not affect the overall gameplay or player experience.

I'm sure i missed a few points but, go ahead and drop constructive feedback just so i know my idea is good or just plain terri-bad.

P.S: if this thread needs to go to the suggestion thread, tell me or just manually move it down there.

anyway thanks for reading.

Edited by flamebeaux, 14 November 2012 - 03:20 PM.

[Sevaradan]

Here's the thing, we don't want compromise. 3rd person is incompatible with the way the vast majority of us want to play stompy robots.

[TheMightyWashburn]

Sevaradan, on 14 November 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

Here's the thing, we don't want compromise. 3rd person is incompatible with the way the vast majority of us want to play stompy robots.

This

[flamebeaux]

Sevaradan, on 14 November 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

Here's the thing, we don't want compromise. 3rd person is incompatible with the way the vast majority of us want to play stompy robots.

but, my suggestion adds a seperate gameplay mode that would allow 3rd person view who want a different perspective when playing, it won't be implented in real combat or something during a match up that matters or affects score. this is mainly for people like me that want different camera views to make movies/machinema.

this suggestion basically gives 3rd person view its own gameplay mode isolated from real MWO combat.

Edited by flamebeaux, 14 November 2012 - 03:20 PM.

[MajorLeeHung]

no. Just... NO.

[IceSerpent]

flamebeaux, on 14 November 2012 - 03:18 PM, said:

but, my suggestion adds a seperate gameplay mode that would allow 3rd person view who want a different perspective when playing, it won't be implented in real combat or something during a match up that matters or affects score. this is mainly for people like me that want different camera views to make movies/machinema.

this suggestion basically gives 3rd person view its own gameplay mode isolated from real MWO combat.

It should not be any gameplay mode, separate or otherwise. It should be limited to match replay ONLY, when recording of the match is implemented. Given the current state of the game, the recording feature should be so low on the priority list that the whole point is moot.

[FrupertApricot]

No compromise. No ground given. No 3rd person. It does not belong here, except as a spectating mode.

[Shismar]

/nod
Listen to the dinosaurs, put that meteor someplace else!

Dang, glad I am a mammal. It is going to be a carnage.

[Orzorn]

Edit: Nevermind, OP has a good idea.

Edited by Orzorn, 14 November 2012 - 03:39 PM.

[Like a Sir]

I don't want a compromise. Instead of them wasting their time making an additional game mode and 3rd person view, and then spending more time fixing all the bugs that come from this. I would love for them to fix the existing bugs, make my game not crash every 2-3 matches. Come up with more maps and more mechs, and maybe CW... do you see where I am going with this?

I mean what's next? Spend development time attaching some wheels to mechs feet, and making a racing/rollerblading game mode for 5% of the people that want to play tony hawk online?

[hanitora]

Give the game a replay functionality and allow freecam and 3rd person view modes in replay mode. Boom there is your ******** compromise.

[Taryys]

How To Reduce The Grind And Create A Great New User Experience

Edited by Taryys, 14 November 2012 - 03:35 PM.

[Sandpit]

maybe post this in the suggestions area or one of the numerous threads about 3rd party?

[Krivvan]

How does having a practice mode split the community? It's a practice mode where you don't earn anything in. It would split the community about as much as a newbie playlist like so many people asked for.

Edited by Krivvan, 14 November 2012 - 03:38 PM.

[Orzorn]

Krivvan, on 14 November 2012 - 03:38 PM, said:

How does having a practice mode split the community? It's a practice mode where you don't earn anything in. It would split the community about as much as a newbie playlist like so many people asked for.

Whoops, sorry about that. I misread the OP's post as adding a totally new gameplay mode that was the same as real games, but with third person.

No, I'd be totally fine with practice mode being the only place where you can use third person.

[Wispsy]

Basically you want a lobby to make custom matches.
Many people have asked for this but it seems they wish to announce 3rd party before this.
If that was the only way (literally only) it was implemented I may be talked round, however it seems they wish to implement 3rd person long before they allow separate custom games, if they ever do come in, I fear the option may be to force 1st person only instead of allow 3rd person.

Edited by Wispsy, 14 November 2012 - 03:49 PM.

[RAM]

Please use the other threads on this subject:

General
http://mwomercs.com/...son-its-coming/

Official
http://mwomercs.com/...eedback-thread/

Thank you, cheers!


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