58 replies to this topic

[DrBunji]

The obvious answer here will be "100% third person" cause it will offer such a massive tactical advantage that 1st person will just be a "fancy gimmick" you show your friends once. So thats why i chose the option "will quit."

[TungstenWall]

The game should remain 1st person only.

However, if added; I would use 1st and 3rd person. Yes 3rd person to look around corners.

[caseysrevenge]

[color=#959595]put 3rd person in the game and at that point i will leave the game and i will not come back i want mechwarrior not mech assault[/color]

[Jared Synge]

I prefer 1st person. In most RPG mmos I like the third person view so I can see my surroundings quickly. However, in a game where I'm supposed to be piloting a vehicle; mech.car, jet, whatever, I like to have the feeling of being in that vehicle. Not using a chase camera to see my backside. I like the immersion of first person.

[Taryys]

just posted here: http://mwomercs.com/...0-into-the-lab/

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Third Person

Holy kerfuffle Batman…

Third Person is being reviewed internally as an optional gameplay mode. No final decisions or designs have been made yet, however preliminary thoughts include:[/color]

• Players would be able to choose 1st or 3rd person or toggle between both.
  
• Players would be able to select how they are matched against other players: Only 1st person, Only 3rd person, or Mixed. This will preserve the integrity of matches and allow players maximum control over their gaming experience.
  
• The concern with a matchmaking solution is player base fragmentation, part of the reason why 3rd person isn’t being rushed to production.
  
• 3rd person would not change how LOS or targeting work.
  
• Players may gain a visual tactical advantage, depending on how much freedom in camera movement is given. This is subject to designing a camera system that feels good.
  
• The game isn’t easier per se in 3rd person, so we do not feel changing the meta rewards is necessary.
  
• 3rd person would be default or there will be a prompt for new players to select their view point.
  
• New players will benefit from seeing how torso twist and throttle work from the outside. This reduces new user friction and gets them into the game faster, with less frustration.
  
• This feature is designed to maximize player choice, by letting people select which mode they prefer.

Edited by Taryys, 20 November 2012 - 01:02 PM.

[Salicar]

a training ground has to be a priority

[ArmandTulsen]

There are plenty of other games to play on consoles and PC.

If they **** up this royally, they might as well shoot MW right between the eyes and bury it there and then.

[Congzilla]

As long as people in 3pv cannot drop in CW with people in 1pv, I don't care. Just make it a separate drop choice that isn't allowed in competitive play.

[ArmandTulsen]

Congzilla, on 24 January 2013 - 07:19 AM, said:

As long as people in 3pv cannot drop in CW with people in 1pv, I don't care. Just make it a separate drop choice that isn't allowed in competitive play.

This is an acceptable compromise.

[Morhadel]

Did ANYONE here play MW4:Veng? I ran with a clan for 5 years, That game had one problem, you could use 3rd person view to cheat. The hill bug. You could shoot threw the top of hills and buildings in 3rd person view. So when we ran servers or when we Clan Warred, we would bid on things like map, how many player, spawn points, but the only point that was not up for debate was Forced 1st person view.
I would quit the game before playing with others using 3rd person, But they already have my money, so im just left with a handful of hope and we all know how much a handful of hope will buy you. Jack and S#@T, and Jack already left.

[Pando]

Hobo Dan, on 15 November 2012 - 07:11 AM, said:

I will take a good long look at if I want to play this game at all if 3rd Person is added.

I want to play in First person.
I paid to play in First person.

If they add 3rd and it's clearly a tactical advantage, I'm out...

You paid for battlemechs, premium time and in-game MC. That is all.

[Solomon Ward]

Mu, on 15 November 2012 - 07:05 AM, said:

I'd say a lot of people won't play at all anymore if they put it in.

Doubtful.
Just saber-rattling and blackmail attempts.

Sadly not a public poll to verify it later.

[Jetfire]

I might occasionally **** around in 3rd person for no reason but to see my paint in action and take Screen shots... seriously, this is about the only reason. I would much rather PLAY in 1st person.

I would like to get to take my own awesome screens in 3rd person though on the training grounds!

Edited by Jetfire, 27 March 2013 - 02:36 PM.

[Morhadel]

Pando, on 27 March 2013 - 02:21 PM, said:

You paid for battlemechs, premium time and in-game MC. That is all.

NO you are wrong.... The 3rd person question was asked about before even closed beta and the answer was "No","this game is a sim it would only have 1st person view."

I PAID into this game. I WAS going to Spend more money on it. Today my plans had been to check the forum, load up my MC and then play the game, now I'm not buying any MC and will not until the 3rd person view is dismissed, so they may never get any more money out of me.

Edited by Morhadel, 27 March 2013 - 02:40 PM.

[Hedonism Robot]

[Sean von Steinike]

Probably quit unless 3rd person restricted to training grounds or after match camera. I can see zero benefit from adding this stupid play mode. If as they say there is this huge amount of people that want 3rd person and do separate queues, it's going to be a huge fragmented mess for CW.

[Terran123rd]

I'll just leave this quote here....

Bryan Ekman, on 21 March 2013 - 03:38 PM, said:

• Camera is locked horizontally to the torso. This is not a peek around corners mode.
  
• Camera is locked vertically to the torso, you can only look up and down as far as your torso can.
  
• When approaching cover (to rocks/building etc), the camera pulls IN so FoV is greatly reduced when standing close to something.
  
• 3rd Person is not a free-cam.
  
• HUD will be significantly reduced if not completely removed.
  
• LOS targetting is NOT affected by 3rd person. If you cannot target it from 1st person, you cannot target it in 3rd.
  
• ONLY the targeted enemy (Press R) can be identified in 3rd person... all other HUD indicators are turned off.

Keep 3rd out of CW and I'd say it's perfect, or at least as close as possible.

[wolf74]

So 5th polls the charm for you out of body people? You know who you are the ones that live their lives 2feet higher than their head and about 3ft farther back. 1st only for me.

They ONLY way I will accept a 3rd person view of your mech is with mini-me mech on your cockpit's dash board.

[Arrogusss]

Sean von Steinike, on 27 March 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Probably quit unless 3rd person restricted to training grounds or after match camera. I can see zero benefit from adding this stupid play mode. If as they say there is this huge amount of people that want 3rd person and do separate queues, it's going to be a huge fragmented mess for CW.

100 percent totally agree.
I think it 100% SHOULD be available in a training type mode, and also in a post game replay <(why isn't this available yet?).
It 100% should NOT be in gameplay mode.
I voted the newly added quit option.