So they made awesome game, and then ruined it...

[Gelfan_Dothea]

Third person? Seriously? WTF. Looked so good too.

[TTV WholfOfficial⚡]

Hi Gelfan,

Just wondering, mind explaining "ruined it.."? I'm curious.

[Gelfan_Dothea]

Based on the trailer it's clearly a shooter. And a damn cool looking one at that. Which is why I ended up here. To preorder. Then I see it's third person!? That's like finding out Doom 2016 is third person. Just a bad decision IMO. Shooters should always have a first person. Many games ruined by that oversight.

Perhaps I got carried away with the "ruined" bit, but it's definitely a disappointment. And one that will keep me from buying. I'm sure others as well. Game looks too good to fail due to this. Again, IMO.

Oh, and while I'm at it. Controls are the single biggest failure of modern games. I don't know what the controls will be, but 100% key binding and the fewer keys required is a huge plus. Makes or breaks the game really. I know, for my part, I can happily tolerate almost any game if the controls are simple and intuitive. As an example, I was very excited when I purchased Kingdom Come, but the controls were so bad I had to refund. Same with Dying Light 2, No Man's Sky, and a dozen others.

[wolfinston85]

I like that is third person, maybe they can add fps later? maybe through a mod? It also looks like the shooting will be secondary because it seems like a strategy game to begin wtih:

https://youtu.be/XDPr6nOnOHc?si=Xgke6tN3jfzp_9H_&t=24

As for the controls? I think that's not so much an issue with "modern games" as it is with the games you listed, Dying Light 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance, and No Man's Sky are notorious for having convoluted controls and invasive UI.

This seems rather simplistic by comaprison; not saying it's bad, like I say, I actually like most of what I've seen about the game, only thing I'm really concerned is how will they balanced the over the top strategy elements and systems, with the third person shooting, action packed over the shoulder camera perspective.

Too many games, trying to do too many things at once is a recipe for disaster. Then again, I did like this developer's last game, so maybe they know what they're doing.

[Paul Fisch]

There is actually a version that is first person, so having a fps mode isn't out of the question.

I will say that when you are in the middle of a massive melee it is harder to have the reduced battlefield awareness of an fps camera.

[iMAX]

i like the third person

[Gelfan_Dothea]

No one cares if you guys like third person. I'm representing those who like first person. Shooters should cater to both for maximum playability.

[USA_Luke Firewalker]

I also prefer first person

[GarlicFox]

I'm going to second Paul and argue that third person just works better for finding your way around the battlefield, and having near-body awareness. You guys really haven't played a shooter that can get this hectic, I think. But, like Paul said we may circle back and add a first person mode and re-test it.

[Gelfan_Dothea]

So you're saying it would suck because it would look like real life? Well that's interesting.

[KnowledgeCoffee]

Originally posted by Gelfan_Dothea:

Based on the trailer it's clearly a shooter. And a damn cool looking one at that. Which is why I ended up here. To preorder. Then I see it's third person!? That's like finding out Doom 2016 is third person. Just a bad decision IMO. Shooters should always have a first person. Many games ruined by that oversight.

Perhaps I got carried away with the "ruined" bit, but it's definitely a disappointment. And one that will keep me from buying. I'm sure others as well. Game looks too good to fail due to this. Again, IMO.

Oh, and while I'm at it. Controls are the single biggest failure of modern games. I don't know what the controls will be, but 100% key binding and the fewer keys required is a huge plus. Makes or breaks the game really. I know, for my part, I can happily tolerate almost any game if the controls are simple and intuitive. As an example, I was very excited when I purchased Kingdom Come, but the controls were so bad I had to refund. Same with Dying Light 2, No Man's Sky, and a dozen others.

For everyone who thinks 3rd person ruins a game, there is someone who thinks 1st person ruins a game

[Ryo Takagero]

Originally posted by Gelfan_Dothea:

Based on the trailer it's clearly a shooter. And a damn cool looking one at that. Which is why I ended up here. To preorder. Then I see it's third person!? That's like finding out Doom 2016 is third person. Just a bad decision IMO. Shooters should always have a first person. Many games ruined by that oversight.

Perhaps I got carried away with the "ruined" bit, but it's definitely a disappointment. And one that will keep me from buying. I'm sure others as well. Game looks too good to fail due to this. Again, IMO.

lol, just go look at Helldivers 2 if you think Shooters are Failing bcs of Third Person View.

[Gelfan_Dothea]

Originally posted by KnowledgeCoffee:

Originally posted by Gelfan_Dothea:

Based on the trailer it's clearly a shooter. And a damn cool looking one at that. Which is why I ended up here. To preorder. Then I see it's third person!? That's like finding out Doom 2016 is third person. Just a bad decision IMO. Shooters should always have a first person. Many games ruined by that oversight.

Perhaps I got carried away with the "ruined" bit, but it's definitely a disappointment. And one that will keep me from buying. I'm sure others as well. Game looks too good to fail due to this. Again, IMO.

Oh, and while I'm at it. Controls are the single biggest failure of modern games. I don't know what the controls will be, but 100% key binding and the fewer keys required is a huge plus. Makes or breaks the game really. I know, for my part, I can happily tolerate almost any game if the controls are simple and intuitive. As an example, I was very excited when I purchased Kingdom Come, but the controls were so bad I had to refund. Same with Dying Light 2, No Man's Sky, and a dozen others.

For everyone who thinks 3rd person ruins a game, there is someone who thinks 1st person ruins a game

Which is exactly why I say shooters should have both options to appeal to both sides. At the end of the day it's a business, and businesses want to maximize profits.

[samusisback]

so by your standard helldiver 2 is a bad game

also fps does not equal like real life cause field of view. you see about what is normal for a human in 3rd person and you have a narrow vision in a fps

[Yabizar]

FPS all the way

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

Mod it in if you like first person, but a lot of people who play these sort of mount and blade style games appreciate the added field of view granted by having the third person perspective.