Camera control

[Lazy Dog Daddy]

Im loosing my mind somehow , would anyone have some tips on how to manage the camera during combat ? I did not imagine controlling my charactersneck/eyes would be this hard >.>

[Wicked]

Did you change the controls or are you playing with the default settings?

Because the default camera sucks balls.

Look up some youtube videos in regard of the settings.

Like this one for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqlxzyliJ88

Veterans like to use the target camera, basically it's a free camera and only targets the monster with the press of the button, it's pretty handy.

[Lazy Dog Daddy]

tyvm

[VALLICE]

Dont ever use the Focus camera. Change to Target Camera, large monsters only. Change camera speed to fast.
Most people who play this game effectively does not use any sort of lock on. Because you really should not. The monsters move fast and thats how the game is designed. Lock on wont do you any favors. Target camera can be useful if you completely lose sight of the monsters, but if that happens just use your ears. Keep your thumbs on the sticks, keep your eyes on the target, and hit it where it hurts.

[Corrodias]

I used to use lock-on at the very beginning, but it makes careful aim and situational awareness unnecessarily difficult. It'd never work for a bow or bowgun, anyway. We just get used to flicking the stick during long attacks or pauses to keep the monsters in view. And with that target mode, there's always tapping L1 to immediately point the camera at them, though I never remember it exists.

Personally, I'd like an option to disable the target thing entirely and make L1 *immediately* pull up the radial menu rather than having a half-second delay on it. I fumble page-switching all the damn time because I press the d-button too soon.

[Lazy Dog Daddy]

Actually went with do not focus camera type and went with a controller instead of kb and mouse . Im having an easier time now controlling the camera during fights . Even though its been over 15 years since i played with a controller :S