Why can't my character be left handed?

Blackwidow

Allyah wrote: »

Humor.

It's funny how any rude comment is now blanketed by "it was just a joke".

Enteum

BBSooner wrote: »

Lefties can't be heroes. It's science.

Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain to name but a few :P

Norrønt_Språk

Enteum wrote: »

BBSooner wrote: »

Lefties can't be heroes. It's science.

Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain to name but a few :P

Neil Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Kim Basinger, Ludwig van Beethoven, David Bowie, Gaius Iulius Caesar, Fidel Castro, Jim Carrey, Winston Churchill, Bill Clinton, Marie Skłodowska Curie, Albrecht Dürer, Bob Dylan, Albert Einstein, Peter Fonda, Gerald Ford, Morgan Freeman, Clark Gabl, Bill Gates, Mahatma Gandhi, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Al Gore, Matt Groening, Thomas Jefferso, Steve Jobs, Charlemagne (Karl der Große / Charles the Great), Jay Leno, Karl Lagerfeld, Leonardo da Vinci, Diego Maradona, Paul McCartney, Marylin Monroe, Demi Moore, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Napoleon Bonaparte, Isaac Newton, Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert De Niro, Barack Obama, Pablo Picasso, Brad Pitt, Ramses II, Ronald Reagan, Robert Redford, Keanu Reeves, Julia Roberts, John D. Rockefeller, Peter Paul Rubens, Albert Schweitzer, Sylvester Stallone, Ringo Starr, Ben Stiller, Franz Josef Strauß, Leo Tolstoi, Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain, Bruce Willis, Owen Willson, Oprah Winfrey, Charlie Chaplin, Elizabeth II., Prince Charles, Prince William,.... and thousands others.

cabbageub17_ESO

There is no Satan in ESO and lefties are the spawn of Satan so I don't see how this would work

Xilc

PVT_Parts wrote: »

Why can't I put the shield in the right and and weapon in the left? What if I want to be left handed?

I think if they did this, they would have to buff left-handed users. As we all know, they tend to die faster. :disagree:

Being Left Handed May Be Dangerous to Life

Source: nytimes.com/1991/04/04/us/being-left-handed-may-be-dangerous-to-life-study-says.html

Setarcos

Pintobean wrote: »

Is there a mod that will display the game in a mirror image?

Might make for an interesting challenge reading text.

darthbelanb14_ESO

Here's the problem with this suggestion, besides animation issues. The majority of people are right handed. To compound on that I'd be willing to bet that there are more left handed people who learned to use a mouse with their right hand, I fall into that category. So the number of right handed gamers far out number left handed ones to the point where it doesn't justify a gaming company to create mirror animations. With that being said, it would look funny to use the mouse with your right hand while your character swings with his left.

Ser Lobo

I like this. A simple option on the settings menu, and all animations get 'reversed'.

Course, your character's tattoos and whatnot would probably get reversed, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be cool. I'd probably make all my characters lefties, just because I have the option.

Reignskream

I write with my left hand, i throw and use a mouse with my right hand..i lead with my left foot.

Man I'm all screwed up. If this were back in the days ida been hung for being a voodoo man bear pig or something.

PVT_Parts

darthbelanb14_ESO wrote: »

Here's the problem with this suggestion, besides animation issues. The majority of people are right handed. To compound on that I'd be willing to bet that there are more left handed people who learned to use a mouse with their right hand, I fall into that category. So the number of right handed gamers far out number left handed ones to the point where it doesn't justify a gaming company to create mirror animations. With that being said, it would look funny to use the mouse with your right hand while your character swings with his left.

Not exactly what I mean. I don't mean designed for left handed mouse. I mean just a left handed character. Shield in right hand sword in left and switching the mouse buttons based on hand, so left mouse button is left hand and right is right. Animation would be a simple character mirroring especially since a shield blocks 360 degrees.

Ser Lobo

PVT_Parts wrote: »

darthbelanb14_ESO wrote: »

Here's the problem with this suggestion, besides animation issues. The majority of people are right handed. To compound on that I'd be willing to bet that there are more left handed people who learned to use a mouse with their right hand, I fall into that category. So the number of right handed gamers far out number left handed ones to the point where it doesn't justify a gaming company to create mirror animations. With that being said, it would look funny to use the mouse with your right hand while your character swings with his left.

Not exactly what I mean. I don't mean designed for left handed mouse. I mean just a left handed character. Shield in right hand sword in left and switching the mouse buttons based on hand, so left mouse button is left hand and right is right. Animation would be a simple character mirroring especially since a shield blocks 360 degrees.

Agreed. You're not addressing this for left-handed players, but left-handed characters.

It's a matter of roleplay and immersion. I've only played one game in the last 15 years that had an option to be left handed, and I've completely forgot what it was. Only thing I remember was that your character could be a lefty.

I think it was a shooter, though.

SirAndy

darthbelanb14_ESO wrote: »

Here's the problem with this suggestion, besides animation issues. The majority of people are right handed. To compound on that I'd be willing to bet that there are more left handed people who learned to use a mouse with their right hand, I fall into that category. So the number of right handed gamers far out number left handed ones to the point where it doesn't justify a gaming company to create mirror animations. With that being said, it would look funny to use the mouse with your right hand while your character swings with his left.

I have a left handed gaming mouse. They are out there ...
;-)

Ackwalan

Including left handed player characters, would mean doubling all character animations. To include all weapons, shields, roll animation and every single piece of art work.

RangerChad

This should be added to every game to ever be created. Off topic, there has been more evil from right handed people than left handed people.

SirAndy

Ackwalan wrote: »

Including left handed player characters, would mean doubling all character animations. To include all weapons, shields, roll animation and every single piece of art work.

Or, you simply mirror the right handed skeletal animation, which isn't all that hard to do.

Ser Lobo

Ackwalan wrote: »

Including left handed player characters, would mean doubling all character animations. To include all weapons, shields, roll animation and every single piece of art work.

Technically, no. You *could* double everything. Or you could mirror everything.

The difference is that in your way, there is two versions of everything. In my way, the code simply displays the image in reverse.

This is easily done, and is in-fact already in game. Want to know how I know? Look at the skins of your legs during character creation. Every mole, every hair, every scar on one leg is reflected and mirrored in the exact same spot on the opposite leg. It's a simple matter of manipulating textures and animations.

If given a chance, a modder could make the necessary changes to the code in about 20 minutes. I am being completely serious. I have had this exact thing done for me in Skyrim.

starkerealm

Worstluck wrote: »

No but seriously, that would be kind of cool. I can't remember any games that have done that, and it would require work with animations and what not.

The original Unreal let you pick your weapon hand. I think Unreal Tournament did as well, but it's been a long time.

Resident Evil 6 lets you switch dominant hands at any time with the middle mouse button, but, given the game's a third person shooter, this is more of a gameplay function. The second player in RE5 was left handed, and all of the second players in RE6 are by default.

Technically, Dark Souls will let you stick a sword in your left hand and a shield in your right, but the results are comical as you punch people with the shield and try to parry with the sword.

starkerealm

Crumpy wrote: »

Because left-handed people are of the devil.

Hey, I'm left handed. Thank you for noticing.

AlexDougherty

ErykGrimm wrote: »

I haven't read of a left handed hero in the lore. Perhaps lefties don't exist in the elder scrolls universe. I am curious as to why.

Lefthanded Elves exist in the lore, or at least they did in Daggerfall.

Aeradon

@NiRN‌ You really have to stop, my boss is so angry that I giggled like a r*tard in the middle of a meeting. The fact that they assume I was staring at my crotch didn't help.

*edit*
to change re tard to r*tard

By the way, they could add a quest line to fix the lore, since I don't see any lefties in the post ESO era games. Nor are there any documentation.

Angry mobs must've thought they're Daedra worshippers. And likewise Daedra worshippers thought they're a threat to the planes of Oblivion. Hence, the extinction.

Allyah

Blackwidow wrote: »

Allyah wrote: »

Humor.

It's funny how any rude comment is now blanketed by "it was just a joke".

Oh? From my point of view it looked like you were labeling a joke as a rude comment. And from the amount of lol's it got, I'm going to guess most people would agree with me.

starkerealm

Blackwidow wrote: »

I wonder why these forums are going to hell?

It's a marketing thing for Doom 4.

Krivasran

I don't think we could make any judgments of "simply mirror it!" Until we understand their animation and skeletal system. It may not be just that simple.

jbfroik

Enteum wrote: »

BBSooner wrote: »

Lefties can't be heroes. It's science.

Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain to name but a few :P

Kurt Cobain singlehandedly ruined metal, not a hero.

Wintersage

Of all the things going on right now, you are concerned with this? Really?

Perhaps it's that left-handed perspective.

Lodestar

ruze84b14_ESO wrote: »

PVT_Parts wrote: »

darthbelanb14_ESO wrote: »

Here's the problem with this suggestion, besides animation issues. The majority of people are right handed. To compound on that I'd be willing to bet that there are more left handed people who learned to use a mouse with their right hand, I fall into that category. So the number of right handed gamers far out number left handed ones to the point where it doesn't justify a gaming company to create mirror animations. With that being said, it would look funny to use the mouse with your right hand while your character swings with his left.

Not exactly what I mean. I don't mean designed for left handed mouse. I mean just a left handed character. Shield in right hand sword in left and switching the mouse buttons based on hand, so left mouse button is left hand and right is right. Animation would be a simple character mirroring especially since a shield blocks 360 degrees.

Agreed. You're not addressing this for left-handed players, but left-handed characters.

It's a matter of roleplay and immersion. I've only played one game in the last 15 years that had an option to be left handed, and I've completely forgot what it was. Only thing I remember was that your character could be a lefty.

I think it was a shooter, though.

Neverwinter Nights had a check box that allowed you to switch from right handed to left. So not sure why more than ten years on this is still lacking so much.

I would like it, and would likely use it on a character or two, just to make them feel more unique and varied from each other.

kmorganlfcb16_ESO

driosketch wrote: »

Think about it. When facing off against an opponent, don't you want your large flat blocking surface on their weapon side? It'd be like Rocky II where Micky changed his fighting style from southpaw.

But what if the opponent is left-handed?

starkerealm

Lodestar wrote: »

ruze84b14_ESO wrote: »

PVT_Parts wrote: »

darthbelanb14_ESO wrote: »

Here's the problem with this suggestion, besides animation issues. The majority of people are right handed. To compound on that I'd be willing to bet that there are more left handed people who learned to use a mouse with their right hand, I fall into that category. So the number of right handed gamers far out number left handed ones to the point where it doesn't justify a gaming company to create mirror animations. With that being said, it would look funny to use the mouse with your right hand while your character swings with his left.

Not exactly what I mean. I don't mean designed for left handed mouse. I mean just a left handed character. Shield in right hand sword in left and switching the mouse buttons based on hand, so left mouse button is left hand and right is right. Animation would be a simple character mirroring especially since a shield blocks 360 degrees.

Agreed. You're not addressing this for left-handed players, but left-handed characters.

It's a matter of roleplay and immersion. I've only played one game in the last 15 years that had an option to be left handed, and I've completely forgot what it was. Only thing I remember was that your character could be a lefty.

I think it was a shooter, though.

Neverwinter Nights had a check box that allowed you to switch from right handed to left. So not sure why more than ten years on this is still lacking so much.

I would like it, and would likely use it on a character or two, just to make them feel more unique and varied from each other.

Wait, NWN from Bioware? Or the old MMO from the dial up days?

Because I don't remember ever noticing it in the old Bioware game.

Regoras

Why can't my character have a peg leg? I wanna be a pirate.

Phantax

Because lefties are just too weird !



Seriously though, I'm guessing its just because it would basically double all the work required to make a character. (hmm... I suppose you could just mirror it, to give the visual impression of being left-handed) Maybe make that an option in character creation???