What viewpoint do you prefer while playing? (1st vs 3rd)

Marcusstratus · August 2014

-marcusstratus' wife speaking-

I really enjoyed first person in Skyrim, but in ESO it somehow feels clumsy and limiting, like walking around with no peripheral vision. I will switch to first person sometimes when I just want to see the scenery or look at some little detail, but definitely not for battle (and it drives me nuts to wander around in first person with overload still going because then I keep seeing my glowy fists up by my face). Strangely it was the opposite for me in Skyrim, I'd wander in third and then fight in first. I'm really not sure what's making the difference here, not that I mind.

Besides I like seeing my characters, and having several it also keeps me from forgetting which one I'm playing with when it comes to battle and knowing which skills I've got to use.

RoyMallis · August 2014

mar1ano1987nrb18_ESO wrote: »

Always played 1st person if I can ..in all the games (that also includes Jedi Knight saga ) .
But in this one? level 1-50 I used 1st person , but switched to 3rd..because pvp and vet dungeons are very very hard to do in 1st person .

You want a true undaunted challenge? Force 1st person camera in a vet boss fight!

even greater challenge: 1st person only with UI disabled. No bars, no skill display, no compass, no loot

I always played 3rd even in oblivion and skyrim, except when I was using a bow. But in ESO you can really easily use a bow from 3rd.

cyqa · August 2014

I played skyrim in 1st person, but this game I play in 3rd fully zoomed out. I might do 3rd over-the-shoulder when I'm not in combat. I just find my situational awareness in 1st person is lacking in this game, but I am also not quite used to the over-the-shoulder camera yet. So zoomed out it is!