Do you play in 1st or 3rd person?

MarkoDeeJay · February 2015

I wonder how you all prefer to play TESO, if in 1st, 3rd person, or you switch both during the mission.
Explain why. This could be help me and other new players to find the better way to play The Elder Scrolls Online.

tonyglissonb14_ESO · February 2015

First person always, I play using Oculus Rift.

and i HATED! the offset camera.

dharbert · February 2015

3rd person, because I'm usually taking on upwards of 20 mobs at once and I like to be able to see what all is going on and if I'm about to get charged at, etc...

Chrithu · February 2015

I do prefer 3rd Person for two reasons:

I can see effects on my own character better.

In group dungeons I have a better situational awareness for seeing what goes on behind me.

And then there's that due to no head bobbing 1st Person feels like a camera with two hands attached to it.

JamilaRaj · February 2015

It's not matter of preference. I'd prefer 1st person view, but I could not see what is behind my back, where are red circles and if I am CCed or what (not that I could always tell in 3rd person view, quite often the only clue is grayed out skill bar - think of fear in talons). But, most importantly, it would be significant disadvanatge in PvP with people running around in 3rd person view.
If there was 1st person view only campaign, as has been suggested, I'd give it a try.

Karnus · February 2015

Karnus prefers third person, though Karnus is not a Kajiit... Whoops, Karnus misunderstood the thread title.

stewhead2ub17_ESO · February 2015

Haha strange, for ESO (and all mmo's) I use 3rd person. Basically because I like to see my toon. But for Skyrim (and the like) I use 1st person.... *scratches head*

Lord_Kreegan · February 2015

It's all about situational awareness. In first person view, it sucks. In third person view, it doesn't suck quite as much.

There are times when you need first person view because of the occlusion of objects in a fight, for instance, where those objects end up between the camera and what you're fighting so you can't see what you're doing or what your opponents are doing. There are other times when it's just nice to get a close up view of the objects around you. There is some beautiful art in the game and third person view doesn't do it justice.

Syntse · February 2015

Why this is not poll?

stewhead2ub17_ESO · February 2015

Syntse wrote: »

Why this is not poll?

If you read the OP he asks you to "explain why".

Psychobunni · February 2015

MarkoDeeJay wrote: »

I wonder how you all prefer to play TESO, if in 1st, 3rd person, or you switch both during the mission.
Explain why. This could be help me and other new players to find the better way to play The Elder Scrolls Online.

When I first started playing I was in first person, but as soon as I started grouping I went to third and never looked back other than an occasional zoom in to grab an item.

I wonder sometimes if first person view is the primary contributing factor to xxxxx players inability to get out of the red or some other effect in group dungeons.

So I would say that 3rd person is definitely the better way to play if you intend to do group content so that you see all of the effects going on around yourself and/or teammates. (imo anyway)

AshySamurai · February 2015

stewhead2ub17_ESO wrote: »

Syntse wrote: »

Why this is not poll?

If you read the OP he asks you to "explain why".

You can vote and explain why.

I play in 3rd person because it allow me to see what happens (expands my view field)

kongkim · February 2015

First person as it feels more lidt a TES game

Kaynlor · February 2015

First person because I play solo and just the PvE. Third person is for RTS.

Sharkan · February 2015

I played all the PVE game up to lvl 50 in 1st person for immersion and the pleasure of better enjoying the scenery.
But right now, at Vet 12, doing a lot of PVP, Dungeon and Raids, I'm only player 3rd person for better visibility / efficiency :-/

jamesharv2005ub17_ESO · February 2015

I play third person zoomed all the way out.

NewBlacksmurf · February 2015

3rd person. Always. It's how I grew to enjoy mmorpg's

Also first person limits my view and can be hazardous if trying to stay alive in a world like this

Rosveen · February 2015

Always third person for situational awareness.

Tandor · February 2015

I always play games in 3rd person these days, having sworn by 1st person when playing everything up to and including EQ1. I used to enjoy seeing the world through the eyes of my character, now I'm just more comfortable watching things from behind as well as getting a better perspective of what's going on around my character.

Most importantly, of course, I appreciate a game giving me the choice!

Nivzruo_ESO · February 2015

I play strictly 1st person because I like to get super immersed while a NB is stabbing me in the back.

xTG · February 2015

I play 1st person for the great immersion that provide but switch to 3rd when there are more than two mobs (mainly because i play a character who need to avoid special skills to not to be close to dead).

Nyghthowler · February 2015

3rd person always for situational awareness and because 1st person in this game tends to give me motion sickness.

Karnus · February 2015

Oh yeah, serious answer, I play in 3rd person, have played that way since daoc released. I can't imagine playing a mmo in1st person, mostly because, of course, situational awareness, which is also part of the reason I've never had a mobile phone IRL.

Morshire · February 2015

3rd person for anything other than sight seeing. I don't mind exploring in 1st, as I usually only "run into" things that matter little for combat. Taking in the sights for awhile in 1st is a great experience, just not useful for anything else (IMO). But I kind of suck as it is, and take away my ability to see my surrounds, and I bet there'd be a poll to get me booted from the game for bumping into everyone and everything, never mind wanting to group with me.

MarkoDeeJay · February 2015

Thank you all for the participation, I'm reading every single post and I think that each of these are really helpful.

Elsonso · February 2015

First person with PVE because I find it easier to target with the reticule.

PVP requires me to watch behind me, so I use third there. The changes in 1.6 for camera make this more tolerable.

Grunim · February 2015

The vast majority of the time I'm in 3rd person to have a better view of all possible enemies. I couldn't imagine playing in Cyrodiil for instance in 1st person.

I might play in1st person for a brief time in easy PvE situations where I want to get a better look at my opponents face and clothing or if I want to check out the cool doodads lying about somewhere. And if there's a really cool painting somewhere or fine artwork, I have to switch to 1st person to soak it in!

Gidorick · February 2015

First person, always. If I ever have the choice, I play first person. That's more immersive for me and it helps me "get into" the game more.

You should have put a poll up. Can you add one?

Dagoth_Rac · February 2015

I would prefer to play in 1st person because I find it more realistic and immersive, but I find that any reasonably difficult content in this game just about requires 3rd person. Too many clues and mechanics you miss out on in 1st person. :-(

newtinmpls · February 2015

I miss first person, but I get killed too easily. Initially I found that I was aware of less immersion using 3rd; now I take the time to look at what my character would be looking at (that isn't coming out right; not sure how else to say it).

But I need 3rd person to effectively dodge the red circles of death in the dungeons.

AssaultLemming · February 2015

I tried playing first person for the first day but you just can't see to get out of the red early enough.