Forced Camera Change (First Person to Third Person)

dentedhalo · January 2016

Hi

Twice today while I've been playing the game has shifted me from first to third person viewpoints and wouldn't allow me to revert. The first time it happened I was playing the Veiled Heritance island missions and I was locked into third person view for the whole section. When I returned to Skywatch I also returned to first person view and my ability to switch back and forth was also reinstated. On the basis that it was limited to a specific section of the game I assumed it must have been scripted that way (I remained signed into my account for the whole section so the switching of views or the return of my ability to switch was not related to a restart).

However, its now happened again while out in the main map. I was just walking towards Dawnbreak and I went into third person again and cant get out of it. I know its unlikely this is by design but I wanted to ask if others had experienced this and if it is, by some odd chance, by design?

If this is a glitch, has anyone else reported it or gotten any feedback from Bethesda?

I'm playing on XB1 btw.

newtinmpls · January 2016

There are a couple of quests that have some forced switches.. I think that the Veiled Heritance is one... I want to say the other is in EP,. but I don't recall.

Bartdude · January 2016

I get the same happen to me, however it normally happens when going from one wayshrine to another. jumping back through the wayshrine sorts it out. only started to happen after the last major update. i'm on PC.

ProfessorKittyhawk · January 2016

I don't recall any instances that force you into different perspectives. And I've played all the quests in each faction numerous times, so unless this is a fairly new mechanic they've implemented, it sounds like a bug.

Thevampirenight · January 2016

I play only in third person as do most others i think in elders scrolls online in beta they did not even have first person only third person, so be glad you have it.

Lysette · January 2016

Bartdude wrote: »

I get the same happen to me, however it normally happens when going from one wayshrine to another. jumping back through the wayshrine sorts it out. only started to happen after the last major update. i'm on PC.

I can confirm this type of bug - you teleport using the wayshrine being in 1st person and end up in 3rd person without the ability to switch back to 1st person. I am on PC as well, did not test, if it goes away when using the wayshrine again though.

JKorr · January 2016

Bartdude wrote: »

I get the same happen to me, however it normally happens when going from one wayshrine to another. jumping back through the wayshrine sorts it out. only started to happen after the last major update. i'm on PC.

Yep, happens to me, too. I found using the wayshrine again usually fixes it. Logging out then back in also fixes it. Reloadui doesn't fix it. Only started happening after the last update.

DurzoBlint13 · January 2016

no offense but why would anyone play in first person? You are cutting your field of view down by at least half. I tried to play in first person but it is far too restrictive. And changing the distance you have the camera at in third person is the key- it was too close at first but once I found out you could change the distance that made all of the difference

ZakuBeta · January 2016

DurzoBlint13 wrote: »

no offense but why would anyone play in first person? You are cutting your field of view down by at least half. I tried to play in first person but it is far too restrictive. And changing the distance you have the camera at in third person is the key- it was too close at first but once I found out you could change the distance that made all of the difference

Because third person is easy mode, and gives more information than you would have in real life. Also known as, it is more immersive that way. Turn the music down, and the sound effects up a touch, and you have your ears to hear what is coming behind you, just like real life.

As to the OP, I had this happen several times, using the way shrine fixes it, as does logging off and then back on. It is a bit annoying, especially if you use the Way shrines a lot. I use the shrines to get around fast when I am speed questing, but when my time to play is longer, I don't use them often, and the bug doesn't happen as much.

Ruben · January 2016

ZakuBeta wrote: »

DurzoBlint13 wrote: »

no offense but why would anyone play in first person? You are cutting your field of view down by at least half. I tried to play in first person but it is far too restrictive. And changing the distance you have the camera at in third person is the key- it was too close at first but once I found out you could change the distance that made all of the difference

Because third person is easy mode, and gives more information than you would have in real life. Also known as, it is more immersive that way. Turn the music down, and the sound effects up a touch, and you have your ears to hear what is coming behind you, just like real life.

As to the OP, I had this happen several times, using the way shrine fixes it, as does logging off and then back on. It is a bit annoying, especially if you use the Way shrines a lot. I use the shrines to get around fast when I am speed questing, but when my time to play is longer, I don't use them often, and the bug doesn't happen as much.

Good luck hearing wrecking blows charging behind you or red areas at your feet.

OldManJim · January 2016

I have the same bug fairly often when using wayshrines in Wrothgar.

And as to the 1st vs 3rd person, it's all a matter of personal choice.

ZakuBeta · January 2016

Ruben wrote: »

Good luck hearing wrecking blows charging behind you or red areas at your feet.

Haven't been taken out by a WB yet. I usually get taken out by another NB. I also tend to maintain some mobility, so line attacks tend to end up near me, not on me, both PvP and PvE. I do tend to spend more time in PvE. When I PvP I will be skirting the edges of a battle, to include sniping from the opponents side of the battlefield.