3rd person FOV too tight

Tarbs01 · June 9

After U50, while having to go in and reset most of my options on all of my characters, I am noticing that the 3rd person FOV is much tighter than it used to be. Before the update I was able to pull back far enough that I could see the entirety of my characters. Now, even with the slider all the way to the right, I can only see to just below their waist. This means that my view is dominated by shoulder blades. When I spawn my assistants, like the ragpicker, I can barely see them due to the amount of screen real estate being taken up by my character.
It is a little jarring as everything just feels way too close now. I have not tried any combat yet to see how it effects that.
I play on Xbox NA with a Series X console.
Is this a bug or has someone made the very bad decision to make this the new normal?
Thanks.

fizl101 · June 9

I’m on ps rather than xbox but I’m not seeing any change to FOV in 3rd person

This screenshot was taken today to show fov

LootAllTheStuff · June 9

Tarbs01 wrote: »

After U50, while having to go in and reset most of my options on all of my characters, I am noticing that the 3rd person FOV is much tighter than it used to be. Before the update I was able to pull back far enough that I could see the entirety of my characters. Now, even with the slider all the way to the right, I can only see to just below their waist. This means that my view is dominated by shoulder blades. When I spawn my assistants, like the ragpicker, I can barely see them due to the amount of screen real estate being taken up by my character.
It is a little jarring as everything just feels way too close now. I have not tried any combat yet to see how it effects that.
I play on Xbox NA with a Series X console.
Is this a bug or has someone made the very bad decision to make this the new normal?
Thanks.

Also on XB-NA, and didn't notice any difference at all across a couple of characters last night. In addition to the FOV slider, make sure you are zoomed out on stick. IIRC you hold down on the D-pad and use the right stick to zoom closer to and further away from your character. If it still looks wrong, please consider posting a screen shot so we can see exactly what you are seeing for a better comparison (plus potential bug report!)

Edit to add: also, make sure that there's not a physical object like a wall behind you, as that forces a camera zoom regardless.

Tarbs01 · June 9

LootAllTheStuff wrote: »

Tarbs01 wrote: »

After U50, while having to go in and reset most of my options on all of my characters, I am noticing that the 3rd person FOV is much tighter than it used to be. Before the update I was able to pull back far enough that I could see the entirety of my characters. Now, even with the slider all the way to the right, I can only see to just below their waist. This means that my view is dominated by shoulder blades. When I spawn my assistants, like the ragpicker, I can barely see them due to the amount of screen real estate being taken up by my character.
It is a little jarring as everything just feels way too close now. I have not tried any combat yet to see how it effects that.
I play on Xbox NA with a Series X console.
Is this a bug or has someone made the very bad decision to make this the new normal?
Thanks.

Also on XB-NA, and didn't notice any difference at all across a couple of characters last night. In addition to the FOV slider, make sure you are zoomed out on stick. IIRC you hold down on the D-pad and use the right stick to zoom closer to and further away from your character. If it still looks wrong, please consider posting a screen shot so we can see exactly what you are seeing for a better comparison (plus potential bug report!)

Edit to add: also, make sure that there's not a physical object like a wall behind you, as that forces a camera zoom regardless.

Thanks! I had forgotten all about the D-pad + R-stick option. That seems to take care of it for me.
Just a shame I have to go in and setup all this stuff again, on every character.

Thanks again.

Gabriel_H · June 9

Not for nothing, but this has been a recurring problem for me (on PC) for years. When the camera auto adjusts height because of a building/scenery it tightens up (as it should) but then when there is no longer an obstruction it remains tight*, even panning back out fully manually only moves it a little. Switching zones solves it.

*not to the degree you are saying, as character is still in full view just

Edit: Typos