Petition for First Person View - I'm Wiling to send money to turbine to do this!

[Drith]

*** Preface ***
I just want to say that I think a first person camera view would make the game sooooo much more enjoyable that I'd be willing to send money to turbine just to add it in. No seriously... I'm considering setting up a donation site for this sole purpose. lol.....
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Please help me put pressure on the game developers to delevope a first person view mode for Dungeons and Dragons Online.

The graphics in MOD 5 (and DDO as a whole) are absolutely incredible.

I was in the orchard just last night doing battle with various mobs and all I wanted to do was change the camera angle and take screen shots all night long.

Ever since the game has come out, I've found myself trying to position myself between walls and objects just to be able to get a closer and better view of certain in game objects, mobs or characters.

Last night while doing battle with one of the new Golems I was amazed at the detail however I was only able to really see all the detail and appreciate it when I positioned the camera at angles were it made it impossible to play the game.

The problem is when you use the 3rd person camera view (top down or behind the shoulder), we are running around adventuring and vewing the world from a NON-realistic camera angle. All the images on our screen are too small to fully appreciate! Not only that but a first person view brings so much more adventure, thrill and realism to the game.

I want to have the option that allows me NOT to be able to "see" what is behind me. "Hear" them yes absolutely! "See" them absolutely not.

All that is required is when you use the "ZOOM" in option to change the camera to the "over the shoulder" from the "top down" view... just keep going and place the camera a tiny bit further ahead so that the camera view is from the players eyes instead of a point behind the player's head.

I want to be fighting an ogre in front of me and then get scared when I can hear another one coming from behind but have not seen him yet. Or I want to be able to feel the realism of seeing the ogre's club coming right at me!!!

The 3rd person view just cannot deliver the level of fun, thrill, realism. Most importantly you just cannot feel completely engrossed inside the world of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stomreach with a 3rd person "over the shoulder camera view"

Dear DDO player community:

Your support is incredibly appreciated and I fully understand how many of you do not enjoy playing in the first person view however I believe that it should at least be an option in the game for those of us who feel that all these amazing graphics are not being enjoyed to their full potential and also just to give the game that incredible "THRILL" feeling of being TOE TO TOE with your enemy. Rather then viewing your enemy from far away.

I'm willing to do whatever it takes to encourage everyone to put pressure on turbine to add a First person camera view to the game.

Thank-you very much for your time and support.

P.S. Turbine you rock! MOD 5 looks awesome!

All expectations exceeded! Please don't let the realism feel of the graphics go to waste!

[DolfaTrueheart]

Petitions are f--king ******** ....

But I agree ... /sign.

[Impaqt]

Full Zoomed in is Good enough for me..... I see no realy point other than to make this game even more Hack N' Slash

[blakbyrd]

I am not against them adding this feature however I have no desire for it myself, and certainly wont put forth any cash for such.

If they want to add it or enough people ask for it so that they do, then great. Give the players more options, which I am all in favor of. Personally though, I ho need use or desire to have a first person view and would prefer developement time spent on currently remaining issues first.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

I agree if for no other reason then I'm sick of something getting between my screen and "me" in game. Some hanging flag, spider web, whatever, and suddenly I can't see what I'm doing even though the way in front of my char is clear. Dumb...

[ErgonomicCat]

You can send me the money, and I'll get right on it!

[Vhlad]

I have two friends that I couldn't convince to play DDO because it wasn't first person.

[Borrigain]

/signed.

They could just make it so when you scroll wheel zoom all the way in, you go to first person. That would make our awesome combat system even more enjoyable.

I think Oblivion Elder Scrolls does the same thing, but I haven't played it in months, so my memory may be kind of fuzzy.

Borr.

[Dariuss]

Yeah Oblivion does - Morrowind too iirc

Personally, i like my camera pulled back as far as possible, so htis feature is of no interest to me.

But, I support it's development if it doesn't take away from building content

[Drith]

Aye not at the cost of new content as it's just an option that probably 25 % of the community wants (will have to wait and see as that's a total guess in the dark).

All I know is that when I play Everquest, DOOM, HALO or any other first person game I'm like totally 100 % engrossed into the game... sounds behind me make me jump out of my chair... toe to toe fights make me sweat... going around corners in dungeons makes the hair on my neck stand up! Given Doom and Halo are FPShooters but no one can deny that if you played Everquest in a first person camera mode hanging out in the east commonlands watching the sun rise it felt like you WERE THERE!

In a 3rd person view it's so "Meh" I can see everything around and behind me... oh look a tiny club swinging at my little character bleh meh bleh blah....

Instead of OMG THAT SPIKED CLUB IS COMING RIGHT FOR ME!!!

I'll pay for the overtime !!!! 100 K plat an hour~!

[Jarlaxel]

/signed

[WilbyZ]

Sorry no interest... I'd like to see where I am standing and whats slightly behind me too (eg, when a mob sneaks up behind)

/notsigned.

[Tenkari_Rozahas]

not signed. this isnt a FPH&S, his is a MMORPG. i like seeing whats around me, especially with the upcoming changes to invisible people detection.

[Drith]

why the heck would you two even bother come here to say not interested... we already know that most likely 50 % if not more of the player base is not interested...

*boggle*

[Lorien_the_First_One]

not signed. this isnt a FPH&S, his is a MMORPG. i like seeing whats around me, especially with the upcoming changes to invisible people detection.

Why does it being an MMORPG mean you shouldn't have first person view? Lets see...RPG...that means ROLL PLAYING GAME. Can you see from above yourself? Behind yourself? Seems to me the RPG part means we SHOULD have first person.

[adamkatt]

not signed. this isnt a FPH&S, his is a MMORPG. i like seeing whats around me, especially with the upcoming changes to invisible people detection.

The real question *** is an FPH&S?!?!

[blakbyrd]

The real question *** is an FPH&S?!?!

First Person Hack & Slash

[blakbyrd]

why the heck would you two even bother come here to say not interested... we already know that most likely 50 % if not more of the player base is not interested...

*boggle*

Not sure if I was included in that statment or not, but isnt this what the developement forum is for?

Players discuss why they want something and others discuss why they may not, or dont care if it is done or not. The very relpies can help Turbine decide where a suggestions importance is, and possibly bring up points they might miss in the development process of the discussed issue at their meetings.

I think it is a good thing that both sides participate or we could likely end up with new implementations that are screwed up due to situations they might have missed (granted it has happened before, so who knows if any of this really matters, it may just be here for players to talk).

[Mad_Bombardier]

IMO, the big reason for the request is not to make DDO into a FPH&S, but to ease problems caused by quest layout. The danged 3rd person camera gets hung up on EVERYTHING in quests; tapestries, sconces, nooks, crannies, webs, moss, doorways, rocks, ladders, etc. The best I can do is zoom in and stare at the back of my big head. Which fixes the camera getting stuck, but makes it so I can't see anything smaller than a raid boss to target.

[Beergut]

/signed