Is 3rd person cheap?

[Acaila]

Seems that 3rd person PoV is taking a bit of heat at the moment. Is it cheap or not?

Personally I don't think it is. It is in the manual, everyone has access to it, it can benefit everyone. It provides situational awareness and actually provides a defensive advantage which, in a game with CSHD, is virtually non-existant. I use it 80% of my playing time, I have it bound to my mouse wheel, it is sort of integral in how I play this game. My opinion.

[Cyrus-]

I feel the exact same way.. bound to mouse wheel also. It's really viable in most FPS games.. it's just that in tribes 2 you have a very big advantage. But then again.. how many advantages do defensive players have in the first place?

[Biohazzard56]

I never use third person, I want to be ready when someone comes at me.

[VashTheStamped]

i only use 3rd person for cool screenshots or my movies = /

[Dharkbayne]

It should be disabled inside, but outside it should work, so, the basic rule is "If you can put a spitfire there, you can use 3rd person there"

[Eldanesh]

3rd person should not be touched Imo. Its a powerful tool that requires a reasonable amount of skill to use. But hey, why not dumb down ps some more and make everyone run around like chickens with their heads cut off? =\

[Dharkbayne]

Originally Posted by Eldanesh

3rd person should not be touched Imo. Its a powerful tool that requires a reasonable amount of skill to use. But hey, why not dumb down ps some more and make everyone run around like chickens with their heads cut off? =\

What the hell are you talking about? It's about as much an exploit as warping, you can stand behind a corner, safe, and see them coming, and they don't know you're there. Not to mention using it with Darklight on to see cloakers around you.

[Incompetent]

If you could lean out around corners I wouldn't have a problem with them taking it away, but you cant, so it should stay.

Edit: Fundamental flaw in your arguement Dhark, realistically you can just peek around the corner barely exposing anything, but in ps if you have to step out around the corner you have to expose alot of surface area. So they gave us third person to compensate.

[Dharkbayne]

Yes, but the fact that they can see you, yet you cannot see them, at all, and they are completely safe from danger, kinda messes that up. Anyways, that's what audio amp is for.

[Incompetent]

You think you could really shoot of my ear off in the time it takes me to slip a few square inches of surface area back around the corner while your charging up the stairs? Carry grenades or just be careful.

[Dharkbayne]

If it's that easy, then why do you care if 3rd person was taken out?

[Cyrus-]

Because the lean key isn't in planetside...

[Incompetent]

Because I CAN'T lean, third person is compensation for that.

[Cyrus-]

Way To Say What I Just Said, Incomp!!!




















dumb people.. sheesh...

[Dharkbayne]

How hard is it to just inch out around the corner quickly and go back? It exposes you for what, .3 seconds?