Over the shoulder Third Person.

[Mrpryor 3]

Title.

[AlphaWolfen 160]

+1 i would love it, but would need to be done in a order to prevent grief, like Dayz style where you can look over walls and corners without peeking out to actually see.

[Csponge 167]

No, if you want to play that kind of filth than go to the million other casual MMO's.

[bwg 537]

I recall a developer once saying that there will never be 3rd person in Wurm.

*shrug*

[New_Unsleep 423]

No.

[LorenaMontana 3,008]

like Dayz style where you can look over walls and corners without peeking out to actually see.

Thats why u should only play Dayz 1PP

 

anyways, +1 for 3PP in wurm

[Eyesgood 2,121]

You can switch to 3rd person over shoulder on test right now.  It's coming.

Edited May 14, 2015 by Eyesgood

[Klaa 4,872]

Ugh... aye both Notch and Rolf have stated in the past their distaste for third person in such games. Provides an advantage against surprise attacks, peeking around corners, and loss of immersion (that fps sense of you being the character).

[Milosanx 716]

Immersion killer... No just....no

[Forwards 20]

Just ask issle

[ZeldaGold 47]

I wouldent mind a close 3rd person just cause its annoying to see ur characters eyes, brain and back of the head rapidly while doing a dig or whatever action

[Firestarter 1,210]

I recall a developer once saying that there will never be 3rd person in Wurm.

*shrug*

I'm still sure that there was a 3rd person mode live on the servers for a very brief time a couple of years ago.

 

I could just be going crazy though....

[bwg 537]

I recall someone mentioning it before, but I've never actually seen it.  I think it was a rumour.

 

https://twitter.com/wurmonline/status/275372415280877569

[Venator 0]

Just an idea of a compromise between opinions.

 

I can see some people don't like the idea of 3rd person because of the loss of immersion factor but what if it was only when you are in a settlements boundary doing passive actions, but locks to 1st person when doing hostile actions e.g. When in stealth, Unlawful mode or Targeting player/NPC for an attack.

[Szai 82]

-1

 

I personally would enjoy third person as ive gotten used to it in most games over recent years but i think it would negatively effect the immersion and feel of this game, plus though it doesnt effect me it would change pvp totally.

[Laiwyn 188]

You don't have to use third-person if you don't want to, since I can imagine it would be an option and not something forced on everyone. And as far as "immersion" goes, Wurm is not so great in that regard so using that as a point of argument doesn't hold any weight for me.

 

Also, I can't really speak for how it would affect PvP but perhaps there's a case to be made against it there.

 

+1, overall.

[asdf 297]

Sure why not, but it'd need to be done better than the motion-sickness-inducing nightmare that is on test.

[Zcul 303]

There has been some attempts but its kind of complex considering griefing possibilities of looking over things, clipping into caves and structures etc. Doable, but hasn't been a priority among all the other things the developers has worked on.

[Aeris 3,751]

I'm not against shoulder view as a phenomenon, but it would look like absolute in Wurm. Think about it - The rooms are already claustrophobia inducing with their small space between the ceiling and the "new" flooring. Your viewpoint would end up somewhere in the ceiling/floor of the above level.

[dasfry 33]

-1

 

No, thank you.

[flinty 77]

While I don't have much desire to play Wurm in 3rd person, I think it would be nice to have *some* kind of 3rd person option for people that have trouble with 1st person perspective. I personally know a fair few people who find it very difficult to play games in first person due to issues with vertigo, nausea etc. Some who are unable to play at all without 3pp. While it isn't a common problem, there are people who would have a much more comfortable experience playing in 3rd person. Whether it can be done in such a way that does not disrupt the game too much I don't know. A fairly 'zoomed-in' 3rd person or over-the-shoulder view sound like a fair compromise, to avoid peeking.

 

"~1" if that's a thing?

Edited July 7, 2015 by flinty

[Proximo 402]

It's not a problem for me.  But I recently brought a friend into Wurm and coming from other MMO's, where the view is always some form of third-person, I know it can be jarring adjusting to the forced first-person view of Wurm.

 

This many years in though, I don't honestly see it happening.

[flinty 77]

I agree, I just thought I'd throw that perspective out there

[Jaz 2,665]

this is not Doom or CS, no please...

[Proximo 402]

this is not Doom or CS, no please...

 

 

Since Doom and Counterstrike are FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS, I'm kinda wondering if you even read the OP....