I know it's unlikely to be considered, but on my wish list of "features I wish FFXIV had" are additional camera controls for making screenshots and videos. The additional controls would help with obtaining views which are currently impossibly or require cropping or the help of another person.
Some of the controls that would be useful:
- Hide self from screenshots/video. This would not affect other players ability to see you, but would hide yourself in screenshot mode like the floating sun minion. (Extra credit: options to hide or show others.) Useful for environment scenes that can't be viewed in first-person.
- Change tilt: Using the L1 and L2 controller triggers changes the tilt up and down, so you do not have to look at yourself. (Bonus: tilt lock mode where pressing the POV thumbstick up/down changes elevation without aiming towards your position.) Fly through Ul'dah just like the cutscenes.
- Decouple camera position. Allows the camera's base position to move independently of the player, to any location where the player can reach, but the player does not move. Great for getting a centered view during Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.
These special controls would require both an option to be turned on and to be in screenshot mode, so there would be no confusion during regular play. It is understood that some things like the zoom limit are used to ensure fair play in some trials (Leviathan) and in PvP, and potentially to hide unfinished areas, so it would not be unexpected that camera movement would remain restricted in areas such as PvP.
Feature wish: Ability to hide self in screenshots, independently move camera position
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10-04-2015, 01:29 PMKaesFeature wish: Ability to hide self in screenshots, independently move camera position
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10-04-2015, 01:54 PMAlphaFox
I do agree, would make group shots a lot better than this angling mess lol.
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10-04-2015, 02:02 PMAtoliLike...what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaes
I understand the other things (especially the one about camera not being fixed to the player to get a centered view in groupshots and the like), but what kind of scenery is not visible in first person but is in 3rd? -
10-04-2015, 02:39 PMKaesFor one, any view from a higher elevation where you can't stand. Stand on the entrance to Horizon, then zoom out and pan up until you are peeking over the arch and you can see the aetheryte.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atoli
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10-04-2015, 03:08 PMTwilite
I'm sure the camera is fixed that way for a particular reason...