Please Give us more control over the camera

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06-09-2011, 05:29 AM
Hordecore

Please Give us more control over the camera

i want it to auto follow my character without having to go into first person view
06-09-2011, 05:40 AM
Dubont

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Originally Posted by Hordecore

i want it to auto follow my character without having to go into first person view

I'm not sure what you're talking about. The camera works fine for me...
06-09-2011, 08:34 AM
Rowyne

To always stay at the character's back and not force you to manually pan. A chase cam option.
06-09-2011, 08:38 AM
Adol

Chase cam was a useful option in FFXI. I would like this implemented in to FFXIV, too.
06-09-2011, 11:50 AM
Shikaree

I noticed the camera will auto follow you if you scroll your mouse, at least until you try adjusting it manually again. Was that what you were looking for? o.o

Lemme correct it a little, either run straight forward or auto run and mouse adjust. Seems to do it that way.

Edit: Bah, it's not really a full option, only seems to work for auto running.
06-09-2011, 01:12 PM
Dubont

so..the OP wants to be bad? The whole point of being able to move your camera around is so that you can have a better view of what's going on around you. Why you would want it always at your back is beyond me...especially against mobs like Uraeus
06-09-2011, 05:11 PM
Rowyne

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Originally Posted by Dubont

so..the OP wants to be bad? The whole point of being able to move your camera around is so that you can have a better view of what's going on around you. Why you would want it always at your back is beyond me...especially against mobs like Uraeus

/facepalm

What the OP is talking about was called a 'Chase Camera' option in FFXI. It keeps the camera directly behind you, follows you, even when you turn around. FFXIV does not have an option like this. It forces you to manually pan the camera, instead of the game automatically doing it for you. I've been complaining about this since the beta forums, but nothing's ever been done about it.
06-09-2011, 06:32 PM
Sehro

yes i sooo want a chase camera,i love the game right now but the camera is killing me and for sure SE will not do anything about camera until the end of summer at least ..
06-09-2011, 09:18 PM
Gun_Anam

Ah, this would be a nice addition.

I use the /targetnpc macro to target mobs. They're not always both infront of me, and sometimes one is off to the side of the screen or behind me. Targetting using this method is only as fast as the camera can be turned around to get the mob into view, so having it default to behind you would help speed battle up a lot.

Ideally, it should work the same as it does while in auto-run mode where you can still pan to some degree, but once you let go of the camera movement button it resets to directly behind you. As the facility is already there for auto-run I would hope it wouldn't be too hard to apply to everything else, with a nice little /cameralock on/off command to go with it.
06-10-2011, 04:15 AM
Dubont

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Originally Posted by Rowyne

/facepalm

What the OP is talking about was called a 'Chase Camera' option in FFXI. It keeps the camera directly behind you, follows you, even when you turn around. FFXIV does not have an option like this. It forces you to manually pan the camera, instead of the game automatically doing it for you. I've been complaining about this since the beta forums, but nothing's ever been done about it.

Idk about you, but I've always like having complete control over the camera. Even in FFXI, I never used the chase cam, I always used the arrow keys to move my cam. Any other way is just inefficient, lazy and will make you bad. Camera always behind you? Ok, what if a mob is hitting you from behind? You won't know what that mob is because you can't see them without stopping your auto-run and turning around. Chase cam = bad idea. No thanks.
06-10-2011, 04:31 AM
Adol

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Originally Posted by Dubont

Idk about you, but I've always like having complete control over the camera. Even in FFXI, I never used the chase cam, I always used the arrow keys to move my cam. Any other way is just inefficient, lazy and will make you bad. Camera always behind you? Ok, what if a mob is hitting you from behind? You won't know what that mob is because you can't see them without stopping your auto-run and turning around. Chase cam = bad idea. No thanks.

If it was implemented, it would be an option. As it would be an option, the player would have the choice of turning it on or off. If you don't like it, you don't have to turn it on.
06-10-2011, 04:36 AM
geniusprime

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Originally Posted by Dubont

Idk about you, but I've always like having complete control over the camera. Even in FFXI, I never used the chase cam, I always used the arrow keys to move my cam. Any other way is just inefficient, lazy and will make you bad. Camera always behind you? Ok, what if a mob is hitting you from behind? You won't know what that mob is because you can't see them without stopping your auto-run and turning around. Chase cam = bad idea. No thanks.

Options are a beautiful thing. Most gamers love options.
06-10-2011, 12:38 PM
Rowyne

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Originally Posted by Dubont

Idk about you, but I've always like having complete control over the camera. Even in FFXI, I never used the chase cam, I always used the arrow keys to move my cam. Any other way is just inefficient, lazy and will make you bad. Camera always behind you? Ok, what if a mob is hitting you from behind? You won't know what that mob is because you can't see them without stopping your auto-run and turning around. Chase cam = bad idea. No thanks.

That's why the mouse left-click should let you manually-pan, instead of doing nothing. It would be great in instances, like you mentioned, such as while auto-running.

The controls are set up like that in so many other MMOs, that I still try to left-click pan while auto-running. It drives me crazy that I can't.

IMO, having to manually pan all the time is inefficient. I need to be spending my time healing my party, not worrying about juggling my camera. I would like a 'chase camera' option.
06-10-2011, 12:51 PM
Joeking

I agree that we need more camera controls, this way we can get much better and more dynamic under pantsu shots.
06-10-2011, 05:10 PM
Adol

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Originally Posted by Joeking

I agree that we need more camera controls, this way we can get much better and more dynamic under pantsu shots.

Too bad character models vanish if you zoom in too close to them, else I'd be doing that all day...
06-11-2011, 02:19 AM
Dubont

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Originally Posted by Rowyne

That's why the mouse left-click should let you manually-pan, instead of doing nothing. It would be great in instances, like you mentioned, such as while auto-running.

The controls are set up like that in so many other MMOs, that I still try to left-click pan while auto-running. It drives me crazy that I can't.

IMO, having to manually pan all the time is inefficient. I need to be spending my time healing my party, not worrying about juggling my camera. I would like a 'chase camera' option.

protip: Don't use the mouse.
06-11-2011, 03:38 PM
Rowyne

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Originally Posted by Dubont

protip: Don't use the mouse.

LOL, that's a pro tip?

Let me guess, the only other MMO you've played is FFXI?

Besides, that's a little arrogant to assume that everyone should want to play the same way you do.

If you think that only 'noobs' play with a chase cam, you can turn it off. But don't deny others something that would make our gameplay more enjoyable.
06-11-2011, 04:36 PM
Hisaye

I would really like a chase-camera option like FFXI.
06-11-2011, 04:45 PM
giftforce

The camera man in this game is just lazy.

He is so slooow.
06-11-2011, 10:41 PM
Vackashken

Yes please