FoV - Some thoughts + a couple of Qs (PC).

(RGS) #21

@DubPlate:

Yeah, the clipping of the drum mags into the left arm and general weapon/arm distortion are the reason for my choosing 85 rather then 90, still at least I can get close to my preferred setup.

As you say it’d be nice to be able to play with both environment and model FoVs separately. I actually prefer the weapons at a higher FoV than the default, around 80 suits the Euston very well IMO. I don’t like the recent trend in games of giant gun models stuck right up to your nose, this is especially the case with pistols which when you can’t see your forearm just feels wrong to me.

L4D2 had terribly close weapons at release if I recall correctly.

I use adjusted IS on my backup Carb which dramatically lessens the IS zoom effect with the higher FoV. Red dot and with standard IS zoom on the Euston seems ok.

@Litego:

Thanks for sharing your pics man, looks very nice. I prefer one large screen to a surround setup myself (for both gaming and work) hence I went with an Apple 30 inch about 4 years ago. It was pretty expensive at the time (around £1,600 I think) but it’s in constant use all day for work and just excellent for games. By far the best piece of computer hardware I’ve ever purchased, I can’t imagine being without it now. Not to mention that unlike a graphics card a good monitor will (hopefully!!) last you a while :).

(Je T´aime) #22

I wish I had it 3 screens D : , and that probably gives you a edge in the game because you see a lot more around you.

(DarkangelUK) #23

I have a 26" and a 22" (120hz), have been tempted to sell the 26" and buy 2 more 22", but watching movies/TV shows on the 26" when the female is hogging the TV is pretty sweet.

(Litego) #24

@RGS:
Yeah monitors are good investments since you dont have to replace them every year to keep playing newer games. And the experience is so much better with higher quality monitors.

@Je T´aime:
Currently it has advantages and disadvantages. As I play I have roughly the same FoV as you guys who play with 110 except I dont get the zoom effect, so I dont really see much more, but I do see better, so I can aim easier. I could play at a higher FoV to get more of an advantage there but I just dont see the point as I feel I see enough. Like in TF2 before I used to play at 90 FoV, but when I got the 3 screens I went down to 75 FoV because it was more comfortable with slightly more vision and more zoomed in.

The minus is that my UI is scattered around 3 screens, this is not really optimal as the two screens on the sides are there for peripheral vision, but now I have to actually turn my head to see vitals and stuff. This usually is fixable by centering the UI on the middle screen, but right now I dont know how to do it for Brink.

@DarkangelUK:
Get 2 more 120Hz and buy nVidia 3D Vision so you get 3D Vision Surround :smiley: (or just 3D Vision)! I would have done that if I had the money, but that would really be expensive. For 3D vision to work I read you need constant 120 FPS (And probably VSync) which would require a monster computer in most games.