Sense of Perspective Mouse View

(Litego) #1

Why do we look around with the keyboard keys? I guess this is some console thing, but its really annoying and has nothing to do on a PC. I also dont understand why we have to give up movement for this perk? Why cant we move like we do before we get this perk, and when we get it we can look around aswell? Im not a big fan of standing completely still and I dont see a problem allowing us to move and look at the same time.

(AmishWarMachine) #2

I think it’s a function of them trying to keep consistency and functionality. The mouse (or right analog stick) controls looking, but it also controls the objective wheel.

So when you’re at a command post (or repair/destroy objective), SD had two choices:

  1. Leave the mouse/right analog to control the objective wheel, switch control of view to WASD (or left analog)

or

  1. Leave the mouse/Right Analog to control the view, and switch WASD (or Left Analog) to control the objective wheel. Problem: WASD is 4-directional.

Option 1 probably made the most sense, especially considering the limitations that WASD presented them with.

(Zanchile) #3

on console we have to control the camera with the left stick (movement stick), personally for me it is aggravating as i would much rather use the right stick (camera stick)

(Litego) #4

[QUOTE=AmishWarMachine;356316]I think it’s a function of them trying to keep consistency and functionality. The mouse (or right analog stick) controls looking, but it also controls the objective wheel.

So when you’re at a command post (or repair/destroy objective), SD had two choices:

  1. Leave the mouse/right analog to control the objective wheel, switch control of view to WASD (or left analog)

or

  1. Leave the mouse/Right Analog to control the view, and switch WASD (or Left Analog) to control the objective wheel. Problem: WASD is 4-directional.

Option 1 probably made the most sense, especially considering the limitations that WASD presented them with.[/QUOTE]
Sure, if there were an objective wheel. But Sens of Perspective only works when you are capping, and while capping there is no objective wheel, but a progress bar instead. While upgrading there is an objective wheel, but then you’re in 1st person and dont benefit from the perk anyways. You mention consistency, but to me it just feels wrong because I am used to using my mouse to adjust my view, not my keyboard, that makes it inconsistent, at least in my mind.

Same problem on PC, we control the camera with our movement keys while in this perspective mode which is really confusing (I’ve gotten somewhat used to it by now, but I just dont understand the reasoning for doing this).

(haccess) #5

Agreed on all points.

(AmishWarMachine) #6

I should have added the disclaimer that I don’t have SoP on any of my characters, so I base all of what I posted above on conjecture alone.

(Zanchile) #7

I had to capture 3 command posts before i realized it used the left stick.

(FireWorks) #8

Its the only general ability I dont use. It feels beyond odd and with that “Im stuck in the command post for another second” bug/feature you cant react in time anyway.