Guild Wars 2

So, this is probably a bug, but after completing the Mad King’s dungeon in Lion’s Arch, the boss FOV stays active. Basically, it shows a lot more of the environment when you fully zoom out the camera distance.

With the recent addition of the beta FOV command line to the shortcut, would it be possible to maybe make this particular camera view another setting? I was thinking just another tick box in the settings somewhere to enable this kind of wide viewing angle.

I’ve linked some quick snapshots I took below with the boss FOV in random areas to give a sense of scale and what not. The reason I’d want this is it allows me to take in the landscapes of where I’m at, and not simply just focus on my character. Considering how amazing this game looks (even on my meager medium settings), having the choice to zoom out like this and play this way just makes sense to me personally.

http://i.imgur.com/hYY0x.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EL7VG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/k49yq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/i0CZ7.jpg

I totally agree, When ANet understands the pros they will eventually change this, when the community pushes them too! LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!

100000% suported.

Make this an official permanent zoom out option, MAKE IT HAPPEN Anet , please ?

Oh yes I looove this new POV!
I thought it was intentional .. well if it isn’t, better make it so

Agreed! I <3 this. This game is so prettttty, now I can see more

<3 the option to zoom out!

This AND first person view. Screw the “lack of immersion” from it, we need the camera angles back from GW1. If someone doesn’t like it, they can just turn the option off. I really don’t understand why the view is so restricted.

I really hope this is not a bug but a hidden test
This gives a far better feeling and atmosphere in the game, improves movement ease and spacial positionning, and contrary to some people said, it greatly highlights the beautiful art and level design of Guild Wars 2.
Please make this a feature

I love this! PLEASE keep/implement.

Please keep FOV like that! Those screens look great!

Please allow this as a real option, Arenanet.

I agree with the title

Those views are so awesome. When this happend to me I was thinking its intentional feature. Its like vistas (which I very like) all the time. Keep it, no harm, only gain.

Yes, yes, yes and another thousand times yes! I made this point aswell in the feedback thread of the FoV (beta) testing (tech support forums). Hopefully, Arenanet will (finally) listen and make this far-zoom-out option available!

EDIT: I have tested this zoom and it does not lead to any performance loss, in fact it makes objects and players/npc’s render more quickly. Especially in WvW this is good news as the chance of getting hit by an invisible zerg of enemies is (greatly) reduced whilst playing with this level of zoom

The bugged FoV is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I agree. Love it!

I want this, please change it!

I absolutely love this “feature” please make it standard

I love this! 100% agree!

It’s like a whole new world!

Love it!! Please dont change it Anet this is awesome!! SO much more depth to the game and Im getting to really enjoy the areas!

yes please for the awesome FOV from mad king ascent into madness !!!

please make it real !!!!

Doesn’t matter how much you want it, it’s not going to get implemented. I want it also. I have a computer that can run the pretty graphics, it would be awesome if I could actually see them.

+1

I always hated it that the cam is so close to your char, especially cause there was no need to since the cam zooms out during some boss fights, including the one in the “tutorial”.

+1

when this first happened to me i loved it. it HAS to stay!

+1. The extra zoom is exelent!

+1

Finally a great Pov! Love this bug!

1. Arrow Carts and WvWvW
2. The same bug was present after some boss fights from your personal storyline, they have been fixed.

Keep it like this, Anet. The game is much more visually pleasing when zoomed out a bit more, and all these skills effects don’t fill up my screen anymore.

+1

Make it happen Anet.

+1 for me too, it should have been possible from the beginning, maybe only for PvE.
Only downside is you need a more powerful machine…
Who cares !

Want this camera view in the game i think its awesome.

I’d like to see a first person option also.

No need to complete, it’s enough to enter and leave. And yes! I agree, we should keep it :P That’s how a real MMO looks like.

+1 plz make it happen Arena net!!!!

I kept going in mad king when I logue in just to have the Cam view from it for the rest of the day!

YES i want that!
I mean this game is great I am having a lot of fun whatever I am doing but with a 24’ screen its annoying that I can’t zoom out just a little bit more
I love the Mad King Instance bug, leave it as an option! :P

+1 to make this an option. I could see how it would be terrible for PVP but for PVE it is awesome. This was the one thing from GW1 that I found myself missing, was so nice to see it after I exited MK’s realm. Thought it was intentional. Please make it so!!!

+1, Zooming like this should be enabled, or we should get a slider in the options for zooming like this.

It does not bring me a performance hit, whatso-ever.

+1000!

I love it so much! I am so happy that I can see the gorgeous art like this !

This really is fantastic; it makes GW2 feel like a Black Isle game.

GW2 is already such an awesome game, with amazing environments and art.

THIS FOV makes it so much more enjoyable — can actually see the beautiful world instead of it being crammed right up.

+1

Make this permanent, please ANet? Pretty please, with a heaping of candy-sugar-love on top?

P.S. And add in first-person view as well so we can take screenies without having to look at the back of our chars ;P

While I agree that this would be nice if it was permanent, zooming out still has nothing to do with wide-angle. (this in response to the thread title). What it does is place your viewpoint a bit further behind/above your character, the angle you see is exactly the same.

+1 support!

Also, First Person View camera please! We really want to enjoy all the work hours your amazing art team put through the game without having to stare at the giant clipped textures of the back of our characters taking half the screen!

Veldan.4637:

While I agree that this would be nice if it was permanent, zooming out still has nothing to do with wide-angle. (this in response to the thread title). What it does is place your viewpoint a bit further behind/above your character, the angle you see is exactly the same.

Yeah, I honestly didn’t know what else to call it. I was basically referencing wide-angle lenses though – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide-angle_lens

+1 supported!!
I love this so very much! It really just makes the already beautiful world even more awesome, since you can see more of the world around you. I can understand it not being in pvp, but you can just not let it go out the far if you don’t want it there.

The current view distance does annoy me continually to be honest, since I want to be able to zoom out far and look at the things around me more easily.
P.s- 1st person would also be awesome Anet.

*also, those screens look really cool.

Definitely will add my support to this. I’ve been wanting to zoom out further since the game started. Please, ANet, hear our cry and let us better experience the beautiful world you created.

I played 2 hours in wvwvw with this bugged zoom, it was such a pleasure.
Hard to get back to normal zoom
Please Anet

(Anyone know how to reproduce this bug?)

You can reproduce the bug by going into the Mad King dungeon in Lion’s arch, completing it, and then exit the instance. The boss FOV should stay active until the next time you relog.

what, it’s a bug?
I thought it was intentional.
haven’t tried it after a relog yet!
but it seems like there’s nothing against making the zoomable distance always this far. if it works this well, why not let it be like that!

Loved the extra zoom-out! I wish it was an actual feature in the game instead of a bug.