Guild Wars 2

As we all know sometimes the camera P.O.V. is just way to close while in game. Having a zoomed out camera will be beneficial for everyone.
1. You can see friendlies/enemies behind you in a PvP/Wvw environment.
2. Making ground targeting skills much easier to cast because you are in a top down view.
3. See boss AOE skill/animation in dungeons and open world.
4. Easier to target things you actually want to target because you aren’t in a leveled P.O.V.
Conclusion: Will improve PvP/Wvw and PVE mechanics.

-I know there is more ways a extra zoomed out P.O.V. will help players like you and me I hope A-Net will implement this option to do so.

And maybe also add option to set height (to move camera above your head). For example, targeting burning oil in EOTM on some walls is really annoying, since all you can see are your and your’s friends legs. :/

They have been working on that and we’ve seen some changes. It is better, but still needs more adjustments.

Yeah, why not always have the possibilty to zoom as far out as when Shadow Behemoth appears ?

I would also like to have a more stepless zooming instead of those big steps it takes now.

The problem with a farther zoom is that people will abuse it in WvW (like they’re already doing with the zoom hack).

and the walls to be translucent if I watch my character from behind a pillar

Amnariel.3659:

and the walls to be translucent if I watch my character from behind a pillar

Yeah .. instead of looking into our transparent heads when to near a wall at vistas or JPs.

Zanshin.5379:

The problem with a farther zoom is that people will abuse it in WvW (like they’re already doing with the zoom hack).

Yes I have thought about this problem too in WvW but they limit the zoom when we enter a wvw map (like how they limit the zoom when you get on trebs, ac, catas and etc.). If A-Net gives us the option zoomed out our camera in WvW ever so slightly but noticeable way it will make a HUGE difference.

-Not to mention A-Net have this “technology” implemented in the game because as we all experience are camera auto-zoom out when an event happen or using a certain item, so there is no reason to argue that is will take a long time to develop and will ruin the game aesthetics.

I would be happy if they changed the camera so it no longer automatically zooms in when ever something gets in between the camera and the player. If you walk up a flight of stairs, the constant zooming in and out with every step, makes me absolutely nauseous.