Guild Wars 2

As soon as I logged in yesterday I knew something was off. I don’t know how noticeable the changes are to the smaller races, like Humans, Sylvari, and Asura, but to someone who plays almost exclusively Charr it was immediately obvious, and I can only assume it was the same for Norn.

I’m putting this in the bugs section because I see absolutely no reason why this would be a purposed changed. It skews the field of view and centers the camera past your character.

Luckily I found an old screenshot that was easy to replicate, so here it is:

http://i.imgur.com/kmDNOib.jpg – This is how the camera was placed prior to this patch

http://i.imgur.com/FRtpDQO.jpg – Here is the camera after, in the same spot and
zoom level. Even just switching between the screenshots, you can see the difference. It gets worse at closer zoom levels.

Just in case those two don’t make it obvious enough, I’ve overlayed them.

http://i.imgur.com/jWpHWrZ.jpg – Looking at the statue on the horizon, the camera has clearly been moved above the character, while things further off remain in place.

http://i.imgur.com/H0bBDcq.jpg – Further out, you can see the actual horizon is lined together, and while everything else is close the character model has clearly shifted down.

And, like I said, it only gets worse at closer zoom levels.

This ALSO affects the equipment panel, as seen here: http://i.imgur.com/vwHbFA1.jpg

Here’s another picture showing why this camera is annoying.

http://i.imgur.com/Osxr2pI.jpg

At a standard zoom, the camera is centered basically above your character. No matter how you turn or tilt the camera, it’s always as if you’re ‘looking past’ your character, and not at your character themselves.

I really hope it’s a bug, and not a new “feature”…
I don’t event want to play my char or nonr after this change.

Thanks for the screenshot, that explains so much.

I actually welcome a change in camera height, or would if it was configurable. … and in the patch notes.