Guild Wars 2

notebene.3190:

Now that it seems like it’s forced in the 11/15 release, is there a switch so we can see the game the way it looked ‘before’ this?

It looks awful now for me. Position 2 of zooming is too far away for my tastes (and I tested this switch when it was announced and immediately removed it because I didn’t like it. Had I known it was going to be forced on us with no way to undo it, I would have made a big stink).

See my before/after screenshots

You should ask for a refund, I hear arenanet are getting quite fast at processing them.

Jioleo.1976:

This is definitely better. But a slightly larger fov would be better I think or a fov basic and a fov modified by the player fov despite fisheye effect would be cool ! Good job guys !

It’s been said again and again but I think it needs repeating that a set fov is not the answer. A slider is the best solution so that people can decide what feels comfortable for them in regards to the size of monitor they’re using or their distance from the monitor. Typically for a PC exclusive game a comfortable fov would be 90-95 degrees. Personally i’d like a slider that can go from 40 degrees up to 150 and just let the individual player decide what he/she feels comfortable with (we are the paying/playing customers in the end).

Lumion.6183:

it looks great, now we just need to be able to scroll out more /:

A low FOV is still a low FOV no matter how far you “scroll out”

Absurd.8926:

I searched around on the internet for a bit, and found out you guys are testing this, so I’m pretty happy about it to say the least.

In reality they’ve changed the field of view from a pretty low number to a pretty low number + a few degrees. It’s still much too low for a game designed to be played on computers (where the monitor is more or less 1-2 feet away).

Dea This.5017:

Thank you. Just noticed this today and was able to play quite a bit longer without feeling sick. Good job. Hopefully will become a checkable option.

Why do you still play this game if it inevitably makes you sick?

MajorMelchett.6042:

Is it just me or is it a bit weird that in 9 days and 10 pages we’ve not had a reponse to any feedback in the official feedback thread?.

Any chance of an update Anet?, will there be a chance of a slider/option to have the old/new fov or an even greater fov?, will there be a chance of a slider to adjust the vertical character postion? and after the MK bug for greater zoom level will there be a chance for a bigger zoom level aswell?.

Thanks.

This has me wondering as well.

This thread (as well as this one) have both stirred up a lot of emotional responses from the community about the need for a FOV slider + the ability to change the vertical positioning of the camera. I’d like a definitive answer from the devs on whether they’ve reconsidered their stance so that I can make my decision on whether or not to return the game. (As it stands currently I can’t play longer than 30 minutes without getting eye strain/eye focus issues [never had this experience in a game before either]).