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[dcelw540]

I find I enjoy third person more but also first person I find mostly has a better advantage. What about you?

 

[Hasemo]

Third person all the way.

 

[BroBot]

Third person when playing with friends for fun, but if I'm going to be competitive, definitely first person.

 

[Moaradin]

I play mostly in third person. Better awareness of your surroundings.

 

[Grim Patron]

I don't have the full game yet but I played the beta in third person.

 

[5taquitos]

Depends on how I'm feeling and also the sitch, I switch back and forth pretty frequently.

 

[Rocketz]

I only will play in 3rd.

 

[norm9]

Watch some twitch of the third person tonight. Made me wish there was a new Socom game.

 

[MegaPanda]

3rd person since that's how I played the first two

 

[antitrop]

First on ground and in the air.

Having to switch to first person every time you get into a vehicle is pretty annoying, unless I missed a menu option.

 

[OnADock]

Second person. I've only watched people on Youtube play it.

 

[Darth Karja]

3rd.

 

[foxtrot3d]

3rd person is the only way to play otherwise you're playing at a disadvantage.

 

[privitsan02]

3rd person is the only way to play otherwise you're playing at a disadvantage.

This.

 

[vixlar]

I can't hit a thing in 3rd person. I must switch sides each time I get behind a wall. I find hard to shoot from far away...

I play better in 1st person

 

[RoboPlato]

First person. The camera angle makes it tough for me to hit anything in third.

 

[7DollarHagane]

I can't hit a thing in 3rd person. I must switch sides each time I get behind a wall. I find hard to shoot from far away...

I play better in 1st person

Yeah, its easier to take cover and shoot around cover in first person. The fov is better in third though.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I've only ever done 1st person. I'm surprised there are so many 3rd person players.

 

[TaterTots]

Both. Though, I have issues aiming in 3rd.

 

[RyudBoy]

I do better in first person for some reason so that's how I play.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

I do way better in 3rd.

 

[March of the Crabs]

Third for sure. I guess I'm one of the few people who feels more accurate in third than first.

 

[egocrata]

First person on foot, third on vehicles.

I wish I could play first person on the space fighters, but someone at DICE thought that the Alliance doesn´t clean the windows of their X-Wings/A-Wings, and the Empire sits their pilots six yards from the viewport.

 

[prag16]

First person. The camera angle makes it tough for me to hit anything in third.

This, the camera angles can definitely screw things up, especially when in or near cover. Multiple times tonight I had people absolutely dead to rights but pumped all my shots into a railing or the edge of a wall strictly due to the camera.

Sometimes, the camera seemingly has nowhere to go if you're near an obstacle, and the character's body ends up completely blocking what I'm firing at from view.

This type of stuff doesn't happen much if at all in 1st person, but as others have said with the reduced field of view, i do feel like I'm at a slight disadvantage when in 1st. Decisions, decisions.

 

[Seventy_X_Seven]

3rd,and quite frankly is 100% because I like looking at my character.

 

[watdaeff4]

3rd

Very glad we all have the option to choose.

Nice feature

 

[Akara]

Third, I freaking suck at first person for some reason.

 

[RedAssedApe]

third. you can see more around you, tell when you are behind cover better and your aim is not better in first/ads

 

[ChosenPredator]

third person i can't do first person in this game for some reason

 

[Blackstarhat]

both

 

[Timu]

3rd by far.

First on ground and in the air.

Having to switch to first person every time you get into a vehicle is pretty annoying, unless I missed a menu option.

You can toggle it in the options.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I've only ever done 1st person. I'm surprised there are so many 3rd person players.

In the original 2 games, the console versions defaulted to 3rd person. PC defaulted to first person.

 

[friskykillface]

3rd person, i started first person but playing third makes me think of the older games

 

[Northeastmonk]

I'll probably be mostly FP. I was FP tonight because aiming is better for me that way. If this was a campaign I'd probably go TP.

In racing games I've always gone FP because it made things look faster, especially in GT. I switched to TP for a while because I like looking at the car or in this case the craft/speeder.

 

[DOT DASH DOT]

3rd person, it feels to me like it was made with 3rd person in mind, 1st doesn't feel quite right to me.

 

[PintSizedSlasher]

Played the beta in first only. I play better in first and it's more immersive I think.

 

[PodcastFips]

3rd person without a doubt, if you want to be competitive.

 

[Dahaka]

3rd

Very glad we all have the option to choose.

Nice feature

useless choice as 1st person is undoubtedly in a disadvantage, so why have it in at all?

 

[Nesther]

Third person doesn't seem right. I play pretty much only in first person.

 

[Jameson]

Played for 4 hours in 1st person today, it felt great. Haven't tried 3rd person yet.

 

[Karish]

THIRD

 

[Ferr986]

Played third only in the beta. I always like third person more.

 

[Heavy_D206]

It seems like it's pretty unanimous that 3rd person is better.

 

[Secret_asian_man]

Third person. Very rarely will I switch to first.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

3rd, I dislike 1st for the most part.

 

[No Life King]

3rd person...switch camera opposite of nearest wall everytime.

 

[Hikami]

3rd person
only prefer 1st person on speeder bikes

 

[Crisium]

I switch between both.

I prefer third for infantry. But when moving out from cover the crosshair is completely inaccurate. You think you have an enemy lined up but instead you are shooting the rock you are crouching behind. I'll switch to first if I'm playing cover heavy, otherwise third.

For Air Vehicles I use third most of the time but usually temporarily switch to first for strafing runs against infantry.

 

[f@luS]

Depend and switch is easy. When I need to hide and shoot third is better to see surrounding

 

[prag16]

But when moving out from cover the crosshair is completely inaccurate.

Yeah, this is definitely an issue for me with 3rd person. Overall I prefer it for the greater awareness of surroundings. But when trying to use cover it fucking blows.

When I need to hide and shoot third is better to see surrounding

In theory yes, but if you're trying to shoot from cover in 3rd person mode, forget it. Half the time it appears you're aiming at the enemy, but you're really pouring shots into the railing or crates or rocks in front of you.