I believe it's working as intended since the camera can't see through the wall, and yes, I have seen the same effect in other games.
I find it most annoying when I get slammed back into a wall by an enemy's knockback and the perspective suddenly changes. Especially bad when I'm stuck on a low obstacle that I can't see and I don't know why I can't move (while said enemy continues pummeling me).
This was absolutely the hardest thing for me to get used to. In my previous game the camera ignored the ceiling and allowed you to zoom out even in indoor areas. You just saw blackness behind walls and empty corridors around corners. Even walls weren't a real hinderance above a certain height.
It wasn't perfect and frequently allowed you to see things you shouldn't, but it was definitely a shock when I first came to COH. The camera distance was shifting back and forth so much I'd get physically ill. One moment I can see a hallway fine and the next I'm counting teeth through a shattered television set on a Lost goon who had followed me into a corner to beat me up for my lunch money. It was especially bad with those who want to hover in a mission with a low ceiling.
But I slowly came to realize that in a game with true 3-D movement I was never going to have a camera that ignored ceilings and chopped off the upper stories of buildings and trees etc. As soon as I accepted that I started getting used to it and learned to control my camera angle better. It just took a few months.
okay. Thanks for your info because it was driving me crazy. I thought it might be settings and I couldn't change anything that made a difference. Now I feel a bit better understanding other people went thru the same thing and it's not an option to change..
have a nice day
Hello All,
During game play I usually have the camera zoomed out quite a bit so I can keep an eye on my surroundings. The problem is that when I put my back to wall,object, building, etc... the camera zooms into a 3rd person perspective (only when I view in front of me with the object to my back) and it becomes difficult to keep an eye on my surroundings. Am I missing something fundamental here? Do all games play this way or is there a setting I can choose somewhere to keep the camera the same distance from my toon at all times?
All feedback appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
I can post pictures if that is helpful