Developer's explanation to lack of FoV option.

[Veex.]

http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread...12#post1503312

Hey guys -

The FOV is fixed for a reason - mainly due to the demon arms, which are over your shoulders. This FOV made sense given how they worked.

I call bull♥♥♥♥ on this one. To me it's just pure laziness, they could have made 75° as the standart and give us the option to adjust it. Maybe they could have added a warning message when changing the FoV that the game is supposed to be played with 75° and that it can cause errors. I don't care for AA or DX 11 options, but the number of people who get physically ill when playing with low FoV is too high to just say "it's a stylistic choice, deal with it". After all, options are, as their name suggests, completely optional.

Or if they really wanted to have the interface look the same way with higher FoV, make slight adjustments to your freaking engine, it's not like your new "Evolution Engine" isn't adjustable, you coded the damn thing for this game. Other game companies have been doing this for over 5 years, why can't you?




EDIT 09.02.2012:

Originally Posted by KevinLongtime

https://twitter.com/#!/sheldoncarter...09595625639937


Hey - we hear the FOV complaints and hopefully will have a patch really soon to give some options. Stay tuned.

EDIT 15.02.2012:

Originally Posted by KevinLongtime

http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread...14#post1506214

Hey guys – Wanted to give you an update on some graphical updates the team is working on. Currently, our QA team is testing an FOV slider. I’ll post an update when I hear we’ve cleared the patch – but hopefully it won’t take much longer!

Thanks again,

Elizabeth

EDIT 21.02.2012:

Originally Posted by Veex.

http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread...13#post1508613

We will definitely update before the patch is released. I haven't heard anything new, but will check back with you guys next week.

EDIT: 29.03.2012
FoV options have been implemented.

[Darkshodan]

Don't buy it then , crying in every thread about it makes it not better ...

No wonder why nobody wants to support pc games anymore , look at all this hate , only because a FOV slider is missing...

[Veex.]

Originally Posted by Darkshodan

Don't buy it then , crying in every thread about it makes it not better ...

No wonder why nobody wants to support pc games anymore , look at all this hate , only because a FOV slider is missing...

I just won 10 bucks, because I said the first post would be a completely unhelpful post from someone who doesn't have problems with low FoV, thanks for that.

Originally Posted by Darkshodan

No wonder why nobody wants to support pc games anymore , look at all this hate , only because a FOV slider is missing...

I'd rather not have a PC version than a PC version without any proper porting, which was literally thrown out onto the market for some quick cash.

[nonplus++]

If your going to rant you should do it on their forum where the community manager might read it.

If their not going to change it then you should move on, people crying about it is getting annoying.

[poutsample]

This was the lamest excuse I've ever read. No wonder it came from 2KElizabeth, she is an official trash talker from the publishers side, known for these kind of answers. It's that type of management people who don't even know how to switch on a PC.

Arms look as fine here (make it fullscreen) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14326828/Clipboard11.jpg
as compared to the original http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14326828/Clipboard09.jpg

Originally Posted by Veex.

I just won 10 bucks, because I said the first post would be a completely unhelpful post from someone who doesn't have problems with low FoV, thanks for that.

I'd rather not have a PC version than a PC version without any proper porting, which was literally thrown out onto the market for some quick cash.

Win post.

@nonplus++, Darkshodan, d_cover: You know if you don't like the thread or if it annoys you, you can do a favor to people that are interested and not participate. Tired of your constant useless bull♥♥♥♥.

[d_cover]

Veex no one is forcing you to buy the game nor are they forcing you to play it.

You seem to enjoy moaning about the field of view. If anything you seem to hate the game so why talk about it?

Simply go find another game that you actually enjoy?

The is still a possibility someone will make a tweak or a program to mod the settings like they did in Dead Island. So rather than complain on here go search for something that someone might be developing.

But all this ranting is getting old and very boring.

Their you go. I gave you an idea go look for something and make a thread so all this complaining about FOV can finally stop.

[katt899]

I bought the game and the FOV isn't so problematic. As some other said, if you don't like it, don't buy/play it. I prefer playing a game with low FOV to not playing it because it's a console exclusive.

[Veex.]

Originally Posted by d_cover

Veex no one is forcing you to buy the game nor are they forcing you to play it.

You seem to enjoy moaning about the field of view. If anything you seem to hate the game so why talk about it?

Simply go find another game that you actually enjoy?

I could just copy and paste your post and write it back to you with your name instead of mine, but that isn't any fun, is it? I could explain how wrong you are on so many levels, but that isn't the point here.

Originally Posted by d_cover

But all this ranting is getting old and very boring.

Unless I'm not aware of my few posts on this forum, this is my second real rant on this forum ever in about 400 posts (about 300 are hidden posts in the trade sections). Maybe you should look up the definition of rant. If you do so, learn the difference between their, there and they're.

Originally Posted by d_cover

The is still a possibility someone will make a tweak or a program to mod the settings like they did in Dead Island. So rather than complain on here go search for something that someone might be developing.

Their you go. I gave you an idea go look for something and make a thread so all this complaining about FOV can finally stop.

Well, guess how I stumpled upon the post of that developer? I quoted it because it is in my opinion a kick right in the teeth for any PC consumer. And why you picked Dead Island as example is beyond me, not only because the game was pretty mediocre in comparison to other games, but also, because it's neither the same Developer, Publisher nor even engine.

I know people who could code a simple way to change FoV within an hour with the right developer tools and could probably do it myself within a reasonable time, but I guess expecting consumers to spend hours on developing memory hacks that work for this game is really reasonable, isn't it?

[Ekis]

Originally Posted by d_cover

Veex no one is forcing you to buy the game nor are they forcing you to play it.

You seem to enjoy moaning about the field of view. If anything you seem to hate the game so why talk about it?

Simply go find another game that you actually enjoy?

The is still a possibility someone will make a tweak or a program to mod the settings like they did in Dead Island. So rather than complain on here go search for something that someone might be developing.

But all this ranting is getting old and very boring.

Their you go. I gave you an idea go look for something and make a thread so all this complaining about FOV can finally stop.

If you don't like a thread, don't read it. lol

[MD1990]

Veex and Poutsample still crying about no FOV options? Color me shocked.

Originally Posted by Veex.

I just won 10 bucks, because I said the first post would be a completely unhelpful post from someone who doesn't have problems with low FoV, thanks for that.

Who's paying you the $10?

[Veex.]

Originally Posted by MD1990

Veex and Poutsample still crying about no FOV options? Color me shocked.

MD1990 still crying about people having an opinion? Color me shocked.

Originally Posted by MD1990

Who's paying you the $10?

z0mgitsme is his steam name. I'm not joking.

[MD1990]

Originally Posted by Veex.

MD1990 still crying about people having an opinion? Color me shocked.

I see you're keeping tabs on your cry thread. Nothing gets by you!

[Veex.]

Originally Posted by MD1990

I see you're keeping tabs on your cry thread. Nothing gets by you!

Actually not, I just came back from a walk with my dog and had the User CP open. There is no need for tabs on a vBulletin forum.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/usercp.php in case you need a link for it. You've probably never seen it before, so take your time exploring it and don't come back

[poutsample]

LOL @ having to argue on such matters with a 12 year old... son, go drink your milk...

[QualityJeverage]

It's a legitimate issue, and one I'd like to see addressed, whether it's in a patch or a community fix.

Can we not discuss it without both sides nipping at each other?

The fact is FoV affects different people differently. I bought the game and, while I thoroughly enjoy it, it's genuinely uncomfortable to play because I'm very sensitive to FoV. If it doesn't bother you, then please just enjoy the game.

I paid for this game, I don't regret it, but this is an issue I would very much like to see resolved.