camera angle - Guild Wars Forums

Varuuth · Mar 19, 2005, 02:40 PM // 14:40

if you are a fighter and someone attacks you from your left side, or right side, many times the character will turn to the left or right accordingly , but the camera won't turn to face the enemy. and now that you are locked in combat, the camera won't turn at all. which is an annoyance because you can't see who you are fighting. but at least you are fighting the enemy. the problem is this:

if there is a second enemy there, and the first one dies, the second is obviously still attacking you. but your character won't attack until you tell him to attack. yet the enemy is off the screen so you can't see to attack.

is there a hot key or something to get the camera behind you?

or is there a way to lock the camera at a certain angle?

because what happens is if you can't see the second enemy, the second enemy has been beating on you during the fight with the 1st enemy, and then gets a couple of free shots while you are trying to re-angle the camera. i've seen people die because of this ...
don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining, just wondering how the rest of you solve this problem.

gosunahc · Mar 20, 2005, 06:16 AM // 06:16

uhh... wat resolution r u at? u should be able to see them easily. u could use mousewheel to zoom in and out but for ur character to auto atttack someone attack u would be nice since i get attacked and my character doesnt auto attack back

Freyas · Mar 20, 2005, 02:05 PM // 14:05

One thing that might help is that you can use the right mouse button and move the mouse to change the camera angle. Just hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse around to move the camera. Similarly, you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse(if your mouse has one) to move the camera closer or further from your character- if your mouse doesn't have a scroll wheel, I believe there are customizeable keyboard controls that can do this as well.

Aven Kain · Mar 20, 2005, 11:30 PM // 23:30

Yeah, one of the other minor irritations (one that annoyed me enough to quit for a few minutes - and I'm chalking this up to being beta) - using the mouse to move to get some space between me and about 3 of the devourers, and I had the camera start *rotating,) so instead of heading back down the path, I got cornered by a cliff to one side and surrounded...

Yeah, I'm griping, but I still like the game - otherwise, I Wouldn't care to mention it...

Mar 19, 2005, 02:40 PM // 14:40	#1
Varuuth Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2005	camera angle if you are a fighter and someone attacks you from your left side, or right side, many times the character will turn to the left or right accordingly , but the camera won't turn to face the enemy. and now that you are locked in combat, the camera won't turn at all. which is an annoyance because you can't see who you are fighting. but at least you are fighting the enemy. the problem is this: if there is a second enemy there, and the first one dies, the second is obviously still attacking you. but your character won't attack until you tell him to attack. yet the enemy is off the screen so you can't see to attack. is there a hot key or something to get the camera behind you? or is there a way to lock the camera at a certain angle? because what happens is if you can't see the second enemy, the second enemy has been beating on you during the fight with the 1st enemy, and then gets a couple of free shots while you are trying to re-angle the camera. i've seen people die because of this ... don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining, just wondering how the rest of you solve this problem.

Mar 20, 2005, 02:05 PM // 14:05	#3
Freyas Champion of the Absurd Join Date: Jan 2005 Guild: Spirits of War Profession: Mo/W	One thing that might help is that you can use the right mouse button and move the mouse to change the camera angle. Just hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse around to move the camera. Similarly, you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse(if your mouse has one) to move the camera closer or further from your character- if your mouse doesn't have a scroll wheel, I believe there are customizeable keyboard controls that can do this as well. __________________ Freyas- Spirits of War ~The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity

Mar 20, 2005, 06:16 AM // 06:16	#2
gosunahc Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2005	uhh... wat resolution r u at? u should be able to see them easily. u could use mousewheel to zoom in and out but for ur character to auto atttack someone attack u would be nice since i get attacked and my character doesnt auto attack back

Mar 20, 2005, 11:30 PM // 23:30	#4
Aven Kain Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2005	Yeah, one of the other minor irritations (one that annoyed me enough to quit for a few minutes - and I'm chalking this up to being beta) - using the mouse to move to get some space between me and about 3 of the devourers, and I had the camera start *rotating,) so instead of heading back down the path, I got cornered by a cliff to one side and surrounded... Yeah, I'm griping, but I still like the game - otherwise, I Wouldn't care to mention it...