what FOV do you play at?

[Lusche]

Maybe we can create another AH myth from this.

"When you increase FOV, you fly faster"
"Ah, that's how the *insert plane* did catch my F4U, how gamey!"

  

[Scotch]

Maybe we can create another AH myth from this.

 

[PFactorDave]

I would wonder if the distorted sense of speed might screw with your ability to judge and predict distances.  Especially if the FOV is set in such a way that distances are warped at different amounts depending on where they are in your viewpoint.

Maybe I don't understand completely how this all really works though.

[Ack-Ack]

So by changing the fov it changed the speed of how you see things?

all it does is change the field of view.  I recommend leaving it at its default unless you use multiple monitors and you will not gain anything over someone else by adjusting your field of view.  It's not going to make you any better or worse than the next guy.

ack-ack

[guncrasher]

all it does is change the field of view.  I recommend leaving it at its default unless you use multiple monitors and you will not gain anything over someone else by adjusting your field of view.  It's not going to make you any better or worse than the next guy.

ack-ack

it actually depends on your eyesight as most of ah players are aarp members.


semp

[olds442]

all it does is change the field of view.  I recommend leaving it at its default unless you use multiple monitors and you will not gain anything over someone else by adjusting your field of view.  It's not going to make you any better or worse than the next guy.

ack-ack

well it can if u dont have track IR as you can see your sides better with out changing views.

[JOACH1M]

well it can if u dont have track IR as you can see your sides better with out changing views.

That is what SA is for. 

[olds442]

That is what SA is for. 

higher FOV gives better SA

[Butcher]

higher FOV gives better SA

FOV does not give better SA, well maybe it does...1% better then the default. Learning to track bandits, classify them - based on height and speed - and do this every 2 seconds - is what SA is about.

[Wiley]

Maybe we can create another AH myth from this.

"When you increase FOV, you fly faster"
"Ah, that's how the *insert plane* did catch my F4U, how gamey!"

  

The horrifying thing is, that is absolutely not farfetched at all.  I used to play an MMO game where you could customize your character's appearance, size, etc.

There were people there who believed shorter characters moved faster because the lower POV made it look like the ground was going by faster.

Wiley.

[Mordock]

The horrifying thing is, that is absolutely not farfetched at all.  I used to play an MMO game where you could customize your character's appearance, size, etc.

There were people there who believed shorter characters moved faster because the lower POV made it look like the ground was going by faster.

Wiley.

City of heros?

[Ack-Ack]

well it can if u dont have track IR as you can see your sides better with out changing views.

No, it will not give you an advantage over another player.

ack-ack

[Torquila]

I dunno what you guys are smoking, but change your FOV to as low as you can go and try it a bit online; then try it at something high or so and see how your ability to dogfight is effected.

FOV's positive effects on one's ability to dogfight (for non-freelook players) is undeniable. Even with a freelook system, it makes a good bit of difference.

[Wiley]

City of heros?

Yup.

[olds442]

No, it will not give you an advantage over another player.

ack-ack

u can see at a wider angle.