The new systems has it's upsides and downsides..
I'm going to be blunt here and hopefully that folks will take this with a grain of salt..
Do I like the new system? yes, I do, but i do have to do so with a bit of cconstructive criticism here andI'll get to that in a moment..
To be honest i was highly skeptical and very pessimistic when it came to this, and in fact it's funny that with the loos of the life bars (and the ability to grab them I was a bit worried that I would have to quit the game..
Now as of the day of the release..
The day of the release had me reading over the release notes and I even read them 2 to 3 times. I was still undecided at this point, but once I got with some people, and we talked about it and got some feedback from folks, I started to learn the new camera system quickly..
and by quickly I mean it took me less than
15 minutes to figure it all out..
Does the camera system work? Well it helps cut down on lag and increases the speed of hunting that's a plus.. but it has it's downside and the fact that it's this one small fix that Mindark will have to make in order for starting players to do stuff..
Sweating isn't the problem here either.. it's instead fruit gathering..
Now granted Fruit can pop up anywhere within your field of view provided you are in Third Person mode, but with such a small back field view it's very hard to find stuff behind you..
(Though I will admit that while out hunting zombies on Rocktropia I was able to find some fruit.. but it was in my field of vision..)
The thing is this is the sticking point. Mindark needs to fix this problem and it's a small one at best as it would take them maybe at most 30 minutes to adjust the camera angles and views so fruit walkers can enjoy the game..
Other than that, Really no real issues to speak of. In fact With very little if any lag, the game runs smoother and the ability to hunt quicker means that I will be able to finish missions faster..
(Plus I learned a trick now that is even better for the people who hunt in third person mode.. and as you know we can't click on the life bards anymore., but if you click on the mobs while pressing f you can still shoot and continue shooting till the mob is dead.. then click one more time and you're looting it..
In all I would say that on opening day this system was a 7, 8 at best, but now that you get used to it, it has been bumped up to a solid 8 in my option..(I knocked it down 2 points due to the fact of the third person fruit walkers not getting a fair break in this deal..)
But all I approve.
it's going to be a rather interesting summer when the real hunts begin on Calypso and elsewhere..
Just my thoughts
(Sgt.) Benjamin Ben Coyote , IFN Marines,
A.K.A. "The Blind Sniper" (And) His_Dog_Spot.