BF2S Forums BF2 should have a increased POV, bottom line!

has anyone noticed that if you type renderer.fieldofView 1 (found in VideoDefault.con) in the console it will return as an unknown/error

This means that the common (although found in VideoDefault.con) has no actual value in game.

Last edited by ECH (2007-01-19 07:07:48)

in other words you should see more field of view from the left/right side of the screen.  You would actually begin to see who's to the left and the right of you.  A portion of their body should be in view but it's not.

Last edited by ECH (2007-01-19 07:12:56)

LaidBackNinja wrote:

What's the FOV in BF2?
It's 90 degrees in most games, but some games like oblivion have it at 85 or even 80.
I've got no idea what it is in BF2?

From my understanding it's around 60 or so.  Which is why I am trying to figure out how to increase it.  At any rate it's very narrow and needs to be opened up a bit.

Last edited by ECH (2007-01-19 07:22:07)

I just want to know where the widescreen support is.  I am tired of everone looking like freaking midgets on my monitor.

How are you cheating?  It was done in other online games how is that different?  Besides it would be a feature available to everyone to tweak.  How is knowing someone is beside you (10 o'clock position) cheating? Doesn't it take your level of skill to take them out?

Last edited by ECH (2007-01-19 07:29:41)

Skorpy-chan wrote:

It's still unrealistically wide, your FOV normally is about 45 degrees.

And, frankly, is it SO hard to just LOOK?

Hahaha, no.
I HOPE you don't mean your FOV is 45 degrees in real life. Because it's not. In real life your field of view is somewhere between 120 and 180 degrees. In most videogames it is 90 degrees.

LaidBackNinja wrote:

Skorpy-chan wrote:

It's still unrealistically wide, your FOV normally is about 45 degrees.

And, frankly, is it SO hard to just LOOK?

Hahaha, no.
I HOPE you don't mean your FOV is 45 degrees in real life. Because it's not. In real life your field of view is somewhere between 120 and 180 degrees. In most videogames it is 90 degrees.

QFT

ECH wrote:

How are you cheating?  It was done in other online games how is that different?  Besides it would be a feature available to everyone to tweak.  How is knowing someone is beside you (10 o'clock position) cheating? Doesn't it take your level of skill to take them out?

You seriously don't understand why it's an unfair advantage? Especially in jets and choppers, you see more space than everyone else can, and can see more threats to you that other players wouldn't see.

gene_pool wrote:

Some say its unfair advantage. If thats the case, do i have an unfair advantage because i run at a really high FPS? Do i have an advantage because i have a good headset/speakers and can hear people further away? Do i have an unfair advantage because i have a mouse that never skips, and a matching keyboard that i can see in the dark? how unfair is that, i get to see all the keys even in the dark.


ZOMG EVAN TEH GAYM EEEAY U NUBCAEKS

Well in that case, lets let you play in an imax theatre where you can see behind you like you have eyes in the back of your head.

Last edited by Flaming_Maniac (2007-01-19 08:03:16)

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

ECH wrote:

How are you cheating?  It was done in other online games how is that different?  Besides it would be a feature available to everyone to tweak.  How is knowing someone is beside you (10 o'clock position) cheating? Doesn't it take your level of skill to take them out?

You seriously don't understand why it's an unfair advantage? Especially in jets and choppers, you see more space than everyone else can, and can see more threats to you that other players wouldn't see.

gene_pool wrote:

Some say its unfair advantage. If thats the case, do i have an unfair advantage because i run at a really high FPS? Do i have an advantage because i have a good headset/speakers and can hear people further away? Do i have an unfair advantage because i have a mouse that never skips, and a matching keyboard that i can see in the dark? how unfair is that, i get to see all the keys even in the dark.


ZOMG EVAN TEH GAYM EEEAY U NUBCAEKS

Well in that case, lets let you play in an imax theatre where you can see behind you like you have eyes in the back of your head.

Then how is it cheating? Seeing more is the general idea so how is that cheating?  Tell me something can 2 people (within view) pass each other without seeing one another ahead of time?  The answer is simple isn't it?  No, 2 people cannot pass one another without seeing each other 1st (in view ahead of time).  The general idea is to increase that field of view so you can see from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock. This means you increase what you already see without turning.  Therefore, it's not cheating if you have the ability to see your opponent who is directly in front of you.
It is cheating to be able to kill someone who directly in front of you from a 10 o'clock position and you can't see them at all.  NOW THAT'S CHEATING! A person at your 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock position has as clear advantage of your blind spots.

Last edited by ECH (2007-01-19 08:35:14)

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

ECH wrote:

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

You seriously don't understand why it's an unfair advantage? Especially in jets and choppers, you see more space than everyone else can, and can see more threats to you that other players wouldn't see.

Well in that case, lets let you play in an imax theatre where you can see behind you like you have eyes in the back of your head.

Then how is it cheating? Seeing more is the general idea so how is that cheating?  Tell me something can 2 people (within view) pass each other without seeing one another ahead of time?  The answer is simple isn't it?  No, 2 people can see each other (in view ahead of time) before passing each other.  The general idea is to increase that field of view so you can see from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock.  Therefore, it's not cheating if you have the ability to see your opponent who is directly in front of you.

What about someone that isn't in front of you (I'm not dumb) but someone that is right on the 2 o'clock line? You can see him, other people can't.

I'll repeat what I already posted
It is cheating to be able to kill someone who directly in front of you from a 10 o'clock position and you can't see them at all.  NOW THAT'S CHEATING! A person at your 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock position has as clear advantage of your blind spots.  They are only slightly to the side of you and you cannot see them, that's cheating!

Most First Person Shooter games of a FOV around 90 while BF2 hasa FOV around 60 (from what I recall reading a while ago).  Regardless of what the actual degree of view is for BF2 it's no where near 90.  This cripples your 10 and 2 o'clock field of view.  A view that is common in most First Person Shooters.  It is common to be able to see from those positions and it's not cheating when its realized  how wide our blindspot really is.  Some may get use to it, I never did in almost 2 years of playing this game.

Last edited by ECH (2007-01-19 08:41:17)

Adams_BJ wrote:

ECH wrote:

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

What about someone that isn't in front of you (I'm not dumb) but someone that is right on the 2 o'clock line? You can see him, other people can't.

I'll repeat what I already posted
It is cheating to be able to kill someone who directly in front of you from a 10 o'clock position and you can't see them at all.  NOW THAT'S CHEATING! A person at your 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock position has as clear advantage of your blind spots.  They are only slightly to the side of you and you cannot see them, that's cheating!

Most First Person Shooter games of a FOV around 90 while BF2 hasa FOV around 60 (from what I recall reading a while ago).  Regardless of what the actual degree of view is for BF2 it's no where near 90.  This cripples your 10 and 2 o'clock field of view.  A view that is common in most First Person Shooters.  It is common to be able to see from those positions and it's not cheating when its realized  how wide our blindspot really is.  Some may get use to it, I never did in almost 2 years of playing this game.

What?

I have to agree. I don't know wtf you're on about anymore. BF2 isn't a different fps, BF2 is BF2, so there is no reason to compare it to another game.  You can't just keep looking ahead and expect to see everyone that is going to kill you, and it's rediculous to expect every shoot out is going to happen while both parties are directly in front of you. It's a battlefield, not a gentlemen's duel.

Skorpy-chan wrote:

It's still unrealistically wide, your FOV normally is about 45 degrees.

Err, what? I don't know about you but when I hold my arms out until I can just see my hands they form an angle a heck of a lot wider than 45°, like around a hundred and forty-five dude. And if it's just to discern movement it's closer to 170° (wider on the right than left for some reason).

If my memory serves me correctly it's around 90° for each eye, with the obvious binocular overlap cutting the total field down from a full 180.