VIEWS -- Pan, Pitch, Rotate, and Zoom

[n00bonicPlague]

It doesn't really matter that much, except you must not be allowed to zoom out more than the normal view.

I probably would find that a bit much as well, but all it would really be is a giant mini-map. It would not be easy at all to control units like that.

[The_Blade]

Actually this sort of camera views lag games and makes them unecessary at some point.

Im ok with pan only, but would like to have a place were to close in and look at buildings and stuff. (duno if the camping test-place still exists)

[Noise]

Actually this sort of camera views lag games

What? Changing camera view shouldn't make a game lag.

[sandwich_bird]

What? Changing camera view shouldn't make a game lag.

Unless you have a shitty computer. I remember playing wc3 on my old computer (really old) and when I was looking closer the game was lagging a bit, especially when I was doing the action of "pitching".

[Noise]

That's odd, pitching back would logically be more difficult for the computer since you can see more polygons and objects, but pitching in closer shouldn't.

[n00bonicPlague]

Lag can be controlled by drawing distance.

And remember -- this is years after WC3. Things will be much better.

[FlashWar]

Rotate would be great. It doesn't give any advantage whatsoever and it would be really useful in watching replays.

Here's an idea. Add Rotate/Zoom/Pitch in replay games only, afterall it is an Esport.

[unentschieden]

Unless you have a shitty computer. I remember playing wc3 on my old computer (really old) and when I was looking closer the game was lagging a bit, especially when I was doing the action of "pitching".

Because the angle changes. I´m guessing that WC3s engine doesn´t mesure which Polygons you can´t see (back of a object) and calculates them anyway.
That means the more objects are in your "window" the worse it gets.
That is especially problematic in Multiplayer - if one guy with a bad computer somehow manages to zoom out a lot EVERYONE lags (they have to be syncronized for Multiplayer to work). That actually came up in the development of a UMS I was involved with.

[FoxSpirit]

I don't need anything in-match, but everything in replays. Or singleplayer. That sums it up

[mam219]

Definitely rotate, with the ability to permanently change rotation and reset position back to normal view with the press of a button. The implementation they had in WC3 was pointless.

I completely agree to this.