Tabula Rasa: FPS View, Scopes, and New Camera Modes

[Mrbloodworth]

Now for the treats! First, what is better than blasting some Bane with your trusty shotty? How about blasting some Bane with your trusty shotty in a first person view? With a FPS view, you can finally get all up-close and personal with your favorite lobster. Just wear your bib because things get pretty messy.

Here is another treat. Ever wonder why you couldn't use scopes? I wondered the same thing. Say goodbye to click zooming into over the shoulder cameras. Weapon scopes are on the way! Blast Bane from the comfort of your hiding spot with increased zooming and visibility. Try to click zoom other weapons like the Series 3 rocket launcher. It's fun, but maybe not so much for the guy you are aiming at.

Last treat! There is nothing better than walking around in a hulking mass of metal and firepower. That is, unless you are sitting in the cockpit of one. Yes, that is right! Click zoom yourself into a cockpit of walking death and lay waste to your foes. Try not to step on your squad. (No screen shots yet, though. —Ed).

We all hope that these upcoming changes make TR more fun and immersive for you. Now go crack some skulls and bring me more candy!

"Atta" Glance


    * New camera system
    * FPS mode
    * Weapon scopes
    * Mech cockpit view
    * Increased camera distance from character (some love to the support classes)

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There is no Den for TR. 

[Ratman_tf]

Click zoom! 

Nice to see they're still doing things with the game.

[Ghambit]

Okay so what of this is actually released NOW and how long before the rest is implemented?  PAUs have been on the table forever... 
I made a promise I'd try TR again if/when they released PAUs.

[SnakeCharmer]

Yanno...

If they would just:
Get rid of the legos or whatever they're called..
Spruced up the story...
Added RvR open PvP...
Fixed the craptastic GUI / UI...

It might be a decent MMO.

[TheCastle]

This game had so much potential however it died literally minutes into seeing a buddy of mine play at work.
By the looks of it for me the things that almost immediately killed the game for me where not addressed in this update.

Here is what killed it for me.
1. Enemy monsters fire projectiles that cannot be avoided...
2. Once you target a monster you do not need to actually aim at it anymore you can just continue firing your weapon into a wall or something...

Maybe these things have been addressed but to me playing a FPS and not having to actively aim and shoot my enemy and where all projectile attacks all act like homing rockets completely destroys immersion for me. I wasn't even remotely able to continue taking the game seriously beyond that point enough to be able to see if other parts of the game made up for these faults.

[Velorath]

Well, Amazon has it for under a buck now, so I guess this would be a good time to pick it up for people who want to try it for a month.

[Falconeer]

No.
The good time will be when that stuff will actually be released.
I tried it again last month and it was exactly as MEH! as I remebered from beta.

[ghost]

Well, Amazon has it for under a buck now, so I guess this would be a good time to pick it up for people who want to try it for a month.

Is it too late to say I feel cheated at this point?

[Ratman_tf]

Well, Amazon has it for under a buck now, so I guess this would be a good time to pick it up for people who want to try it for a month.

Is it too late to say I feel cheated at this point?

At least you didn't pay for a lifetime subscription?

[Reg]

What kind of whackjob buys a lifetime subscription to a MMOG?

[tazelbain]

Sounds like someone who likes to gamble to me.

[Morfiend]

What kind of whackjob buys a lifetime subscription to a MMOG?

Yeah, especially for Hellgatde: London.
 

[Goreschach]

Sounds like someone who likes to gamble to me.

Sounds like someone who likes to lose to me.

[Surlyboi]

Whatever. I still dig logging in from time to time and playing 'til the boredom hits and then logging out for another month or two.

That said, the scope shot is taking place in NYC, that's the Chrysler building in the background.

I'd log back in to do a little "let's retake Earth" action.

[Ratman_tf]

Whatever. I still dig logging in from time to time and playing 'til the boredom hits and then logging out for another month or two.

That said, the scope shot is taking place in NYC, that's the Chrysler building in the background.

I'd log back in to do a little "let's retake Earth" action.

Hey. I totally missed that. (I plead distraction by the big squinchy alien mug in the focus of the shot.)
Going back to earth sounds like a cool direction to take the story.