I was standing in the taverly dungeon, ranging a blue drag.. a then all of a sudden, i got this idea that made me smile like never before.

 

 

 

"What if Runescape had 1st person view" :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

 

 

 

 

(for all you people out there that have no idea what first person view is, its when you see what your character sees. Runescape is 3rd person view, because u can see your person's body.)

 

 

 

 

 

There would be a button that you'd click and then you'd go first person, and a button to go back to 3rd person if u wanted to.

 

 

 

 

 

Think about it.

 

 

 

Tz-harr, looking in all directions, red and black EVERYWHERE.

 

 

 

Wildy, staring in the pk-er's eyes.

 

 

 

Karamja island, during the winter holiday, with snow EVERYWHERE

 

 

 

Inside the varrock west bank. (a very nice bank btw)

 

 

 

keldagrim, with black stone all around you.

 

 

 

In a p.o.h :D (my fave, can be very scenic)

 

 

 

Just chillin with your friends.

 

 

 

Add lastly, fighting off that big old Elvarg, with him staring you down, breathing fire all over you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It would open up a new dimension that you cant go to in real life. (medieval times)

 

 

 

it would add a certain level of "roomyness" and "cosyness"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But... all dreams come with a catch. Memory. To update how a monster looks, it takes memory on the jagex system. But to make something as complicated as adding 1st person view! :shock: good lord that will take a TON of memory.

 

 

 

 

 

All that i would like people to say, is "i support", or, "I dont support" And of course, you can give your own opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

A whole new dimension.............A whole new world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

 

 

 

Me :D

 

Jeda45

 

Voldmort0

 

Glory4lyfe

 

 

 

It would totally OBLITERATE WoW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it would totally OBLITERATE non-combat clothes, and hal of the reason for verac's... it would totally OBLITERATE the point of the newest update.

 

 

 

Wow you thought this one through :-X

Trading in a crowded world might be a teensy bit harder though.

it will never become fps, since its Java-based game. and i like RS just the way it is. if it became Fps, people would accuse for copying The elder scrolls.

 

 

 

just... don't even think lol. and i don't really care about WoW - meaning it must not 'beat' that game.

 

 

 

It would totally OBLITERATE WoW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it would totally OBLITERATE non-combat clothes, and hal of the reason for verac's... it would totally OBLITERATE the point of the newest update.

 

 

 

Wow you thought this one through :-X

 

 

 

 

 

RIGHT! i forgot to add something! thnx for reminding me, IT would be optional, like a button that ud use to go 1st person and back to 3rd person

 

 

 

It would totally OBLITERATE WoW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it would totally OBLITERATE non-combat clothes, and hal of the reason for verac's... it would totally OBLITERATE the point of the newest update.

 

 

 

Wow you thought this one through :-X

 

 

 

 

 

RIGHT! i forgot to add something! thnx for reminding me, IT would be optional, like a button that ud use to go 1st person and back to 3rd person

= you've played too much The Elder Scrolls.

but you wouldn;t be able to see monsters sneaking up behind you, and i would never get to see my awesome blue [bleep]y hair and awesome matching blue beard ever again :(

I support, provided there is a "Toggle view" button.

i just said that thers a toggle veiw button, at the beginning of the post

i just said that thers a toggle veiw button, at the beginning of the post

no you didn't.. it shows you just edited it.. lol.

But... all dreams come with a catch. Memory. To update how a monster looks, it takes memory on the jagex system. But to make something as complicated as adding 1st person view! :shock: good lord that will take a TON of memory.

 

 

 

But.. there is a upside to all this.. In the next few years, PEOPLE will be going to mars. Theres even a movie about it already (discovery channel (41 on most tvs.)) And i think that if people can go to mars, then i think jagex can manage to get more memory, id even be willing to pay more cash for membership. (and btw, this is not gonna be a MEMBER only thing if they ever make it happen)

 

 

 

Wow. You have to love the reasoning and the whole people on Mars thing.

 

Sending people to Mars has nothing to do with a java RPG. Using that logic: We can send people to the Moon so therefore we can end world hunger.

 

 

 

It's a nice idea, but it simply cannot be done. Perhaps in RS3.

But... all dreams come with a catch. Memory. To update how a monster looks, it takes memory on the jagex system. But to make something as complicated as adding 1st person view! :shock: good lord that will take a TON of memory.

 

 

 

But.. there is a upside to all this.. In the next few years, PEOPLE will be going to mars. Theres even a movie about it already (discovery channel (41 on most tvs.)) And i think that if people can go to mars, then i think jagex can manage to get more memory, id even be willing to pay more cash for membership. (and btw, this is not gonna be a MEMBER only thing if they ever make it happen)

 

 

 

Wow. You have to love the reasoning and the whole people on Mars thing.

 

Sending people to Mars has nothing to do with a java RPG. Using that logic: We can send people to the Moon so therefore we can end world hunger.

 

 

 

but..he..who...where..he...what......DAAAAAAAAAAAANG #-o

 

 

 

lol :D

 

 

 

It's a nice idea, but it simply cannot be done. Perhaps in RS3.

I was standing in the taverly dungeon, ranging a blue drag.. a then all of a sudden,

 

i got this idea that made me smile like never before.

 

"What if Runescape had 1st person view" ...

 

First, I really do wish that RS had that ability. :)

 

 

 

Second, there are at least 2 problems with it (at the present time)

 

1) All PCs, NPCs, monsters, etc would need to be completely remade.

 

The facial, etc detail is just not there. That would be a huge resource drain on RS.

 

If AG and Company ever decided to do a RS3, then they could implement

 

a new graphics engine and try it. But, right now, in RS, it would take

 

developmental resources away from the game for relatively little benefit.

 

 

 

2) Display Framerate would drop waaay down. First person view means

 

that you could see all the way to the very distant horizon.

 

That means that, potentially, thousands of additional new polygons need

 

to be displayed on your poor PC. RS graphics work "well" now because

 

the view is restricted to a very "small" number of objects. Hence, the

 

displaying of objects can be fast.

 

Other first person view games handle the problem by either:

 

misting the air in the zone (swamp),

 

or by putting in lots of view blocking walls,

 

or by implementing a distance view clipping plane (RS "does" this already)

 

Otherwise, a place like the Varrock west bank would turn into a stalled lag-fest.

 

 

 

Part of the appeal of RS to new players is the speed in which new players

 

can be up and running. The simple 3rd person view is part of that speed.

I was standing in the taverly dungeon, ranging a blue drag.. a then all of a sudden,

 

i got this idea that made me smile like never before.

 

"What if Runescape had 1st person view" ...

 

First, I really do wish that RS had that ability. :)

 

 

 

Second, there are at least 2 problems with it (at the present time)

 

1) All PCs, NPCs, monsters, etc would need to be completely remade.

 

The facial, etc detail is just not there. That would be a huge resource drain on RS.

 

If AG and Company ever decided to do a RS3, then they could implement

 

a new graphics engine and try it. But, right now, in RS, it would take

 

developmental resources away from the game for relatively little benefit.

 

 

 

2) Display Framerate would drop waaay down. First person view means

 

that you could see all the way to the very distant horizon.

 

That means that, potentially, thousands of additional new polygons need

 

to be displayed on your poor PC. RS graphics work "well" now because

 

the view is restricted to a very "small" number of objects. Hence, the

 

displaying of objects can be fast.

 

Other first person view games handle the problem by either:

 

misting the air in the zone (swamp),

 

or by putting in lots of view blocking walls,

 

or by implementing a distance view clipping plane (RS "does" this already)

 

Otherwise, a place like the Varrock west bank would turn into a stalled lag-fest.

 

 

 

Part of the appeal of RS to new players is the speed in which new players

 

can be up and running. The simple 3rd person view is part of that speed.

 

 

 

 

 

2 good points but i dont expect this to happen anytime soon because of what you said =)

runescape is getting better every single day soon it will be up to that level but not now

well, if you finished mep1 then you get a toad shooter and that puts you in first person mode

But.. there is a upside to all this.. In the next few years, PEOPLE will be going to mars. Theres even a movie about it already (discovery channel (41 on most tvs.)) And i think that if people can go to mars, then i think jagex can manage to get more memory, considering that technology is improving each and every day. id even be willing to pay more cash for membership. (and btw, this is not gonna be a MEMBER only thing if they ever make it happen)

 

Not a very good comparison...

 

 

 

Anyway, you would miss out on alot of things. like for example in pking,

 

if you are in multiple combat area, then you wouldnt be able to see anyone sneaking up on you. And well theres many other things wrong, its a good thought, but it just isnt meant for Runescape.

I have thought about this idea too, but have come up with just too many refutations (is that even a word?) that I don't think it'll ever happen. The graphics and game engine would have to be completely renovated, it would require higher specs for the users' computers, and, of course, you couldn't see around you to protect yourself from an attack from behind.

 

 

 

This concept has already been implemented in other RPG's such as Elder Scrolls, if you haven't played that, I suggest you do and get a feel for the intensity and increased difficulty that a first-person view adds.

I have thought about this idea too, but have come up with just too many refutations (is that even a word?) that I don't think it'll ever happen. The graphics and game engine would have to be completely renovated, it would require higher specs for the users' computers, and, of course, you couldn't see around you to protect yourself from an attack from behind.

 

 

 

This concept has already been implemented in other RPG's such as Elder Scrolls, if you haven't played that, I suggest you do and get a feel for the intensity and increased difficulty that a first-person view adds.

 

 

 

 

 

Re-read the guide, noticed how i enlarged the part saying that theres a button to switch from 1st to 3rd. and vice versa.

 

 

 

And ers of all, if someone sneaks up on u, sooner or later, ud sneak up on someone else

I like it. But I don't think its possible because of whats been said.

 

 

 

Until the is a way to add it without trouble, I don't support. And until then, just tilt your screen all the way down :

uh, nope, this won't happen on rs2, maybe 3, along with so much else in these forums that will never be implemented in rs2, but, that is like 10 years off maybe... Jagex is making huge amounts of money as it is, why would they spend it on fps details when their making over 5million a month already???

 

 

 

ps. I don't get what is with all the dissing of elder scrolls (I happen to like them \ )

uh, nope, this won't happen on rs2, maybe 3, along with so much else in these forums that will never be implemented in rs2, but, that is like 10 years off maybe... Jagex is making huge amounts of money as it is, why would they spend it on fps details when their making over 5million a month already???

 

 

 

ps. I don't get what is with all the dissing of elder scrolls (I happen to like them \ )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grabs phone book, calls jagex, and sees if they're heiring :D

I would honestly not mind this in rs3. It isn't possible in java though, which is a bummer. I'm currently working on a topic about rs3, so keep a look out for it. This is gonna be one of the first things I address! \

I don't know how long that will take to make it like that... there will have to be like a million changes

I would honestly not mind this in rs3. It isn't possible in java though, which is a bummer. I'm currently working on a topic about rs3, so keep a look out for it. This is gonna be one of the first things I address! \

 

 

 

 

 

w00t! :D