I would love if 343 included in custom game options the option to make the game in third person view. Many times I have been in theater and been in the theater view, wishing that I could play in that view. I don’t know how hard it would be to include, but I hope they can put it in before launch. My official hope: Third person perspective included in custom games options and perhaps a playlist for third person.
Halo is an FPS.
It’s labeled a FPS for a reason, Op.
I’m not a fan of third person, but it could be interesting.
Only if it’s optional.
> Halo is an FPS.
Really? I just want an option added into the game for people who once in a while would like to play in third person.
Maybe for messing around in Customs, but I don’t feel it has a place in multiplayer.
It should be toggleable in-game… only in Custom Games and Forge.
> > Halo is an FPS.
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> Really? I just want an option added into the game for people who once in a while would like to play in third person.
TPS’s tend to be clunky to control, and only a few games have done it well. Considering Halo has always been an FPS, I’d assume it would be implemented poorly.
Eh, this isn’t Gears, or Uncharted, or Spec Ops, or anything like that. The gameplay would be broken if you played in third person because the game is built with the idea that you are the character, you’re not watching the character.
So, no. No 3rd person ever in a Halo game. This is an FPS, lets keep it that way.
I love how no one here considers customs…
Anyways, not at all in War Games, but for Forge/Customs it would be awesome.
> I love how no one here considers customs…
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> Anyways, not at all in War Games, but for Forge/Customs it would be awesome.
I am not saying that everyone should be in third person all the time, like some people seem to think. I’m actually talking about putting it in customs and maybe a social playlist where you are in third person.
> I love how no one here considers customs…
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> Anyways, not at all in War Games, but for Forge/Customs it would be awesome.
I’ve wanted this for the longest time, thought I was kinda alone though.
For customs/forge it would be good as a setting to choose. It would be easy too, just do the same perspective as when you’re watching from the 3rd person over the shoulder view in theater. I would love to use it in customs. Especially in a game like halo where you can change the look of your character how you like, it’d be nice to actually get to see em for a bit instead of every time your character falls to the ground lifeless (or gets in a vehicle sure).
> Halo is an FPS.
This. There should be no options to change that. It is a FPS and shall remain a FPS. 
If its for customs, fine. But it should stay out of war games. And I know these are two different devs. but I’m highly skeptical of a shooter that lets you switch between 1st and 3rd person because it didn’t work at all when MW2 did it. It’s better when it’s just a 3rd or 1st person shooter.
> Eh, this isn’t Gears, or Uncharted, or Spec Ops, or anything like that. The gameplay would be broken if you played in third person because the game is built with the idea that you are the character, you’re not watching the character.
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> So, no. No 3rd person ever in a Halo game. This is an FPS, lets keep it that way.
This. 3rd person would utterly break the game, and you can see how it would be from games like H3 and Reach. Pick up a turret and stand near a corner, you can now see around the corner without exposing yourself to harm thus giving yourself a ridiculous advantage over everyone else.
If the game was designed for 3rd person then it would work, like Gears, but its a FPS and has been designed to be played that way. Offering a different viewing option would just destroy the core gameplay mechanic and principle; if you can see them they can see you.
I agree it should be left out of matchmaking, but no reason not to have as an option in custom games.
Man with just a few minor additions to halo it would be all I’d ever play on the 360…
> > Halo is an FPS.
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> This. There should be no options to change that. It is a FPS and shall remain a FPS.
The Turret, Hardlight Shield and Theater would like a word with you…
Please no. For customs and forge would be fine but not in the actual multiplayer.
It’s fine for vehicles, the turret, and the shield, but I wouldn’t want the full game play to be in 3rd person.
> > > Halo is an FPS.
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> > This. There should be no options to change that. It is a FPS and shall remain a FPS.
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> The Turret, Hardlight Shield and Theater would like a word with you…
Don’t forget vehicles.
See I’d like to be able to choose between everything (vehicles, turrets etc.) to be in first person view or everything in third person view in custom games. I mean why not? It’s relatively simple to do (very simple to change to third person), and it’s just an option that players don’t have to use if they don’t want to.