Dear Frontier team, please, I’m begging you, make a normal 3rd person view in the game! I assume you’ve got a tons of requests like this, but why I have to play lagging, not released star citizen, when there is a perfect space sim game here with big history behind. It would be a small touch of perfection for this game which already great as per my opinion! But again, please make a normal 3rd person view at least for piloting, I want to enjoy the view of my ship and space around! Please!!
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Elite has always been a first person game so I wouldn't say there's a lot of requests for it. There is an external camera view and you can fly your ship using it. Just have a look at some of Buur Pit's vids if you don't believe me. They do a good job of those ship in flight vids. About the only issue I have with it is that you don't appear to be able to save angle presets for it.
As I said before, I want see my ship while flying as well. Why we have opportunity for tuning of our ships but can’t have normal 3rd person view to enjoy it. I’m not really ok with that free look camera which you can toggle wherever you want. Maybe I want to battle with other ships with 3rd person view. If you’re ok with the only one view which you can operate during the flight, well that’s your choice. But I want to see more than just a cabin of my ship all the way I’m playing. I was really surprised when foun out that this long term game doesn’t have it still. Even NMS has it)))
The last reply was for you, sorry miss-clicked and replied to aRJay
But you can. I already said Buur Pit does great vids of flying ships. 
And there are people that do fight in that mode, it's not the best since the game is not made for that but most definitely can.
And there are people that do fight in that mode, it's not the best since the game is not made for that but most definitely can. There are some presets - they're labelled "Vanity Cam" in the internals. They work in the ship too, so for instance you can go straight to a chase view. The default binding is to the Number Pad keys.
Has anyone gone poking in the internal config files to see if the viewpoints of these cameras can be edited?
Has anyone gone poking in the internal config files to see if the viewpoints of these cameras can be edited?
Yeah, I know, I’ve played this way, that’s why I asked to make alternative one like in other space sim games. I know it’s more immersive to have it this way but just wants to have an opportunity to play in 3rd person view like in other games. I don’t think it may cause the problem with gameplay but will add an opportunity to enjoy the view of your ship without any additional presets by manual setting. Just wants to have to make life easier in this game, I’m sure there will be a players who would love it
If elite only had a 3rd person view I wouldn't be playing it, 3rd person is for arcade games and mobile games
I’m not saying to have ONLY a 3rd person view but to have it as an option. And yes I’m playing on steam deck so for me it would be nice to have it even if it will look like a mobile game. I don’t ask to remove other views and have only 3rd person, I’m asking to have one more, proper 3rd person view
got a reply from one of game devs Robert! Don’t know why it’s not showing here but thank you guys for response any way, really appreciate it!
Well what to say, that’s your game and a 100% I’m not the one who can tell you what to do))
I thought that if you would add this feature it may get you guys a bit more players to your game without loosing old ones, because you’re adding, not deleting features , those who loves playing with 3rd person view like me. But as I said- that’s your game and only you can decide which way to move.
Thank you, Robert, for the reply on my suggestion
Well what to say, that’s your game and a 100% I’m not the one who can tell you what to do))
I thought that if you would add this feature it may get you guys a bit more players to your game without loosing old ones, because you’re adding, not deleting features , those who loves playing with 3rd person view like me. But as I said- that’s your game and only you can decide which way to move.
Thank you, Robert, for the reply on my suggestion
Might have been a private message, would have been one if you had to click on the envelope icon, so not for general consumption.
Sure, as long as you can't see any of the information you would have when in the cockpit. I.e no radar, speed, heat, target reticle, etc.
I guess so yes
And it’s great that they are so responsible with players, love it
Imagine if you would have all this things while flying via 3rd person))
Any way looks like this case is closed as they replied that they don’t want to implement this feature
Don’t really understand why, but that their game and that’s how they see it
Of course, on a wild tangent, if this "Robert" would be willing to sneak us information about where the relevant camera matrices are in the game binary, mebbe we VR players could get a chance to move one of the on-foot vanity camera presets to somewhere near the player avatar's eyes... :9
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Sadly you didn't.
I remembered that a game designer had explained Frontier's position (before game launch) and found the quote. Only after posting did I realise that it was from in a forum that is not open for all to see - so I deleted it.
My apologies.
I see now
Well it got me a bit confused
I thought I got a response from one of the devs lol)))
Any way I still hope that my message will be heard by devs and maybe one day we will play with proper 3rd person view camera
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What would REALLY be stellar is if they made it so your camera isnt disabled between states. Like you could stay in camera mode from station to station even across hyperspace. Would be excellent for photos and videos.