Taking questions/suggestions which will hopefully be answered by a dev

[rennarda]

This is the most important and EASY thing they could do RE: the rift. Please get an answer to this question!!!

Can they please please implement an FOV toggle (not even a scale slider, just a simple toggle) while using the rift so we can zoom in temporarily?

I suspect this would make you feel nauseous really quickly - unless perhaps they implemented it as a kind of in-game binocular that you looked into. Otherwise your viewpoint is suddenly zooming in, and in VR that might feel like you're moving

 

[Bingo Brewster]

the CV1 will be out later this year, i
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Being as they said this last year, do you have a definitive source for this?

 

[drkaii]

I suspect this would make you feel nauseous really quickly - unless perhaps they implemented it as a kind of in-game binocular that you looked into. Otherwise your viewpoint is suddenly zooming in, and in VR that might feel like you're moving

You'd think so but it isn't an issue. I play Fallout 3 with the Rift and you can change the FOV in it with console commands, which I do all the time. I guess the key is it has to be instant and only used for specific situations. That's why I'm pressing for an FOV switcher that you can hold or toggle instantly, rather than a slider.

I guess if it zoomed in smoothly, or if it were kept on too long you'd feel nauseous but I've never had issues with it. It really is vital for reading text in Rift games!