3rd person view: good for business, hair and teeth

Some people like rogue games a-la Crusader much more than FPS (me for example). Also it's easier to avoid friendly fire, vehicles, etc. having 3rd person view. In fact it's already there for vehicles.

I bet cosmetics sales will double (at least) if there will be 3rd person view for troops. People love their toon avatars in other games (check non-stop demands for "walking in stations" in EVE + amount of heavily decorated avatars on forums) - they'll love them in PS2 too and will have urge to make them look unique resulting in camo-helmets-armor sales boost.

TL;DR plz, SOE, make 3rd person view available for infantry to earn more money.

I want 3rd person but only in Warpgate.

No. You can't allow third person for infantry in a FPS like PS2. I would remove 3rd person for vehicles as well.

makes the game feel really stiff without it to be honest, but like I said, 3rd person only at warpgate for infantry would be nice, especially for screenshots

Third person shooters let you stand by a corner and see around it without being visible. That's a mechanic that favors campers over anyone who is actually on the move, and it's not a fun mechanic to have to deal with.

In the warpgate I wouldn't mind. Do whatever you want in non-combat zones.

And you're fine with infantry being able to watch around corners without putting themselves into danger?
Yes for non-combat zone
big NO for combat zone.

Like others have said this will favor corner camping and corner popping. APB has this issue, if a guy who's good with a shotgun is camping around a corner it's pretty much a guaranteed respawn for you.

On the flip side visual customization items would sell more.

No, completely changes the gameplay, and you would have to use it to be competitive.
Vehicles need it to navigate terrain.

Third person was one of the reasons why the original planetside's combat wasn't that good.

You know what else will double?
Tripple.. quadruple even?

Aggro. My aggro and most sane players especially PS1 veterans aggro.
We said NO to this corner camping shait many times before. we shall do it again now.

You don't go to a shoe store and demand a rain coat.
You don't go to a sushi bar and demand a pizza.
You don't show up at a horse track with a motor bike.
And you don't play a First Person Shooter and ask for 3rd person controls.

So basically...

HELL NO for combat zone infantry 3rd person
but sure for non-combat zone (WARP GATE)

No for both. It would be a waste of dev resources. There are far more important things for them to be doing.

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Yeah because they ABSOLUTELY have to implement it ASAP and completely ignore everything else until then. *golfclap*

FPS ... as if in "first person" shooter

Can't wait to walk up some stairs and instantly see this:

Say no to corner camping!

Dont mind it in non combat areas so you can see your toon but a big NO for any where PvP takes place as there will be too much corner camping.
FF

Sorry OP, Third person view is not good for business, will make you go bald and cause your teeth to fall out.

sorry, as someone else already said,, the F in FPS is important here, the tower farming n00bhammer was one of the things i was happy to see left behind in PS1 (along with the BFR and adadada warping)