Do you care about FoV?

I just think low FoVs look unnatural and awkward. It's not really a matter of better or worse for me, I just think it's not as aestethically pleasing. If there is an option to change it, then cool. If not, then, whatever.

Some games that are built for consoles often have a bad Field of View so being able to change it to something more tolerable is a plus.

Nope, not at all.

Yeah, I usually like to sit around 90 or so. I don't like the feeling of a low FOV when there's a monitor two to three feet from my face.

It depends on the genre. First person games are the ones that benefit the most from optional FOV settings, whereas in 3rd person games FOV doesn't really apply at all.

It's really an issue because current console games are on larger displays (30"+) so large FOV angles aren't necessary. Also, today's systems don't have the power to push the graphics while displaying such a large FOV therefore PC ports tend to get screwed due to shoddy ports where FOV settings are usually not included or buried in config files.

So it goes: Consoles are usually set at 60-70 degrees whereas PC's usually run best at 85-110 degrees. Anything more usually results in Fisheye on a single monitor setups.

No idea what FoV does aside from make everything look smaller in the middle of the screen. I've fiddled around with it a little in a few games but I see no reason to change it from whatever the game deems to be default.

I don't get headaches as some people do but its nice to have more things in the field of vision than having things enlarged on the screen.

I usually bump it up a bit, but it really doesn't bother me much, especially since I play most games (including most FPSs) on a TV with a controller, with the exception of BF3 and games that require KB/M.

I prefer something in a 90-110 FOV. That feels the most natural to me, though it depends on the level of distortion. Artificially expanding the FOV with mods tends to suck though, Bioshock in particular turns to shit the moment that you change the FOV so I played through that with the default settings and found it a bit difficult to get used to.

@nekusakuraba Depending on the game, having the wrong FOV can make me nauseous.

I got really dizzy trying to play Metro 2033 with the default FOV. I changed it to around 80 and it was much better.Skyrim felt a bit off to me too, but that's a much quicker fix.

I like the idea of what FoV allows, but it can make the game look really shitty and throw off my vertical aim.

@seppli:

I think this youtube-video sums it up pretty good.

Absolutely not. Not until I see TF2 videos where some dick has cranked it up to absurd degrees and everyone has floating limbs.

If the FOV is in a PC first-person game is like looking down binoculars, then it's a dumb FOV and I should be able to change and there should be shame on the developer that made that portjob because they did it by "PRES BUTAN" converting.

But if it's a deep FOV that actually works, then good. It's a rare sight.

I would never have noticed it if their weren't sliders in some PC games. Seems like it would make character modeling a pain the in ass

I have high sensitivity to motion sickness, so I find a wider FOV, limited to no view bob and more accurate mouse-based aiming critical to giving me at least a couple hours at a time. First person console games are usually very tough on me.

Barely, I just crank it up to the max and I'm happy.