blew my minds Cheers. :foodndrink:

And this

I'm able to hit my target more better in first than third, for some reason.

I prefer first-person because of the immersion. I usually end up playing my character as myself, rather than role playing as some imagined character (my imagination for that sort of thing is lacking :sadvaultboy:).

I know I'm not who you asked, but I tend to find playing in 3rd person is less immersive due to the horrible running, walking, jumping and combat animations that you can see, and also the fact that when you're in a tight space or up against a wall or something, the camera goes a bit out of whack.
And I do view myself as kind of being my character, so I suppose that helps. Plus it's much easier, IMO, to make observations (mainly about loot and things) when in first-person, and I'm a chronic looter. Although you can see more of the world around you in 3rd person.

1st person only.

I personally like the first-person perspective.

I play only RPG's/FPS's, so I can see myself staying 100% in the first-person perspective for the whole game. I have played both the Elder Scrolls as well as Halo since they first emerged for commercial sale, and I have never looked back. I don't care that my gaming is purely two-dimensional, I like the first-person perspectives in these types of games. To me, it seems more immersive.

bliviongate:

TES being a first-person RPG is a part of what makes it unique compared to other RPGs.
I will play in first-person, checking my character once in a while in third-person, like always.

That's how I play too, so most likely will... Though Todd and all have been talking about big changes to the 3rd person perspective. And with the changes in combat and everything... 1st person should look and feel really intense. I think it will just be cool to see both views on and off.

But, with the exception of jumping, you see every other NPC in the world using those same animations. I'd think that would add more to the immersion, seeing your character behaving in the same way that the other NPCs do with the same animations.

First. But Ill switch to Third from time to time.

Yes, first person is definitely more immersive.

I only use third-person for looking around or seeing my character. Normally stay in first-person view.

First person, unless I just want to look at my character.

When I run from place a to place b I usually look at my character in 3rd person, observing the animation, my armor and how my bow looks on my back. In combat and such I use 1st person, enough of 3rd person for me from games like demon's souls

1st. The only time I use 3rd is if I want to look at my character, or I am trying to see something that I can't quite get a good view on (for example: looking for a small ring on the ground, under a table).

1st person always...unless I want to check out how swole I look.

I will only switch to third person to view my character, beyond that first person is the way to go.

I typically play a ranged only character, with some incredibly beefed up magical "sidearm" with a few charges to prevent anything from damaging me if it gets through my arrows, so the third person perspective is not really an option for me. Although, I do sometimes switch to third person if I'm surrounded, or if I'm fleeing (I do a lot of fleeing what with my typically dumped endurance), because, while the first person is better for shooting, it's nice to have some sort of peripheral vision if I need to keep an eye on my periphery.

In one of the Game Informer interviews Todd Howard did admit that third person was poor in past installments, which tells me that they are doing some work on it. They did say that the over the shoulder third-person would be a viable option in Fallout 3, and while it involved a grotesque application of auto-aim, Bethesda did deliver on that promise, so I'm hopeful for third person in Skyrim. It is a bit of a staple in RPGs.

Especially considering the increased emphasis on multiple companion characters in Skyrim, I wouldn't be surprised if third-person was improved.

Of course, I doubt that the animation for any rotation will improve over the current "rotating platform" animation, but hey, I've stopped expecting decent character animations from Bethesda a while ago.

Why the hell haven't they released those ludicrous http://www.fahad.com/pics/alienware_curved_monitor.jpg yet?

This. Arena was the first game I played with that it was playing through my eyes instead of looking over my character.
I loved how Daggerfall was the first game to use the mouse as if it was my head. I always loved this control and now
like using it on my 360, so it's 1st person most of the times.

When travelling on the roads, I will use 3rd person view from time to time, just to enjoy the character and have a movie feel
to it, but I will use it very little though.

Mostly third person, occasionally first when in caves or picking up loot as it makes things far easier. Other than that, Archery obviously. ^^

Third-person for exploring, stealing and battling.

First-person for taking in the views and screenshooting.