The Zoom Function
I don't know if anyone has talked about this before so I might be overlooking some facts but I would like it if LoL had an extended zoom range. Zooming out anyways, I don't think I need to zoom in anymore than what we have. Would this affect gameplay drastically?
Here is why I don't think it would be op vs someone with the current maxed out zoom:
- Because the characters are smaller from zooming out, you will have lower accuracy in targeting things.
- If you're currently efficient with the zoom and map, this wouldn't affect you so much if you faced someone who zoomed out a lot more since you're already efficient with the camera.
Here is why it could be op vs someone with the current maxed out zoom:
- Because you have a wider range of vision, you can keep an eye on the river and as a result will have less tunnel vision than with the normal zoom
Please discuss any more reasons why it could be op or why it wouldn't be op vs the current maxed out zoom since I probably overlooked a lot of things. I don't think it would affect gameplay too much. Just like in Call of Duty, you can change your sensitivity but it doesn't make you instantly better. A higher sensitivity means that you can look around faster which means you could kill targets faster. But, this relates to zooming out a lot because by doing this, you have lower accuracy. People just find what works best for them. That's the main reason I think that this would be fine if it was implemented.
Now, for the technical stuff. As for the range, I'm not sure. If you go too far out, you will probably see off the map and that wouldn't look visually appealing. I have an idea for this. Make boundaries for the camera. For example, if you were top, rather than having the character in the middle of the screen and having the camera veer of into the mountainside and the river, it could have a barrier along the wall where the bushes are and push the camera towards the river so you'd have a wider range of it. This would make the character appear on the upper side of your screen rather than the middle. I'm not giving a good explanation. Maybe, I should make some pictures? BTW I think that the camera should be able to bypass the boundaries of you take off camera lock
Either way, I just want to zoom out more. I don't care if it's unimmersive or visually unappealing. What do you think, fellow Summoners?