Camera settings
Is there a plan for NHL 25 to allow us custom camera settings like height and zoom levels?
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I would love a camera angle that is DIRECTLY looking down at the ice. Sometimes, I'll be trying to stand in a passing lane and a puck will get by me and I'll be like, what the heck? I was right in the lane! Then I'll look at the replay and I was actually not quite in the lane, I only thought I was because none of the camera angles are angled perfectly straight down, but are all tilted to some extent.
Not a huge gripe or anything, but would be a good option to have.
For goalies, I typically use either fixed or high. I like how the high camera angle allows me to keep track of both the puck carrier and my goalie simultaneously. This helps me with my positioning a lot.
The issues with high are that the fov seems quite low, so if the puck is in the corner, you have no idea if there's a guy waiting off to the side, somewhere around the faceoff circle opposite to where the puck is. This is important information because it can change how you approach a play. If the puck carrier is skating in towards my net, and there's an open man on the opposite side, I might try to ready myself for a one-timer from that side. If there's no one there, I know I can just focus on the puck carrier and cover short side. This is information I don't have using the high camera angle.
As for the fixed camera angle, I find it gives an excellent fov that allows me to see just about every inch of the ice 99% of the time while also being closer to the action. It's also a very steady camera angle that doesn't move constantly.
My main issue with this camera angle is that, unlike the high camera angle, fixed doesn't allow me to watch my goalie and the puck carrier simultaneously. I have to follow the puck carrier and look down momentarily to check my positioning. It's just a short glance for sure, but it can be just long enough to miss a pass and lose track of the puck.
It would be great to have some level of customization for the camera angles, though I'm sure that would need to be carefully thought out as to keep framerates consistent as well as not to expose parts of the arena that I would assume aren't rendered since they're not meant to be seen.
I'm a crazy person as I use Zone for goalie and everything. I like to see the whole entire ice and know who is open and in all areas easier for me. I feel like the closer I am to looking at my goalie the less vision I really have especially when it comes to screens. Zone just has that angle I love.
I think we don't see many levels of customization when it comes to camera work because image glitches can occur and would require much more time. You gotta get the lighting, glares, color shades and so much more correctly. I know we had some early problems in 24 with some scoreboards and such ruining some cameras.
I see some competitive goalies rocking those zoomed out camera angles sometimes. I think one thing I don't like about those angles is that they make it feel like my goalie moves slower. I know it doesn't, but it just feels like the goalie is moving in quicksand.
Yeah I understand where you are coming from. It's all about feeling comfortable in what works for you best. I also always turn off the Zoom feature. Can't stand the camera moving
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