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Old 08-10-2015, 12:20 PM
kaev kaev is offline
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Originally Posted by tristantio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Nothing would invoke the QQ like adding a required spellbook during /meditate (at least on a new/recycled server, where all the casters were sub-35).

Edit: Mouse wheel isn't a big deal, you can get a decent 3rd person view pressing f9 (or camera change) button twice, then using the pitch/zoom binds to get a good angle on your character. (I use j/k for this, both double bound, so j can zoom out and pitch up, while k does the opposite - a necessity after moving most my play to a laptop with no mouse).
Scroll-wheel zoom is different from F9 3rd person views not because it's easier (tapping F9 is not even slightly difficult, lol), but because it keeps your facing/movement tied to mouse-look. For travelling, for kiting, and sometimes for pulling, F9 views that let you look around without changing your direction are vastly superior. For dealing with a complex melee situation as a tank the scroll-wheel 3rd-person is very nice as it lets you get a different field of view without changing your character controls. The scroll-wheel 3rd-person view's greatest value is that it does different things well than the classic F9 views.
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