EQ just doesn't have quite right camera angle and control like WoW and EQ2 does.
In those newer games its highly beneficial to be in 3rd person view to be aware of your surroundings, plus you can actually see how your char fights.
in EQ1 the 3rd view is so cumbersome, that I am eventually forced to go back into 1st person view (specially in dungeons and tight places)
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