Game Mechanics: /Viewport is not a thing until the end of Luclin

[Quinas]

Neither did broad uptake of widescreen flat monitors.

You could argue using viewport to restrict the view is actually more classic than leaving the command out and having the game played in a super widescreen mode.

[dekova]

Originally Posted by Quinas [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You could argue using viewport to restrict the view is actually more classic than leaving the command out and having the game played in a super widescreen mode.

This exactly. Viewport allows UI elements to be placed outside of the worldview, which is how it was laid out in the classic UI.

Stated differently, viewport is required because we don't have access to the classic UI.