A third-person aiming glitch in the PS4 version of the Battle Royale shooter H1Z1 polarizes fans and currently causes a lot of controversy within the community.
A glitch in the Battle Royale game H1Z1 is currently stirring up the emotions of fans. However, the community is divided. While parts of the player community complain about the glitch and find it particularly unfair, other fans support the glitch and even want it to be a permanent feature in the game.
Third Person Aiming in H1Z1 – Cheating or a Useful Feature?
This is how aiming in H1Z1 on the PS4 looks: H1Z1 is played from a third-person perspective. The aiming in H1Z1 on the PS4 works as follows:
- One can shoot from the hip in the third-person view. This allows for quicker movements and provides better visibility. However, precision suffers as a result.
- One can use the weapon’s sights to significantly increase precision. However, the view switches to the first-person perspective.
As a result, H1Z1 differs in this area from other battle royale titles such as Fortnite, which is played entirely in third-person, except for weapons with scopes.
What does the glitch do? The controversially discussed glitch allows players on the PS4 to use the weapon’s sights without leaving the third-person view. How exactly the glitch can be executed will not be described. However, it is very easy and straightforward. Afterwards, the player can aim and shoot in the third-person perspective for the rest of the match. This provides a much better overview of the surroundings.
The Controversy: This glitch is part of an ongoing debate since launch and is currently being hotly discussed within the PS4 community. Unlike the PS4, aiming in third-person view in the PC version of H1Z1 is a fixed feature and has been around for some time.
While the PC and PS4 versions of the game differ, many PS4 players take the PC version as a prime example and demand a fixed implementation of third-person aiming in the console port. These demands were raised even before the glitch appeared and are growing louder in the current discussion.
Developers are working on the issue: As confirmed by the developers at Daybreak Games, they have already taken on the problem and are working on a fix. Whether they plan to bring third-person aiming as a fixed feature to the PS4 in the future is currently unknown.
What do you think of this glitch? And how do you see third-person aiming in general? A useful feature or bad for the game?
Other fans want the glitch to be fixed but would appreciate a separate mode that supports third-person aiming – similar to PUBG, where there are first-person-only servers.
Meanwhile, others are completely against any possibility of third-person aiming. This would bring H1Z1 too close to Fortnite, and the battles would no longer feel as intense and exciting. Furthermore, according to some players, it would take away the tactical aspect of the fights, as one could more easily bypass or surprise an opponent in the first-person perspective.
Some fans even go so far as to condemn third-person aiming as cheating, as it allows players to look around corners or through doors much better. This would only lead to more campers.
Developers are working on the issue: As confirmed by the developers at Daybreak Games, they have already taken on the problem and are working on a fix. Whether they plan to bring third-person aiming as a fixed feature to the PS4 in the future is currently unknown.
What do you think of this glitch? And how do you see third-person aiming in general? A useful feature or bad for the game?
