Oh Thank Goodness Arc Raiders Isn't A First-Person Game

"It is a tale as old as time itself: a hack gets a third-person game to run in first-person, or vice-versa, and the result is unspeakable horror. Sometimes that horror comes from the monstrosities that result, but other times it can just be that the new perspective makes the game far more terrifying. It's the latter that appears to apply for Arc Raiders, after someone managed to get the game running in first-person mode and discovered it became even more intense."

"It's also not something anyone else can do now, as Embark has just removed access to the in-game console. That's for a good reason too-over the weekend, following complaints of widespread player cheating, many realized that the commands enabled PC players to switch off all fogging and thus increase visibility by a wild amount. Something Xbox and PS5 players could not, giving PC cross players a ridiculous advantage over both them and their fellow PC players who weren't doing this."

Arc Raiders can be forced into a first-person perspective via console settings, producing janky visuals but a markedly more intense gameplay experience. First-person removes the third-person advantage of broader situational awareness, increasing surprise attacks and amplifying combat tension. PvE bots and drones already present a significant challenge, and reduced visibility compounds difficulty even without PvP. Players exploited the in-game console to alter settings, including disabling fogging to greatly increase visibility. Embark removed access to the in-game console and rolled out a hotfix to remove the "NewConsole" command to address the exploit and restore balance.

Read at Kotaku