Please allow us to make our character left handed | Forums

[MATT-HARPRING]

I've only ever played 1 game that let me play as left handed. Sheva from RE5 was gloriously lefty and with that fact alone, it became one of my favorite games of all time.

Please please please!

Thank you!

[ES-Ulukai]

You can switch hands while playing.

[MATT-HARPRING]

You can switch hands while playing.

Thanks for the response! I take it they're going with the gears of war/army of 2 approach and having our characters be ambidextrous in 3rd person mode?

I mean, I'll adapt to whatever, I have been my entire life. But it looks your character always aims down sight right handed. It would be awesome if I'd have the option to default to left handed ADS.

[ES-Ulukai]

Let's say that you're in front of a wall and you're right handed, if you go to the left the view isn't very good to check and aim so you can change hand to get a better aim.

[MATT-HARPRING]

Let's say that you're in front of a wall and you're right handed, if you go to the left the view isn't very good to check and aim so you can change hand to get a better aim.

Thanks again for clarification! So you're ambidextrous in both 3rd person and when aiming down sights? That's encouraging! I can live with that.

I think I'd be a little happier with your character having a set dominant hand though. If Wildlands uses a set up similar to other games, your character is righty by default and you're only left handed when it benefits you. IE: Just walking around the world you'll carry the weapon right handed, you only switch to your left hand situationally to peak around cover to the left and switch back to your right hand for everything else.

I'm not expecting much, left handers are only like 10% of the population. It's not usually cost effective to spend programming time for such a small segment of the audience (::sad trombone sound:. At this point though, if they already have left handed animations in the game, I can't imagine it would be much more programming to give players the option to default to it. I can't speak for all left handed people, but this lefty would be hopelessly and gleefully addicted to the game with the inclusion of this one tiny detail alone. It's a revelation to be able to feel immersed in your character/game without having to do some mental gymnastics.

I'm looking forward to the game regardless. It looks awesome, can't wait!

[MATT-HARPRING]

What about middle handed?

I always like to hold my gun with my **** so I have my hands free to make rude gestures!

Brings new light to that scene in full metal jacket: "this is my weapon, this is my gun..."

[MATT-HARPRING]

Is that from a porno? Why are the robots hands paddles?

[Lolssi]

I'm lefty but luckily shoot from right with rifles and from left with handguns. Now code that default in

[UbiKeeba]

You can swap the shoulder view between the right shoulder and the left shoulder.

[MATT-HARPRING]

You can swap the shoulder view between the right shoulder and the left shoulder.

That is AWESOME news. Thanks!