2009-11-24, 13:02:42
We recently discussed that issue in DevTeam, result was that different players will always use different zoom levels. It always depends on screen resolution and personal preferences. If we change it to 3500, people will come here and suggest setting it to 3000 or 4000. No single default zoom level will make the zoom command obsolete for an adequate part of players.
Also, the further away you zoom, the more the game will potentially lag. Therefore the default zoom level is not that high, as some players, especially new ones, do not care that much about zoom sometimes.
Furthermore, typing -zoom xxxx in the beginning is fast and easy. You can type it during your first CP-teleport, have it in clipboard when the game starts, some tools even offer hotkeys for such commands. So dont bother too much with it :wink:
Also, the further away you zoom, the more the game will potentially lag. Therefore the default zoom level is not that high, as some players, especially new ones, do not care that much about zoom sometimes.
Furthermore, typing -zoom xxxx in the beginning is fast and easy. You can type it during your first CP-teleport, have it in clipboard when the game starts, some tools even offer hotkeys for such commands. So dont bother too much with it :wink: