Should DayZ use view models?

[colekern 1364]

​If you don't know what viewmodel means, then you probably shouldn't read this post as it will seen like gibberish.

This has been bugging me for a long time. But I've always been too lazy to write it out until now.

When I first started up Arma 2, my first thought was, "Wow, these weapon animations are terrible". Then someone told me that Arma 2 used the thirdperson weapon animations in first person. I must say, I was impressed.

This system works great for a military-sim. But DayZ is a more mainstream game. (I'm basing this purely on the fact that DayZ has zombies in it... lol)

Since DayZ occasionally sacrifices realism for gameplay, and it needs to look polished in the standalone, AND that shotguns need special reload animations, AND that making bolt action third person animations look pretty in first person would be practically impossible, I was thinking they could drop the third-person-animations-in-first-person thing. There are several advantages to both, so I will list them here so you can tell me what you think:

View models:

Advantages:

It will be much easier to make bolt action animations, shotgun reload animations, and all around more realistic animations look good in first-person.

It will be easy to change the "feel" of a weapon.

Weapon models will look much better in first person.

Disadvantages:

Two separate animations for reloading and shooting will have to be made.

It may seen odd to some people that weapon animations look different between first person and third person.

Third person in first person system:

Advantages:

Only one animation for reload, shooting, etc. will have to be made.

It might increase immersion.

Disadvantages:

It would be nearly impossible to make the weapon animations seen professional with this system.

So tell what you guys think: Should we keep the current system, or should we use viewmodels?

[terex 322]

I really like the system in Arma 2. There are enough games with view models.. It's nice to actually see the proper procedures.