Before I used JDF's red dot mod, I used third person all the time, at least for medium to close range. Once you get used to the displacement and learn to adjust for it, it's pretty awesome to be able to aim at the the enemy without blinding yourself with the crosshair.
EDIT: Also it's great for looking over a trench without being headshot, and a large field of view is always good.
Yep, third person perspective gives you those advantages, but it's not viable to use them since if you get into a fight unexpectedly you will be in a worse position then your opponent since your crosshair doesn't potray the true aim.
It is off at close range, the 1st person view is the true aim, but even so at close range it's not off enough that you miss, a chest aim would be a stomach shot which is still a kill.
Yep, but if you wanted to finish it with a headshot, you would be at a huge disadvantage.
After a bit of practice, you can easily pull off center of mass hits just as consistently as in first person, even better because you can actually see the target, and headshots really aren't necessary, chest shots kill them often enough to be worth it, especially when there's the other benefits that come with a large field of view.
Let's for example match you with an opponent of equal skill, he's just gotta put the crosshair on your head and insta kill you, while you gotta adjust the crosshair offset and without a guaranteed headshot. The only way third person can be used now is to use it while walking, and while checking over cover.
I shoot better in third person actually.
I noticed sometimes and depend the distance of the units, first person shooting will make you miss all the ennemies ( especially when they are very close) or whzn you are shooting from a windows or from a parapet and whatever if you are aiming good at them with the cross hair . I just switch view to the 3rd and all turn right then. Am i the only one to have this problem?
I think you two are the only ones
Here are two screenshot that show the aim offset:
When I aim at this spot
I'm actually aiming at this spot