The only reason for third person to exist in a game like this is to sell more skins.
this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2025
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I tried it in the training mode, but switched back to first-person and forgot it even exists most of the time.
~~"We were super confident in third-person"~~ "We wanted to be more like marvel rivals"
“Third person perspectives incentivise purchases of hero skins, with players buying 62% more on average” - Executive leadership
Playing movement-based heroes like Lucio is a little weird and aiming is harder, but it probably just comes down to getting used to it