What do you guys play in? First person or third person? And don't forget to eplane why ! I play in third all of the time and only go to first if I'm using archery or magic.

1st always. Only 3rd when i'm bored like on a trip to some city

I use 3rd when I'm just running around and exploring. I go into 1st as soon as anything gets serious. Especially once I figured out how to zoom the 3rd person camera in and out.

First - Person Only.

However lately I got a disease in which when I travel I always must go to Third.

First person while fighting, because it's the most practical viewpoint for precision control.

Third person while exploring, because it's the most scenic.

I'd say mostly first person but it does vary. Usually when I'm fighting a giant or dwemer centurion I switch to third person do I can keep them on the screen. Also it feels more epic that way haha

Well when out and about traveling roads its 3rd Person and fighting multiple enemies. When in town, talking to another NPC, fight one NPC or using a BOW its 1st person.

I have this annoying but petty gripe about 1st person. If you stand next to another NPC of the same height and go to 1st person you will see that you view in 1st person is more toward the middle of the body and not as if you’re seeing the world from your Characters EYES. Like stand next to another NPC that is exactly the same height in 3rd person, then switch over to 1st you will see that you have to look up to see the other NPC face. It drives me nuts.

I only buy and play 3rd-person games. The reason is because I do not play as myself, I play as my character. I do not want to see the game "through my character's eyes." I'm more interested in roleplaying than immersion.

Actually, that reminds me. I need to look for a mod to correct that.

I like 3rd person when running around, so I can see more of my surroundings, and use first person for combat.

^ This.

I play third person. 1st person games actually make me physically nauseous after paying for about 10 or 15 minutes.

I mostly play in my pajamas.

1st person mostly and only 3rd to look at my character.

1st person. I tend to switch to 3rd while walking through cities and the like, but when out 'adventuring' I'll always be I'm 1st.

1st nearly all the time, 3rd only to see how cool my character is and take screenshots. (But I don't mind at all going into 3rd for crafting/mining/chairs/killmoves. In fact, I wish all the killmoves were in 3rd - I love seeing my character being all badass, and the 1st person ones look awkward )

In roleplaying my character, I want to get deep enough into my character's mind that I see through her or his eyes. Therefore first person.

3rd person about 70% of the time, for everything except firing a bow or targeting a spell or shout at something far away (like trying to get a distant dragon's attention, or knocking down a hanging oil trap, etc.). I switch back and forth frequently with the mouse wheel. Sometimes I also switch to first person when speaking with NPCs.

The melee animations seem to look better in third person, as you can see the entire arc of the sword swing, etc., as opposed to the shakycam view with swords floating in the air in first. Also I've noticed my frame rate sometimes drops or stutters a bit if I switch to first person.