Accommodation for 3rd Person Viewpoint

I would like to request consideration for some form of accommodation regarding the use of a 3rd person viewpoint.

I suffer from severe motion sickness, which can lead to nausea, headaches, and in some cases, vomiting. In ARMA, I’ve historically managed this by switching between 1st and 3rd person depending on the situation, as it helps reduce the strain on my eyes and gives me occasional relief from the more focused first-person perspective. This is not something isolated to ARMA either as many first-person games begin causing issues for me after extended play sessions, typically after an hour or so.

I completely understand and acknowledge the concern that allowing this accommodation could enable others to use 3rd person as well, and I don’t want this request to come across as dismissive of the reasons behind the current ruleset. My hope is simply that there may be some understanding given the circumstances, especially since players who prefer to remain fully in 1st person would still have the ability to do so by choice.

I also wanted to outline some of the steps I’ve already taken on my end to try and mitigate the issue before bringing this forward. I’ve increased my FOV to help open up my field of view, disabled motion blur, and turned off head bobbing effects. Unfortunately, despite these adjustments, the issue still persists regardless of whether I’m on foot or operating a vehicle. During the last operation alone, I spent close to three hours driving the Bradley which was killer and I would love to do that again, but left me dealing with a severe headache and nausea afterward.

I’ve genuinely enjoyed my time here so far, and I enjoy the people and structure of the unit, I do not wish to ruin the experience for others. Regardless of the outcome of this request, I do still intend to remain active and continue attending operations and trainings. I felt it was worth bringing forward in hopes that there may be a way to help make things more manageable.