I would prefer 3rd person camera mode for exploration and isometric view for combat. It seems like it's not a hard thing to do
Yes

...and If they work out how to pan, a middle mouse zoom in to 1st person.
Right now it takes great patience to rotate the camera, just to target the hostile that is literally in your face.
Think of all of the broken controllers and anything in their path..."This is to be avoided" ~Gale