You can switch to sword hilt too, but it's kind of pointless with a ranged weapon. I don't think it will cause unfair advantages. It's just aesthetically pleasing.

I can see that. The reason I dislike it though is because people would use third person to their advantage in lots of online games I've played (DayZ being one), while I just wanted to play first person for the immersion. Where you get sucked in and at one point feel like you're in the characters shoes. I don't know though, all I can really say is my opinion. We all have our preferences. ^-^