If Aim Assist Isn't A Big Deal, Disabling It Shouldn't Show Drastic Effects.
I play on mouse (Logitech G-Pro) & keyboard and/ or my controller (Razer Wolverine Ultimate) and I thought, if aim assist isn't a big deal, disabling it shouldn't show drastic effects.
So I did just that, I disabled aim assist while playing controller. I noticed right away, I couldn't play at the same momentum I was before almost immediately. Long range wasn't that much of an issue, but close range was something else, especially in foliage, abilities and/ or dark lit buildings like those in Olympus in certain areas.
My controller settings (I have the advanced setting enabled, you can disable aim assist at the bottom of that list).
500
500
ADS 250
ADS 250
Aim acceleration 0
Aim acceleration 0
Linear curve
inner deadzone 7
outer deadzone 2
I also learned something about tracking aim assistance in Apex Legends during this test. If you set the inner deadzone low enough so your aim constantly moves around (aka stick drift), then it activates the ingame tracking aim assistance to track opponents for you (your aim literally moves when the opponent moves, side to side etc).
It does this because Apex Legends is set up to add tracking aim assistance when it reads an input from a user, and thinks the stick drift is that user input.
There are 2 versions of aim assistance in Apex Legends I'm aware of. One is aim assistance slowdown and the other is aim assistance tracking.
So yeah, If I disable aim assist on my controller up close fights are a nightmare just like if I was using my mouse & keyboard. In my opinion if aim assistance wasn't that big of a deal, then disabling it shouldn't show drastic effects, but it does.