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6 years ago

Remove aim assist on consoles

I understand why target compensation is needed on pc. It helps against m&k. After messing around in the firing range today with target compensation off I began wondering why it's needed on consoles i...

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Blasian311

6 years ago

@heme725 that's ok because everyone would suffer the same flaws. Everyone would have to adapt and get good.

heme725

6 years ago

@Blasian311 I'm actually not supporting aim assist on PC at all. M/K should be used on PC so controllers shouldn't be prioritized there. Rip out aim assist on PC or keep it since I really don't care.

Aim assist is necessary on consoles to make use of the controller. Rip it out and even Gold players will be able to avoid Predators with ease. I could be wrong though since the last time I played without it was as an above average player on Call of Duty.

Two targets running close to each other would drag my sights slightly off target and cause me to miss so I turned it off out of irritation. End result? Landing my first shot felt weird but was more consistent since I was doing all the work but maintaining shots with a full auto gun was difficult. Recoil and player movement made it so I had to make continuous small adjustments to my aim which was impossible to do with imprecise thumbsticks. Apex has more mobility than Call of duty so I'd imagine any decent player can dance around bullets without aim assist. Most of us dodge shots fairly well now so I can't imagine how hard it would be to hit Wraith/Bangalore/Lifeline with no aim assist on consoles.

Then again aim assist could be weaker on apex so maybe I'm overstating its need? There's no Team deathmatch here for me to test out the experience in combat.

Blasian311
6 years ago
@heme725 I buddy of mine plays with aim assist off now. This dude has played since day one and got to diamond last season. He recently turned aim assist off as he claims it helps his minor adjustments. Now he has games where he gets 5+ kills or games where he gets 1 kill. The only way to see the clear advantage of aim assist is to play with it off in the firing range for a couple of minutes and then turn it back on.
- Sylvester9991
  6 years ago
  @Blasian311Last time I checked. Console has bad frame rates and limited keybines. If you don’t notice well your far from a console player
  BTW, I was talking about arguing with me. Stop now
  - Blasian311
    6 years ago
    @Sylvester9991 Neeeevvveerrr!
- heme725
  6 years ago
  @Blasian311 Well no. I haven't tried the upgrades to the firing range but if its anything like other games then I'll be able to maintain accuracy by just predicting my opponent's position and movements. Even with a low skill level you can challenge opponents if you know exactly where they are and how they're going to fight. The only true way for me to see how it affects my ability is through constant and unpredictable gun fights that I have to react to in a split second.
  I don't believe your premise for a second and it seems to come from false ideas passed around by PC players. However I don't know you and have no right to question your personal experience. I disagree and dropping out from this topic.