There Should Be Non-Aim Assisted Lobbies
I continue to see an increasing argument that aim assistance and/ or its inclusion is fine, but that derives mostly from individuals that either A: use it personally and/ or B: Haven't used mouse & ...
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@KYSOMTConsole player here, I have played on pc. I’ve played with pc, and I’ve been in controller only lobbies.
I can guarantee you right away that aim assist is not the issue, but that would turn you away quicker than I could say cross progression, so I’ll say this:
I’ve played pc, it was super fun and felt very fast. I stick with controller becase it’s what I’ve been used to for a long time, and already had account progress not worth giving up. Entry level pc can be rough, there’s so much fine tuning and special movements you can make to the point where it’s easy to see that controller playing is a dumbed down version.
I’ve played controller in pc lobbies, and you can bet that respawn threw everything at me, I was getting tap strafed like nothing else. Playing in pc lobbies is not my favorite experience, but I enjoy playing with my friends that don’t have console.
Finally, I’ve played controller in controller only lobbies, the skill difference is startling. I would say the main reason they don’t allow an opt out option for cross play on pc is the lack of players. It would be impossible to maintain q times and if it tried to still get good q times, it would pull players from everywhere and players wouldn’t like it. Messing with AA or tap strafing (the same problem basically) would be bad for respawn as players would leave very quick. Even if you added a no AA lobby, there would be call for more things, like a no pc movement lobby. I’m already appalled with the option to change AA in custom lobbies. Making a lobby with no AA would only cause more strife between the communities.
Hello, @BigMacAttack8u thanks for commenting.
I don't agree that giving mouse & keyboard input based matchmaking would decrease que times, but might actually do the opposite. I think a bunch of mouse & keyboard users quit Apex Legends because of this issue altogether. If they have the option to choose, I would think some of them would return.
I am not suggesting that any one input is better than the other, just suggesting that mouse & keyboard players get a landscape to express themselves without interference. It takes time to get decent with a mouse & keyboard compared to a controller. The player that is learning might give up the mouse & keyboard if they see how others are using controllers.
Are you suggesting the firing range?
- @BigMacAttack8u No, I'm advocating for a place for mouse & keyboard users to have the ability to choose if they want to play based on input devices. For example, if a mouse & keyboard player wants to play only mouse & keyboard only in a match. That way it gives players (who may want it) the choice.
AA and cross play aren't my issues, matchmaking and anti-cheat are. I get killed by ridiculously good enemies ALL THE TIME. They may be cheaters, they may be smurfs, or they may be good. My point is that I have no business being in their lobbies but the game continually feeds me to them as cannon fodder. It sucks.
they took away the aim assist for xbox and now theres no reason to play on console instead of pc. they had a big thread about that here on the forum. if anything aim assist helps regular players beat cheaters on twitch and youtube if i had my way it would be 1.0 aim assist strength or even 2.0 thats how much i hate raging streamers jumping around like they gud.
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