Aim assist bug, to drive pc players away ?
Hi everyone, On receiving end it's quite obvious that console players are really stronger since patch 1.2, but a feeling is nothing. And i started to look around to understand if i were right or i w...
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So called "aim-assist" has definitely gone overboard, I'm getting lasered from consoles all the time now, 9 out of 10 deaths are from consoles.
I've been playing FPS for about 20+ years now on PC, I'm not great but I'm no slouch either.
Since this latest patch I am losing almost every single engagement with console players (particularly mid to long-range) which is odd considering I am still averaging probably 3 to 1 KDR versus other PC players same as before the patch.
Pre-1.2 I would win some, lose some with console players and seen console guys getting most kills at the end of round screens on a regular basis. I've seen YouTubers on console that just wipe the floor playing this game pre-patch so what exactly needed "fixed"?
Now it feels like a damn joke, like EA/Dice is just pranking PC players.
Interesting to see the reactions to the 'behind cover' example in the video.
To me that highlights a limitation of aim assist. The user wanted to aim at Target A, but aim assist intervened and tried to 'assist' with an impossible shot in Target B. And honestly I've never perceived this 'behind cover' slowdown in game, though I have often experienced the issue of AA getting confused when aiming at enemies grouped together.
Sure it looks OP in the video, but in practice that sort of unwanted tracking behavior is a nusisance.
That video is also showing Aim Assist in the best possible light. I'd be interested if he makes a video that addresses the scenarios where aim assist doesn't perform well to give a more balanced view of both the strengths and weaknesses of aim assist.
- @AngrySquid270 It is a limitation even more so if there are more enemies in the way line you take to get to the player you want to. If multiple enemies are close together you cannot make micro adjustments very well at all, your aim goes very jittery, it's why I don't play with it at full strength. You do not get assists behind cover, part of the players head must have been slightly visible. If he was fully in cover I wouldnt have felt the slowdown in that area
