Out of curiosity I Iooked up some of my accuracy stats for comparison between BF1, BFV and BF2042 (I use controller+aim assist). I'll acknowledge this is just a few data points that could be explained by reasons other than, or in addition to, aim assist performance.
I share this to try and provide an objective indicator on where we were at with aim assist in BF2042 prior to 1.2.
Spammy high RPM semi-auto:
1903X (BF1) = 34%
P08 (BFV) = 35.4%
VCAR (BF2042) = 28.9%
Semi-auto rifle:
Seb 1916 (BF1) = 40%
Seb 1916 (BFV) = 45.5%
DM7 (BF2042) = 32.3%
Big mag LMG:
Lewis (BF1) = 23%
Lewis (BFV) = 24.6%
LCMG (BF2042) = 17.4%
You can dismiss these numbers for a variety of reasons, but I feel the story that these numbers tell aligns with my in-game experience - aim assist in BF2042 was broken prior to 1.2 and landing shots was much harder than what I was used to in past BF games.
Starting with 1.2 I began using the SVK in 2042. My numbers on the SVK should be purely from the new aim assist. Accuracy so far is 43% which makes it on par with my performance using similar guns (Seb 1916) in past titles. Again, these numbers align with my in-game experience - post 1.2 the aim assist feels much closer to what I recall from past BF games.
Now PC players will likely still object to the effectiveness of aim assist in BF2042, but I hope when you do so you keep in mind that this level of aim assist has been the standard for the past few BF titles. I've also taken screen shots of my BF2042 gun stats, if my accuracy numbers begin climbing higher than what I saw in past BF games I'll happily eat my words on this.
