It was bad during the beta, and its better now, but its still not where it needs to be. The aiming still feels janky and delayed, and its a lot worse on 128 player servers. Engaging with moving or strafing targets does not feel good. I went back and played both BFV and BF4 and its like night in day with regard to how it feels to aim. Also, the aim assist bubble is still really weird. It feels like it sometimes pushes you off target. PC players also have the bugged mouse input, which is also a huge issue which still has not been addressed. With the game releasing to PS plus there's going to be a massive influx of new controller players who are going to experience the janky/sticky aiming. None of my friends play anymore because of how it feels to aim in this game. We played hundreds of hours of all the previous Battlefield games. This is by far the biggest issue in the game and if fixed then player retention numbers could look a lot better. Please DICE fix the Mouse/Controller input.

@Lancing975 I almost feel like aim assist doesn't even activate half the time when it should of. The aim assist needs to be improved because frankly it's one of the worst I've ever seen in a fps game. They really should play Call of Duty and take notes from their aim assist as it works very well.

@ATFGunr Yea but tweaked isn't acceptable. They need to flat out fix these issues

@Lancing975 "They really should play Call of Duty and take notes from their aim assist as it works very well." Precisely!! How CoD could get it so right while 2042 got it so wrong is beyond me. In CoD, I play with crossplay ON and can actually hit what I aim at.In 2042, I try to play with crossplay OFF because I feel we're (controller.console) all at the same DISadvantage and I have a 50/50 chance of winning a gunfight. Against a PC/m+k, I don't have much of a chance.

yeah its a very frustrating feeling

@Lancing975 They did tweak the mouse input and it’s better than it was, but not “normal” compared to other games. In 2042, I’ll take tweaked over nothing…. It’s a low bar.

Aiming Input still feels like garbage on controller especially moving targets

20 Replies

ZRuff46
Rising Ace
3 years ago
@Lancing975 I almost feel like aim assist doesn't even activate half the time when it should of. The aim assist needs to be improved because frankly it's one of the worst I've ever seen in a fps game. They really should play Call of Duty and take notes from their aim assist as it works very well.
imptown
New Vanguard
3 years ago
@Lancing975 "They really should play Call of Duty and take notes from their aim assist as it works very well." Precisely!! How CoD could get it so right while 2042 got it so wrong is beyond me. In CoD, I play with crossplay ON and can actually hit what I aim at.
In 2042, I try to play with crossplay OFF because I feel we're (controller.console) all at the same DISadvantage and I have a 50/50 chance of winning a gunfight. Against a PC/m+k, I don't have much of a chance.
Lancing975
3 years ago
yeah its a very frustrating feeling
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@Lancing975 They did tweak the mouse input and it’s better than it was, but not “normal” compared to other games. In 2042, I’ll take tweaked over nothing…. It’s a low bar.
ZRuff46
Rising Ace
3 years ago
@ATFGunr Yea but tweaked isn't acceptable. They need to flat out fix these issues
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@ZRuff46 Low bar man, low bar 😂 Ever seen Jack Handy’s “Lowered Expectations” on SNL? I hum that song often while playing.
BizzyVaping
3 years ago
@imptown wrote:
@Lancing975 "They really should play Call of Duty and take notes from their aim assist as it works very well." Precisely!! How CoD could get it so right while 2042 got it so wrong is beyond me. In CoD, I play with crossplay ON and can actually hit what I aim at.
In 2042, I try to play with crossplay OFF because I feel we're (controller.console) all at the same DISadvantage and I have a 50/50 chance of winning a gunfight. Against a PC/m+k, I don't have much of a chance.
COD's aim assist only "works well" if you consider the game aiming for you a good thing.

In COD the AA will literally drag your crosshairs onto the target if your looking in an enemy's general direction when you hit the ADS button. I wouldn't want to see that happen in Battlefield.
Elden_Loren
3 years ago
This could help, but yes, controls for consoles are the most terrible i have seen until now, BF2042 has been clearly made for PC, not consoles > https://youtu.be/Y95wU-Uqb6g
imptown
New Vanguard
3 years ago
@BizzyVaping You, of course, are entitled to your opinion. I just don't agree with it.
I would accept anything that would correct the awkward/inconsistent/wildly inaccurate console aiming of 2042 right now.
I believe I've played every Battlefield on console and I find the aiming situation that exists now absolutely deplorable.
Lancing975
3 years ago
It doesn't need to be as strong as cod. It should be like BF3/BF4 and not feel janky like it does now. It legit feels terrible to play this game on controller. None of the other Battlefields have had that sticky input feeling like this game.