Having been a xbox player for years , and never a pc gamer, i was always worried when i heard that bf2042 was going to be a cross platform experience. I have noticed, and please believe me this is not sour grapes, that pc players have ranked up so quickly compared to console players that i have played with since launch, I admit that at best iam an average player and not a gamer genius as i play for fun, but i feel that pc players always seem to have the edge over us console players, is it because their pc's are more powerful than consoles and keyboards and mice are better than console controllers i really would like to know. I sometimes feel iam there just to make numbers up like an AI Bot and can't seem to get anywhere. I know you you can turn the option of cross play off but then you are really struggling to find a game.Please this is just a polite notice but i am so interested in consoles and PC players views..Thanks and happy gaming.

Agree that this ignorance from Dice against console players is frustrating. In the 4.0 update they have improved aim for pc-players but no working aim-assist still on console. Not on my Xbox series X at least.

@lionking7001 Have you figured it out? I have crazy aim assist. So much I had to lower it down to 70. Iit would drag if another player was close. I keep the snap to 100. It’s not a bf4 snap on but it’s pretty strong for me.

@SilverSurfer67 wrote:Having been a xbox player for years , and never a pc gamer, i was always worried when i heard that bf2042 was going to be a cross platform experience. I have noticed, and please believe me this is not sour grapes, that pc players have ranked up so quickly compared to console players that i have played with since launch, I admit that at best iam an average player and not a gamer genius as i play for fun, but i feel that pc players always seem to have the edge over us console players, is it because their pc's are more powerful than consoles and keyboards and mice are better than console controllers i really would like to know. I sometimes feel iam there just to make numbers up like an AI Bot and can't seem to get anywhere. I know you you can turn the option of cross play off but then you are really struggling to find a game.Please this is just a polite notice but i am so interested in consoles and PC players views..Thanks and happy gaming.Average console player here as well.(ps5 with 2042) I think there are a lot of things that can be different for PC players that effect the cross play experience. Is it control type or variation of set up available with keyboard & mouse, pc processing power or graphical capabilities, higher skill level/gaming experience, available hacks/cheats, servers? So many variables! I do feel that there are times when hits don’t seem to register or players just seem to suddenly appear and more often than not they are playing on PC. I think Cross play is a great idea on paper but the experience itself is a bit less clearly so and can be frustrating because it can feel like the playing field isn’t always level.

@lionking7001 How have they improved aim for pc players?

@Pantleon Apparently mouse input has been fixed, at least insofar as the sensitivity settings now map properly with previous battlefield games. Others on reddit/etc have said that gamepad play seems better though, I play on PC so I can't comment one way or the other on that.@SilverSurfer67 I think that it could be better for console players. A fair amount of time though, I am killed with someone that is on PS/Xbox so I won't say it is impossible. I have played FPS games on PC since the late 90s, so while I'm getting older I will say that I have a fair amount of muscle memory from playing these games with a mouse+keyboard to be pretty good at it.I think that kb/m support should be on consoles for sure though, many other games have enabled it, so it isn't like it can't be done. But I'm worried that it would cause an issue for folks that turn crossplay off then grouse about getting beat by someone else on the console that is using a kb/m.This leads down the discussion of matchmaking based on input, while possible, there's still ways around it to have it show as one and work as the other (on console and PC).Fortunately, I guess, the game isn't nearly big enough to have a big 'hacking' scene. I think in my 150ish hours I may have seen one cheater, or maybe they just glitched in the game (people can be invisible or under the ground, etc)

console vs pc players...is it fair?

14 Replies

caroliro
4 years ago
@SilverSurfer67 wrote:
Having been a xbox player for years , and never a pc gamer, i was always worried when i heard that bf2042 was going to be a cross platform experience. I have noticed, and please believe me this is not sour grapes, that pc players have ranked up so quickly compared to console players that i have played with since launch, I admit that at best iam an average player and not a gamer genius as i play for fun, but i feel that pc players always seem to have the edge over us console players, is it because their pc's are more powerful than consoles and keyboards and mice are better than console controllers i really would like to know. I sometimes feel iam there just to make numbers up like an AI Bot and can't seem to get anywhere. I know you you can turn the option of cross play off but then you are really struggling to find a game.
Please this is just a polite notice but i am so interested in consoles and PC players views..
Thanks and happy gaming.

Average console player here as well.(ps5 with 2042) I think there are a lot of things that can be different for PC players that effect the cross play experience. Is it control type or variation of set up available with keyboard & mouse, pc processing power or graphical capabilities, higher skill level/gaming experience, available hacks/cheats, servers? So many variables! I do feel that there are times when hits don’t seem to register or players just seem to suddenly appear and more often than not they are playing on PC. I think Cross play is a great idea on paper but the experience itself is a bit less clearly so and can be frustrating because it can feel like the playing field isn’t always level.
lionking7001
4 years ago
Agree that this ignorance from Dice against console players is frustrating. In the 4.0 update they have improved aim for pc-players but no working aim-assist still on console. Not on my Xbox series X at least.
Pantleon
4 years ago
@lionking7001
How have they improved aim for pc players?
Anobix
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Pantleon Apparently mouse input has been fixed, at least insofar as the sensitivity settings now map properly with previous battlefield games. Others on reddit/etc have said that gamepad play seems better though, I play on PC so I can't comment one way or the other on that.

@SilverSurfer67 I think that it could be better for console players. A fair amount of time though, I am killed with someone that is on PS/Xbox so I won't say it is impossible. I have played FPS games on PC since the late 90s, so while I'm getting older I will say that I have a fair amount of muscle memory from playing these games with a mouse+keyboard to be pretty good at it.

I think that kb/m support should be on consoles for sure though, many other games have enabled it, so it isn't like it can't be done. But I'm worried that it would cause an issue for folks that turn crossplay off then grouse about getting beat by someone else on the console that is using a kb/m.

This leads down the discussion of matchmaking based on input, while possible, there's still ways around it to have it show as one and work as the other (on console and PC).

Fortunately, I guess, the game isn't nearly big enough to have a big 'hacking' scene. I think in my 150ish hours I may have seen one cheater, or maybe they just glitched in the game (people can be invisible or under the ground, etc)
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@PantleonOfficially they have reverted the mouse settings/fov to mimic older BF-games. This means that you can use the same FOV and mouse sensitivity as in older titles.

But it seems like more than that, the mouse seems more responsive now.

The mouse now "feels" like BFV/BF1/BF4
50hnooo
4 years ago
@SilverSurfer67 What issues are you facing that have a negative Impact on gun fights?
I’m on series X and have been playing since beta so I have tested out ALOT of settings. I found my fit. Maybe I could help you?
50hnooo
4 years ago
@lionking7001 Have you figured it out? I have crazy aim assist. So much I had to lower it down to 70. Iit would drag if another player was close. I keep the snap to 100. It’s not a bf4 snap on but it’s pretty strong for me.
emerson1975
4 years ago
I challenge any pc player to plug in a controller and tell me with a straight face it’s unfair….the aim assist is beyond ridiculous
I am all for a little aim assist but come on this is comical
Pantleon
4 years ago
@cso7777 If they had done that at launch i could see how that would help maintain the aim. I don't see how that helps people who's been playing on the pre patch sens and now they have to rebuild muscle memory on the new sens.
lionking7001
4 years ago
@50hnooo In one out of ten engagements I have some noticeable aim-assist otherwise absolutely nothing. It's more like anti aim-assist. Virtually impossible to keep the aim at enemies