Please add Gyro Aiming!
Hi, will we be able to activate "Gyro-Aiming" on all Platforms but specially on PS4/PS5 ?
I like this feature from other FPS games and works mostly very well.
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Seriously, if Crossplay with PC is going to be a thing--which Im fine if it is--Please create Gyro Aim and Keyboard and Mouse support. Hell, just please create it in general.
First and foremost, as a couch player, I much prefer Gyro Aim in general vs traditional stick aiming. I understand the major advantages a mouse can have over traditional stick aiming and gyro aim allows me (and many others I know who prefer using it) to bridge the gap between the two while also no longer relying on Aim Assist (its usually shut off gyro aim used). Gyro Aim mimicks the intuitive feedback that is similar to a mouse, allowing for much faster and more accurate movements with aiming. It also separates "macro" aiming (recentering of the screen) away from "micro" aiming (precision aim) thus allowing us to jack the sensitivity up for the right thumbstick to make faster turns without losing the quick and accurate responses the gyro aim can bring.
Since the past 7 months that I have been using it (when implemented), it has made gaming on console with a controller so much more enjoyable and just wished more shooters would adopt it. Games like Days Gone, Horizon, Enlisted, and TLOU2 were just so much better with it since i dont feel like im fighting the mechanics of a joystick and its limited range of motion. That being said, I know Xbox unfortunately does not have Gyro Tech in their controllers but at least creating K&M support grants increased control accessibility for players on all platforms.
P.S. - if gyro aim does get implemented, make sure it has some additional settings such as "motion control always on" where even when not aiming down sights, gyro aim is active. Many people i know prefer (me included). Also, the ability to "roll" or "yaw" controller for the X axis. Rolling is a weird one for me but again, i know many people play with this style. The last aspect is allowing sensitivity to be further refined when "holding breath" with L3. Some people can be a bit jittery with long range snipes so adding this extra layer helps them.
Here are some videos of me using it on Fortnite. Though Im not exactly great at this game, I find some custom modes fun and get to practice Flick Stick Gyro Aim.
@BgobbleDYesterday I played on pc and I was not nervous like on a console where the pc player was faster than me on ps5 if this is a big crossplay title, it should have the same controls on each platform
@ZjemCiKolegeAgreed. I use to play PC back in the day quite often so I recognize the advantages. I just prefer console nowadays cuz of price and easability.
The only downfall for me is I dont have a desk anymore for K&M. And I have come to prefer sitting on my bed or couch to play cuz its more comfortable. So Gyro Aim has been excellent in giving me the "mouse" feedback while still using a controller. So would love to still see both K&M and Gyro Aim get implemented for accessibilty to players. The more options, the better.
- @BgobbleD I tried gyro aim on days gone but didn't like it. I found it annoying to move my arms around so much as I couldn't leave them on the arm rest.
Just turn off crossplay. There's no good reason for a console player to play vs a PC player.- @HARLEMnycity Understandably, Gyro Aim is not for everyone. Many struggle to grasp how it works and properly adapt to it. 2 things I can tell from what you said:
First, Days Gone does have Gyro Aim sensitivity too low naturally. Even at max (which mine is), its too slow meaning you have to move the controller more to move the reticule.
Days Gone was my first gyro aim game about 7 months ago. Its a great game to practice gyro aiming because the AI is predictable. But the devs needed to tweak it a bit more. I am glad they implemented gyro aim because the base stick aiming controls were not good for my taste. Thus i didnt like the game originally and quit. Gyro aim brought new life though because the semi poor stick controls were no longer janky. I actually beat the game and thoroughly enjoyed it Single-handidly because of gyro aim.
Secondly, you mentioned that you were using your "arms" way too much. A good gyro aim player does not use his arms hardly at all. Over 90% of my movements are subtle and only in the wrists and partially in the forearms. My elbows barely move during left or right movements. I can now sit in nearly any position on my bed or couch and use gyro aim comfortably. I usually have 1 point of each arm--be it my forearms or elbows--resting on something. Hell, i even lay sideways and play Horizon with it lol. Ive just grown very accustomed to it.
The other aspect to this is youre probably not use to combining the right thumbstick with gyro aim. When I first used Gyro Aim, I kept taking my thumbs off the stick unintentionally and was focusing too much on gyro aim. Thus my arm movements were kinda large. Eventually, I began learning how to properly "recenter" my screen (using "macro" aiming) with the right stick while also using gyro aim. This led to proper wrist movements and not full arms.
The best way I can explain it is gyro aim is like a track ball mouse--those computer mice that are stationary and you roll the ball to move the pointer. The controller's center point doesnt actually move much just like that stationary ball. It just twists around it. Thus with proper implementation of gyro aim, you can make fairly large movements with your reticule with only movement in your wrists.
That being said, Gyro Aim isnt something you figure out overnight. Almost everyone I talk to spends less than 1 hour trying out gyro aim on a game then calls it quits. With Days Gone, it took me a few days (probably 4 to 5 hours of play) to kinda get into rhythm with it. It took me about 1 to 2 weeks (7 to 12 hours I would guess) to become fairly adept at it and just steamroll through zombie hordes lol.
After Days Gone, I went over to Enlisted and played PvP with Gyro Aim to get more practice (cuz I was enjoying it) and that game has crossplay. Most of my matches see more PC players than console as well. And man I ran TRAIN on PC players in that game and constantly was top of the leaderboard. I was bunny hopping and quick scoping the * out of them. It actually felt similar to when I played a ton on PC many years ago. Damn it felt good to be able to have that level of speed and control over my aim. And now, I actually look constantly for games that use gyro aim just because it improved the experience so much.
I just wished more devs embraced it to give increased accessibility. Does not need to take away from stick aiming as not everyone can use (people with wrist issues) nor want to. But theres actually a very large community of people that prefer it and i have even talked with a couple players who had only 1 arm where Gyro Aim actually allowed them to enjoy shooters more properly--they had a custom controller but could not have much better control of aiming.There is a way to use gyro aim in any game on PS5 and Xbox, but it requires buying a pretty expensive XIM Nexus controller.
do you move your whole arm around? i just keep them on my lap or rest my elbows on the arm rest of my chair, i only use my wrist to aim.
