Hello. Look, I'm gonna skip the formalities here. You guys need to tell either your BF2042 team or DICE to fix the vertical recoil in BF2042. Seriously. I've been a die-hard BF fan since Bad Company. THE FIRST ONE. I have also shot real firearms as part of my personal defense traing I do. Autos, handguns, etc. All of the automatic weapons in BF2042 have waaaayyyyy too much vertical recoil. Most firearms and ESPECIALLY automatic weapons recoil straight back and SLIGHTLY upwards. If anything, the recoil should depend on your type of ammunition, muzzle device, forward grips, body size, and other physics. IN BF2042 HOWEVER, somehow every single rifle whether it be 5.56, 7.62 x 39, 5.45 x 39, whatever, recoils into the sky like I'm shooting a Browning M2 machinegun on a bicycle. Like bro. Guns DO NOT work like that. Virtually EVERY SINGLE WEAPON in BF2042 has completely unrealistic recoil. In BF3, it was good, in BF4, slightly worse but still good. DON'T EVEN get me started on horizontal recoil. Sorry but NOT REAL because the only way that's possible is if your barrel harmonics are off or your on a barricade or something without a free-floating handguard. So please, I completely understand its a game but AT LEAST, make the weapons, us players use, realistic and fix the recoil. Sorry about the rant. I'm just very angry over this because every other developer gets weapons and recoil completely wrong and you/DICE being the ones out of everyone wanting more realism, I expected better firearm "quality" I guess. Again, sorry about the rant. Pls fix 🙂

Recoil is not the problem, it's the spread that I despise.

@Codydudeman I don't know if you know this but a higher field of view (FOV) setting combined with the use of the lowest magnification scopes like your 1.5x or iron sights makes a big difference to your perceived recoil.

@RaginSam I think it’s about creating a difference on weapon feel (they’re all fake so they have to change them or it’s all the same), it’s also a game mechanic to create a skill / challenge to it or we’d all get laser beams. Recoil, spread, handling, etc it’s all made up to make the weapons feel and act different. It’s really only different skins 😉 I’m not saying they have combined these items well in 2042 compared to last games, just recognizing why they have to make all these adjustments.

@RaginSam 100% agree there needs to be penalties for spray and pray versus consistent aimed fire. They need something to create a balance and recoil is just as good as anything. You like the low sensitivity as it helps with accuracy, so the punishment is pulling the mouse down off the table 😉 See, balance 😂

I don't personally find the recoil too hard to deal with. Holding down the stick usually does the trick, although I do also use attachments to lessen vertical recoil too. I also fire in bursts mostly.

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25 Replies

UP_LordPlumber
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Codydudeman Battlefield is not a realistic game. Never was, never will be. Besides, I think previous games had ALOT more recoil compared to this one.

It is why most people here ask for more recoil since there is not enough of it which makes the gunplay a little boring
Kunstula
New Adventurer
3 years ago
What are you talking about? The guns in this game have hardly any recoil, way less than previous BF's.
I_DYN4MO_I
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Codydudeman I don't know if you know this but a higher field of view (FOV) setting combined with the use of the lowest magnification scopes like your 1.5x or iron sights makes a big difference to your perceived recoil.
DaveTheBrave_USA
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@KunstulaPlease see my post #20 in PC Hit Detection VS Consol Hit Detection. If I had noticed this topic I would have posted it here. At any rate in addition to that there may be a difference in recoil PC vs console.
UP_LordPlumber
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@DaveTheBrave_USA PC has 25% more recoil, thats a known fact.
ugdpy
3 years ago
@Codydudeman There is no point in making the game too realistic at the detriment of gameplay and balance.
xpaydayx
New Hotshot
3 years ago
1. It's not real life
2. Just pull down
3. If you feel the need, put vertical recoil dampeners on your weapon
4. Profit???
ElliotLH
Hero+
3 years ago
I don't personally find the recoil too hard to deal with. Holding down the stick usually does the trick, although I do also use attachments to lessen vertical recoil too. I also fire in bursts mostly.
sk1lld
Legend
3 years ago
Recoil is not the problem, it's the spread that I despise.
RaginSam
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Codydudeman Recoil is an antiquated mechanic in FPS games in my opinion. There needs to be accuracy penalties for just holding down the trigger on an automatic weapon, but not through recoil.

They should cut the recoil by half, so it’s there to add to the weight of the action, and spread should be the main mechanic affecting the accuracy.

I don’t understand why you would get any satisfaction from constantly yanking down your mouse while playing a video game. It’s something that has always turned me off about military style games.