The Question of Aim Assist
Okay, I'm finally putting this here, because I am really, really at a loss. How powerful is the console aim assist? From my POV, it might as well be a legalised aimbot. Currently, I have to resort...
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@lionking7001 wrote:
@AdamonicThe point is that I don't think you understand how hard the game is playing on a controller on console.
I definitely don't have any aimbot like aim-assist as you describe it! Virtually all my friends on console have given up the game because they get instakilled by Pc-players. On the servers I play it's about 80-90% Pc-players. That's EU virtually every game mode.
I agree with you that there should be console crossplay only!
This right here. The aim bot doesn’t exist. For the most part, I stopped trying to hit people with the aircraft mini gun.
When I used to play with a controller on Xbox 360 I had a hard time feeling the aim assist. I then built a PC, but I wanted to keep playing with my friends while still practicing MnK. Playing shooters with a mouse was one of the main reasons for switching. I had the game sense, positioning, and timing down, but I always struggled with aim. Anyways, I bought a xim edge and immediately felt the assist. I actually felt dirty using it, so I turned it off.
I used to play a ton of Destiny 2. I’m a complete potato with a controller, but was a top 500 in almost every playlist with a mouse. Again for kicks, I plugged in my xim and it was ridiculous how much assist there was.
I have friends that have better thumb dexterity, precision, or whatever that allows them to be way more accurate then I can be when we’re both using controllers. My thumbs as an adult just don’t work for shooters. Now with a mouse, I tend to be the guy to beat amongst my friends.
If you have the right hand anatomy or whatever you’d call it, then a controller can be unfair. If you’re like me, then you probably won’t notice how strong it actually is. I believe anyone can find a mouse and keyboard that’ll fit their hands properly and engage muscles they can actually train and improve. A controller is more like it works or it doesn’t. You can’t improve the natural accuracy of your thumbs.
I'm on console and I turn the aim assist down somewhat because I find it can make it difficult to get headshots on its default setting.
In terms of whether its OP, I think the aim assist might be a bit intense (I mean I do turn it down), but its pretty much where it should be.
Normally I play xbox series x against ps5 / pc players and get mid-range to top third on the scoreboard.
Yesterday playing with friends against xbox one and ps4 I got first in every match and had a KD of 5:1 in some matches.
This has been a pretty consistent experience where if I play current gen / pc then I will do ok which is what I expect, whereas if I play against old gen I'm basically the terminator.
My point is the skill ceiling against PC players is a lot higher whether that be as a result of mouse and keyboard, or PC players just being better fps players.
To counter that you need an aim assist which is pretty forgiving.
I like where it is currently at -
console players who aren't as good, play with aim assist on full bore,
console players who are getting better turn down the aim assist
console players who can't get kills with the current forgiving aim assist need to get better
I haven't played BF on pc since BF4 but I would imagine a middle of the road player on pc would absolutely annihilate a console player if there was no handicap, or even if the handicap was slightly reduced.
I may install BF2042 on PC just to test this out.
