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RAF2042
Rising Ace
4 years ago

Lock on not working

Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:PlayStation 5
Please specify your platform model. Sony PlayStation 5
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Multiplayer
Which part of the mode? Conquest
Please select your region North America
On which server did this happen? I wish I could chose a server with low ping and play with my friends.
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 24.04.2022 20:00
Summarize your bug FXM-33 anti air rocket Lock-on not working.
How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just aim and try to lock on. This happened on 3.3, now this is more frequent. Lock on when walking, the aim closes in, then go back, then closes in, go back and forth like that. Distance usually between 290-360 m away. They were not hovering at the edge of the lock on max distance. Seems to be related to movement. Happens when you walk, when they mo e, and a lot with jets somewhat close passing by fast, at a speed that may make you lose them if you have to turn about 180 degrees and sensitivity is at 30 on console. Feels like rubberbanding and could be a server issue.
What happens when the bug occurs? The lock on takes twice as long as a normal lock on. It closes in, then start losing the target, even though the target is within range and we'll inside the locking on area.
What should be happening instead? Smooth and continuous locking on as long as ADS, inside the reticle, and within range.

That is pretty much it. Movement seems to glitch the locking on, causing it too seem like you are losing the target, and takes twice as long to get a lock on.

3 Replies

  • For what it's worth, I played quite a bit with the FXM-33 yesterday, and did not have this issue (on PC). I was moving around and locking on fine.

  • Rokebo73's avatar
    Rokebo73
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    Yes lockon sometimes got this issue !

    Also stops lockon for unknow rason sometimes !

    Lockon also got lock problems if ya are close to certain Trees/Vehicles/building blablabvla
    And i got the feeling lock max distances is not always the same somehow ???

    Pc Origin, Windows , 4.0

  • I had the same issue the other day while playing against another player in a helo, Would NOT lock on for the life of me, finally would get a lock on animation and he would pop flares, by the time it would allow me to lock on again his flares would be reset. Tried from the ground as well with FXM and had the same results ending up with multiple deaths, possibly a client / server latency issue.

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