Battlefield 6 Aim Assist
It feels like Battlefield has become primarily a Console game first, and a PC game second. Frankly, the amount of assist players get is insulting to PC players. I was going to try to start this discu...
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Aim Assist and Skill Gap in FPS Games
Having reviewed the discussions, my main concern echoes the sentiment seen in games like Call of Duty: Warzone. In Warzone, the game's tuning, particularly strong aim assist for controllers, skewed the competitive landscape. Top players, even those traditionally on keyboard and mouse, were often controller users. This led to a diminished experience for me; my K/D in Warzone was significantly lower (1.9) compared to Battlefield 4 (2.7), where raw skill was more paramount.
The issue largely stemmed from controller aim assist, which, especially in close quarters, felt excessively "sticky," leading to frustrating losses even against less skilled opponents. This was compounded by disparate visual recoil between keyboard/mouse and controller.
A balanced approach is crucial: aim assist should still provide a positive experience for controller players, but at the higher echelons of skill, keyboard and mouse players should naturally dominate, reflecting their unassisted skill.
As the game evolves with patches, aim assist will require continuous adjustment alongside weapon and recoil changes. Leveraging long-term data will be essential to find a fair "sweet spot" that benefits all players.
Are we again going to loose game's lifetime trying balance controllers and mnk? Its impossible. The two inputs shouldnt be mixed. If console player wishes to play with PC then connect your mnk. There is no sweetspot. Dont make console players a Cannon fodder and dont make AA OP. You cant do both without at least separating inputs but preferably consoles from PC.
I see many PC players dont understand that slowdown AA is essential for console gaming. Of course snap AA isnt.
I respectfully disagree. There is a line that can be held for both to work. it just needs game data. The amount of information collected even in the Battlefield 2 days would allow for tweaks from patch to patch. They would do this for weapons and vehicles to makes sure they're balanced. Adding another variable to balance with an enormous arsenal of options is very doable.
The reason we don't see it is because game publishers/developers want controller player to have the advantage as they make up the majority of the player base (Warzone). While for games like Apex it's because they are trying to expand into that market.
To get a healthy player base you need cross play between platforms. So your option are to ask for it to be balanced and hopefully they will listen or keep trying to separate everyone which they are not likely to do.
