@CarbonCarl
My bad I must have confused you with my last post, truly sorry about that. When I stated "I might be a controller user, but I side with mouse & keyboard users on this subject. Aim assist shouldn't work at least on players that have it disabled or can't activate it." I was simply suggesting that aim assist shouldn't affect users who (A) Have it disabled and/ or 🍺 Those who can't activate it.
(A) Would be users who choose to disable it like controller users (I know people who disable aim assist even though they have access to it to grow dexterity, myself included).
🍺 Would be users who don't have access to it like mouse users (because they simply don't get aim assist).
In my opinion, aim assist is not at all needed for online (competitive) video games. Yes even for controllers users going up against mouse users, I still think it's not needed. I believe in the notion that people get better with repetition, Mostly because I've learned hand and eye coordination from playing 20+ years of piano. Mouse & keyboard in my opinion is very overrated. I understand that each gets its own benefits, but this myth that mouse & keyboard users are just automatically better because they have access to more buttons needs to stop. That's like saying someone that picks up a cello should be able to play songs from Bach... Just because someone has access doesn't mean that user will use it to its fullest. Just look at people with access to the internet and we still have people who think the world is flat...
Now I do understand some might need accessibility needs, but other then that, it shouldn't be given to just everyone. Players should be able at any time to enjoy and play how they wish, just as long as it doesn't affect those around them. Aim assist works by helping one and hurting another. I don't mean to get off topic, but these two issues are intertwined. On a controller users point of view they could be worried about not having aim assist, but then on PC's they could be worried by the direct opposite by playing against someone who has aim assist. Trying to justify the use of aim assist because someone else might have more access because of their chosen input device seems very odd. This topic is what I call a snowball effect. At some point some game company just automatically assumed aim assist was necessary for controllers, then everyone followed.
I'm at the point where I simply can't enjoy video games on console because companies just add massive aim assists. The whole time companies could have been innovating with new more exciting controller settings, they just loaded over with mindless amounts of aim assist to hide the fact they have't been doing anything. Why is it that controllers just started getting deadzone, curves, aim acceleration controls in the last 6 years (mostly)? Resolution started going up. the more detail, the more fine aim the user needs. I like to think that if aim assist was removed, people would start asking for more innovation in their controllers. Controllers use .40 cent (USD) analog sticks at best, I would think companies would be forced to start to add better hardware once people took notice.
Removing aim assist doesn't remove skill, it lets players learn to be better.
Cheating issues (my opinion) in EA titles.
I played 1500+ hours in Apex Legends PC, PUBG PC, Battlefield PC (not much time) I know how to spot cheaters, I just know what to look for. I've sent in 200+ videos in Apex Legends alone. I get that some might not even notice it, but it's VERY common on PC for EA titles. That is not an understatement. Some might think I'm simply embellishing it, I'm just stating my experience. EA PC titles is notorious for cheaters, especially Battlefield.
Why is it true that COD Warzone does have cross-play between consoles and personal computers, don't forget it's input device cross-play (adaptive). If you're playing with a controller you're most likely going against other players with a controller and so on. Unless DICE and all the companies working on Battlefield 6 are also making an anti cheat system and/ or input device recognition, I can safely assume Battlefield 6 won't have PC cross-play (forced) at launch. Sure, you might be able to play with PC players on consoles, but I expect it to be more like Apex Legends then COD Warzone.
Please stop the myth that controllers need aim assist vs mouse & keyboard players. Like I said above, there are benefits to each, but it's all determined by how much personal practice each has.
