Halo 5's Aiming Has Changed, Dev Explains How and Why

they changed it. Now it has 2 new features :

1. shoot at alien

2. throw grenade at alien

Just allow people to DISABLE AIM ASSIST! It's utterly ridiculous that this can't be disabled altogether.

Controls feel perfect. My game has improved a bit I think.

It's garbage now. Not enjoying this game at all because of it.

If it aint broke no need to fix it. In my eyes its a bit broken now. Once a party of us started really getting hardcore into the game, everyone had the same complaint. Wtf is wrong with the aiming? Everyone i have played with has said the same thing. it is very crippled. i don;t care what this guy says, he knows its crippled. Why else would he be trying to save face releasing such a explanation?

The aiming is crippled, and it wouldn't matter if it was a mouse or controller, lets be honest. The aiming was pretty damn perfect in the Beta, and feels like a mess as it is now. Considering most of the feedback is coming from those with Beta tags on the forum, it's clear that they've changed it for the worse. 2 pointless dead zones and sensitivity messing up towards the corners.

Hope they fix it within the time slot they've promised, because it isn't going to improve. I would have adjusted by now.

I love the controls of this game.. Seriously they are perfect! 60fps with the new controls makes a world of difference. To hell with 1080p, I'd much rather have 60fps on console from now on. The past couple of games on X1 have performed fantastically! Forza 6 and Halo 5, smooth as butter.,.,.. And look great at the same time...

The gameplay is fantastic and a lot of the combat takes place mid range, but I do agree that up close takes some getting used to. Especially if you are using the pistol or any burst weapon. Most people will just switch to the rifle though and spray, which works way better.

No that's not it. I am just a bad player.

Not playing so well? It's because you're playing an fps with a controller. You're driving a Barbie Convertible while the big boys on PC are using a mouse and skill and actually hitting what they want to shoot.

And they don't include scrub console crutches like sticky aim, auto aim, aim correction, and turn acceleration.

The first Halos and Destiny have the best aiming in any console shooter. I don't see how making changes to those systems can improve the game.

I think it feels amazing! The gun play in this game is very satisfying and I see nothing that needs major tweaking in terms of weapon handling.

I am hearing that the single player campaign sucks in halo 5 they totally changed it up and not for the better, now you have a bunch of spartans following you around and the AI is very dumb.

Feels great to me, I'm actually performing a lot better than expected, and I can actually make shots with the sniper! The weapons should feel a little more unwieldy up close anyway, that's where close combat comes into play, though I'm loving the way the pistol handles in this game at all ranges, that thing is a beast, even with the much improved assault rifle I still use the pistol waaay more.

All in all I'm happy with the game so far, though I do hope to see them introduce a few more playlists over time... at least all the DLC maps will be free, that's a big plus.

I love the aiming. I think the complainers are people who aren't as seasoned at aiming, yet. Maybe they're used to having too much assist(?) It's funny how people never think it's themselves. Maybe it's their controller, too. Make sure there's no slack/ play in your movements. Your controller may be worn. I'm already on my second Xbox One controller because my original had too much dead give before tension was felt. It was affecting my play and I had to pick up sensitivity, but all this dead was accelerate me past my target most of the time and for most games. I'm seriously considering an Elite controller. Now my second controller is starting to show "slight" signs of heading out the door. I like my controllers tight. Once they start to exhibit the least amount of give/ dead movement...even if it's just a wee small fraction of deadness in the springs, I get a new controller. My wife is completely fine with playing on my old controllers, but I feel like it affects my performance.

As long as you don't get penalised for having a good connection like in COD it doesn't really matter what the aiming is like.

Compared to Unreal Tournament where EVERYTHING was squirrelly most modern games (including trash like Aliens Colonial Marines) are actually not half bad.

Seems fine to me. I'm pretty mediocre when it comes to competitive fps (especially with a controller), but it took me almost no time to adjust to the game.

I think it feels magnificent. Perfect blend of assistance and predictability vs chaos and realism (a gun shouldn't feel too easy to perfectly aim, this is a fight and you should feel out of control unless you're really dominating; but at the same time, we're all playing supersoldiers, so some assistance is fitting).

It's the first shooter I've played since Destiny that makes me feel like I want to play it as much or more than Destiny. It's not categorically better than the also-wonderful Destiny aiming but the 60FPS is really hard to beat. If Destiny was 60FPS I might just keep playing that, but there's something incredibly engaging about aiming at 60FPS and being able to put your shots exactly where you want them without even thinking about it because your brain feels directly linked to the reticle. I've pulled off so many jaw-droppingly cool moments that I don't think I could have done in 30FPS. Stuff that makes me go, wow, I just did that, I'm actually awesome! Even though I'm really not... :D