Do You Think Auto-Aim Is An Insult To Your Intelligence?

playing both halo 4 and blops 2 right now and holy crap..the auto-aim in those games are more pronounced than ever. the devs aren't even trying to mask it anymore, nowadays its more like 'you suck, so let me aim this for you' :?

but then again, when I played battlefield 3 on pc with no auto-aim I was consistently getting my ass handed to me..so I don't know how I feel about this. auto aim gives some players a chance at least :|

I don't like it, but I feel like I need it now for analog sticks after using the Wii Remote so much.

When I see auto-aim in a PC game, I disable it immidiately. It breaks the immersion, and takes away from the experience...

Yes. I turn it off when I have the option to do so.

I also hate it when games force it on you, like Halo and COD.

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You're playing with a gamepad. You will need autoaim or some other form of aim assist not to suck. That's just the nature of the beast.

Whether it's larger hit boxes, AI that doesn't move as much, less AI on screen at the same time, various levels of aim assist/ autolock, something has to be done, otherwise peopel would get frustrated right quick.

Also console shooters with gamepads = tank simulators.

FACT.

LOL console shooters!

You need it for gamepads.tagyhag

No you don't... I always turn it off whenever I have the chance.

HERMITS need it for gamepads.

It's aim-assist; not auto-aim, and no I don't think it's an insult to my intelligience.

Even if I was the smartest person on earth thumbsticks would not be as precise as a mouse.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]You need it for gamepads.GreenGoblin2099

No you don't... I always turn it off whenever I have the chance.

HERMITS need it for gamepads.

dont care. as long as im having fun i could care less about auto aim.mems_1224

My thoughts exactly. If I'm having fun with the game, I wouldn't even know it's there.

dont care. as long as im having fun i could care less about auto aim.mems_1224

I guess that's a way to see it, but most of the time is a pain in the ass for me.

What would fighter jets be without auto-aim? ;)

You don't need to be intelligent to aim with a gamepad:?

Auto aim is pretty much required though, analog sticks just aren't as precise as a mouse. Mice are very easy to aim thus no aim assist whereas it's quite tricky to be accurate with a controller.

You could turn it off given the option but you'd get slaughtered, especially in MP.

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[QUOTE="tagyhag"]You need it for gamepads.tagyhag

No you don't... I always turn it off whenever I have the chance.

HERMITS need it for gamepads.

I don't see the "need" in that...

???

You're playing with a gamepad. You will need autoaim or some other form of aim assist not to suck. That's just the nature of the beast.

Whether it's larger hit boxes, AI that doesn't move as much, less AI on screen at the same time, various levels of aim assist/ autolock, something has to be done, otherwise peopel would get frustrated right quick.

Also console shooters with gamepads = tank simulators.

FACT.

Kinthalis

Not really. It can be annoying at times, but I really don't mind it.

On a console? No.

I tried playing Uncharted without aim assist, it was a terrible experiance.

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

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You're playing with a gamepad. You will need autoaim or some other form of aim assist not to suck. That's just the nature of the beast.

Whether it's larger hit boxes, AI that doesn't move as much, less AI on screen at the same time, various levels of aim assist/ autolock, something has to be done, otherwise peopel would get frustrated right quick.

Also console shooters with gamepads = tank simulators.

FACT.

soapandbubbles

He's right.

Analog sticks are outdated for shooters.

Maybe touch screens will improve the console shooter experience (if explored that is).

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

On a console? No.

I tried playing Uncharted without aim assist, it was a terrible experiance.

meconate

Yeah.

Halo 4 is an example of aim assist going crazy. I also hate the CoD method of aim assist.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]dont care. as long as im having fun i could care less about auto aim.Legendaryscmt

My thoughts exactly. If I'm having fun with the game, I wouldn't even know it's there.

Agreed. I concern myself with enjoyment rather than very minor and rather superficial things.

Besides, I have yet to play a PC game that has auto-aim.

I feel it helps when using game pads, but games like cod use it too much. Like when you press aim and you move to aim at someone you were barely looking at. Or when someone runs past and your character actually turns like 30 degrees following them.

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"][QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

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You're playing with a gamepad. You will need autoaim or some other form of aim assist not to suck. That's just the nature of the beast.

Whether it's larger hit boxes, AI that doesn't move as much, less AI on screen at the same time, various levels of aim assist/ autolock, something has to be done, otherwise peopel would get frustrated right quick.

Also console shooters with gamepads = tank simulators.

FACT.

nameless12345

He's right.

Analog sticks are outdated for shooters.

Maybe touch screens will improve the console shooter experience (if explored that is).

The aim assist in Halo 4 drives me insane. It was never as bad as it was in Bungies games. Because in Bungies game it didn't mess you up when you have to deal with multiple targets in front of you, in 4 I'll be shooting one guy, and then bam it suddenly jumps my sight to the dude next to him(who is nowhere near getting killed now). It's f*cking infuriating. Either that or since I've been playing less console shooters, and more PC stuff that I never noticed the aim assist as much as I do now. jg4xchamp

playing both halo 4 and blops 2 right now

black_chamber99

its unbelievable the amount of Aim assist in Blops 2. play the multiplayer and when there are twopeople together it spazzes the hell out trying to aim to one person.

Halo 4's isnt to bad (I guess). I get the feeling that the aim asisst just moves the reticle to the head.

When I see auto-aim in a PC game, I disable it immidiately. It breaks the immersion, and takes away from the experience...

Rocker6

There are some situations where aim assist made the game harder for me. Such as in Fallout 3.

But nah, Auto Aim is not an insult to my intelligence, and I can see why console games have them. But I really hate it when it is on PC games.

Actually, I take that back. I am insulted by auto-aim in games these days, everytime I play a game and have auto-aim turned on I always start losing brain cells and IQ points that I can't even remember what 1+1 is. Thank god for no auto-aim games; just yesterday I played a rousing round of Team Fortress 2 in which I had contemplated over the idea of creationism and the higgs boson while I unloaded shotgun shells into an enemy spy's face.

For controllers its basically a must. You will miss MANY shots without it, I guarantee you.

Probably why console gamers of a shooter that decided to try out the PC version of them get creamed sort of hard :P. That's not related though :P.

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playing both halo 4 and blops 2 right now

Quaker-w00ts

its unbelievable the amount of Aim assist in Blops 2. play the multiplayer and when there are twopeople together it spazzes the hell out trying to aim to one person.

Halo 4's isnt to bad (I guess). I get the feeling that the aim asisst just moves the reticle to the head.

I'm pretty certain Halo 4 uses the same system as the previous Halo games which is something called "angled magnetism". It gives the feeling of a stronger lock on someone the closer your reticle is to them (like a magnet).

If you are aiming near someone's head it won't lock onto their head, but it will resist slight movement away from their body, and this allows you to be more precise. It's not giving guaranteed headshots though.

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[QUOTE="black_chamber99"]

playing both halo 4 and blops 2 right now

Ly_the_Fairy

its unbelievable the amount of Aim assist in Blops 2. play the multiplayer and when there are twopeople together it spazzes the hell out trying to aim to one person.

Halo 4's isnt to bad (I guess). I get the feeling that the aim asisst just moves the reticle to the head.

I'm pretty certain Halo 4 uses the same system as the previous Halo games which is something called "angled magnetism". It gives the feeling of a stronger lock on someone the closer your reticle is to them (like a magnet).

If you are aiming near someone's head it won't lock onto their head, but it will resist slight movement away from their body, and this allows you to be more precise. It's not giving guaranteed headshots though.

It's annoying, but whatever.