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The above GIF demonstrates the issue I have with this game’s auto-aim feature. In the GIF, you will see me run to Car 3 and see 1 blue enemy, which I engage with my Magnum. However, unknown to me, there was a second enemy behind him. Despite not touching my stick AT ALL, you will see my crosshair follow the second enemy as he jumps away. Again, I did not intend to do this and I was not touching my stick. The AUTO-AIM followed him.
This is just a single example I could capture on DVR, but we have all had a similar situation. You are aiming at one player only to have a second cross your line of sight and the crosshair gets dragged towards them. I understand that back in the day this was probably a good idea, but in this day I don’t think we need any such auto-aim feature. It not only detracts from your own aiming skills, it can mess you up since the game is unable to interpret your intentions. My intention in the GIF was to keep my crosshair on the first guy I already hit with 2 shots, not follow this other guy I didn’t even know was there until he jumped.
I play mostly FPS games on consoles, and I don’t think any have an auto-aim this extreme. I noticed the same thing when I played H2A and other MCC titles. I get this has been in the game since the beginning, but can we PLEASE do something about it. I absolutely hate that the game moves my crosshair for me. Like, I can’t even put into words how frustratingly -Yoink-ing stupid that is. I don’t want my aim to change unless I move my stick to change it.
I know there have been threads regarding deadzones and aim acceleration, and that a “fix” is underway for those. That I’m happy for. But can we seriously have a talk about this -Yoink-ing auto-aim? Why is it there? Is it REALLY necessary? Have you guys at 343i ever even tried playing the game without it? I’d imagine that bullet magnetism and lag compensation would be enough to adjust for the fact it’s not as precise as a mouse, making auto-aim very pointless in my eyes. I really doubt that people would miss it, or that it would somehow make the game impossible to play. I’ve played many games that don’t have auto-aim and I’ve managed to hit targets just fine. Can we work to get rid of this already?