aim assist window size is the devil
Mar. 26th, 2019 09:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
solarbirdI'm just gonna copy this over from discord. But holy fuck. This is such a big thing.
solarbird: aaaAAAAA AIM ASSIST WINDOW SIZE IS THE DEVIL
solarbird: motherFUCKER THIS HAS BEEN IT. THIS HAS BEEN IT. I FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT. THE. FUCK.
solarbird: runs around screaming
solarbird: so here is the thing. there is a thing called aim assist. it's controller only. it's a slowing and - key point! - can be a nudge in the right direction.
solarbird: there are several ways to adjust stick behaviour, i was not fully aware this was one, and most of all i didn't know it would nudge the reticle.
solarbird: towards i note body not specifically head.
solarbird: there is also a separate setting for radius. that's how far from target it kicks in.
solarbird: default for both is 100.
solarbird: i have since always seen this infuriating behaviour where my reticle wanders. like it's fighting me. like the controller is acting up. but i could repro it on every controller.
solarbird: it makes target selection in crowds a fucking nightmare. it pulls me off shots.
solarbird: i have similarly had a problem where despite setting everything to linear ramp and constant progression (and some of these settings are also on PC) the math for target interception has kept eluding me just all the damn time. i get it right a lot and sometimes it's just inexplicably different and wrong.
solarbird: the latter is aim assist kicking in, overriding linear ramp - sometimes. depending on size of swing.
solarbird: the former is multiple targets being in range of the radius, and about equal distance from reticle, meaning it's constantly changing which target it wants to nudge towards, and so, wanders.
solarbird: and even fights you if you're heading for one target but another is closer.
solarbird: this has been driving me insane for months. ever since i started playing widowmaker, particularly with my high scope multiplier.
solarbird: it's like suddenly i can't put a dot on a head and it's because the game wants to put the dot on another head, and actually does fight me.
solarbird: (or really another body, since it does not centre on heads.)
solarbird: i have cranked that radius way the fuck down and (before leaving for workout) golded in kills on offence in volskaya where she is not a good choice and led my team to a complete zerg rush victory, on my first game at those settings and i'm not even a little used to it yet.
solarbird: maybe that was a fluke but i haven't seen the fucking reticle wander once since i did it, and more importantly, suddenly, all the interception math is so much more rational it makes me cry.
solarbird: i have a lot to unlearn and a to get used to but... fuck.
solarbird: anyway. that's why aim assist window size is the devil.
S......: So, in a way, you were playing in hard mode all this time
solarbird: I have been playing in broken mode. The combination of behaviours is basically randomising.
solarbird: it's possible if all the options are left default, they balance well for body shots.
solarbird: But for sharpshooters who adjust things, it's a nightmare.
solarbird: aaaAAAAA AIM ASSIST WINDOW SIZE IS THE DEVIL
solarbird: motherFUCKER THIS HAS BEEN IT. THIS HAS BEEN IT. I FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT. THE. FUCK.
solarbird: runs around screaming
solarbird: so here is the thing. there is a thing called aim assist. it's controller only. it's a slowing and - key point! - can be a nudge in the right direction.
solarbird: there are several ways to adjust stick behaviour, i was not fully aware this was one, and most of all i didn't know it would nudge the reticle.
solarbird: towards i note body not specifically head.
solarbird: there is also a separate setting for radius. that's how far from target it kicks in.
solarbird: default for both is 100.
solarbird: i have since always seen this infuriating behaviour where my reticle wanders. like it's fighting me. like the controller is acting up. but i could repro it on every controller.
solarbird: it makes target selection in crowds a fucking nightmare. it pulls me off shots.
solarbird: i have similarly had a problem where despite setting everything to linear ramp and constant progression (and some of these settings are also on PC) the math for target interception has kept eluding me just all the damn time. i get it right a lot and sometimes it's just inexplicably different and wrong.
solarbird: the latter is aim assist kicking in, overriding linear ramp - sometimes. depending on size of swing.
solarbird: the former is multiple targets being in range of the radius, and about equal distance from reticle, meaning it's constantly changing which target it wants to nudge towards, and so, wanders.
solarbird: and even fights you if you're heading for one target but another is closer.
solarbird: this has been driving me insane for months. ever since i started playing widowmaker, particularly with my high scope multiplier.
solarbird: it's like suddenly i can't put a dot on a head and it's because the game wants to put the dot on another head, and actually does fight me.
solarbird: (or really another body, since it does not centre on heads.)
solarbird: i have cranked that radius way the fuck down and (before leaving for workout) golded in kills on offence in volskaya where she is not a good choice and led my team to a complete zerg rush victory, on my first game at those settings and i'm not even a little used to it yet.
solarbird: maybe that was a fluke but i haven't seen the fucking reticle wander once since i did it, and more importantly, suddenly, all the interception math is so much more rational it makes me cry.
solarbird: i have a lot to unlearn and a to get used to but... fuck.
solarbird: anyway. that's why aim assist window size is the devil.
S......: So, in a way, you were playing in hard mode all this time
solarbird: I have been playing in broken mode. The combination of behaviours is basically randomising.
solarbird: it's possible if all the options are left default, they balance well for body shots.
solarbird: But for sharpshooters who adjust things, it's a nightmare.
