Serious question, what is the appeal of assisted aim in multiplayer?

[luisniko]

Yep. I play to relax.

 

And even though the game is aiming for me, I still direct the game what to aim for me. Just like the name "Assisted Aim", it means I'm being assisted on what I'm doing.

 

Secondly, I take no pride of having headshots with free aim, nor taking the most kill in any aim in a video game.

 

 

Edit: And yeah, I played FPS on PC too. Including GTAIV, GTAIII, and GTA Vice City. I survived them with free aim - for years. So am I a pro or am I a pro? Nah. Unlike kiddos, I don't take pride from video game kills.

Edited December 3, 2014 by luisniko

[OBeef619]

GTA isn't a skilled shooter game. It's an open world rampage game and I want to commit rampage the easiest way possible. I don't want to lead a tactical advance on Los Santos.

 

I want to RAMBO and stand as a God, wiping out all before me with ease.

[XxJazzy42xX]

no matter how you slice it op the deathmatches have issues though. I just played some free aim matches and did very well.....better than some auto aim games then i went to auto aim and its ok but deathmatches have horrible issues. Did you guys ever somebody in the face with a whole clip and they don't die but the run all the way to you to get the quick melee kill......this happens less in free aim, but its there a taste. I am loving free aim though, but im better at it in 3rd person than in 1st person. I hate forced+pickup matches.

[c-onnectedguy]

I remade a account for ps4, now im at rank 50* I mean its ok if your trying to lvl up fast*. I prefer free aim as it actually takes skill to play, but when im alone or doing missions and wanna rank up fast as i did in my case, i used auto aim, but i never ever play matches or fight ppl unless its free aim. I like the challenge of actually aiming and having to use controlled bursts of fire ect than auto aim spray. My adivce to anyone using auto, dont use it too much or youll get use to it. I use it to beat missions fast, my stats are all free aim minus the missions. But for the record i dont beleive you should claim any vicotory or whatever unless its free aim. It should be blocked when its Player vs player, or atleast let it be auto aim till a player is no longer a noob. Just i dont think its fair in player vs player .

Edited December 3, 2014 by c-onnectedguy

[Gutslab]

I used assisted aim because shooting in free aim was difficult on the controller. I got good with the sniper rifle though but that weapon is free aim anyway. V on ps3 was my first console game in years and hopefully my last. I've always been used to mouse+kb.

Edited December 3, 2014 by pokemon4ever

[LukeMayhem]

 

 

The game aims for me??!!??

Doesn't it though? Isn't that basically the purpose of an aimbot?

 

I didn't buy the game to have it played for me. I used to play autoaim on IV purely because I had never tried freeaim. The main appeal of it is that, well... it's just there and many never bother trying anything else.

 

You still have to adjust your reticule and make sure you are choosing the appropriate target.

 

Umm in AA you can shut your eyes irl then press two buttons, without even looking at the moniter/tv and get kills.

It aims for you.

[AscendantWyvern]

For me, the deadzone is the reason.

 

I play other FPS games with low-acting aim assist that is present in all console FPS and I'm able to use it with acceptible scores each time.

 

This game on the other hand has a deadzone that takes up the innercircle of the stick, meaning i have to pull further away in order to tune my aim. This leaves my riticle sitting still like an idiot when i'm trying to actually fine tune my shots.

 

So yeah, I tried free aim, but the game design made the control scheme unacceptible. Until they improve (or remove) the deadzone, im sticking to default.

[Zeta87]

Do you want a more "even playing field"? Oh i'm sorry, but if i'm smarter than you i'm gonna rape your ass most of the time anyways, even with AA.

 

It sucks that we all can't have the same intelligence, isn't it?

 

You guys don't realise that a good aiming isn't all to win a fight, you can still win it if you play smarter than your opponent and you don't realise that "practice makes perfect" (if you have a bit of intelligence and can learn from other player's style or from your mistakes).

 

Do you want the game to aim for you in PvP? Wow, you're asking for aimbot because you suck at aiming yourself. That's it, that you admit it or not.

 

You don't want a challenge and relax? Options: 1) singleplayer 2) multiplayer with invite only and friends 3)multiplayer with passive mode.

 

Leave the big boys have a challenge and don't split the community between pussies that want the game to aim for them and real players.

 

You call me an elitist? I don't give a f*ck, call me a piece of sh*t either or a c*nt, like if i care.

[Banks.]

On GTA IV I was a FA player but with V I can't be bothered changing from AA. I'm also not a fan of V's shooting mechanics so that's another main reason why I've stuck on AA. Don't get me wrong, I do change it up sometimes depending on who I'm playing with but yeah like I said I mostly stick with AA as I can't be bothered with FA and I dislike GTA V shooting mechanics.

[A J]

 

 

Leave the big boys have a challenge and don't split the community between pussies that want the game to aim for them and real players.

 

You call me an elitist? I don't give a f*ck, call me a piece of sh*t either or a c*nt, like if i care.

 

HEY!

 

Sorry, but what about requesting a polite discussion do you not understand? If someone has mentioned something that has upset you here, just ignore it.

Your comment is exactly what assisted aimers feed off on here, all free aimers agree with what you're essentially saying, but let's try to keep this topic free from drama and insulting each other. Don't give the moderators something to do.

 

If anything, I want to encourage more people to give free aim a good try, and by having an attitude like yours, it will just put people off.

 

On a positive note, big thanks to all those assisted aimers who have explained with well worded reasons on why they prefer to play the game that way

It's interesting that so many people don't like the controls of shooting in third person on the game.

 

Could somebody suggest a way in which they feel Rockstar could improve it?

 

You know my greatest fear is that Rockstar makes it easier for you, like they made the driving easier from IV to V, I don't want Rockstar to cater to the casual gamers, who aren't willing to practice, I want genuine skill to make a difference in the multiplayer aspect of future GTA's.

 

Any how, interesting discussion so far.

[elfoam]

I've been playing freeaim lobbies all week, these long time free aimers must not have much gta $. I tried quick joined a group of dudes trying do to pick up sticks on hard in free aim and after about 20 retries we still never even made it half way . That mission is hard enough in auto aim but it's just a pain in the ass in free aim. Damm sure rockstars aim bots don't have less accuracy in free aim like they should. Everyone in the mission was well over level 100 but the only way we were going to get anywhere was with buzzard support. Unfortunately I was the only person with one and after having flown the buzzard there from the city to get to the mission, well with the current 1.17+ pegasus bug of the chopper respawning back to the original pickup location with each restart, I was never able to get the buzzard again for the other 19 retries.

Edited December 3, 2014 by elfoam

[Relative007]

 

Could somebody suggest a way in which they feel Rockstar could improve it?

 

You know my greatest fear is that Rockstar makes it easier for you, like they made the driving easier from IV to V, I don't want Rockstar to cater to the casual gamers, who aren't willing to practice, I want genuine skill to make a difference in the multiplayer aspect of future GTA's.

 

Any how, interesting discussion so far.

 

 

 

R* offer Free Aim only Servers on Consoles and PC Versions can naturally be played using Free-aim. What more do you want?

Edited December 3, 2014 by Relative007

[hornedturtle]

I've been playing freeaim lobbies all week, these long time free aimers must not have much gta $. I tried quick joined a group of dudes trying do to pick up sticks on hard in free aim and after about 20 retries we still never even made it half way . That mission is hard enough in auto aim but it's just a pain in the ass in free aim. Damm sure rockstars aim bots don't have less accuracy in free aim like they should. Everyone in the mission was well over level 100 but the only way we were going to get anywhere was with buzzard support. Unfortunately I was the only person with one and after having flown the buzzard there from the city to get to the mission, well with the current 1.17+ pegasus bug of the chopper respawning back to the original pickup location with each restart, I was never able to get the buzzard again for the other 19 retries.

Put a dot where your aim reticle is to practice blindfiring

*insert youtube video soloing it loced to first person

[Lay]

Cos the cool people are in AI lobbies.

[GR Choke]

I use it because its easier

[ten-a-penny]

Finally OP woke up and learned what does "preference" means. Please keep it that way.

 

OT: Pretty much just like what you said. I only use AA against the aimbots AKA AI. PvP or DMs are always in Free Aim.

 

IMO using free aim in an auto aim lobby takes more skill than going full on either side. And THERE where its fine to "brag" about it since its kinda hard. Everybody can lock onto you yet you don't, therefore its rewarding killing somebody in an AA lobby using Free Aim.

 

PS: I don't always use FA in AA DMs, because I rarely play death matches. But really, what's so great in going full FA and brag about it? Yay, you don't use a feature that was there since GTA:III, good for you.

[TeammateHelper]

@A J

 

True aim assist is "sticky aim" aim assist. When someone is at the right of you and you press the aim button, it does not lock on.

 

However, moving your reticule to the person right of you will suddenly be easier to do once your reticule is of a certain distance to him. Likewise, shifting your aim away (or "breaking aim") is much harder to do yourself. The other person rolling or taling cover will eliminate the "sticky" aim.

 

Basing it on Uncharted 3's aiming style. Of course it sucks there, but maybe Rockstar can do it better.

[Banks.]

Could somebody suggest a way in which they feel Rockstar could improve it?

 

You know my greatest fear is that Rockstar makes it easier for you, like they made the driving easier from IV to V, I don't want Rockstar to cater to the casual gamers, who aren't willing to practice, I want genuine skill to make a difference in the multiplayer aspect of future GTA's.

 

Any how, interesting discussion so far.

I don't know about others but I've always seen GTA as a more casual game. What Rockstar need to do with multiplayer is to find a way to balance it out so it suits the casual gamers and the competitive players. Maybe host more competitive events or lobbies which are of course free aim and maybe add other features like no re-generating health for example to make it more of a challenge.

 

Question to free aim players, I take it you all use it in singleplayer too?

Edited December 3, 2014 by Wrong Kind

[ten-a-penny]

If you lighlty hold R2 it will bring up the rectile(WITHOUT firing) then it's just a case of using both the sticks to get your target. I freeaim like this even when I'm on auto-aim. It's all about timing your headshots either way!

(Insert ITS HAPPENING Gif here)

FINALLY somebody knows about this!

 

I do this all the time and this is how I mastered free aim. IMO you're doing it wrong if you actually use the left trigger/L2 to aim in FA.

[Guest]

 

If you lighlty hold R2 it will bring up the rectile(WITHOUT firing) then it's just a case of using both the sticks to get your target. I freeaim like this even when I'm on auto-aim. It's all about timing your headshots either way!

(Insert ITS HAPPENING Gif here)

FINALLY somebody knows about this!

 

I do this all the time and this is how I mastered free aim. IMO you're doing it wrong if you actually use the left trigger/L2 to aim in FA.

 

 

It's kind of sh*tty on current gen though, the reticle instantly disappears when you're not applying enough force on the right trigger, unlike on last gen where the reticle would stay for a little while, regardless of whether you were slightly holding the trigger or not. But yeah, combining this with the push-stick-up-for-headshot tactic and you'll do really really good in AA DMs.

[ugotsmoked]

It's my game. Don't worry about it.

[ten-a-penny]

It's my game. Don't worry about it.

Could you please stop posting spam? I've only seen ONE contributed post of yours here.

[ugotsmoked]

 

It's my game. Don't worry about it.

Could you please stop posting spam? I've only seen ONE contributed post of yours here.

It's not spam when it's the truth. This thread was created with one purpose...

 

To insult and mock those of us who use aim assist.

 

Period.

[ten-a-penny]

Its a debate. OP was asking us why we prefer AA over FA, etc. Only one FA guy was bragging and was putting us down.

[ugotsmoked]

Its a debate. OP was asking us why we prefer AA over FA, etc. Only one FA guy was bragging and was putting us down.

Re-read his posts. Implying doing missions, survivals and dm's with aim assist mean you can just put the controller down and it's an automatic win.

[Coolstream]

I've played a bit of both, free aim is nice if I just want to drive around without having to constantly change roads if there's a person there (Guaranteed death if they feel like it) but I prefer assisted aiming for anything else, mainly because I can't use a controller for sh*t. This is the only game I play on PS3 besides Gran Turismo 5 and there's not much shooting in Gran Turismo 5.

[ten-a-penny]

 

Its a debate. OP was asking us why we prefer AA over FA, etc. Only one FA guy was bragging and was putting us down.

Re-read his posts. Implying doing missions, survivals and dm's with aim assist mean you can just put the controller down and it's an automatic win.Except its not the OP. Past thread, yes. But in THIS thread, its not.

Plus the thread subject is using AA in death matches, not in everything.

Edited December 3, 2014 by ten-a-penny

[ugotsmoked]

 

 

Its a debate. OP was asking us why we prefer AA over FA, etc. Only one FA guy was bragging and was putting us down.

Re-read his posts. Implying doing missions, survivals and dm's with aim assist mean you can just put the controller down and it's an automatic win.

Except its not the OP. Past thread, yes. But in THIS thread, its not.

Plus the thread subject is using AA in death matches, not in everything.

I read between the lines. I know his true intent. Don't worry though. This is my last response to this thread. I said my piece.

[Accendo]

AA just got way too boring way too fast, imo.

[Nipper]

 

There was literally the same post yesterday. Who cares how you like to play the game ? I certainly don't.

Might as well call the thread " I am better than you ".

 

 

Holy sh*t batman.

 

Is this irony?