The aim assist is extremely lacking, I suggest you get any other shooter game and try out the aiming, it's absolutely NOTHING alike this game, I also seem to notice that guns are almost TOO accurate, every other game encourages bursting the weapon and the guns kind of spray bullets in the general vicinity of the opponent, forcing them to hide or die, rather than zig zag to dodge (that plain doesn't work) what I'm getting at is that CCP should probably play a couple of other console shooters and take as much away from their success as possible, maybe even try asking for advice from other developers, though that probably won't work.

I have played (and own) countless console shooters, and this is unlike any other in the seemingly basic mechanics of aiming and balance. I like this game, I like the art style more than many future shooters, and I like the variety, but the game needs some serious work!

Thank you for your time and consideration!

nobody playing this game long-term wants reticle magnetism. Destiny's aim assist doesn't help even the skill plane, it eliminates it. there is no functional difference in the aim of a skilled shooter or a two day old newb, just how they approach the kill.

Aim assist should be like seasoning, not the damned entree.

Now I ask YOU, have you ever played another shooter on the PS3? The aiming is COMPLETELY different! The player shouldn't have to fight the game, the player fights the opponents, I agree that it shouldn't be OP, your gun shouldn't SNAP right to the enemy's head, I'm saying it should help you aim at the opponent, from my personal experience the aiming is totally worse than ALL successful shooters on the console, the aim speed is too slow. "Nobody wants reticule magnetism" it's not that OP in other shooters, it's also NOT very high to begin with in this game. It NEEDS upped! And before you assume I'm a noob, I've been at this game since shortly after it was released, I've played and stopped and I've come back and played for another 6 months and I still STRONGLY believe that the aim assist AND sensitivity need upped.

Why would you use aim assist in the first place? Set that crap to off and start improving your gungame nothing compares to it.

Git gungame scrub and learn how to aim

I'd either like to have Destiny like aim assist or no aim assist.

I say removed the aim assist completely.

The aim assist is extremely lacking, I suggest you get any other shooter game and try out the aiming, it's absolutely NOTHING alike this game, I also seem to notice that guns are almost TOO accurate, every other game encourages bursting the weapon and the guns kind of spray bullets in the general vicinity of the opponent, forcing them to hide or die, rather than zig zag to dodge (that plain doesn't work)

So just to clarify.

Your saying that :
bullets going where your actually aiming = bad
bullets going where you didn't aim = good

Just to clarify.
Im not making any judgements on anybody.
I promise.

Because it's a lot harder to aim with joysticks, than with a mouse and keyboard, if you haven't played a number of CONSOLE FPS games, then you don't have any room to talk, coming from a PC is easy because you're not accustomed to any one kind of sensitivity, it's ALL new, but to a veteran its a whole different ball game, even switching from COD to Battlefield is tricky, but nothing comes close to this game! I have played a variety of console FPS games and this game is COMPLETELY messed up as far as the aiming! With a mouse and keyboard, it's easy, you have all the sensitivity and yet all the speed of your own hand, with joysticks you are limited by the touchiness of the joysticks, they aren't fast enough and yet they are often TOO touchy. And before you assume that I whine about every game I'm not great at, you're wrong, I get mad as heck at COD and Battlefield sometimes, but I haven't ever written a post about it, I'm saying this because I genuinely like this game, I want it to be easier for veterans to pick up and play, I'm saying as far as the basic mechanics, it should be more like Battlefield/COD, I have yet to hear of a veteran that can't pick up COD after playing Battlefield for a long time. Don't make the game easier to be GOOD at, make it easier to PLAY.

@OP I too am pc a pc gamer that struggles with controller. I stick with it and suck like mad =ƒÿâ. Ever considered keyboard and mouse for dust?

I have found that I do better with out amethyst. I only started playing console shooters 2 years ago but I've played quite a few of them since. I come from a 10-year PC shooter background. I will admit that a man with a controller vs a mouse and keyboard was very difficult for me at first.

I have found that with aim assist, I tend to fight the game more than I allow it to help. Aim assist does not lead the shots when they need to be led. It seems you actually trail behind.

With that being said, I just think they should take aim assisit out completely.

While I agree that this game's aiming/general FPS style could use some work, aim assist isn't the answer, it's just a bit of duct tape on the problem. I'd personally rather see aim assist turned off completely (And yes, before you say it, I have played other games without aim assist: The Killzone series mostly, but every single shooter I've had since Bad Company 2 has immediately gotten the AA turned off the second I start playing) Killzone 2 was one of my personal favorites, and it didn't have an ounce of aim assist. The game was fun, when you got killed it actually felt like skill versus someone getting lucky because their cursor was dragged over the target...

And please, for the love of Dust, stay away from Destiny's AA. It took me two hours to get used to Dust again after three days on the Destiny beta. It might have been smooth, but that AA just threw me for a complete loop.

Oh, and one more thing. You, or anyone else for that matter, aren't going to be capable of improving your aim to compete with KB/M if you rely on AA all the time. That skill doesn't just fall into a player's lap, but it is attainable. Joysticks might be harder to user, but the difficulty that arises is because so many games cater to the casual player and no one is willing to get accustomed to aiming without AA on a controller.

But back to the point. The game's aiming system could definitely use some improvement. Sadly, I don't think we'll be seeing that kind of fix until Legion.

So just to clarify.

Your saying that :
bullets going where your actually aiming = bad
bullets going where you didn't aim = good

Just to clarify.
Im not making any judgements on anybody.
I promise.

Is this your first thread? You sure picked a hell of a topic; one of the biggest bee hives you could kick on these forums.

Here is a pointer: DUST 514 players pride themselves on playing a FPS most decidedly UNLIKE any other out there. Suggesting DUST should take pointers from other games is quite near an insult. Rather, it should be other fps which should take pointers from DUST. If your gameplay is suspect, you may just find yourself the recipient of an "Go back to COD, scrub " email.

As for aim assist, well, DUST can be a cruel and unforgiving game. Only players with a high degree of mental fortitude and some signs of actual skill hold any chance of lasting as a player in DUST. As such, aim assist is considered by a large portion to be a crutch for players lacking any real talent, some players displaying an elitist attitude in this regard. You will notice many threads, including one currently running in the forum, that argue to remove AI from the game completely.

So be aware; this topic will garner much flamage and attract many an irate troll.

@OP I too am pc a pc gamer that struggles with controller. I stick with it and suck like mad =ƒÿâ. Ever considered keyboard and mouse for dust?

aim assist shouldn't exist, in a game where time and money (real and not) is spent, and effort is put in to learn each weapon, then master your preferred weapon. you should have to learn the games controls as well, aim assist is a crutch. learn the controls and work with what you got either kbm or ds3, each has it's pro's and con's. this is supposed to be a game of effort.