The game has M+KB... which is basically point and click.

Using our thumbs to control the analog sticks are allot harder, hence every FPS on console has Aim assist. Some games have it tuned up allot, while others don't

If you don't like it, turn it off...

Basically people must go up against M+KB and NOT have the option to have aim assist?

logic ----> window

I noticed games that are FPS with auto aim have a tendency to have very crappy game play because the player doesn't have to worry about skill level and just becomes a run and gun. All because they don't have to worry about aiming. By adding auto aim I could see this game just becoming another Halo or CoD multiplayer, where no one uses skill or tactics to complete the objectives. This also makes it so that the bigger weapon will always win cause newer players to shy away from the game because they will lose every time to an high level player. This sets the game up for failure due to the lack of experience a new player could be getting.

OK the idea of auto aim / aim assist is why don't i just stand still because hes going to hit me anyways due to the lack of no skill, oh and i play Controller on PC and have no problem raking up lead k/d and highest point scorer of the game. i just think if you want to get good, practice and don't rely a mechanic that removes the idea of using strategy over just becoming another COD.

So what this really boils down to is,

SAY NO TO AUTO AIM

oh and if there is auto aim when the game launches looks like i have another game on my list that i will have to drop.

OK, seeing that most of the people re-posting lack common sense, I'm saying if there's auto aim at launch I'm not playing.

If you don't like it, turn it off...

There is feature which I take as the games aim assist, which pops up when your actively firing your weapon of choice. what happens is these four diagonal lines in an X like shape appear, (which I presume to mark the four corners of targets hit box). Alas since this only appear when only when your actively firing your weapon at a player, I've always to busy to make an active assecement of what they do exactly.

Throughout this thread I keep reading this.

Ummm...

YOU CAN'T TURN IT OFF FOR PEOPLE USING IT AGAINST YOU MORONS!

Sheesh. Some people...

That said...I have no idea what Aim Assist really does.

Those are hitmarkers. They indicate a successful hit.

There is aim-assist, as there is in most console shooters. It changes the direction you're aiming ever so slightly.

I'm a gluten for punishment, played so many types of FPS and TPS shooters on and off the PC that a new control scheme is what really gets me coming back to FPS, makes it more of a challenge.

Get to work on the SHARP SHOOTER CCP!!!


EDIT: my corp is also a MAG clan!!!

All these mouse and keyboard elitists are pissing me off. Get off a console game then. Haven't noticed any huge differences between the 2 in this game. All the mouse users must really suck then.

Does it even do anything? I can never tell the difference when it's on or off.

Does it even do anything? I can never tell the difference when it's on or off.

Aim assist does not mean that your aim will "snap" to targets like call of duty, nor will it completely track a target without you having to do anything. It's supposed to smooth out the little imperfections that come with using an analog stick, and not make playing a console game a frustrating chore. It's a feature that is supposed to be subtle enough that you don't notice it, and I can tell you I definitely don't notice it in Dust, as it appears to do next to nothing right now.

Honestly, just about every console shooter has some form of aim assist to compensate for the lack of precision in an analog stick. I personally think it's more unfair to have people with controllers play against M/KB, but I deal with it. This is a console game first and foremost, not a PC game, it should play by console rules first.

Actually, the turn rate of the mouse has a limiter on it to slow it down to something closer to what's possible for a DS3. This was broken in the last build, but they've fixed it in this one. I can't snap a 180 now like I could in the last build. As for strafing, I haven't noticed any difference in strafe maneuver capability between DS3 and KB.

As for Aim Assist. It actually hindered my ability to aim when I had it on. I thought it was a game bug. Then when I found out I could turn it off, I did, and then I didn't care about it anymore. If it helps a less skilled player keep up better, then great for them. I'm up for the challenge.

Yeah, I tried KB+M recently and found it fairly slow as well. The advantage though is that it can be much more precise than a controller, especially when it comes to close range hip fire and long range tracking.

Anyway, I can understand people not wanting to use aim assist because they feel like they can play better with it off. All this talk of aim assist breaking the game in favor of its users is ridiculous though.

Does it even do anything? I can never tell the difference when it's on or off.

having played shooters without auto aim, you are crazy to not want it. the earlier builds of dust didn't have the auto aim and combat was terrible basically 2 people saw each other and ran back and forth for 10 minutes hoping to kill the other, now when you see an enemy you can kill them in a decent length of time or die trying.

having played shooters without auto aim, you are crazy to not want it. the earlier builds of dust didn't have the auto aim and combat was terrible basically 2 people saw each other and ran back and forth for 10 minutes hoping to kill the other, now when you see an enemy you can kill them in a decent length of time or die trying.

having played shooters without auto aim, you are crazy to not want it. the earlier builds of dust didn't have the auto aim and combat was terrible basically 2 people saw each other and ran back and forth for 10 minutes hoping to kill the other, now when you see an enemy you can kill them in a decent length of time or die trying.