reader comments 44. Epic is removing a controversial "legacy" aim assist mode for Fortnite players who play using a handheld controller. The move is the company's latest effort to improve
1 day ago ¡ January 11, 2024. Today's patch update is small, but contains a number of changes to aim assist, mainly relating to community feedback. "We have a small patch that addresses community feedback on aim assist, fair play, and bug fixes," the developer blog says. "These changes are the result of an in-depth review of how aim assist works Using a controller on PC has its ups and downs when it comes to aim assist. Mouse and keyboard is the preferred setup for FPS games, as it gives more control over movements. Mouse and keyboard is the preferred setup for FPS games, as it gives more control over movements. Entirely because they haven't figured out how to abuse console aim assist. That, or they're playing on a TV with a week of input lag. In isolation though, PC aim assist really isn't that weak. Epic has just been trying their best to hide aim assist. Which is why they changed the slowdown mechanism, but didn't touch the zero latency rotational DAHeXfY.