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Thoughts on Gyro Aiming?
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I've shut it off on pretty much every game that comes with it enabled. Something about it just fails to click with me and I think my hands may be too shakey to reliably aim.
It should be put in as an option for those who prefer/like it though. Who knows, maybe I'll find the game that finally has it click for me that way.
It should be put in as an option for those who prefer/like it though. Who knows, maybe I'll find the game that finally has it click for me that way.
I don't play a lot of shooters, so from a different perspective, it depends. In Breath of the Wild, aiming the bow with the stick and fine tuning with gyro was sublime. But in Age of Calamity, aiming your divine beast with the gyro was a nightmare, and felt like you were fighting it the whole time.
Ah, now I get what you are saying.
But gyro controls usually don't use an acceleration curve, right?
That's my main pet peeve with stick aiming.
What you're thinking of is the fact that sticks start moving faster at a fixed point, which gyro lacks since it (like a mouse) can move faster or slower at your discretion.
Yes, exactly. Theoretically you could imagine a developer locking faster acceleration (sudden gyro) with increased movement (so you could quicky move cursor further) but hopefully noone does that.
I still prefer using a mouse, but for controller aiming, it is essential for me to even consider picking up a shooter on console.
In an ideal scenario, the gyroscope should act no differently than a mouse. I even did a whole thread on the topic.
The gyroscope should be treated like a mouse in games that support gyro aiming
This is an example of how gyro aiming should be handled in Overwatch (albeit with flick stick enabled, which should also be an option). I noticed that many shooters that implement gyro aiming try to do extra shit with it, such as smoothing your aim or the game not moving the cursor as fast as...
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I went back to Doom 2016 on PS4 after playing through it on Switch and it feels so rigid, almost impossible to play without motion controls imo.
So yes I also did the crazy thing of waiting for Eternal to release on Switch before playing it at all. Graphics downgrade, 30 fps – sure, but it's still the superior Doom experience to me.
So yes I also did the crazy thing of waiting for Eternal to release on Switch before playing it at all. Graphics downgrade, 30 fps – sure, but it's still the superior Doom experience to me.
I'm just gonna bring back an old quote from another thread on the same topic:
It's great. I use it all the time on PC with the Steam Controller. IMO it really needs the flexibility you get on PC to define sensitivity and how it's is activated.
For Cyberpunk I currently have it activate in ADS only, but in other games I might have it active whenever I am touching the right pad ie messing with camera control.
For Cyberpunk I currently have it activate in ADS only, but in other games I might have it active whenever I am touching the right pad ie messing with camera control.
All the more reason why said gyro options should be brought over to the PS4/PS5 versions of DOOM Eternal. I'd buy the game in a heartbeat.
I believe gyroscope sensors work on the basis of measuring angular velocity, however from the perspective of the user, it's a positional input: how far you rotate the controller should correspond to the rotation in-game. Mouse is also a positional input from the user perspective.
Also from a user standpoint, with traditional fps aiming, analogue sticks are used as a velocity input: the position of the stick applies a continuous rotational velocity in-game.
The difference between a positional input and a velocity input is why gyro is fundamentally better for aiming than the right stick, when implemented correctly.
For sure, I don't mind the option existing for people to use but in my case it would only make the experience harder so I really hope it doesn't become a 100% certainty with no way to change it
As someone with a disability it's the only thing that makes playing FPS and TPS games with a controller bearable to me.
I've actually tried it on PC and found that I don't jive so well with always-on or ADS in some games. I really want a third mode, where the gyro only activate when you have your gun/bow/whatever drawn.
I've loved it ever since playing the shooting gallery minigame in Ocarina of Time 3DS. It really complements regular stick control nicely. I've never been a fan of motion controls, but gyro just adds an extra layer of control.
But this is exactly I do. I never have it always on, as it causes far too many problems.
It's always mapped to activate when I indicate. I either do this via soft pull of left trigger or whatever is ads, or only activated on right pad touch, which also works great. It's a shame other controllers don't have a touch sensitive right stick etc to support this kind of function
You can, but your primary focus with gyro should be with the Y axis. Any horizontal movement can be handled via flick stick.
Gyro aiming is amazing. If an FPS game on Switch doesn't feature it, I won't even buy it. In fact, I'm completely done with ancient dual analog aiming, so if an FPS doesn't offer it, I'm not gonna buy it on any console.
That being said, I think IR-pointer aiming is actually better than Gyro-aiming. Too bad, the Switch doesn't feature it anymore.
That being said, I think IR-pointer aiming is actually better than Gyro-aiming. Too bad, the Switch doesn't feature it anymore.
You're comparing a shooting range with aomeone obviously highly skilled when the true test would be regular everyday players say in.....COD. And like haptic triggers they will probably turn it off after a couple games because it's more distracting than helpful in tense scenarios.
Hard to do that when the option has yet to be adopted in more games. And in the games that have it (Ex: Splatoon), it's being used by the vast majority. There's a reason why there was huge fan demand for gyro aiming in the likes of DOOM & TLoU2.
Either way, more options are never a bad thing.
Do you typically disable X-axis, then? I'm testing both out. Also, I'm calibrating so that a down-flick's a 180, right? Sorry to be noob.
I usually leave it on for all axes in case I need to make an adjustment in any direction.