Poll: Do you use auto aim?

[Warped_Ghost]

When I was playing CoD WaW my auto aim (which I thought I turned off) screwed up my aim by locking on to someone who I wasn't aiming for. This made me wonder how many people use auto aim or don't because of certain reasons. I usually don't because it screws up my aim more often than it helps.

PS There is a thread about this but it doesn't have a poll.

EDIT: I see the poll typo but it wont allow my to fix it.

 

[Alon Shechter]

On games like RDR , yes because hitting someone while me and him both are riding like crazy on a wagon is hard.
On FPS games , screws up the aiming and i might shoot an exploding barrel a billion miles away instead of that guy 2 meters from me.

 

[Brandon237]

I assumed that you were talking about pcs which was a stupid assumption of Darth Maul's. And I never use auot aim.

For consoles I almost have to for my one FPS. For my pc I would never.

 

[Proteus214]

If there is a mouse involved, then I don't see how it is necessary.

 

[Withall]

I couldn't aim a console controller to save my virtual life. Simple as that. Auto-aim helps a little, I suppose. But it's a supplement, not a replacement, for actually aiming skills.

 

[RicoADF]

I like console controllers and never use auto aim, I also like mouses on PC, tbh their as easy as each other.
I find auto aim more annoying then its worth.

 

[Marter]

On games that really require it (Resistance: Retribution), I'll use it, but in general, I don't.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

If it's on by default, it stays on. If it's not, it stays off.

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

Not on PC, EVER, but for Goldeneye, Army Men: Sarge's Heroes and such, I love auto-aim.

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

I like console controllers and never use auto aim, I also like mouses on PC, tbh their as easy as each other.
I find auto aim more annoying then its worth.

Exactly. I can't stand autoaim about 80% of the time. Exceptions will come on certain things such as PSP shooters (since the controls aren't exactly the easiest in the world) and anything esle without analogue sticks/mouse-keyboard options. But if it is on any of the newer consoles or on keyboard.... Well I like aiming it myself.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I like console controllers and never use auto aim, I also like mouses on PC, tbh their as easy as each other.
I find auto aim more annoying then its worth.

Exactly. I can't stand autoaim about 80% of the time. Exceptions will come on certain things such as PSP shooters (since the controls aren't exactly the easiest in the world) and anything esle without analogue sticks/mouse-keyboard options. But if it is on any of the newer consoles or on keyboard.... Well I like aiming it myself.

exactly what he said.

most games it ends up pissing me off because it'll stick to someone in a group gun battle and i dont want it to, and ill end up dying because of it, and i can aim pretty damn good with my sticks so its more of a learning curve i think for beginners or for people who just can't use console sticks

 

[Metal Brother]

Can't stand it. Auto-aim is more of a hindrance than a help.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Depends if it defaults to auto-aim or not TBH, I don't mess with settings...

 

[Mechsoap]

auto aim is for newbs,noobs and casual gamers

 

[Unrealistic]

never.

 

[joshuaayt]

No, and I'm sick of finding out half way through the game that some sort of Aim Assist has automatically been on the entire time. "Oh", I think, "That's why it was so fricking easy. Well, thanks, game."

 

[THR061000]

PC I don't really understand why it would even be necessary.

The exact opposite can almost be said of console gaming; for quick twitch fire a minor auto-aim is pretty necessary in most games.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Many console FPS-s just need it to compensate for the loss of the mouse.
It's just too hard to precise aim with a stick in a pinch, so it's either aim-assist, weak attacks/stupid enemies or get the player killed a lot more.

So I always use it if provided, I assume the game developers included it to make the game enjoyable/playable!

 

[Terror_666]

The only games I use or used auto aim in were the old Rainbow Six games like Rogue Spear and Raven Shield and that was because the bad guy had good reaction times and could actually aim. After that it was never needed again.

 

[teisjm]

I don't play shooters on consoles, but on my PC so if it's shooters you're thinking of then no.
In other types of games, like third person action hack'n slasher adventure whatever-it's-called (which i only play on console) theres often a lock onto target function which usually have to be used to make sense of what you're doing, or in order to be able to execute some attacks.