Nope, but it's going to be Origin only.
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Titanfall on PC will have controller aim assist
- Thread starter Ogimachi
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Nope, but it's going to be Origin only.
No, but it's an EA published game. The last published game of theirs that was on Steam was Kingdoms of Amalur, almost 2 years ago.
Interfectum
Member
Yeah I know, I just want to hear them confirm it. =/
Abinash117
Member
It is run on the cloud , so no I don't think there is community run servers.
Let it go dude, EA are not going to let their biggest release of the year appear on their rivals digital distribution platform.
Hari Seldon
Member
Oh ok, so they have dedicated servers, just not community ones. That is ok, not great but I can live with it I guess.
As far as aim assist goes, I guess I don't care as long as the mouse controls are implemented properly and not that garbage consolitus weird mouse acceleration stuff from some ports I have seen last gen.
They aren't going to come out and say "Origin only", in the same way Nintendo doesn't need to confirm Super Mario isn't coming out on PS4. It's their platform.
kutthoat5150
Member
great news, Day one for me now as I was planning on playing this through my plasma anyways, wish more devs did this as controllers become more common on PC now
Some pretty melodramatic responses in here to this. Why would you be bothered by controller users getting something to help them out a bit? You still realise that you'll be mopping the floor with them if you use KB&M. Unless you're just crap with the KB&M and that's why you're all worried...
Sounds like a good extra as sometimes I just wanna kick back and play some games with a controller. I don't see how that spells the decay of gaming or ruins the game at all, but a thread ain't good without some tears being shed.
Sounds like a good extra as sometimes I just wanna kick back and play some games with a controller. I don't see how that spells the decay of gaming or ruins the game at all, but a thread ain't good without some tears being shed.
It's pretty damn common for games that support the 360 controller, I have no idea why people are making news out of this. BF3 and BF4 have aim assist on controllers for example.
This would be interesting if there would be separate servers or playlists for controller only gamers.
Cizeta-Moroder
Banned
Yep. Not every game needs to be an aiming game, as in point-and-click. It can still be skill-based via movement.
High speed traversal is better on Kb/m anyway.
You havent read the thread I guess. People were talking about how in Crysis 2 people were using the controller auto aim applied to mouse aiming.
If you have to reach back to when games were technically limited such as doom then you have failed in your argument.
Mirrors edge worked really well with mouse and keyboard.
Nabs
Member
Err.. I don't think so.
That was during the beta, because crytech didn't turn it off for mouse aiming. As I said before PC BF3/BF4 have auto aim.
If that's true, then I'm amazing with the controller.
That sounds amazing. I'd kill for analog motion with the precision of a mouse.
I have read the thread actually. Pretty sure someone said it was unintended glitch and they removed it instead of fixing the issue. I imagine Respawn will be trying not to leave any glitches in and nothing as game breaking as that, fingers crossed. So other than a glitch in Crysis 2, what other reasons are there that this shouldn't happen? lol
I definitely understand this, and also agree that it's good to have the option.
I do have some worries about cross-play servers, however. Surely you can see why this would be frustrating for some M/KB users. I think the best option is to keep the two server types separate, personally. Just as I'm sure you don't enjoy getting clobbered by M/KB users, I doubt M/KB users will enjoy a "level playing field" that is only leveled because controller users are given extra benefits and assistance that aren't offered to M/KB users.
It's not up to EA.
The best shooters have always been about movement. One of the reasons Halo 4 is so poorly received compared to other games in the series is because its level design doesn't empower the player to move as freely as they did in other games. Movement is a big deal in first-person games of any kind--the biggest. It's literally the most important aspect. Pointing and shooting is a subgenre of a larger mechanical system.
I don't want to push the issue too much because your preference is your preference, but if you're experiencing discomfort when using KB/M, you might want to look into different keyboards/mice, there are ergonomic options available.
Back on thread, I kind of fear that they will make the autoaim so broken that it will be more effective than using a KB/M.
Future PhaZe
Member
Awesome news. Never understood why this wasn't a standard. I mean the user interface literally changes based on joypad or keyboard and mouse inputs, so if they can accomplish that off the fly in game then a simple aim assist on/off toggle shouldn't be difficult.
As far as people trying to find ways to rig auto-aim for mouse and keyboard--so fucking what? There are fucking nerds using autobots as it is. If there are a few scrubs who want to be try hard cheaters then let them, but at least this allows a larger community of players to enjoy the PC version.
As far as people trying to find ways to rig auto-aim for mouse and keyboard--so fucking what? There are fucking nerds using autobots as it is. If there are a few scrubs who want to be try hard cheaters then let them, but at least this allows a larger community of players to enjoy the PC version.
I'm sure you'll learn to get over it mate - I'm more than happy that more people can play and be competitive rather than using a control method which doesn't work for them. If you want to use auto-aim, you're more than welcome to pick up a controller yourself.
I never said it shouldnt happen. If people want to use controllers on PC against mouse than go for it. But how good is a peripheral if it has to be slathered with compensation for its limitations? As long as those players are on the other team, im fine with it.
If movement is such an issue then Keyboard and mouse is even better suited. Go watch all the jump trick videos in Quake 3 or Tribes.
Kydd BlaZe
Member
This changes everything. Was already planning on double dipping, with the XB1 version being my main platform. Now I feel much more comfortable about the PC version. I already played BF3 and I still play BF4 on PC with a controller, so this is certainly good news for me.
I'd rather be responsible for my own successes than let the computer do some of the playing for me. Otherwise, I might as well download an aimbot.
Absolutely.
Maybe go back and read my original comment then seeing as I said the same thing. It's good for those who want to use it and I will be using it at times regardless of the disadvantage. The controller will be as good at playing FPS games as it has been for the last decade? It's nothing new to play an FPS with a controller and aim assist. My expectation is that it will have split lobbies as versus KB&M would be very unfair.
Cizeta-Moroder
Banned
Admittedly a technical limitation of that time, just like the couch controller scheme is today. But my point was, the game can be designed to work around it. Doom is basically a First Person SHMUP. And TF puts high emphasis on player movement as well.
Letting the computer do some of the playing for you is a bit of an exaggeration and you know it man. Chill. More options is only a good thing. I think we can both agree that unless you're very good on a controller, Keyboard and Mouse will still be more precise.
And also remember this game is from the creators of Call of Duty. It's not meant to be an ultra competitive experience. It's meant to be a lark that anybody can enjoy. What about for example people suffering from disabilities who can't use KB/M but can use a gamepad? They can now enjoy Titanfall also. I find KB/M uncomfortable personally, I can now sit back and enjoy the game on a TV.
If you want to have a Keyboard/Mouse only, competitive match, I'm sure their will be options for private games.
I think this will be good for controller players to be playing against and with KB/M players.
It might challenge them to change their tactics, or who knows, maybe it'll get them to try KB/M.
Either case, the skill level of those controller players will most likely go up.
And people saying CoD was never meant to be played competitively...
CoD4 was pretty competitive on PC. (Also the last CoD to not split the community with DLC on PC.)
Too bad about there being no community servers.
Loved having servers that had good mods to get rid of the trolls and cheaters.
Hopefully voteban and votekick are enabled for the community to self mod itself.
It might challenge them to change their tactics, or who knows, maybe it'll get them to try KB/M.
Either case, the skill level of those controller players will most likely go up.
And people saying CoD was never meant to be played competitively...
CoD4 was pretty competitive on PC. (Also the last CoD to not split the community with DLC on PC.)
Too bad about there being no community servers.
Loved having servers that had good mods to get rid of the trolls and cheaters.
Hopefully voteban and votekick are enabled for the community to self mod itself.
Battlefield 3 and 4 has some aim assist on the PC right? I was pretty sure it did, but because of gaffers I am now doubting myself.
CoD 4 was six years ago man. The size of the audience for video games has ballooned since then! And Call of Duty itself has changed a whole lot in that six years. Can't believe it was that long ago!
Why? It makes shooters play a lot smoother.
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Deleted member 22576
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Oh whatever. Thats fine. They're still not going to hold a candle to kb+m players, AND on the off chance I ever just wanna chill out with a joypad it won't play like shit. Its a good idea. Plus, Titanball is all bombast anyway its not some insane high level competitive game.
If traversal is key then surely sticking with kb+mouse would make sense? You can't move half as well with a gamepad.
Even with the aim assist (assuming it's like CoD4) those people are going to get slaughtered. I'd honestly be more worried about getting gamepad users on my team.
depends on map traversal.
Shooting will still have the edge on KB/M, however map traversal (especially with the jetpack vertical element) will always be dominated by thumbsticks on a controller. Unless people still like moving around in 3D space using only 4 directions tied to WASD. Give me 360 degree freedom of movement any day.
Shooting will still have the edge on KB/M, however map traversal (especially with the jetpack vertical element) will always be dominated by thumbsticks on a controller. Unless people still like moving around in 3D space using only 4 directions tied to WASD. Give me 360 degree freedom of movement any day.
Have you played Tribes on PC?
GavinUK86
Member
No, Battlefield doesn't have any controller aim assist on PC.
This has never been a good idea outside of minimising ping latency.
Gonna try out the old 360 pad but might just stick with kb/m any way. My aim will suffer some with a pad but my map movement could probably be way better, lol.
Have you ever played any tribes games? Or even Planetside 2? You are wrong.
edit: beaten.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
Try doing these on a thumbstick.. Also, even if a thumbstick was somehow better at 'map traversal', the difference in aiming between a mouse and a thumbstick is so big that KB+M would still have a massive advantage.
Well I take back my previous posts then. Seems like I will fare just fine with controller on Titanfall PC then.
Not necessarily, the servers are controlled by Microsoft and won't be player-run in the traditional sense.
Its more likely that they will be modded into a Mouse setup, essentially giving players an aim bot. That is what happened in Crysis 2.