Out of all multiplayer shooter mechanics, the one with the most infamy has to be aim assist. Although, for a while, aim assist was a cheeky way to give controller players a leg up, a slight tweak for imperfect movements, as games got more competitive, so did the discussion that surrounded this mechanic.
After all, having a game where players are given slight momentary tweaks to aiming, acceleration, and positioning leads to a competitive landscape where it gets harder and harder to trust that you just won or lost because of actual skill.
Recent games, such as Battlefield 2042, have included forms of aim assist, like snap zoom, which, while helpful to console players, has proven highly controversial in the community, with some claiming it gives controllers an unfair advantage.
But, a recent interview about Battlefield 6 with Matthew Nickerson by well-played has expressed that the next Battlefield entry may be getting a much-needed aim assist overhaul, with something that the developers are coining as “aim assist 2.0.”
Battlefield 6's Aim Assist 2.0
At first glance, it’s no wonder that mechanics such as snap zoom were so controversial. The previous system within Battlefield 2042 often worked by...
