Tips to Improve Aiming?

Palerion · 2012-12-30, 03:03 PM

Lately I have been having issues with ADS tracking enemies while they move, and it seems like the aiming is very clunky. This may be a problem specific to me, and I am certainly not saying it is the game's fault, but I would like to know what I can do to improve my accuracy in these situations.

The specifics of this issue that I am encountering are that it feels like when I move my mouse to track an enemy, I am dragging my scope to follow him instead of simply moving it along as in most first person shooters. My scope turns inward sort of as I move it accross the screen, and seems to lag behind as it moves..

I do think the fix lies somewhere in my game, mouse, computer, etc. settings, but I don't know what it could be. I do have a few specific questions for my own benifit that I think may somehow help (although I hope there is a silver bullet solution that I have not yet discovered), including how framerate effects my aiming performance in game (I don't think I've ever dropped below 40 fps, in a really heated battle I get down to 45-50), and if the "use raw mouse input" option actually eliminates acceleration, or if it helps more to actually totally disable mouse acceleration. Personally, I totally disabled mouse acceleration in my mouse settings and feel that it has helped me a great deal, but I am prone to placebos.

Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks

Ghoest9 · 2012-12-30, 06:19 PM

Are you using a wireless mouse?

If you are replace it with an affordable gaming mouse(better latency and poll rate.).

In beta I couldnt figure out what had happened to me - it was like I could never quite get a bed on anyone unl;ess they acted like a tree. I had always been better than that - I feared I was suddenly old.
Then I realized it was my wireless mouse - I switched an immediately went from atrociously horrible to competently average.

Palerion · 2012-12-30, 06:32 PM

I assume by gaming mouse you mean a wired mouse? You know of any specific ones that are cheap and high quality?

gunshooter · 2012-12-30, 06:37 PM

Adjust your sensitivity?

Palerion · 2012-12-30, 07:28 PM

Dunno what sensitivity to adjust it to

I have experimented with that; it doesn't seem to help too much.

RykerStruvian · 2012-12-30, 08:00 PM

You have to find whatever sensitivity feels best for you. I entered playing this with a high dpi of around 1000-2000 dpi. I was doing okay, with 1:1, however I had trouble really 'focusing' on a target and tracking.

I bumped my DPI down to 200 and slowly lowered it up until I found a balance between speed and tracking, so now I sit soundwhere around 300-400 dpi. Seems pretty good for me since it helps track targets easier when aiming down the sights, though still not enough that it makes flying and general movement difficult.

As for mouse lag, I'm not too sure about that. A friend of mine was complaining that it felt like all his movements were lagging as well and he quit playing as a result. I'm not too sure what to do about it though since I don't have that issue.

StumpyTheOzzie · 2012-12-30, 08:04 PM

There's like 8 types of sensitivity in this game. It confused the hell out of me.

Ghoest9 · 2012-12-30, 08:20 PM

Sensitivity is going to make almost no difference is the problem is latency - it sounds like you are describing latency.

This isnt what i use but it should work well.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055QZ216

For the most part any USB wired mouse will perform better than most wireless mice.
A gameing mouse generally has a low latency, high poll rate and a high dpi.

Palerion · 2012-12-30, 08:50 PM

Well, I'm using a Logitech M505 wireless. I don't know, it seems like it's actually a good gaming mouse, and it gets pretty good reviews. I may just be approaching the game wrong or something, it seems like vanu dudes full auto me ate 50 meters when I have to burst at that range, too. I think I may just need a general guide on how to go about shooting in this game :/

ShadetheDruid · 2012-12-30, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Palerion

it seems like vanu dudes full auto me ate 50 meters when I have to burst at that range, too. I think I may just need a general guide on how to go about shooting in this game :/

Nah, that's just how VS guns work. They're ridiculously accurate.

Electrofreak · 2012-12-30, 09:08 PM

I have a Logitech G500 and I love it.

Ghoest9 · 2012-12-30, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Palerion

Well, I'm using a Logitech M505 wireless. I don't know, it seems like it's actually a good gaming mouse, and it gets pretty good reviews. I may just be approaching the game wrong or something, it seems like vanu dudes full auto me ate 50 meters when I have to burst at that range, too. I think I may just need a general guide on how to go about shooting in this game :/

Look either the mouse is the problem(which you have arbitrarily chosen to not believe) or youre just really bad at FPS gaming.

Have fun.

Palerion · 2012-12-31, 12:10 AM

Well that was a surprisingly blunt and to the point response. I'm not trying to get on your nerves or anything, so please don't become irritable; I'm just a very careful person, and always try to rule out every possibility before I spend money on something.

I did take the liberty of finding a wired mouse deep in the darkest crevices of my house, and it turns out it really doesn't seem to solve my problem, and I think there is something I am fundamentally missing about this game.

I've been under the impression that my aim is awful because I look at my clip when I get a kill and, quite frankly, it's just about spent. A good kill seems to take 15-20 bullets. A bad one the entire mag. Is this just how the game works or am I spraying bullets like a tard?

OCNSethy · 2012-12-31, 12:19 AM

Mice and sensitivity issue aside...

Depending on your weapon, you may need to cert into a forward grip or compensator to steady your aim. I dont know if you have done that yet.

Cert a lasar sight if you prefer firing from the hip. I like the NV sight because it lights everyone up and makes for an easier target.

At your warpgate, go outside and shoot at the wall. Note where the bullets land and practice trying to centre them.

I feel for you as it can be frustrating trying to land your shots when everyone else seems to be a marksman.

GL

Palerion · 2012-12-31, 12:26 AM

Thanks dude. I am actually rolling an LC2 Lynx with a foregrip. I do work on centering my shots, I just seem to lose control much easier when I actually get into the heat of combat. I can decently burst a stationary enemy down at medium-long range, but when they start running or firing back I totally lose control.