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> But no, people play Halo. Because people like (subtle) aimbots making their headshots more consistent. Valorant, a counter-strike like game, is actually more

> But no, people play Halo. Because people like (subtle) aimbots making their headshots more consistent. Valorant, a counter-strike like game, is actually more popular than the current Halo game. And let's not forget PUBG, originally a PC-only game, that was wildly popular. No aimbot in there either and not only was there no auto-aim, bullets don't even go where you click because they obeyed physics!

dragontamer 5y ago
PUBG was destroyed by Fortnite, which reintroduced autoaim to the battle-royale genre. Emperically speaking, whenever a new game comes out with a more "hardcore" mode with less auto-aim... a newer game comes out and just brings back auto-aim, and suddenly the community switches over to it. People really like autoaim. Whether they consciously know it or not... kind of doesn't matter. People seem to have more fun and that's all a game designer wants.
- kadoban 5y ago
  That just makes it sound like it's cyclical or random which type of game is on top. Otherwise how would that be happening over and over?
  - dragontamer 5y ago
    There's certainly a community of "hardcore" players who want as little autoaim as possible. But I'm frankly convinced that they're in the minority.
  - chrischen 5y ago
    Yea honestly it probably has more to do with the game in vogue. Auto aim tends to only happen on consoles anyways, otherwise the skill ceiling on aiming gets too high. Plus there was call of duty, then overwatch, then pubg, then fortnight, then valorant. The PC ones tended to not have auto aim. Of course consoles tend to have auto aim but console gamers are also more casual and mass market… but the auto aim just makes up for the inaccuracy and speed of joystick control. Also fortnite didn’t destroy pubg. People just got tired of the game. Most pubg players I know just stopped playing, and there were a lot of adults that played it. Fortnite had a totally different crowd (basically preteens and kids) because the game was free to play whereas pubg cost a whopping $30 and required a beefy computer.

dragontamer 5y ago

PUBG was destroyed by Fortnite, which reintroduced autoaim to the battle-royale genre. Emperically speaking, whenever a new game comes out with a more "hardcore" mode with less auto-aim... a newer game comes out and just brings back auto-aim, and suddenly the community switches over to it. People really like autoaim. Whether they consciously know it or not... kind of doesn't matter. People seem to have more fun and that's all a game designer wants.

kadoban 5y ago
That just makes it sound like it's cyclical or random which type of game is on top. Otherwise how would that be happening over and over?
- dragontamer 5y ago
  There's certainly a community of "hardcore" players who want as little autoaim as possible. But I'm frankly convinced that they're in the minority.
- chrischen 5y ago
  Yea honestly it probably has more to do with the game in vogue. Auto aim tends to only happen on consoles anyways, otherwise the skill ceiling on aiming gets too high. Plus there was call of duty, then overwatch, then pubg, then fortnight, then valorant. The PC ones tended to not have auto aim. Of course consoles tend to have auto aim but console gamers are also more casual and mass market… but the auto aim just makes up for the inaccuracy and speed of joystick control. Also fortnite didn’t destroy pubg. People just got tired of the game. Most pubg players I know just stopped playing, and there were a lot of adults that played it. Fortnite had a totally different crowd (basically preteens and kids) because the game was free to play whereas pubg cost a whopping $30 and required a beefy computer.