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'Controller players are winning slightly more in close-range engagements': Treyarch throws a live grenade into 'controller vs mouse' debate, says aim assist will be less forgiving in Black Ops 7
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I don't know who among you asked for it, but you're getting it: Treyarch is looking at making changes to aim assist in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
Treyarch touched on a number of adjustments to Black Ops 7 multiplayer being made in the wake of the recent beta, including an increase in footstep volume, decrease in sliding speed and distance, and speeding up mantling. But it's the promise of changes to aim assist that's the real centerpiece.
"We're looking very closely at the data, and the data says that controller players are winning slightly more in close-range engagements, and then keyboard-mouse players are winning slightly more in those long-range engagements," Treyarch design director Matt Scronce said in today's developer update.
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"So, what we're going to do here is to try to close that gap, take a very close look at the strength of aim assist across all of those ranges. And then, additionally, we are looking at rotational aim assist and the requirement for your right aim stick to be moving in the direction of your target."
Dev Talk - Multiplayer Updates | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 - YouTube