Mullertime 13 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hello all, FIrst of thanks to Vish for the playlist last night was fun, free aim was cool, tho I died about 6 times on the 1st deathmatch before I realised it was free aim, plenty of swearing at the ps4 for refusing to lock on to the target. Will the free aim PL's be a more regular thing ? If so any tips on controller settings for aiming, I still play default settings but any help would be appreciated as I was 'spray n pray' last night. There was a moment in the game were I thouht I was getting the hang of it, I killed about 4 people on the bounce in a matter of seconds, I could feel the adrelaline starting to pump with pride as each enemy dropped dead, as I waited for the 'kill streak' message to appear, I could feel myself transforming into a GTA rambo or a clone of Danni-elle, a 1 person army enemies fear. No 'kill streak' message appeared tho and a quick look at the info in the bottom left corner reading, ' skasaint killed whoever' ' skasaint killed so an so' ' skasaint is on a rampage', and then a quick 180" turn and there was skasaint 3 steps behind me killing everyone I thought I was killing, like a GTA guardian angel. I ventured out on my own and normal service resumed, dead within seconds. I need to recapture the feeling of those few seconds when i believed I was 'on fire'. 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse 867 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Make sure your aim sensitivity is set right. Adjust it a few times to see what's the best fit for you. I've spend some time in the shooting range this month for the crew challenges and I'm pretty sure that it has helped me with free aiming, so you could try that 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishesh_91 509 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Make sure your aim sensitivity is set right. Adjust it a few times to see what's the best fit for you. I've spend some time in the shooting range this month for the crew challenges and I'm pretty sure that it has helped me with free aiming, so you could try that This. You can also try doing some Gang Attacks or Missions for practice. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyB 2,086 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm interested in trying free aim too, how did you think it went? I think I will do it for my PL this week Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin 596 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yesterday during the PL, I turned the aim sensitivity a few notches down and that seemed to help a bit. Also learned that in FA, combat rolling is nowhere near as effective then in AA. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin 596 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm interested in trying free aim too, how did you think it went? I think I will do it for my PL this week Had never done it before until yesterday and quite frankly, it went surprisingly well. Still got my arse whooped as always, but it was very enjoyable. Also found it to be more intense then a AA TDM. Maybe because it was the first time and as we know, the first time always makes you a bit nervous and overly focussed... Pretty much all the TDM's were with assault rifles of some sort as the standard weapon. I think that also helped greatly. With these you could spray bullets and hope one or two would hit the target Pistol only might have been too big a step, for me at least. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishesh_91 509 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Pistol only would have been a pistol whippin fest 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja 719 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yesterday during the PL, I turned the aim sensitivity a few notches down and that seemed to help a bit. Also learned that in FA, combat rolling is nowhere near as effective then in AA. i personally think its easier to kill someone that does the combat roll with AA than free aim, because you simply re-aim agaib to lock on the targets head which is Impossible with FA Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyB 2,086 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Pistol only would have been a pistol whippin fest Haha that's not a bad strategy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyB 2,086 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 i personally think its easier to kill someone that does the combat roll with AA than free aim, because you simply re-aim agaib to lock on the targets head which is Impossible with FA If you are good with free aiming when they roll you can kill them mid roll so you won't get he chance to re aim(in theory). so rolling is pretty much useless like when you do it against NPCs. I want to practice in free aim as it will help with those situations and also when you are out of locking range and also with the sniper. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,404 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Free aim - low sensitivity. Assisted - high sensitivity. Rolling is not useless in freeaim, check out this Edited February 17, 2015 by DavidCore89 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle 3,007 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 With auto aim I have my sensitivity in the lower half, kinda halfway/just above for free aim and quite high for when I do the shooting range. So you have to play about with it and see what suits you best. I hope this becomes a regular thing it was very enjoyable 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraignbow 719 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 With auto aim I have my sensitivity in the lower half, kinda halfway/just above for free aim and quite high for when I do the shooting range. So you have to play about with it and see what suits you best.I hope this becomes a regular thing it was very enjoyable Thanks Dani, I've been playing in Auto Aim with my aiming sensitivity maxed out all this time. It has always seemed "too fast" for me and hard to control, but I got used to it. I'll try it lower and see if I do better in deathmatches. Definitely going to practice more in free-aim. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skasaint 31 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Sorry Mullertime hehe, that usually happens to me ! As mentioned loads of times the free aim was a good new challenge and i found it most enjoyable. Hopefully it will be repeated. Thanks Vishesh 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottay 19 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) i was in vishs fa pl and i gotta say it was one of the best i have played and made me use fa which i have never done in any gta lol. Edited February 17, 2015 by scottay 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-72723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowvan 33 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I would advise not using your zoom too often. My personal tip is to use x and keep moving. When you slow down to take aim, you're an easy headshot. Aim for the shoulders and always move around. I have my sensitivity around 75-80ish, just enough to reposition without moving too far away from target. I've been playing free aim nearly since release. Just figured out you can turn off the blur from draw distance, and that really helps a lot. Hindered me quite a bit when I couldn't see who was shooting me 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-73798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,404 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 No need to slow down to take aim - free aim GTA is all about control of the R2 button, you must keep it semi-pressed so you can shoot and run at the same time without the use of L2 (which will slow you down). I've been playing free aim nearly since release. Just figured out you can turn off the blur from draw distance, and that really helps a lot. Hindered me quite a bit when I couldn't see who was shooting me Yeah, field of view is awful for combat situations. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-73829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyB 2,086 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 What did you guys play on, where you all free aim or free aim assisted? I hosted this for my PL and it was pretty cool. Problem is, i had it set to free aim assisted and others who joined and had not played free aim before got put to free aim and was unable to change it to assisted. Im pretty sure Auto aim -partial is the same as free aim- assisted, Can someone clarify this if they already know? Either way as you can imagine this was a massive advantage to those who had the assisted setting on.. I think they should have it as true free aim and that's it. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrid 653 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I thought there were only three levels, free aim, assisted aim which I use, and then traditional GTA which is the strongest auto aim. Assisted aim and Traditional GTA can be in the same lobby/jobs, but free aim uses a separate lobby and job system. If you ever join one without changing your setting to free aim you'll get an on screen warning asking if you want to continue because it will change your aiming style. I wouldn't mind trying free aim again sometime. I played only free aim for about three months straight back before I was part of the crew, but most people I know used some form of auto aim, so I went to assisted aim for the happy medium. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishesh_91 509 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 What did you guys play on, where you all free aim or free aim assisted? I hosted this for my PL and it was pretty cool. Problem is, i had it set to free aim assisted and others who joined and had not played free aim before got put to free aim and was unable to change it to assisted. Im pretty sure Auto aim -partial is the same as free aim- assisted, Can someone clarify this if they already know? Either way as you can imagine this was a massive advantage to those who had the assisted setting on.. I think they should have it as true free aim and that's it. I had mine set to Free Aim,should have been the same for everyone who joined. Auto Aim partial locks on to the target and tracks it for about a second or two. Free Aim Assisted will lock on but not track the target. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,404 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I had mine set to Free Aim,should have been the same for everyone who joined. Auto Aim partial locks on to the target and tracks it for about a second or two. Free Aim Assisted will lock on but not track the target. Free aim assisted and regular free aim are both allowed in the same lobby. It's stupid that the game will allow it. I guess it's the same with assisted (partial/full). There will be people that use assisted, I can't find a way to stop that as the game feels that it's acceptable to mix the styles. It has obvious advantages, but when the host says free aim then it should be exactly that, not assisted. Edited February 25, 2015 by DavidCore89 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle 3,007 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yeah seems unfair? I haven't tried free aim assisted so not sure how much of an advantage it gives. I would hope people have the decency to either go full free aim or stick to auto aim if they can't do that. I guess it's the same situation as BPH, what the host says goes. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyB 2,086 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yeah seems unfair? I haven't tried free aim assisted so not sure how much of an advantage it gives. I would hope people have the decency to either go full free aim or stick to auto aim if they can't do that. I guess it's the same situation as BPH, what the host says goes. Yeah it's stupid, and what's worse is that the only way to change it is to back out into story mode. Free aim assisted locks on to the target for a second which is enough to be able to get a headshot so it helps a great deal. When I hosted it I had it set to free aim assisted and assumed everyone would get the same settings. I think it depends if you have tried free aim assisted in story mode before. I guess something to be mindful of and make sure everyone's settings are the same. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,404 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yeah it's stupid, and what's worse is that the only way to change it is to back out into story mode. Free aim assisted locks on to the target for a second which is enough to be able to get a headshot so it helps a great deal. When I hosted it I had it set to free aim assisted and assumed everyone would get the same settings. I think it depends if you have tried free aim assisted in story mode before. I guess something to be mindful of and make sure everyone's settings are the same. All we can do is allow people to be honest. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb76 3,952 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I can't hit a cow's arse with a banjo on auto-aim, let alone attempting free aim. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/4510-free-aim/#findComment-74082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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