- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Explodsive
Auto aim only works when your reticle is red. When you're not zoomed with the sniper rifle it won't turn red. Also, autoaim is very subtle, I almost never notice it unless an enemy walks past me and my reticle jerks a little bit. That said, it's a lot harder without it whether you think it does anything or not.
It's actually called sticky-aim, I believe. It's not auto-aim: With automatic aiming, you'd never need to co-ordinate your reticle if the game had this; it'll do it itself.
Sticky-aim just assists you with your own co-ordination by slowing down and even dragging the reticle slightly over a target. As, Explodsive said, it (sticky-aim) only occurs when your aiming reticle is red hence why it is quite difficult to no-scope with either of the sniper rifles because the reticle only tuns red whilst you're zoomed in.
If we didn't have the sticky-aim, every weapon would be just as hard to aim with as the sniper rifle without a scope; it's necessary to have though, at times, it can be annoying.
Notation: Sticky-aim is used on console games because the controller's analog sticks aren't accurate enough as like the mouse and keyboard are.
[Edited on 08.12.2007 5:58 AM PDT]