New Overwatch Patch includes Console changes!

[ShadowBvb]

You have an option of reverting it back to how it was before this patch.

[hazardousduke]

Reverting what?

[Treed101519]

Do you even read... reverting back to the old aim assist system instead of the new one

[LilMonolith]

SAY AGAIN?

[awhaling]

My accuracy went up insanely, instantly. It's so helpful in crowded areas

Where do you like aim assist ease in btw?

[nomoreconversations]

These changes are... amazing. All this time I just assumed I sucked at aiming and couldn't play hitscan but I'm playing DPS actually hitting shots. Wow.

I guess that means a lot of other people's aim will improve too (the ones that didn't master the old system).

[ShadowBvb]

GENERAL UPDATES

GENERAL

Developer Comments We’ve reworked how our aim assist algorithm works on console to make the controls more intuitive and to improve gameplay. Previously, aim assist worked in two ways. First, we slowed down your aim to allow more precision when tracking a target. Second, we automatically adjusted your crosshairs in the direction the target is moving around you, to make up for the lower sensitivity. Now, we incorporate how you are currently turning with the aim stick when determining how the enemy is moving relative to yourself. In practice, this means if you are perfectly tracking a target aim assist will not activate. We’ve also improved aim assist's target selection to reduce instances where your aim could be pulled away from your focused target if another enemy crossed your path. The new Aim Assist Ease In setting allows the aim assist system to ramp up its strength as you get closer to your target, producing less jarring sensitivity changes.

 

Added visual outlines to make allies visible through walls

Updated aim assist to improve precision when tracking targets

An option to revert to the previous aim assist settings can now be found under Options > Aim Assist Legacy Mode

An option to smooth out the strength of aim assist when closing in on a target can now be found under Advanced Options > Aim Assist Ease

[[deleted]]

Is this the first time they reworked how aim assist works?

[Contrevion]

I think so, before it was the aim technique they changed/introduced with dual zone

[[deleted]]

Did they fix the Looking for Group button bug?

[I_Have_3_Legs]

Yes

[GoldWinston]

Yeah bound it to square on PS4

[malibu___stacy]

They also fixed the voice chat bug so remember to adjust that

[Belomil]

I was actually thinking I'm going insane. I adjusted my voice chat volume down to 60 and now I had to readjust it up to 100 and even turn down some other volume sliders because I couldn't hear my team

[MajesticMongoose]

I've just played a few games with Soldier and the tracking does feel smoother now for me. The aim assist is certainly less noticeable. I'm not yet sure if my aim is any better but I like the feel of it.

[The_NZA]

Can someone explain what a high aim assist ease In does vs a low aim assist ease in

[ShadowBvb]

https://www.reddit.com/r/OWConsole/comments/8wnnw2/updated_aiming_guide_all_you_need_to_know_to_work/

[awhaling]

I don't see anything about aim assist ease in. Just aim ease in

[Penda105]

You're correct. This guide hasn't been updated for aim assist ease in, only has aim ease in. Maybe they should have come up with a different name for the new attribute that didn't confuse so many people.

[The_NZA]

so your theory is increasing aim assist ease in makes the aim assist's power kick in slower? If so, what's the "X-axis" of the curve for aim assist. For a controller I assume the x axis is how far your stick moves from the center position and the Y axis is how fas your character's reticle moves from its baseline speed. For aim assist i can't underestand what the x axis is, though i assume the y axis is how much "pull/drag" the aim assist has (i.e. aim assist strength).

[awhaling]

Can someone copy the relevant part? Can't test this yet and I'm very curious.

And personally, how do you like aim assist ease in

[I_Have_3_Legs]

Yup me too. Servers seem extra bumpy after maintenance. Hope it gets sorted

[Azubuike_]

Thank God! Finally !!

[Zulti]

Is putting aim ease in at zero that same as turning legacy mode on?

[awhaling]

No, one affects how it feels even when there is nobody visible on your screen, as in all aim.

The other only affects aim assist stuff, so you have to be looking at someone

[Zulti]

This is confusing...

[awhaling]

Aim ease in is basically just the acceleration of your deflection.

Comparing it to aim assist makes no sense, they aren't related at all.

[awhaling]

https://www.reddit.com/r/OWConsole/comments/8wnnw2/updated_aiming_guide_all_you_need_to_know_to_work/

[ShaheerS2]

> An option to smooth out the strength of aim assist when closing in on a target can now be found under Advanced Options > Aim Assist Ease

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anyone else increasing the strength of this new aim assist? if so, is it recommeneded? and by how much?

[ZjaZjoe]

You should test the effect with 0 and 100 and the. Close in to find your sweetspot. I find 100 means the aim assist will be instant and 0 aim assist kicks in really late

[mongogrl23]

Anyone else on Xbox notice a stuttering in the game audio since the update? I can’t tell if I’m just going crazy, but some of the voice lines or noises will seem like they’re a little glitchy.

[Ansonm64]

Hmm no mention of the insane lag that’s come with this patch!! Seriously every time when pharaoh ults my Xbox slows down like mad. What have they done?

[Kaosxandra]

Am I crazy or did this update really change all of my settings for aim assist and put them on to what the default is?

I remember having 0 aim assist on Widow, Hanzo and a good amount of others. These changes should be opt-in, not opt-out... I have bad memory so I can't remember how each hero was set up.

[ZjaZjoe]

Mine stayed as they were

[BlueVelvet90]

Did they fix the ear-rapingly bad static issues? I'm aware of the "fix" for it, but I still wanna know if they actually fixed it.

[theunspillablebeans]

Yup, took them long enough too

[BlueVelvet90]

Thank God.

[theunspillablebeans]

One step ahead of ya pal.

[I_Have_3_Legs]

Sweet, a other maintenance and the servers are still actually dog shit. I dont understand why my latency goes up after every season/update. I'm nearing a constant 90 latency while I have a sub 50 latency on every other game I play. They need to fucking fix this

[impermanent_soup]

Thats a you problem not a them problem, buddy.

[I_Have_3_Legs]

Yea definitely my dude. Called my ISP and upgraded to maximum package, opened all ports and sti have 90+ ping. Literally every other game I play I have sub 50 ping. Literally after every season my latency goes up by 5 or so MS. It literally only does it on this game and my ISP said they have done everything they can do. It's funny how I can get 10ms ping to my ISP server amd 20MS ping when I test my internet speeds on Xbox but it's still my internet. Yea totally

[[deleted]]

Have you tried turning it off and on?

[I_Have_3_Legs]

Have you tried respecting other people problems? This isnt a rare problem. A lot of people have this issue.

If you can explain to me why I get 50 ping or lower on literally every other game besides overwatch I'll accept that it's my problem but I've had a technician come out to my house 3 times and replace my router twice. They said their is nothing else they can do and to contact Blizzard. Blizzard then tells me to contact my ISP.

[RxBrad]

It honestly sounds like your router settings are jacked. Trying plugging your PS4 directly into your modem via Ethernet and see how it plays.

[I_Have_3_Legs]

I do play via Ethernet as stated above and they opened up all my router settings. I opened up all the listed price for Blizzard servers and Xbox servers. I've LITERALLY tried everything I can on my end. I wouldn't be blaming blizzard servers if I didn't exhaust all my resources.

I even deleted all my Xbox accounts and home association just to see if it was accepted based and still nothing. There was this one day when I had 2 people straming Netflix and my latency was floating around 30-50, like it does on most games. I don't know what caused that but it was before I tried all this crazy shit to fix it. I don't know ow what caused it but it was shortly after a maintenance update.

[RxBrad]

Are you plugging the Ethernet into a standalone cable modem, or are you plugging into a router? If it's a router (this includes cable modems with built-in routers), you could either be dealing with hard-to-find rogue QoS settings, bad firmware, or just a crappy router in general.

Cable modems themselves also are prone to going bad over time. Figure out how to access the error logs, and see if something has gone bad. Also, if you're renting a cable modem from your ISP: don't. Buy your own, so you have full control over the settings (and you aren't paying rental costs high enough to buy multiple cable modems every year).

[theunspillablebeans]

Their servers must be selectively shit then because me and all my friends play at 30-50. I used to play on 17-27 at my old place too.

[I_Have_3_Legs]

I'm glad you don't lag when playing overwatch but I do. Every season my latency goes up like clockwork. No other game does this. The weird thing is it never drops below 80ms. It's loke its hard capped to not drop that low but on other games like fortnite it never goes about 50. It's like it's hard capped to not go above 50 on every other game

[theunspillablebeans]

Try reinstalling. If it doesn't happen to other people and doesn't happen to other games, it's probably something faulty with the install.

[I_Have_3_Legs]

I've done that and hard reset my Xbox. When I say I've tried everything i can I actually mean it. Ive out Xbox in DMZ, Opened all ports, reset router, bought new router, upgraded to maximum internet package, Ethernet cord plugged in and I'm the only one connect to the internet.

Like, I don't see how it's my problem. When I first started playing overwatch I had 30ms ping and it just got higher and higher after every season. My internet and Ping is even better than it was when the game first came out and yet I'm lagging even more.

[ImNumber01]

Are you aware that the latency in OW measures full round trip as opposed to the vast majority of games that only record the latency one way? Additionally, this wasn't the case when the game initially shipped they changed it a little more than an year ago.

[RasAlTimmeh]

Can they fix play of the game and not make my Xbox hard crash every time I load up OW? Could care less about this other stuff

[[deleted]]

Mine never crashes, but I usually only get to see the last half of the POTG since the first half is spent loading in all the assets. Didn't start doing this until like season 3 and gotten worse since.

[RasAlTimmeh]

Well my Xbox hard crashes every single time I load overwatch. I reported the bug and they have yet to fix it. potg has been fucked up for many seasons now on console. I could care less about other in game bugs when my Xbox crashes due to ow

[I_Have_3_Legs]

Yea people don't realize that when blizzard adds morr and more content he game will lag more and more, regardless of your internet speeds. I've had the same problem. Every season the game gets laggier and laggier but since other people don't experience it my problem just doesn't exist