The Battlefield 2 AIMING GRID

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My mouse is attached to an invisible grid in BF2, I aim in a square around the enemy I want to shoot. Is it my mouse? my crappy resolution? WHAT
 
what is your res?

from what little reading i have done the aiming system in bf2 is not that great.
 
Its horrible. Played some CSS for the first time since BF2 came out and omg, wtf did Dice do? Aiming BF2 is a joke.
 
Nope its not your mouse. Its EA being a bunch of retards. Grid aiming blows ass.
 
wtf is grid aiming?! I have played plenty of BF2 and have no idea wot the thread starter is talking about :confused:
 
It means theres an invisible grid your crosshair is stuck on. Meaning sometimes if you try to aim directly at something you wont actually be able to. You can tell when it happens if you feel like you cant get your scope to focus on a certain spot. No matter what direction you move it, it will either be right on top of the spot, or right below it, or whatever. Its not a big spot, but its there, and its gay.
 
Sure is. It's easily seen when zoomed as a sniper. Choose the sniper class, and have a friend in a server with you. Make your friend stand still, not zoom in and aim at him, not SLOWLY mover your mouse up, down, left, or right, you'll notice your crosshairs "snap" to an invisible grid.Sometimes, You'll actually have to move your body closer or farther back, in order to line your scope up with his head. It is in fact . . . well . .. gay.
 
fromage said:
Alot of games have this...
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COD doesnt... BF1942 doesnt... At least, I can shoot things with the sniper rifle. :confused:

Never had an issue with aiming in a FPS before.
 
glad they screwed the snipers. They made BF1942 a joke. Dice knew if they didnt neuter the snipers half the gameplay would be gone, so they nerfed the guns.

I think it should stay that way.....becuase all snipers are GAY!!!1111oneone ;)
 
Selecter said:
glad they screwed the snipers. They made BF1942 a joke. Dice knew if they didnt neuter the snipers half the gameplay would be gone, so they nerfed the guns.

I think it should stay that way.....becuase all snipers are GAY!!!1111oneone ;)
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All the female snipers? :p
 
Selecter said:
glad they screwed the snipers. They made BF1942 a joke. Dice knew if they didnt neuter the snipers half the gameplay would be gone, so they nerfed the guns.

I think it should stay that way.....becuase all snipers are GAY!!!1111oneone ;)
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the only people who think snipers are gay are those who cant kill them cause they are gay ;)
 
I never have a problem aiming. Perhaps it is only the snipers who have this problem. Sniping is ghey anyway. True, sniping is part of real warfare, but the whole point behind sniping is that the enemy has no chance.

Not having a chance in a video game means the game get boring and ghey very quickly.

Most snipers are morons anyway. Shoot and relocate, thats what sniping is. Not shoot kill one person, and then they msg the team and have them pwn the sniper.
 
I dont like snipers. I have nothing personal against them, but they take up a valueable player spot that could be used by someone who wants to help their team win. Give me a team player over a sniper any day.
 
deathBOB said:
I dont like snipers. I have nothing personal against them, but they take up a valueable player spot that could be used by someone who wants to help their team win. Give me a team player over a sniper any day.
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on the contrary, a sniper can be a team player.... for example, as 2-3 people rush to get a flag, the sniper can be 100-200 meters away in a high place and snipe or call out positions of enemy soldiers comming to that flag....
 
When I snipe I still act as a team player. I generally keep moving with squad and as soo nwe we arrive a the next flag location take up a nice cozy spot. As soon as we secure the flag and move the next I help secure the next one. Granted its not as safe and I've had to use that weak silenced pistol probably more times than the M95, but not all people who play snipers are not team players.

Ok so I normally play as assault or engineer, but sometimes I feel like being a sniper

It is somewhat funny to get in a close in encouter with someone with an M4 that is shooting all over the place and to take him out with the silenced pistol.
 
Sniper can be a team player if you use the squad system correctly. One sniper can kill tons of people while the other 5 can focus on capping/repairing/healing/support fire. There's a point to the squad/class system, and it's to make sure everyone has a job and that they work together to accomplish something. A squad of 6 snipers is retarded and won't get anything done ever. However, a well rounded squad can benefit a ton from having 1 sniper to get kills. It's the same as 6 medics who will accomplish nothing, but 1 medic is invaluable.
 
Its still worth more to have 1 more guy on the ground. When the shit hits the fan what is the sniper going to do? Snipers will always be toys for kiddies.
 
’m‚³‚ñ said:
COD doesnt... BF1942 doesnt... At least, I can shoot things with the sniper rifle. :confused:

Never had an issue with aiming in a FPS before.
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I've encountered another game with aiming like this, i just can't remember which one it was (anybody remember?). I had attributed it to having a low mouse resolution. :confused:
 
well im not talking about sniping here, im talking about shooting distant targets with a normal rifle.. also in commander mode my mouse doesnt even look like its going diagonally, its always over and up, over and up like a staircase
 
I noticed that too. Then I turned the mouse sensitivity down in game from the default and look, no more grid!
 
Bozzie said:
I noticed that too. Then I turned the mouse sensitivity down in game from the default and look, no more grid!
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That could be it :)

In BF2, even as a sniper, you're usually running like an assaulter in between sniping positions so you have your sensitivity up. Unlike other FPS's where snipers are dedicated and have them really really low all the time.

Sensitivity is basically a multiplier, if the mouse sends you 1 tick left, it becomes 3 ticks if your sensitivity is 3 (People that have programmed with a mouse probably knows what i'm talking about). So you're basically moving in a 3x3 tick grid.

Upping sensitivity too far to compensate for a low resolution mouse would likely amplify the grid effect.

Another thing, usually a game adjusts the sensitivity automatically if you zoom in (CS makes you turn slower if you're using a sniper scope), if BF2 still lets you turn quickly even while scoped as if you were in normal view, that would grossly amplify the grid effect as well.

EDIT: These are just guesses. Feel free to correct me.
 
deathBOB said:
Its still worth more to have 1 more guy on the ground. When the shit hits the fan what is the sniper going to do? Snipers will always be toys for kiddies.
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What about the snipers with mgs as their second weapons? They run with the squad, then snipe when the oppertunity arises.

In COD sniping with the bren... Yeah, not only did I carry my team with 65 kills and 9 deaths, I got the highest score on that map. I also kept my teammates from dieing excessivly.
 
And how much of that was spraying with the noob cannon? Seriously, not to brag or anything but i raped a bunch of 5 brenners with my kar and a pistol (on 56k dialup no less), actually right in the fucking middle of the circle and didn't even hit 50% health. it's not the gun...
 
I wonder, is the aiming grid hard-coded into battlefield, or is it dependant on your mouse settings?

For instance, if you disable "enhance pointer precision" in your mouse settings, it prevents your mouse pointer from skipping pixels in windows. I've noticed that if I scroll my mouse slowly in windows, it often skips pixels here and there, making it impossible to point exactly at a specific pixel.

Could the aiming grid in BF2 be related to the resolution of the mouse?
 
I had a problem with this the other night. I was a chinese medic trying to shoot a few people that were somewhat far away. Laying in the grass, trying to line them up, and it just wasn't as easy as it should have been. My sensitivity is set pretty high so I can do a quick 180, maybe thats part of the problem.
 
I don't have any "aiming grid" problems, and my sensitivity is .60, so the lower the sensitivity, maybe the more you will avoid the aiming grid problems? I use such a low sensitivity because I am used to low sens from CS:S. You get a lot more precision with a low sens.
 
I have no grid at all, with anything... I really have no idea what you guys are talking about. I asked my friends, they say the same... no grid. I have 5 friends that play this.

res- 1280x1024

mouse- mx510

sensitivity- default (set higher for vehicles though)
 
Snipers are a class that simply go unappericated, espically by idiots who say things like "They take up a valuable spot that a team player could get."

:rolleyes:

If you think snipers simply are there to get a "frag" then you're an idiot.

As a Sniper you can easily help turn the tide of a flag capture from afar, espically on maps like The Pennusila one. Finding a good spot you can see generally more then one flag piece and help defend all three from enemies capturing them.

Aswell as being able to "recon" the battlefield. You can alert your teammates to danger/enemies from a distance to get a bigger view of things, this can help without having to simply rely on the UAV.

Then being the only class that can shoot through the Heli glass can help when those smart heli pilots want to hover over a flag and make themselves an easy target.
 
Stiler said:
Then being the only class that can shoot through the Heli glass can help when those smart heli pilots want to hover over a flag and make themselves an easy target.
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That is absolute bullshit, why in the hell cant anyone else shoot through glass? The PKM is a pretty bitchen gun, I think I should be able to shoot a pilot in his chest if I wanted too... I just always thought you couldnt hit them at all.
 
I just did some testing and lowering the mouse sensitivity reduced the grid effect. I like to have mine around 3.5 when on foot, and the gridding is enough to be a nuisance for mid to long distance shots. My mouse is about 3 years old, just a logitech wheel mouse (one of those blue things) so maybe its time for a new one with higher resolution. If it matters, my display is set to 1280x960.
 
In this thread, I've learned that "gay" means:
  • you don't like snipers
  • you are a sniper
  • you can't kill a sniper
  • grid aiming sucks

In the thread I read before this I learned that "fag" means:

  • you don't like being called out for being a cheater
  • you are a cheater
  • calling someone a fag when you meet any of the above criteria
  • a cigarette
 
cgrant26 said:
In this thread, I've learned that "gay" means:
  • you don't like snipers
  • you are a sniper
  • you can't kill a sniper
  • grid aiming sucks

In the thread I read before this I learned that "fag" means:

  • you don't like being called out for being a cheater
  • you are a cheater
  • calling someone a fag when you meet any of the above criteria
  • a cigarette
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Yep. Nothing like the wonders of english in the hands (mouths?) of people with a limited vocabulary. :)
 
cgrant26 said:
In this thread, I've learned that "gay" means:
  • you don't like snipers
  • you are a sniper
  • you can't kill a sniper
  • grid aiming sucks

In the thread I read before this I learned that "fag" means:

  • you don't like being called out for being a cheater
  • you are a cheater
  • calling someone a fag when you meet any of the above criteria
  • a cigarette
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You're gay.




just kidding! ;)
 
Artillery + Enemy snipers = Fun for the whole family!

Not that I have anything against snipers, I've been known to harass the opposing side from afar from time to time.
 
I don't mind snipers. They're like a free kill when you see them 99% of the time. Extra easy to spot when running around too. Look like big foot covered in weeds.
 
I'm the Dude said:
I don't mind snipers. They're like a free kill when you see them 99% of the time. Extra easy to spot when running around too. Look like big foot covered in weeds.
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lmao In CoD, I snipe with the SVT or Bren. Both are more than powerful enough for long range shooting, and both are more than deadly at close range.

cgrant26 said:
In this thread, I've learned that "gay" means:
  • you don't like snipers
  • you are a sniper
  • you can't kill a sniper
  • grid aiming sucks

In the thread I read before this I learned that "fag" means:

  • you don't like being called out for being a cheater
  • you are a cheater
  • calling someone a fag when you meet any of the above criteria
  • a cigarette
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LMAO You need to write cliffs notes for more threads. ;) BTW, who says this forum isn't educational?
 
’m‚³‚ñ said:
lmao In CoD, I snipe with the SVT or Bren. Both are more than powerful enough for long range shooting, and both are more than deadly at close range.
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We arent talking about CoD. BF is a completely different animal. I have nothing against snipers, its fun. Sometimes I like to sit back and snipe and relax. Just dont kid yourself that you are doing jack for you squad or team. That silenced pistol is fun though.
 
When I snipe, it's only for support. Anything else and you're just wasting time. Like if a flag is left unguarded, I'll wait with my sniper rifle for an enemy to steal the flag, then when he leaves I'll snipe him and reclaim the flag myself for sweet capture points :p

but only do this if your team has enough flags so you don't potentially put the whole group at risk of having no spawn point. That's asinine.
 
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