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It might seem like a small thing for many, but devs not offering any stick deadzone settings for shooters just baffles me and completely sours me on a game if the deadzone if sizable enough (~15%+). It makes me question if those devs have even tried playing their game on a controller. It just makes the game feel sluggish and unresponsive and the aiming chunky and imprecise. I know they’re partly added to combat stick drift, but why not just add the setting? Luckily, offering deadzone settings is becoming more common, but I just can’t understand why devs just don’t give the option to adjust the values for those who want it. Biggest offenders for me:
-Fallout 4. Really wanted to play it at launch but couldn’t because of the poor controls. Finally was able to enjoy it on Series X with a mod mostly removing the deadzone. Still really want to play FO76 (no mods) but the deadzone’s just too big and the controls just feel bad because of it. Not touching Starfield until I know it has it or will wait until mods come out.
-Destiny 2. Somehow I overlooked the 23% non-adjustable deadzone when D1 came out in 2014 because it was something new, but stopped playing the following year. Have periodically checked in over the years and played for a bit because a lot about the gameplay is good, but had to stop because the aiming is just bad. Even went on the forums and made multiple threads asking for it, but no luck. I have no idea why Bungie’s considered an industry leader with how bare-bones their game’s settings are.
Just looking for some commiseration here. Is it a dealbreaker for anyone else?
P.S- I have both an Elite and Edge controller and they don’t help. (On the Edge you can only add or increase deadzone values).
-Fallout 4. Really wanted to play it at launch but couldn’t because of the poor controls. Finally was able to enjoy it on Series X with a mod mostly removing the deadzone. Still really want to play FO76 (no mods) but the deadzone’s just too big and the controls just feel bad because of it. Not touching Starfield until I know it has it or will wait until mods come out.
-Destiny 2. Somehow I overlooked the 23% non-adjustable deadzone when D1 came out in 2014 because it was something new, but stopped playing the following year. Have periodically checked in over the years and played for a bit because a lot about the gameplay is good, but had to stop because the aiming is just bad. Even went on the forums and made multiple threads asking for it, but no luck. I have no idea why Bungie’s considered an industry leader with how bare-bones their game’s settings are.
Just looking for some commiseration here. Is it a dealbreaker for anyone else?
P.S- I have both an Elite and Edge controller and they don’t help. (On the Edge you can only add or increase deadzone values).