AIM ASSIST is broken in Modern Warfare so I tried it on Mouse and Keyboard 

It's not so much auto aim as it is auto tracking. You still have to actually press a button to initiate the aim in the general direction of an enemy for it to lock on and stick to them. The bigger issue I think is the ability to use the controller platform to disguise cheats through it. Xim, Titan, rewasd, Cronus etc. Like the video explains, whilst also giving controller users the ability to have no recoil and other mods, making the AA even stronger, the bigger issue is the ability to use a mouse disguised as a controller basically resulting in something extremely close to an aim bot. So now if you're against a controller player you have no idea if it is just the ridiculous AA being broken or something more nefarious. Most of these cheat devices aren't even targeted by anti-cheat. They sell millions of units and the liklihood that you play against them on a regular basis, purely based on sales figures, must be extremely high. In my opinion this is the worst state the FPS genre has ever been in regarding cheating. So to sum it up. If you're lucky enough to actually be playing in a lobby with nobody cheating on conteoller, then you'll still be SOL due to the in-built aim lock they're given.

AA FREE lobby is ok. Id welcome roller wo aimbot in my lobby. That will never happen bc MK is easiest food for them

I’m 48 years old and have reaction times measured in the 147 to 177ms range. Cheers to my fellow quick like Bruce Lee alpha male gamer athletes 😎(amateur boxer and martial arts for many years from teens to late 20’s).

​You don't have 144 nor 170 reaction time. Whatever you think and believe, you don't. And it's not because of the age. On the fastest oced PC with the fastest input devices and the fastest Internet that is tweaked to 6ms with no buffer bloat you won't get 170. Maybe lucky 1 in 10. Maybe. And I doubt you have your PC tweaked to such levels. Unless you're 1 in a million like me you still wouldn't have anywhere near 170 average 😉. There is even more to it but am not going to write essays here about other factors @@TheMostSavageOfAllGeese

I know people hitting 140ms and 130s consistently

Much obliged, sir!

The biggest "F.U." is that we won't hear a fucking peep from Activision, Treyarch, Sledgehammer (whoever ends up making the COD for whatever year) about it and absolutely zero shits will be given to the community of players that once carried the competitive side of this game. It's sad and it's frustrating.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer i dont expect much anyways. This gen is too used to aim assist and will expect it now. They are in a strange dilemma combining controller an MNK i admit. what im most sad about is watching top talent showcasing their skills. With MNK that split second flick shots were all skill and amazing to watch. With aim assist, that skill aspect has been diluted

@@keokio7 It most certainly has. I do absolutely think that if there were an IBMM option in this game, you'd see a huge uptick in MnK players going BACK to that input. I don't think most of us would mind if lobbies took maybe a min or two to fill rather than 30sec with how it is now either.

Of course pro would still play controller, but you easily build back a competitive aspect after a little time to that as well.

@@OlderThanAverageGamerCod competitive has always been controller only tf u mean😂😂Scump never played comp cod with a mkb

Devs want you to be fed on by roller AA noobs sad sad sad

I would definitely stick with fine tuning mouse acceleration. That's what I am finding better if anything. Losing muscle memory is a real risk outside of the ethics too.

Since s4 i also feel very strong aim assist ,i switched to controller last month because of constant shit ons

I think it was even doable for MnK back then but they've even upped the ante on the rotational magnet aspect of it in this one. It's pretty nuts.

wouldnt halo disagree. magnetic aim and bullets. like wtf. especially in a projectile game... so unfun...

@@PoKeKidMPK1 Yeah it's bad in Halo as well from what I've seen

I play on controller and I don’t have nearly the aim assist that I see some of these kill cams have when they torch me in nearly every single fun fight even when I shoot them first. I’m convinced that a lot of players out there use a Cronus. I even see streamers use it. It’s straight up aim bot, not aim assist.

i switched to controller because of it, i only played on mkb since ps2 and hated the thought of playing fps on controller. But after switched to controller at the end of wz1 i can honestly not play warzone with mkb again, its so much more relaxing, easier and smooth with controller.

Feeling the magnet 🧲

@@OlderThanAverageGamer no joke! I didn't even plan on playing shooters but I wanted to see how strong the assist is. Movement wise I'm not very good because I have a normal controller and I can't play claw but aim wise I felt like I was cheating after a while

Bro do u know the fingers have 11 veins that u have to master is alot harder to control in a small joystick that why controller have aim essis and for the mouse u have to move with your wrist or hand is alot easier i have both and trust me if they add aim essis to the mouse it will be cheathing cus it will give alot of advantage that why m&k should not be cross play with controllers

@@sergiocazares5564 I'm gonna agree with the part about having an option to turn OFF cross-play...

If they give Mnk players an option to turn off cross play, I'll start playing this again with more frequency but until then, I don't see the point in being forced into playing a game I can't even fully utilize with my setup

You say its target acquisition lol in my book if one does not have this assistance and goes against someone who does... this disadvantage is not fair nor is it warranted. For instance 2 pc players on on mnk and one on controller (we know they are on pc) we can also clearly see the input they are using but is it a fair disadvantage? What if one had legal aimbot? Oh wait they do cuz aimbot will do the same thing for a bad player as you say lock on to the next available target... now aimbot is way more sophisticated then aim assist because you can have it lock to parts of the body so it looks more natural. And aimbot users are on mnk mostly... but the controller cheaters are out there too. When it comes down to it an leveling the playing field is what id say fair game. Aim assist is this legal aimbot. Plain and simple and to say someone emulating the same input to get assist on mouse is cheating is hypocrisy 😂😂. At the end of the day the disadvantage is gone but a new one rises. Which is who is a better aimer? So skill is still required.

@@jackthetoiletbowlgamer My broader point here is simply that AA needs to be either completely reworked or there needs to be an input based matchmaking option implemented. Unfortunately, I don't think Sledgehammer is going to do anything to mitigate how absurdly AA works because I'm confident it's part of the business model. That being slowly kill skill gap and eliminate mouse and keyboard from the game entirely. The latter they've almost achieved

@@OlderThanAverageGamer you are right mnk shouldn't feel so inconsistent lol. We shouldn't even have to consider doing stuff like this lol. It is what it is.

@@jackthetoiletbowlgamer If the idea was not to eliminate Mnk from the game, there'd be a input based matchmaking option. But the idea is to minimize skill gap to incentivize dlc and weapon purchases so less skilled players feel relevant.

I'm just not personally an advocate of it. I understand there's situations where it's legitimately used to give someone the ability to play who otherwise couldn't do to an impairment. Unfortunately, the vast amount of people are going to try and use it to do what I did but, for their every day play. I think aim assist is a joke in COD but, I don't think this solves the problem.

Yeah, it goes a lot deeper than even just emulating a controller.

I read the A-R is detectable though.

My mentality is this... There absolutely has to be AA if you're going to have competitive cross play BUT... Is anyone willing to implement AA as the thing it's meant to be (an assist) rather than sided tool to that advantage of.

Raw accel is nice too.. I like raw particularly for the rotation angle tool. You don't realize how non straight you're actually moving left to right until you use"Draw" and make some lines. Then just use the rotation tool to adjust the angle until left and right swipes are actually straight on screen

Halo Infinite does this

@@shynizz Does what? Had ludicrous amounts of AA? Because, yes, that's true. The major difference is that COD has one of the biggest competitive PvP markets in all of FPS gaming. And that's maybe a hidden issue but a BIG one here. This unequal playing field is forced on everyone without any option to play competitively without it.

@@OlderThanAverageGamerNo no no, you don't get what he's saying. There's actual aim assist for kbm in halo infinite

Nah, they should just flat out remove the aim assist all together, it's cheating and if you don't like it then just get a fucking K/M.

so rewasd is not bannable?

@@mokhaled6609 na not at all

That's the crazy thing. The whole process very much feels like cheating if you have any amount of conscious but, unlike most cheats, it's not changing or accessing any game processes. That's assuming you're only using the remap tool to pretend like you're using a controller. reWASD does however have functions built into its program that, if turned on, could absolutely get you flagged.

@@LordHecSquad but where can you get configs?

@@mokhaled6609 😑

Honestly have no idea. I never used it again after recording the footage for the video

Honestly, for Mnk players.. if we could just have some reduced visual noise it would be awesome. People forget that all the shit going on in the middle of the screen (notifications, gun smoke, etc) completely mess with you more if you don't have the luxury of AA

I can't actually do that even if I wanted to. I stopped using this the day after recording the gameplay as I just didn't feel right about it. Despite my feelings about Aim Assist (which I hope I've made abundantly clear), I'm still not condoning or promoting the use of reWASD. I simply wanted to use this video as a way to highlight the ludicrousness of AA in this game. I actually stopped playing MW2 almost entirely about a week after publishing this video and my next goal (if this video can reach 50k views and 1k likes) is to try and somehow get this in front of Activision.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer got it bro, well loved the video. Yeah I might just quit mw2 as well. Or I’m thinking of just grinding camos and then moving on to a different game.

That's like saying breaking and entering is the owners fault for locking the doors.

@@moonpiespotlight4759 yeah I tried it today. It’s not that good. I’m better staying on mnk lol it was very jittery and it’s really weird to control.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer thats much likes and views, will be nice to put front Activison, there was a player Pro playin in tournaments in Fornite a long time ago

So it definitely hinders it a little at it's making your mouse "pretend" to be an analog stick but it's not enough to make it feel bad you know? Kinda hard to explain but it just feels like a stiffer mouse

@@OlderThanAverageGamer thats a shame it does that so you cant really test the idea truthfully. i hate that feeling of not being able to use the mouse and keyboard freely. the acceleration of the stick due to it being stuck centered is weird, and then its even worse putting it on a mouse which isnt designed to hold a direction, so you cant turn properly at all nor better than either a controller or mouse, since it fails both designed fashions anyways... at least you dont have to remap the keyboard to so your 50% of the way there without applying the same problem to movement, so then movement isnt also awful of course. people really believe cronusmax and apex are that good without ever trying but its taking the options of a kbm, boxing it into a controllers limits, and then taking away all of the kbms benefits while functionally and ergonomically being a worse controller. the result just ends up being a worse controller in a different style. i feel like if anyone thought this was that much of advantage, even if they could never know, its more of a cope then a truth. where as non-AA con vs AA con can at least really show the unfair difference for controller. which makes the argument to keep aa strong ironic especially if they believe it does nothing, yet contradict so for a worse option (and by also using and keeping it on). people who cant make aa good arent good enough, those who are already good, just get better. and those who cant rely on it at all are forced to just be better next time, causing physical and mind strain... but then again thats the cod community for ya... "all the advantages for me (but still lose), and all the disadvantages for everyone else (but theyll still win)..."

@@OlderThanAverageGamer not to mention regardless aa, the devs apparently gave KBM players, at least on pc, an initial button/input delay opposed to controller (idk if it matters for controller on pc or console though...) and even stun grenades have no effect on stick based turning, as opposed to mouse which again cant hold a direction...

Not really. Not the same way. You can do it the way a controller does.

I'm not sure. I'm going to guess no because it's 3rd party software but I honestly haven't looked into reWASD or anything similar after making this video.

Yeah, that would be really disappointing. At least give us input based matchmaking.

They wouldn't need to give us full assist just keep our gun pointing in the ballpark. I was a very good shot before cross play hit cod but not as good as someone using a controller with AA.

That's definitely what I like to do as well but unless you're willing to sweat hard, a similarly skilled controller player is going to have a decided advantage. That being simply missing less shots.

This is pretty much why I will not be playing MW3 or Warzone upcoming. I will try the beta to grab more content to back this up but, unless there's an adjustment to aim assist and deletion of SBMM in casual play (or input based Matchmaking added), I'm just done with this game.

There's a part of me that completely feels this

I’ve been wrestling with the same thoughts. It actually kept me up at night after watching this video.

The bindings don't change at all. It's an emulator so your computer uses the Mnk as a controller. Everything is exactly the same as far as what buttons do what. It doesn't feel the same as regular Mnk but it's doesn't change where anything is being mapped

Yeah, I wouldn't disagree. I think they struck a pretty good balance leading up to MW19

@@JorgePille I think kbm imo was broken back in the early 2012 bo2 old cod games bc everyone was on console and had bad setups but now controller players have good setups on pare with pc so controller us definitely winning over kbm now.

@@LilNutDumb You are dumb as fuq MnK is raw aim no assistance how is it broken if you don't aim right you don't make shots smfh yall say the dumbest shit to justify nonsense

Well.. I don't know about that lol. But it certainly needs major rethinking as it pertains to cross-play.

The issue is it's pretty much impossible to flag or ban without the game implementing a soft "spyware". This is because the software isn't changing game information like a formal cheat would.

Its not cheating 😂. Its the same exact aim assist that controller gets. Nothing more and nothing less. With programs like ds4 pros use it to get more aa and they also use rewasd... in the London lan event they were allowed to use both of these fucking programs.

@@jackthetoiletbowlgamer That's absolutely insane

@@jackthetoiletbowlgamerimagine thinking u can get stronger aim assist lol. Not even Cronus gives u stronger aim assist, it just keeps it activated where u might be still and it’s not fully activated

@@samuels3557 its a modified version of ds4windows my guy. A cronus does give you stronger aa..

Cross play isn't the inherent problem unfortunately. You can use Mnk or Controller for any console or PC

@@OlderThanAverageGamer I know. But you get to see who is using what and on what platform in the lobby. Very few pc players use controller and fewer console players use mnk. Out of 12 player in most of my lobbys 10 are console.

I've been asking for input based matchmaking for awhile... I think it makes too much sense for it every to become a reality unfortunately

What are "engine owning cheats"?

I honestly can't condone using it, I just wanted to highlight how OP AA is by highlighting that people want to use reWASD just to use it.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer yep I decided that since I couldn't beat the AA, I will join in using it and let skill and realtime thinking outplay (sometimes) get a win/ AA = Activision sanctioned aimbot

@@nevrcm3261 It's definitely tempting.

I think AA is maybe the easiest thing to fix in this game right now and if they just addressed it, you'd be fixing a lot of secondary issues like people using this.

DS4 isn't a exploitation software it's a extention to use controller on games that do not support the playstation controllers. But I do know that it let's you use gyro which you can easily control the recoil that from what I've heard. I'll be honest I use ds4 but I only use it on games that don't support ps controllers or when emulating some wii games

@@BeansLive567 I'm not familiar with DS4 but, if it allows you to trick the game into thinking it's being played on controller, thus allowing you to use aim assist with a mouse, it's kinda sketchy for this purpose.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer it doesn't do that this one time I forgot I had ds4 opened and it didn't give me any advantage whatsoever but considering how some people actually dig through the ds4 settings, but im 100% sure that ds4 only detects a dualshock 4 or dualsense controller but some people are tech wizards and use that skill for bad intentions. I hope this info helps since I'm familiar with ds4.

@@BeansLive567 But what is DS4? I only ask because this video was specifically about reWASD.

Thanks Arnie, much appreciated

I completely agree. I tend to play hardcore in mp modes because I feel I'm not penalized as much for not having soft lock assuming I'm able to use my aim speed to my advantage. Typically I'm faster to get on target then a controller player but you get screwed because small movements take you off target for a tenth of a second while aim assist can keep you stuck

I think it's just an issue of the way they've calibrated aim assist. If you're not on a controller, you're almost not playing the same game

@@OlderThanAverageGamer i just got banned for using it, the program was active but i wasnt using it while i got banned.

@@SmallusDicckus More likely shadow banned.. which is another issue with this game. You can get banned by request of players in game. I'm guessing you didn't get a specific message about being banned for using that.

Good on ya. I truly felt like I was getting away with murder and when I uninstalled it the next day it was almost like getting rid of evidence lol

@@OlderThanAverageGamer How did it feel going back to normal, gameplay wise!?

@@vullkani Felt like being forgiven for my sins 😆 Honestly the only thing about that was any better was feeling like I got to be on level ground with good, to above average, controller players. I generally win positioning and timing on people but that snap magnet is a real buzzkill when you're on MnK. Surprisingly I've found Hardcore modes easier because of this. If I'm beating people to the first shot, my lack of homing bullets doesn't hurt me as much

I think something as simple as input based matchmaking would quell a lot of this. Not all of it, certainly but, the desire to use it would be far less if MnK players could choose to play other MnK players specifically. That option would, by its nature, eliminate the use of REWASD in that input pool too as it forces the game to think you're using a controller.

It's really unfortunate that all indications are that this game is determined to decrease skill gap by any means necessary. Ridiculous aim assist functionality, SBMM and you can add taking away as many incentives as possible to people wanting to play on MnK

Agreed, completely.. the best argument AGAINST aim assist in COD is that at close range, it's REALLY hard to miss as the player with the controller. In general, it's harder to miss now by a large margin if you're on a controller but in CQC is where it's more egregious.

Or at least have the option to opt out of playing with controller/MnK depending on preference

No, I can't. I uninstalled the program and deleted all files pertaining to it after I made the video.

There was a time, when the argument you're trying to make would have a good one to have. Even now, if you made it about a different game perhaps (even though this is an issue in more games than MW now). But the idea that AA isn't broken is seemingly based on two things... 1) I don't like how much better a mouse is generally speaking than a controller so, there couldn't possibly be a problem with anything related to controllers 2) Every mouse player pretty much cheats. Neither is really a point but rather a complaint. And neither is willing to look at the countless pieces of video evidence over the past 5 years that go into great length about what is broken with AA. The better question is, "Is cross-play actually good for competitive FPS gaming if it allows two parties to essentially play with two totally different sets of rules and game mechanics?" I think the answer is, No. Not for gamers it isn't. It's great for companies because they make a lot more money with a cross-play feature but, aim assist in it's current state in a LOT games is simply a band-aid for bigger problem. Aim Assist may not technically be broken but, in too many cases, it's an overwhelming advantage that goes beyond the idea of leveling the playing field and simply turns the entire table over. It's horse shit and games shouldn't be forcing players to play against people of different inputs until they can create an "assist" that doesn't simply snap into the target.

Totally with ya on that one

I think they should leave the matchmaking how it is, and people can either play or not.

@@moonpiespotlight4759 Two working options are far better than one that forces players on different inputs to HAVE to play with each other imo. That's a maneuver typically reserved for games with small player bases (which COD is not). Appreciate your thoughts though.

I'm at the point I don't really believe there's ever going to be any effort to really address this. It makes mediocre players better if they're willing to learn an easier skill (how to effectively use AA) and it narrows the skill gap which makes more people feel like they're competing.. which keeps more people buying DLC content as well. It's kind of a no brainier that input based matchmaking should be in this game but that would totally break up the mirage of fair competitive cross play. Like most things in the world... There's money at part of the root of this and if you threaten to make a rich man, less rich, 9 times out of 10 he'll try and kill your family to keep that from happening.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer Totally agree with you. It's always about the money sadly.

I feel you

Really?? 😆 Good grief. Well, I'm gonna play the PC beta this week so... I guess I'm just setting myself up lol

🤷 I mean, it gives you aim assist but the mouse no longer really works like a mouse so it's 6 of one, half dozen of another

I feel that.. been using AR and SMG setups lately with at least one attachment for hip fire accuracy specifically and that's helped a lot in the situations on MnK.

@Older Than Average Gamer I find it cheap but I can snipe players jumping around corners with ease on controller. It's the one big handicap I can't get over to commit to M&K. Still do it though. The aim is so perfect on mouse

@@BlazingDonkeyTrash I know if I were to just practice with a controller for a week I'd get reaccustomed to it... but I DON'T want to use a controller. I didn't buy a PC so I could play games on controller.

It's incredibly difficult. With that said, aim assist as it works currently is named incorrectly imo. It should be called Aim Lock.

I'm a content creator, not a professional fps player. I think I made it fairly clear that I don't think this is right to use. And I don't use it. You can choose to believe what you'd like but it was a free trial that I was happy to delete the second I got what I needed to make this video. This is about awareness.. not about something to gain an advantage. The fact AA is so powerful that MnK players will use this spotlights the problem with AA in the first place in COD. That was always the point here.

I would say it definitely narrows the skill gap quite a bit but it makes even skill MnK players have a tremendously hard competing against equal controller counterparts

That's certainly nothing wrong with it existing but, yeah.. if it's going to work the way it does you ought to have the option to play with your own input (if you prefer).

I think the larger problem is that aim assist is just a complete and utter joke in this game

I think IBMM is the only real answer honestly.. I just don't REALLY think we'll get it. The number one way Activision the Development leads for COD were able to minimize skill gap and increase casual player, in game purchases was by creating this monster that's known as rotational aim assist. AKA - Magnetism.

@@OlderThanAverageGamer Please forgive my lack of knowledge. But, what is IBMM? Did you mean SBMM? Thanks.

@@ScottStathis No, no.. I was just shortening the term, "Input Based Matchmaking" 😆 You did nothing wrong. I'm just making up acronyms I HOPE will become real

@@OlderThanAverageGamer Oh, yeah. Duh. What we were just talking about. 8-))

It's definitely minimized the skill gap significantly

I still can't figure out for the life of me a "competitive" shooter doesn't have an option to play against only people of the SAME input. It's fundamentally UNcompetitive because you've got people literally playing two different versions of the game with different game mechanics

@@OlderThanAverageGamer Couldn’t agree with you more! 👍🏽

I can definitely understand the frustration

It's 7/10 kill cams that are showing me people soaking in the free prize autonomous aiming... The ridiculousness of aim assist is made even more apparent by how stupid people are willing to act while IN GAME. Particularly in BR/WZ modes where lives are very much limited, you still see people peeking incredibly stupid spots, running into absolutely certain death but always managing to get 1-2 plates on the opponent with the unbeatable advantage. They're going to lose 99 out of 100 of these decisions but aim assist gives them the false sense of skill because they do a good chunk of damage.

​@OlderThanAverageGamer 2 weeks ago everything seems to be normal but last week been crazy, example yesterday night time got destroyed several times players killing me a soon as they started shooting. Literally with 2 bullets. Full 3 plates full health, down, ez. Dang. 💀🫠 Edit: I guess I have to pay attention in what servers I am playing as well 🙃

@@gtsport3881 The overly quick dying right now is pretty common but that's more to do with bad server infrastructure. Their servers are not handling the load of players and code that changed from MW2 to MW3.

@OlderThanAverageGamer one thing I been noticed too is when I see the replay on how the other player killed me, In my screen player walks behind a wall so I stopped shooting but in replay in his screen this player keep having a full angle view on my character as if he never went behind a wall and so keep shooting at me killing me. So how can be that possible, I lost angle to keep shooting but this player keep been able to look at my whole body character. Hope it make sense what I am saying. 🫠🙃

It really did feel quite awkward

I feel ya on the recoil thing.. honestly, I'd just quit playing COD until the decide to address this. Which may be never and if that's the case, then I'll just be done with COD. Change only happens if people make decisions so quitting the game until someone does something about AA is pretty much the ONLY thing we can do affect any kind of meaningful change.

That is my go-to when I'm playing this! It definitely helps a ton. Mouse acceleration is a tricky thing but Custom definitely gives you great tools for dialing it in just right

Raw accel, free version of custom curve changed my game dramatically. I went from a gold three to a platinum while solo queuing in one night. It's wild how great it was. Never looked back, use it every time I play. Much much better now.

That's great news. I used this for one day to make this video and to highlight how it could present a problem so I'm definitely good with that development. Though, I have touched MW3 for awhile.. I've been fully locked in with XDefiant lately

aim assist doesnt weaken very much at long range it is just how well you aim on controller, which takes a while to get good at

It's definitely a bit less sticky but longer stick adaptors and smaller deadzones can help with the fine aim stuff. Also the dynamic curve setting in game.

because streamers uses aimbots that why them aim is so sticky

I'm definitely not advocating the use of this but to your point, this isn't banable due to the fact it isn't changing any game processes (which is what your usual cheats do). It's essentially the same thing as running a mouse accelerator as how it interacts with your system/game. It's totally separate.

Activision won’t do a damn thing because they’d lose money to a competing game. I hope more people abuse the hell out of this.

Activision cannot detect it. To the game you're on a controller. They have no way of knowing if you're using a controller or controller emulator because they are both sending the same digital outputs. There is a way to test it though, by using a software that requires you to rotate your analog sticks. You cannot rotate a mouse in the same way even if you could fool it with a dummy input.

Its cheating

I'm sure they'll go nicely with the rampant use of Cronus scripts on console too

@@OlderThanAverageGamer You're a misguided fool if you think that cronus compares to a wallhack or aimbot. And I'm older than you. I was cheating in games in the 80s while you were still in high school.

Where to get those cheats?

@@mnppremium9294 Go to Hell.

I didn't keep the program brotha. Only used it for the purpose of this video then uninstalled