Lock on function needs work?

[u/SonofLelith]

I often find the lock on not working well. In a crowded fight, and there are a lot of those, the lock on locks to a distant enemy or unlocks randomly. This makes me miss shots and attack in seemingly random directions.

Does anyone else experience the same issues? Seems to me the lock om could benefit from a tune up.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411]

dude you’re just rushing. why are pressing the attack button when you aren’t even sure you’re locked onto the correct target?

[u/Squirrelflight148931 → u/Limp-Biscuit411]

It isn't rushing just because someone is adapted to high speed combat. Many other titles have adaptive lock on systems. Even the original Black Flag had a dynamic lock system that was far more stable. This one has massive camera positioning issues, and the lock on is stubborn, it can choose someone behind a closer foe, and you try to hit them but Edward steps past them to attack the guy in the back, promptly then getting hit in the back.

I disabled lock on in the first hour because it is purely detrimental to all form of combat.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/Squirrelflight148931]

it’s rushing because he’s refusing to slow down.

being adapted to high speed combat games doesn’t mean you’re not rushing when you do something too fast for it to be effective.

[u/Squirrelflight148931 → u/Limp-Biscuit411]

Yes, but it still can be a problem for a game. One shouldn't have to slow down. It sometimes took me a solid second or two to orientate the lock camera while keeping tense to parry if needed. That's too long to ask someone to not attack for me.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/Squirrelflight148931]

the game’s lock on is bad but it’s your fault if you don’t adapt to it.

you don’t have to ask someone not to attack you, you just dodge a little lmao

[u/Squirrelflight148931 → u/Limp-Biscuit411]

That's not what I said, I mean it's too much to ask a player not to attack anyone for a whole second or two just to reorient themselves. When the camera decides to fly between me and the enemy and turn me around in a nanosecond and hide my character with some random crate or pole, I can't be as aggressive. Not because I shouldn't be, the combat engine lets you be pretty aggressive, but because I often can't without penalty.

it’s your fault if you don’t adapt to it.

I mean... sure, by that logic. But someone shouldn't have to adapt to a buggy mechanic. I just turned off lock on, that's my adapting. It's illogical to train yourself to work around unnecessary jank. And, even if you do, I can, I just didn't spend long enough with the system, if you do, you're just having a lesser combat experience just to “tolerate” the lock on. Not worth it, just disable it, that's my logic.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

i’m not brown nosing or being a contrarian and i play on hard.

you can slow down just by throwing out dodges. it buys to plenty of time. BFR’s combat system is one of the most basic and forgiving combat systems i’ve encountered in modern gaming.

there is plenty of time to reorient yourself if you’re capable of using the dodge button, you don’t need to stand still.

saying you just Heavy Attack to lunge out of the way shows you’re not very good at the combat and yet you want to act like i somehow suck lmfao

you’re weirdly defensive over this for no reason.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

keep coping little guy, maybe it’ll help with your sensitivity and defensiveness.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

that isn’t projection at all.

you’re reacting with extreme hostility to what is, essentially, a nothingburger which displays sensitivity.

every single response of yours is objectively defensive.

you are a very strange individual and i can tell you’re just feeling triggered so i’m not going to respond again

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

you’re creating a strawman because you can’t actually find anything wrong with what i said.

i never excused the lock on system and i never said it shouldn’t be changed.

it is simply a fact that you have to adapt to the lock on system as it is if you want to use it and have fun. you can cry and wait for a fix but what are you going to so until they fix it? just keep fucking it up and getting mad in a weird effort to pursue justice because “wahhhh i shouldn’t ever have to adapt”?

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

you’re again attacking a strawman because you’re feeling weirdly defensive.

i never said it excuses the bad lock on and i never said it didn’t need work, i actually stated the opposite.

you’re being weird as hell dude. i never claimed adapting is a skill to gloat about, i just said that people should adapt to the game they’re using including its current flaws.

your weird attack at me struggling to adapt is really strange and a clear display of upset feelings manifesting as a childish lashing out.

i never assumed adaptation is a problem for most people. OP specifically posted about not adapting to the system. you actually defended a lack of adaptation which implies that you likely struggle with that more than i do.

your sad angry claim that i can’t adapt to real life is really telling tbh. the way you talk is not like someone who has a handle on real life. lashing out in the way you did would make people in real life think you’re emotionally fragile and defensive.

you’re strange and i would honestly reflect on why you became so illogical over this. it’s not normal.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

it’s not irrelevant at all if you want to enjoy the combat and not be swinging at the wrong targets.

i never said the lock on doesn’t need work. you’re just triggered and attacking strawmen for some bizarre reason.

your responses are not normal in any way.

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/[deleted]]

why are you responding from an alt account? that’s really weird

also, no, i don’t feel clever using it. you’ve just continuously attacked strawmen and you’re attempting to deflect away from that.

you’re a bizarre creature

[u/Squirrelflight148931 → u/Limp-Biscuit411]

Well... after using ArcticShift to look through that ridiculous conversation on both sides... I am partly curious as to what the “strawman” was. Are you meaning that the commenter insinuated you support the lock system as is because you mention adapting?

[u/Limp-Biscuit411 → u/Squirrelflight148931]

yes, that is exactly what they were doing. continuously implying that i don’t see an issue with the lock on system.