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Al. Lopez

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Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 1h

so, does that mean Gyro Aiming support is also coming to the rest of the platforms that can support it (PC via PlayStation controllers, PS4 and PS5)?

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 7d

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Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 7d

close enough.

Welcome back, Aoi Hono/Blue Blazes.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 8d

Which...is the most likely route to that.

although, it might require a massive amount of spite.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 8d

Does this mean we are finally gonna see lilith.pk3 on GZDo-- I mean UZDoom? 🤔

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 10d

Close enough.

Welcome back, LittleBigPlanet Karting.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

So, I hope this clarifies things up and hopefully: BF6's Gyro Aims gets more cooking time as it desperately :)

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

While I still standby what I've said in the first two tweet: the third tweet is where an apology I ultimately felt warranted, so I hope the Console/Controller Lead dev read this thread and understand where I'm coming from.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

I believe it's objective feedback, but said feedback came out of love and betterment for gyro aim.

I do want to see Battlefield 6's current gyro aim implementation to get better, but as it stands: it's not in a good state, UI-wise.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

This is why I came across as meanspirited in the first place, but I was meant to be blunt and respectful as possible: I believe the gyro UI stuff is in an unfinished state that really should've been put on hold for when Battlefield Studios can move onto the next patch phase, which they plan to do.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

I've (with help from the funni Copilot thing) implemented Gyro Aiming on a source port to understand how this sort of stuff could've easily been solved in the UI-sense...in roughly 1–2 days (depending on UI Code).

a simple “Gyro On/Off” and “Flick Stick On/Off” toggle would've been sufficed.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

in Battlefield 6's case: this is different, as I've shown the video itself. Additionally: rebinding it also loses joystick camera in the process, ya practically forced to use “Flick Look” if you want camera controls back.

This is really shouldn't been shipped in this state.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

While the approach I've taken is very different, it did lead into two results:

The former removes mentions of gyro on Steam's storepage (but still mentioned on GOG, last I checked), while the latter gave the ability to turn off Aim Assist.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

The former is false advertisement on PC as the storefront directly mentions it, while the latter demonstrated a good case study on why you shouldn't put Aim Assist on Gyro Aim.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

Whenever I see a game that promises that it has gyro aiming features, and it does not delivery on what is promised, or has a problematic feature: I will start calling it out, and I will tend to be harsh towards it.

The House of the Dead Remake and Deadzone Rouge are two case studies.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

Initially, I was dumbfounded on why I got blocked, so I asked a few in the gyro community.

After that: I gave it a bit of a thought…maybe there was a misunderstanding? And how that tweet might have been seen differently under a stressed period. So, I want to clear things up!

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

I'm just one of the people who have expressed disappointment, but the disappointment turned into frustration and anger the moment they said “get the base functionality out and collect feedback than bar people from having it” tweet.

The current UI/UX design makes it difficult to gather feedback.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

so, third tweet sound abrasive, dismissive and potentially sarcastic, It was never meant to be.

It's meant to be a “let's hope for the future” type of message, despite how much anger it comes across.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

And all of a sudden: I got blocked.

"@The_n0ttus has blocked you" message

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

At the same time: given Battlefield Studios' Controller team is promising updates to the existing gyro implementation: I am hopeful that things will get better and start addressing key issues raised.

Thus: I responded and made this tweet.

LadForThejob: "Little bit of negativity with regards to the gyro aiming stuff. I think ppl were just excited to see it implemented and were disappointed when it didn't work as expected. I, like many, at the very least appreciate you put in the work to supporting a niche feature we enjoy." - Matthew: "All good. I appreciate all the feedback and now with launch we shift to refinement and improvement. The controller experience is very important to us here on Battlefield and we will keep improving it. Like everything in game dev just need resources and time :)" - AL2009man: "let's hope the actual gyro setting UI is properly implemented and easier to collect the important player feedback that way!"

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

So, I've chimed in a bit and made my response.

Yeah, i know it came off as harsh, but I needed to be blunt about it.

Matthew: "Hey!! You have to manually bind the gyro axises aka look keybinds in the keybinds category of your choosing under the edit controller sub menu. We sadly do not have the ability to do that for the player automatically." - AL2009man: "as a person who implemented Gyro Aiming on a sourceports, I can say one extra thing: the Gyro Aiming implementation should've been been put in the back burner, it clearly wasn't ready for primetime, and it shows."

AL2009man: "Listen, if you guys needs some guidance on how to implement Gyro Aim, I would redirect to both Jibb Smart (Epic Games dev, Fornite) and HilariousCow (some guy)!"

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

Do note that this has been promised since Battlefield Labs/Battlefield 6 Beta, it's been known for a while. But the fact it was promised that the settings were offered as “solid”, but turns out to be virtually unchanged from the Beta days.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

But this shouldn't be like this, at all.

I know Battlefield 6 already has a UX Problem, but the way how you enable Gyro Aiming only contributes to the problem, especially when it as a major promised on actually implementing Gyro Aiming.

"Yes gyro aim will be there at launch as well as flick stick implementation. Settings we offer are pretty solid with more options and improvements to the system coming post launch." -Matthew Nickerson, Console/Controller Design Lead at EA

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

unfortunately, the way how you get it working is unintuitive: you simply need to rebind Look Up/Down/Left/Right and tilt the Motion Sensors of the compatible controller.

Al. Lopez @al2009man.bsky.social · 12d

For those who are trying to check out the rumored Gyro Aiming feature in #Battlefield6: FPS Gyro (great name btw) released a video on how to enable it.

youtu.be/sVCPXaw6LhY

How to enable GYRO in Battlefield 6 on PS5

How-to enable gyro aim, ratcheting and flick stick in Battlefield 6 on PlayStation 5

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