Legends auto-aim is more of a tool than a guarantee. I find it useful as a general reference when gauging lead and direction of travel. It’s an AMAZING mechanic when you’re blind firing overtop of high terrain and can’t see what you’re shooting at. Example A: ruclips.net/video/e5gFbldflM4/видео.html
True, but that's why cruisers are soo powerful. They can autoaim over island and shoot you but you can't shoot them. I'm a firm believer that if you don't have a direct line of sight, either from your own ship or a fighter, then you can't shoot the target. Kinda broken if you ask me, but as a guidance tool for gauging shots I 100% agree.
Auto aim is generally good, when it doesnt bug out and aim obviously low or high. But seems to calculate based on the current speed of the enemy not the potential speed or turn the ship will be by the time the shells land. Which is great as every potato would have laser accuracy without needing experience. All will be revealed with training rooms
KING OF THE BLIND FIRE AND THE NEW KING OF THE CLICK BAIT Also yes auto aim is for us dumb console players, its also ship dependent i.e. French DDs need a lot more aim than US BBs
Assuming auto aim is the same mechanic as implemented on the PC version of World of Warships, it is not applicable to all speeds, but is calibrated to a single speed. On PC, this speed was 20 knots. What this means is that the Auto Aim will always assume a ship is traveling at 20 knots, even when it isn't. The only caveat to this seems to be when a ship is accelerating or decelerating below 20 knots. For a ship that is traveling at 30 knots (for example), the lead needs to be manually increased by another 50%. This effect is obviously much more noticeable at longer ranges (longer shell flight times), which is why Auto Aim can feel more accurate at close range and less accurate at long range. It also explains why most Auto Aim shots land behind the target - there aren't many ships in the game that have max speeds of 20 knots or slower other than low tier and some US BBs. The skill based aspect of this mechanic is where the player needs to A.) know the ballpark max speeds of every ship in the game, B.) decide if the target is moving at that max speed or something slower, and C.) accommodate for course changes or relative direction in order to make the correct adjustment. Another aspect of the aiming reticule that can be helpful in adjusting aim are the vertical hash marks. These represent 5 seconds of shell flight time each, but can also be used to help manually/visually adjust the Auto Aim to compensate for differences in ship speed. Hope this helps!
I played over 5k games before I even knew auto aim existed 🤣 one of my friends told me about while in a division. All my firing was manual selection. Now I use it but I always adjust it just out of habit. Oddly enough just this week I’ve stopped using it to make sure I’m still making good judgment on targets. I only use it to get my reticle close to target, then adjust accordingly.
I don't know why people make more of this stuff than it deserves. Autoaim is a tool. it's there for you to use as you see fit. It's not the be all to end all; it's not supposed to be. You should know its mechanics and limitations and how to work with them by the time you leave T5. If not, well, someone has to be in the lower end of the WR bell curve.
Hidden scripted game management, the flashing on/off of spotted targets is one of the many tools, ghost torps, AI torpedo planes, hit %'s, syncing, hidden multipliers....so many more. Good video man.
You have to know several things about this feature: aim assist will aim for the aft end of the citadel section at the waterline, so it's usually a good idea to give more lead to hit the center of the ship unless the ship is hitting the brakes hard. Second, aim assist does only consider the current speed and course of the target, but no rudder and no acceleration/deceleration. From time to time aim assist is completely off target, but you can easily identify these cases by aiming a couple of times or by experience. And i guess that some "RNG" is added to aim assist as well... So aim assist is a good starting point for a perfect shot, but you have to modify it accordingly. On the other hand, Legends would barely be playable without this feature unless we get mouse support.
Netztramp just explained more in his comment about auto aim than peek did in all his videos. Well said sir. Peek keep working on learning how the game works buddy. 👍🏼
The secondary ai aim system uses the same auto aim feature. That's why it's hard to hit long range fast targets. The lead hits towards the rear of the ship.
The most frustrating is the auto-aim on Xbox it “sticks” to the auto sim position and small adjustments don’t work well you have to make big movement to start the curser moving in the first place :/
I use auto aim to get me close to target or fire the first salvo and then adjust accordingly. What I find happens quite often is that when you zoom in it takes you nowhere near the target. A problem if you are trying a quick shot and end up hitting an island. This can happen a couple of times in a row on the same target so I have to either select a new target or drag it to a closer better shot.
I use it to lock onto targets and judge the direction the target ships going. I'd never use autoaim to do the work for me infact I didn't even know how to use autoaim for a while as I played on pc before so continued playing as I did on pc.
Auto aim targets the rear 1/3 of the ship if it's moving. More testing needed, but pretty certain auto aim still targets the aft 1/3 even in reverse, actually giving you decent lead for mid ships 🤣
My biggest gripe about auto-aim is that if i am locked into a target then want to change my target to a different nearby ship it will try to keep me locked onto the old target. Takes forever to get to the new target.
On Xbox you can tap the right bumper when you hover over other enemy ships and it will lock on to them. I used to hate waiting for it to auto lock on 😆
In my experience auto aim almost never puts enough lead on the target, esp against destroyers. Also it still likes to randomly target everything BUT the target. How long has that been a problem? I agree, auto aim should be a starting point. Experience is more important.
I hate it when auto aim keeps pointing at the ship you don't want to shoot; like the one turning away rather than letting you aim at the broadside ship next to it.
Wasn't auto aim better years ago? I remember Chilli talking about how good it was. Then WG made some alterations and that's when the auto aim started going to random spots not even close to the target. It's been tuned since then thankfully.
Is it not safe to say that maybe WoWsL autoaim has a certain %age certainty built in so that new players don't become reliant on it? I was at the understanding after having 10+ hours under my belt that you shouldn't believe exactly where it tells you to aim MOST of the time. You're still going to have to make fine tuning adjustments most of the time if you want to hit the enemy with a solid Salvo. This is especially true for slightly angled to well angled targets as it seems the game doesn't take that into account and instead opts to just try and tell you where to aim to simply "make contact" with the target. TLDR: you can use it to make quick reads on the current standing of enemy placement but you'll still want to make fine adjustments every time.
This is news? Been playing for 3 years, and auto aim has always only ever been a rough suggestion. Always need to manually fine tune the aim. Plus, the auto aim is just like the torp indicator. It’s only valid if the enemy ship is moving in a constant direction at a constant speed. As soon as speed or direction starts to change, you have to manually account for that with the aiming. Don’t think this is some kind of conspiracy. The auto aim works like it’s supposed to, it just doesn’t work very well for precise shots against targets changing speed and direction.
Auto aim is predictive and gets you center of mass. Its not ment to be used to shoot with. This has been known since the game started. There is no conspiricy about it use except ignorance.
Legends auto-aim is more of a tool than a guarantee. I find it useful as a general reference when gauging lead and direction of travel. It’s an AMAZING mechanic when you’re blind firing overtop of high terrain and can’t see what you’re shooting at. Example A: ruclips.net/video/e5gFbldflM4/видео.html
True, but that's why cruisers are soo powerful. They can autoaim over island and shoot you but you can't shoot them. I'm a firm believer that if you don't have a direct line of sight, either from your own ship or a fighter, then you can't shoot the target. Kinda broken if you ask me, but as a guidance tool for gauging shots I 100% agree.
Peek unloved my comment 😞
Auto aim is generally good, when it doesnt bug out and aim obviously low or high. But seems to calculate based on the current speed of the enemy not the potential speed or turn the ship will be by the time the shells land. Which is great as every potato would have laser accuracy without needing experience.
All will be revealed with training rooms
KING OF THE BLIND FIRE AND THE NEW KING OF THE CLICK BAIT
Also yes auto aim is for us dumb console players, its also ship dependent i.e. French DDs need a lot more aim than US BBs
Also a handy feature when you don't have LOS... like shooting something over an island for example, gets you close at least...
I find it more likely to dev strike in that situation.
I'd say Auto aim is fine as it is
Because it usually gives the approximate area you want to fire, That can especially help with new players
Assuming auto aim is the same mechanic as implemented on the PC version of World of Warships, it is not applicable to all speeds, but is calibrated to a single speed. On PC, this speed was 20 knots.
What this means is that the Auto Aim will always assume a ship is traveling at 20 knots, even when it isn't. The only caveat to this seems to be when a ship is accelerating or decelerating below 20 knots. For a ship that is traveling at 30 knots (for example), the lead needs to be manually increased by another 50%. This effect is obviously much more noticeable at longer ranges (longer shell flight times), which is why Auto Aim can feel more accurate at close range and less accurate at long range. It also explains why most Auto Aim shots land behind the target - there aren't many ships in the game that have max speeds of 20 knots or slower other than low tier and some US BBs. The skill based aspect of this mechanic is where the player needs to A.) know the ballpark max speeds of every ship in the game, B.) decide if the target is moving at that max speed or something slower, and C.) accommodate for course changes or relative direction in order to make the correct adjustment.
Another aspect of the aiming reticule that can be helpful in adjusting aim are the vertical hash marks. These represent 5 seconds of shell flight time each, but can also be used to help manually/visually adjust the Auto Aim to compensate for differences in ship speed.
Hope this helps!
I played over 5k games before I even knew auto aim existed 🤣 one of my friends told me about while in a division. All my firing was manual selection. Now I use it but I always adjust it just out of habit. Oddly enough just this week I’ve stopped using it to make sure I’m still making good judgment on targets. I only use it to get my reticle close to target, then adjust accordingly.
I don't know why people make more of this stuff than it deserves. Autoaim is a tool. it's there for you to use as you see fit. It's not the be all to end all; it's not supposed to be. You should know its mechanics and limitations and how to work with them by the time you leave T5. If not, well, someone has to be in the lower end of the WR bell curve.
I only use AA to put me on target then I make my adjustments. It just helps to get the ship sighted for me quickly and I then I adjust as you do
Hidden scripted game management, the flashing on/off of spotted targets is one of the many tools, ghost torps, AI torpedo planes, hit %'s, syncing, hidden multipliers....so many more. Good video man.
Having a shooting bug in a game that is basically all about ships shooting at each other (exception being CVs) is kind of ironic
Could you do a video on auto lock on the enemy ship see if its worth locking one?
Never go full auto aim. 😉
My secret 😭😭😭😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️ great video peek. Thank you.
You have to know several things about this feature: aim assist will aim for the aft end of the citadel section at the waterline, so it's usually a good idea to give more lead to hit the center of the ship unless the ship is hitting the brakes hard. Second, aim assist does only consider the current speed and course of the target, but no rudder and no acceleration/deceleration. From time to time aim assist is completely off target, but you can easily identify these cases by aiming a couple of times or by experience. And i guess that some "RNG" is added to aim assist as well...
So aim assist is a good starting point for a perfect shot, but you have to modify it accordingly. On the other hand, Legends would barely be playable without this feature unless we get mouse support.
Netztramp just explained more in his comment about auto aim than peek did in all his videos. Well said sir. Peek keep working on learning how the game works buddy. 👍🏼
Thanks for the video.
Do you have a video in how to aim ?
The secondary ai aim system uses the same auto aim feature. That's why it's hard to hit long range fast targets. The lead hits towards the rear of the ship.
The most frustrating is the auto-aim on Xbox it “sticks” to the auto sim position and small adjustments don’t work well you have to make big movement to start the curser moving in the first place :/
I wonder how many people know auto aim is a thing for lead time.
I use auto aim to get me close to target or fire the first salvo and then adjust accordingly. What I find happens quite often is that when you zoom in it takes you nowhere near the target. A problem if you are trying a quick shot and end up hitting an island. This can happen a couple of times in a row on the same target so I have to either select a new target or drag it to a closer better shot.
You forgot rule of warefare number 41,759, never interrupt an enemy when he is making a mistake 😂😂😂
Conspiracy peekpais back
I use auto aim as a reference then adjust from there. I find my shots always land on the back of the ship if at all with auto aim
Autoaim is ballpark and requires fine tuning. Sometimes it's way out the park though
I use it to lock onto targets and judge the direction the target ships going.
I'd never use autoaim to do the work for me infact I didn't even know how to use autoaim for a while as I played on pc before so continued playing as I did on pc.
Was a great opportunity to talk about how to dodge auto aimers, aka don't touch throttle, vs having to juke people who aim/lead correctly.
Auto aim targets the rear 1/3 of the ship if it's moving. More testing needed, but pretty certain auto aim still targets the aft 1/3 even in reverse, actually giving you decent lead for mid ships 🤣
@@KingofSanity wow, such anger, you doing okay friendo?
@@nationalsocialist5526 can I help you random contrarian?
My biggest gripe about auto-aim is that if i am locked into a target then want to change my target to a different nearby ship it will try to keep me locked onto the old target. Takes forever to get to the new target.
On Xbox you can tap the right bumper when you hover over other enemy ships and it will lock on to them. I used to hate waiting for it to auto lock on 😆
@@christopherhyde2923
Cool, thanks Chris. I didn't know that. I'll try it. 😊
@@dimplypaprika7693 its clicking left stick for me, I think I run type 5 controller layout.
@@jamesbumgardner1469
Copy that, I'll play with it on some low tier games for a bit until i get the hang of it. Thank you.
can we turn auto aim off ?
I’ve hade great teammates lately, They must be watchin You, TBull, Xarkun, Tommyboy, Spartan , etc
Good info… don’t tell the red team! Thanks for sharing!
Since I started the game, I always aimed from my own judgement. So I’ve never been a victim of auto aim lol
I only use it when firing over an island because I can't see the ship.
Thanks for the information buddy
I would like to first thank you for showing auto aim and then thank you for showing me how to use it right.
In my experience auto aim almost never puts enough lead on the target, esp against destroyers. Also it still likes to randomly target everything BUT the target. How long has that been a problem?
I agree, auto aim should be a starting point. Experience is more important.
Needs accurate guns. Proceeds to use the least accurate BB.
I been using it like this forever
What kind of ridiculous ships you have there, I see a ship with teeth or something like that.
So I just started this game on pc. I can't seem to find anything that auto aims. Could anyone help me out.
How do you record if you’re on Xbox?
Y is hood level 6 and Bismarck is level 7?
Can you do a vid on plunging fire?
With 5 kids I have plunged a lot in my day - but never fire...
@@ghettostreamlabs5724 well I plunged in to your mrs last night and fired all over her…
I always, always tweek/adjust my aim after acquisition. Always
I hate it when auto aim keeps pointing at the ship you don't want to shoot; like the one turning away rather than letting you aim at the broadside ship next to it.
I thaught this was common knowledge.
Me with 4500 battles not knowing auto aim was a thing
To me auto aim just puts it in the vicinity. I have to make the adjustments
I've never messed with auto-aim.
you must switch your commanders in and out each game!
Wasn't auto aim better years ago? I remember Chilli talking about how good it was. Then WG made some alterations and that's when the auto aim started going to random spots not even close to the target. It's been tuned since then thankfully.
I think the video would have been a little bit better if you used the Iowa for example definitely more accurate Is but point well taken and presented
Is it not safe to say that maybe WoWsL autoaim has a certain %age certainty built in so that new players don't become reliant on it? I was at the understanding after having 10+ hours under my belt that you shouldn't believe exactly where it tells you to aim MOST of the time.
You're still going to have to make fine tuning adjustments most of the time if you want to hit the enemy with a solid Salvo. This is especially true for slightly angled to well angled targets as it seems the game doesn't take that into account and instead opts to just try and tell you where to aim to simply "make contact" with the target.
TLDR: you can use it to make quick reads on the current standing of enemy placement but you'll still want to make fine adjustments every time.
Treat it how you would on a fps, aim assist gets you on general target its up2 u to aim for the head/citidel.
I've never used auto aim. If I can't see it, I go about 1 1/2 to 2 inches below there name and it works for me.
I honestly think the auto aim doesn’t want to to hit the cit
Is auto aim just for computers? Don’t see it for ps5
Left trigger is auto aim
I didn't even know this was a thing, it should be removed completely
This is news? Been playing for 3 years, and auto aim has always only ever been a rough suggestion. Always need to manually fine tune the aim.
Plus, the auto aim is just like the torp indicator. It’s only valid if the enemy ship is moving in a constant direction at a constant speed. As soon as speed or direction starts to change, you have to manually account for that with the aiming.
Don’t think this is some kind of conspiracy. The auto aim works like it’s supposed to, it just doesn’t work very well for precise shots against targets changing speed and direction.
Is this the reason BBs don't shoot on DDs? Probably yes as they trust auto aim and miss all the time 💯
Auto aim is predictive and gets you center of mass. Its not ment to be used to shoot with. This has been known since the game started. There is no conspiricy about it use except ignorance.
Hi
I mean.. auto aim isn't supposed to aim for your citadel but meh
Just one of the reasons PC ships is better imo, no auto aim. Never could stand any game with auto aim.