Aiming and Shooting
Key Differences Between Destiny 2 on PC and Console
Aiming and shooting weapons in the PC version of Destiny 2 works differently because recoil has been completely removed. The reason for this, as stated by the developers, is due to their belief that “with a mouse and keyboard, you don’t want the mouse moving without you moving it, so recoil doesn’t feel good.” Ultimately, that means less aiming down the iron sights in comparison to console versions, which boils down to a much faster pace of shooting, more akin to twitch-shooters than what is typically fairly measured combat on console.
Of course, there’s no aim assist while using a mouse and keyboard as there is on console, but most gamers would agree that mouse and keyboard is a more precise method of aiming than a gamepad. As such you can expect your teammates and opponents to have a more accurate shot on PC in PvP. Strangely, though, when using a gamepad on PC, aim assist does automatically switch on, which means you’ll be playing PvP versus players that may well have the feature switched on. This could prove a potential sticking point given that players running XIM are able to use mouse and keyboard via the controller port, thereby giving them a huge advantage. Bungie suggests that using XIM comes with its own set of issues, though, which makes it less accurate than a native mouse and keyboard setup.
