The aim assist on controllers for PC in Fortnite has been a topic of discussion, with some players calling for a nerf. A secret hotfix that has been rolled out is said to fulfill this request.
What happened in Fortnite? The Update 12.61 was rolled out on Tuesday, May 26. Epic announced changes to the aim assist for controllers on PC.
However, shortly after the update was implemented, players noticed that the aim assist was even stronger than before and had not been weakened. Many players were quite disappointed by this.
However, a secret hotfix is said to bring the nerf that players like professional Ninja had wished for.
Aim assist actually nerfed now?
This has now been found: Data miner Lucas7yoshi found a hotfix that was supposedly rolled out on May 28 on Windows and Mac. He was able to see in the data that work was done on the aim assist.
These are the data he found:
The values have been reduced, indicating that the aim assist is now supposed to be weaker. It seems that Epic has indeed implemented the desired nerf, even if it happened very quietly.
According to the data miner, the changes are expected to take effect once the game is restarted or a new match is entered.
Epic did not communicate these changes, and it remains uncertain how this will affect the game. However, players will certainly notice a change once it has occurred.
Why do players want a nerf at all?
What do some players think about aim assist? The topic of controllers on PC has sparked quite a few discussions. Players using mouse and keyboard feel disadvantaged by it. When the first controller player won a tournament, they claimed it was solely due to aim assist.
The Fortnite pro Ninja even called on players to speak out on Twitter to finally get a nerf for aim assist after controller players dominated the FNCS Invitational leaderboard.
However, the situation looked quite different during the Fortnite World Championship 2019. For that, mainly PC players qualified, who also play with mouse and keyboard. Among them, there were only a few who used a controller. Nevertheless, a 15-year-old player came in second place by pushing through with his controller.
