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If you’re not struggling with the Battlefield 2042<\/strong> performance on your PC<\/a>, you may have noticed that something just feels way off about weapon handling and general gun mechanics in the game. You’ll be happy to know that you’re not the only one scratching your head, and there are very good reasons why most people feel this way.<\/p>\n

The problem that so many players have noticed – on both mouse & keyboard as well as controllers (PC and consoles) – is that bullets don’t always go where you’re aiming when you fire while aimed down sights.<\/p>\n

This random bullet deviation blooms the bullet pattern to a shape that doesn’t always line up with your target, so it often feels like bullets are landing around your target rather on them. The deviation gets even worse whenever you make the slightest bit of movement, such as when strafing.<\/p>\n

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If you’re not struggling with the Battlefield 2042 performance on your PC, you may have noticed that something just feels way off about weapon handling and general gun mechanics in the game. You’ll be happy to know that you’re not the only one scratching your head, and there are very good reasons why most people feel this way. The problem that so many players have noticed – on both mouse & keyboard as well as controllers (PC and consoles) – is that bullets don’t always go where you’re aiming when you fire while aimed down sights. This random bullet deviation blooms the bullet pattern to a shape that doesn’t always line up with your target, so it often feels like bullets are landing around your…<\/p>\n

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