Let us have an option for alt fire weapons to switch firing modes instead of shooting the alt fire

[(XBOX)LexaHex]

For context, this may not be much of an issue for PC's keyboards with the amount of keys you can bind to, but it is an issue for console with limited amount of buttons to bind to. There are only several buttons you can press while using thumb sticks (analog sticks used for movement and aiming), like triggers and bumpers. Something like alternative fire mechanics would have to be binded uncomfortably, most of the time it would mean sacrificing your aim to shoot using alt fire. I have my alt fire binded to pressing the right thumbstick, but it is still very uncomfortable to aim and shoot.

 

Weapons like Zarr that let you switch between firing modes are a lot more comfortable to use because you press the alt fire once and forget about it, allowing you to get back into the fight without sacrificing aiming. On the other side of the fence, there is the Phantasma, which has a really fun alt fire, but it is only used through alt fire key, it has a massive drop to its projectile, so it requires a lot more aim. Even amps have the same issue for alternative fire.

 

My proposal is that there should be an option in the menus that allows us to make alt fire weapons (and amps) behave like the Zarr, or Zenith or Tiberon Prime, set and forget.

[(PSN)vidare]

This really needs to happen. Shotting by pressing a stick down and aim with the same stick just feels bad.

[Loswaith]

This would be great, even for keyboard users (as we tend to use most of our hands for movement and may alt-fires have a hold effect that interferes with that movement).  Some fire modes have even been changed when the alt-fire was added (eg. Stug lost the hold for large glob on the basic mode and is now an alt-fire hold instead).

Though mostly it would keep weapons consistent as some weapons use the alt-fire as a fire mode toggle (even with only 2 modes)  others as a different fire option.

It could also open up more options for current weapons to have various fire modes (without stat changes) that make them more interesting in their use (eg, tigris could have options for single fire or the duplex it has now, some semi-auto weapons could be toggled to auto mode so you don't have to keep tapping keys/buttons (or use a mouse wheel to get the full speed), or auto to semi-auto for better ammo conservation).

Edited September 21, 2018 by Loswaith

[(XBOX)Arxcervus]

Agree, sucks when you have to press alt fire for it to 'fire' instead of switching, you know how hard it is to shoot while alt fire is the thumbstick you use to look around? Pain in the butt.

[(PSN)ZeroSection]

On 2018-09-20 at 7:15 PM, (XB1)LexaHex said:

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Upvoting you for great justice.  I've wanted this to happen for so long.

[Grav_Starstrider]

Agreed.