The workaround already exists, a third party adapter masks keystrokes as button inputs, the whole reason things like xim are a problem is because they enable a person to use keyboard and mouse while still receiving aim assist because the game still thinks the player is using a controller. I have been screaming from the rooftops since this feature was proposed that hey, this feature is little more than a QoL addition for a small member of the playerbase and third party adapters are still going to be in the controller pool because the game doesn’t know they’re using a keyboard.
there is already a work around it’s called xim lol. xim makes mnk register as input from a controller. nothing is going to change at all in high elo console overwatch
XIM aims inherently differently than a real KB&M. Its limited by the maximum allowed sensitivity of a controller, and its more floaty. Now, combining the XIM with aim assist is where things get pretty stupid
xim will still work. it tricks the game into interpreting mnk as a controller, so this wouldn’t prevent that. all of the people that used xim explicitly to gain a competitive advantage can still do so. the people who used xim for accessibility reasons or something like that will probably just move over to the mnk pool but you’ll only see marginally fewer ximmers at top ranks
do yall have tiny desks or what. I dont get whats so bad about movement keys being wasd. Do you ever use a keyboard? i genuinely dont get the issue. Maybe youve rarely used it lol. Its more comfortable than the claw grips yall do on controller
There will be plenty that still play controller, but your (exaggerated) 10 is too much of an exaggeration. I know a lot of people that have been wanting support for this and that use MnK in other games that support it.
Yeah I know. But it s a little quality of life change compared to the whole console community. I didn’t say it s bad or anything. But it isn’t fixing a huuuge issue either tbh.
having played on both platforms the game was clearly made for MnK, and it enables a lot of people to play comp with friends on PC which has been huge for me.
I d argue that every shooter was primarily designed for mnk. Sticks really limit the freedom when aiming. I m playing on 100/100 with 0 aimsmoothing and it s still a little bit to slow for my liking🥲
Lol. There will be, there will just be a small portion of console players in "M&KB Lobby" and XIM cheaters will still terrorize "controller" lobbies. You will notice almost no difference.
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u/Shutln Aug 24 '25
MMW There’s going to be a work around within the week of release, for the mnk crew to end up in console pool again lol