[Feedback] Controller Feedback (aiming with controller, binding, remapping etc.)

1.1K votes

The game on PS5 quite frankly controls abysmally compared to other current gen shooters when aiming and looking. The input lag/ stick acceleration issues are noticeable seconds into booting up the game session. This could be fixed by simply enabling us the option to manually control the size of the control stick deadzones. This is standard on most shooters on console now. Any fixes would be appreciated.

Open for Discussion Feedback Suggested by: Matt (18 Sep, '23) • Upvoted: yesterday • Comments: 218

Comments: 218

02 Aug, '23
Alexis Merged
The two controller presets available in the closed beta are questionable at best. The controls are very clunky.
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02 Aug, '23
Fin Merged
Using a controller does not feel very good at all. Id either add back in aim assist or give us the option to adjust input thresholds and deadzones along with ramp up times
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02 Aug, '23
Piet Merged
Aiming feels way to stiff.

Add Deadzone settings
add Aim Acceleration settings
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03 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Console Aiming" (suggested by Piet on 2023-08-02), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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03 Aug, '23
Stephen king Merged
Once you check the controls on Xbox controller (or maybe just Xbox itself) the right stick is no longer functional to move the camera (can fix through restarting hiest)
03 Aug, '23
Tony Merged
Aiming with a controller feels incredibly stiff and almost impossible to make minor adjustments when trying to hit anything. Please give us options like being able to adjust dead zones, input thresholds, aim acceleration, aim assist etc.
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03 Aug, '23
WaffleBear Merged
On console, I know we won’t get the smooth aiming and target acquisition like on PC and that’s a tragedy. Aiming on console feels so bad. It wasn’t even good in payday 2 on console but it somehow feels worse.
03 Aug, '23
AquilA Merged
gamepag controlling in PAYDAY 3 is as terrible as it was in PAYDAY 2, could you please make it more handy, like it is in Destiny 2, Borderlands 3 or Halo?
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03 Aug, '23
Edrian Merged
Aiming with controller still feels outdated like payday 2 on console

I hope we will be able to change the dead zones and remove/edit the aiming acceleration

Also i don't know if they are called like this, but the axis has to be incremented, still feels like the stick only moves in 4 directions instead of like a circle
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03 Aug, '23
The Iza Merged
The game with control feels bad, it's like the same of PAYDAY 2, pls add Dead Zone options and Aim Assist options
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03 Aug, '23
Terox3 Merged
Bring back old controller settings as in PD2 pr the playerbe able to change it on his own.
03 Aug, '23
TaskforcePanda Merged
I'm using a controller, and would also appreciate some slight amount of aim assist. I think the controls feel responsive otherwise.
04 Aug, '23
NeededTube5049 Merged
It would be great if we could remap controller buttons/actions
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04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Customizable controller layout" (suggested by NeededTube5049 on 2023-08-04), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Aiming with controller on console" (suggested by Edrian on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (0) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Please Add Aim Assist For Console Players" (suggested by Alex on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Aim with controller is terrible" (suggested by The Iza on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (2) and comments (3), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Aim with controller is terrible" (suggested by The Iza on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (2) and comments (3), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Old controller setting." (suggested by Terox3 on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Must Have Controller Settings." (suggested by Tony on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (9) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] gamepad controlling" (suggested by AquilA on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
04 Aug, '23
LabererFaun116 Merged
Add deadzones for controller for people who have Stick drift or a Kind of broken trigger. My lt trigger always slightly presses after releasing making aiming kind of shit
04 Aug, '23
felixlmaooo Merged
When I play and look around, the sensitivity is low at first and then gets a boost. It would be nice to have an option to turn that off because it really feels terrible to aim. It would be nice just to have a normal sensitivity.
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04 Aug, '23
Cornwater Merged
There were tons of line code errors or something when I tried to played with controller on PC (I played PD2 almost entirely on gamepad). The setup was really confusing and felt weird. Having the shout button on the up d pad felt unnatural for some reason and sometimes it just wouldn't work. I also had some issues changing my controls. Haven't switched to Legacy yet, but I'm going to try that out today.
05 Aug, '23
Jo Merged
The Default layout is... interesting tagging and yelling at civilians is up D-Pad which is in a awkward spot on the move, RB since its not being used as often could be a better alternative. Also having the ability to have custom control mapping would be a great addition.
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05 Aug, '23
El Berto 000 Merged
Having "X" be the interact key is a problem as it forces you to stop aiming for the moment you engage the "X" button. Having RB as the interact button would solve this issue. Possibly considering bringing the PD2 aim assist for console players into PD3. For example, In PD2 you can snap shoot the 880 to targets across the map which will undoubtedly make up for the lack of speed against mouse players.
05 Aug, '23
AmBush Merged
Have you tried using gyroscope aiming? It's much more precise, but I'm not sure if PD3 supports it.
05 Aug, '23
Luigi Merged
I continue with part 3 of my feedback, I played on Xbox Series X console and the controller has the same problem that made me abandon the second chapter of PayDay, i.e. that there is a dead zone of the controller (to be precise the key to move the camera) where it should make you move slowly but no, you have to get to tilt it at the right angle to make the camera move. This limits a lot when you're aiming and you can't aim well, you have to move the analog over and over again to be able to hit what you want to aim well... and this is frustrating too.
05 Aug, '23
Alez Merged
Need payday 2 mapping - very confusing controls when you go to yell at someone and throw a med kit at them
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05 Aug, '23
Chris Merged
I found if you're trying to aim or look a tiny bit using the right stick it doesn't register, making inconsistent aiming. Same tiny input in the menus when rotating the character does work fine. (Using a brand new controller, so nothing wrong with my right stick)
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06 Aug, '23
Gay Gibus Gaming Merged
Yeah i thought the new controller controls were absolute bullshit, we need either remapping or the pd2 controls back
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06 Aug, '23
Bruh Merged
Aiming curves including linear, deadzone, and possibly aim assist
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06 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"Deadzones for Controllers" (suggested by LabererFaun116 on 2023-08-04), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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06 Aug, '23
XavierBK Merged
I can into something like this once. I could look up/down but not left/right. I have to go in and disable/re-enable Invert Y every game. I think the time this happened I accidentally clicked the sensitivity bar above the Invert Y option and then I lost my ability to look left/right.
06 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"Sensitivity on Controller" (suggested by felixlmaooo on 2023-08-04), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
06 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] controller aim improvement" (suggested by Bruh on 2023-08-06), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
06 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Bug] controller problem" (suggested by Stephen king on 2023-08-03), including upvotes (3) and comments (4), was merged into this suggestion.
06 Aug, '23
Javier Merged
Aiming in Xbox series X feels very odd. Many dead zones. Very similar feeling to Payday 2 in Xbox that makes it very uncomfortable to play. I hoped that in Payday 3 this problem was fixed, because it never happened in payday 2.
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06 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] Controller Layout Feels too Awkward" (suggested by Jo on 2023-08-05), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
06 Aug, '23
izimiaki Merged
Like call of duty, to reduce the amount of movement i’ll need to use to input me looking or movement. Currently I just feel like right now the game on console is just really stiff feeling.
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06 Aug, '23
William Merged
Console support goes beyond game updates and crossplay. Starbreeze please give your console gamers the agency we deserve with controller for things like deadzone, acceleration (it is insane), aim assist customization, fov slider.

As much as having updates, I was looking forward to it feeling like a normal fps finally on controller. I understand it’s a beta but please address this for launch on behalf of us console gamers.
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06 Aug, '23
Wyatt Unger Merged
[Feedback]
Starbreeze,

I am so happy you are making a third game and my number one complaint about Payday 2 is that it does not feel good to aim, look and move (on console using a controller). In a shooter you are constantly doing this, and I was very disappointed to see that it is just as awful in Payday 3. Aiming feels like driving an old minivan with terrible acceleration. Fine adjustments seem impossible and half of the time I miss every shot because of terrible acceleration and dead zone issues. Please please please take the time to work on this. I cannot stress enough how important it is to give attention to making aiming and moving feel responsive, accurate and fun to use. This needs to be addressed. I am a diehard fan please take my concerns and understand that I say this with respect.
07 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"Dead zone sliders for console, preferably numerical" (suggested by izimiaki on 2023-08-06), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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07 Aug, '23
Snaex Admin Merged
"[Feedback] GAMEPAD ANALOGIC FEEDBACK" (suggested by Luigi on 2023-08-05), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
08 Aug, '23
LeoTheLion Merged
Agreed. Full controller customization would help fix this issue along with options for Aim Assist, Dead Zone, Acceleration, Etc.
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29 Aug, '23
Scabzevil Merged
can you make the right stick push in button map to aim as well as toggle in & out of aiming i am a 1 handed gamer / streamer payday 2 was one of my all time favorite games please allow me to button map. i had to stop playing certain games 4 years ago due to losing the ability to use my left hand, please button map.
08 Sep, '23
Gabriel Merged
It's very difficult to aim from a distance, because the dead zone is horrible. And being a shooting game, it's pitiful that the sensitivity is badly configured.
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08 Sep, '23
Lady Cardiac Merged
Please, make it as kosher as it is in Payday 2. Don't give me this played-out restrictive cross-T aiming. I wanna look diagonal without fighting against the x-axis or y-axis. Let my camera be dynamically joystick-relevant. I could hardly aim today in play since I was so stiff-necked in how I looked everywhere.

Other than that, the gunplay and vibration are nice; keep at it. 💓
09 Sep, '23
Monkey 10 Merged
let us choose our own controls on controllers, in addition to presets.
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10 Sep, '23
Keepy Merged
Maybe add a quick option for the new updated key mapping and something similar to Payday 2, "classic controls".