Improve Your Aim at Modern Warfare 2 (MW2)

In the previous MW2 article, I’ve given crucial tips and strategies for improving your MW2 game on Xbox 360. But as I play more and more, I discover even more tricks and tactics. This time, I want to share with you how to dramatically improve your aim and set your enemies on fire every time they come near your crosshair.

Have you noticed the built-in aim assist feature?

If you’ve played the single player mode, the training should have brought your attention to the aim assist feature of the game. It’s kinda like an aim-bot — only it doesn’t ruin the game!!

The makers of MW2 know that because of the high level of graphics, the range of fire can be very long. Sometimes you’ll have to snipe an enemy from across the map, so you’ll be trying to aim at a little moving dot on your screen. With the stick of the Xbox controller, this can be very difficult. That’s why the game has a built-in feature to help you aim your sights.

Here’s how it works.

Before you aim down the sights, put your opponent at the center of your crosshair. Only when your opponent is exactly at (or near) the center of your crosshair, aim down the sights. You know what this will do? It will adjust your sights to point them dead at your opponent even if your initial centering is slightly off. Not only that, but it’ll also automatically adjust to follow your target if the target moves a little.

This feature is obvious in the single player mode. But because the feature is nerfed in the multiplayer mode, it is less noticeable. And therefore fewer people know about it and take advantage of it. That should be good news for you since you now know about it!!

Lose the Red Dot Sights (RDS) and the Holographic Sights (HS)

Once you practice and learn to take advantage of the aim assist feature, attachments that reduce your field of vision become a disadvantage. With the aim assist feature, you can aim and kill even if your screen went blank every time you aimed down the sights. So, why would you need RDS or HS? Their sizes add to your blind spot and therefore increase your vulnerability. Instead, use other attachments you enjoy, like grenade launcher or FMJ. FMJ is my choice because of its sheer firepower.

Always know where your crosshair is pointing

Your survival in MW2 largely depends on how quickly and accurately you can aim and shoot — just like a cowboy shootout. If you’re running around the map without paying attention to where your crosshair is pointing and you run into an enemy unexpectedly, you’ll take much longer to find where your crosshair is pointing exactly and then adjust.

More Modern Warfare 2 Tips, Tricks, and Strategies

Check out this great guide for Modern Warfare 2. It contains more tips and strategies for the multiplayer mode. It’ll definitely help you improve your game even further! Check it out here…