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What’s silly, is having two firing systems in game where one is is always superior to the other, it’s giving the illusion of choice, where there’s actually no choice at all if you want to play the game as well as possible.

You are giving me reasons why free-aims is more effective then snap-shot without addressing issues I have raised.

That very topic was among first concerns I raised on this forum.

Why two aiming systems, when one would do just fine?

As a low tier backer, without ability to raise my pledge, I didn’t yet have a chance to try PP myself. However, I am somewhat confused as to what purpose the two aiming system have to fulfill - one over the shoulder “Firaxis’ XCOM” style and the second one free-aiming first person view one. The problem is: the second one is clearly superior allowing for more optimal shots and a better presentation of chances to hit. This could be balanced by making the 2nd aiming take more acton points, or rest…

If I remember correctly very early on devs mentioned they they toyed with making free-aim sniper’s perk.

To me the biggest deterrent to restricting free-aim is UFO: free-aim was a special thing there. While I understand it is optimal to use it for majority of the shots, I wouldn’t forget about it’s niche use: shoot whatever you want, wherever you want, be it direction you suspect enemy is at, a box, explosive (hopefully!) etc.