Linear has no 'mouse acceleration' and Exponential does for lack of better terms. A similar concept to this is mouse acceleration. Where as exponential, there is a slight ramp time to your stick inputs, if you hold your stick to one side, on linear it will take your exact inputs, on exponential, it will speed up as your hold down your stick, until you reach your maximum ramp speed obviously. Linear on the other hand takes your raw stick input and directly translates that into your game. Legacy look controls already uses an exponential look curve, so if you want to keep your sensitivity feeling pretty much the same, exponential is your best bet. I'd say the most important thing you need to know is which input curve you are going to use.

IN ORDER TO HAVE THE SAME X AND Y SENSITIVITY MAKE SURE YOUR %'S ARE THE SAME, DO NOT TRUST THE COPY FROM LEGACY FEATURE, USE THE CHART LINKED BELOW FOR REFERENCE! I personally recommend playing on the same Horizontal and Vertical sens, even if it will take some time to get used to, in the long run it's better for you in my own opinion. So maybe you want to keep playing on a different X and Y because it's what your used to, but I say again. If you have the same X/Y on legacy, and you just hit 'copy from legacy', it will NOT give you the same Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity, in fact, you've probably secretly been playing on a different X and Y sens this entire time without even knowing it. A 0.8 X and Y would actually translate to a 61% Horizontal and a 74% Vertical. For example, if you used a 0.8X and a 0.8Y sensitivity before this, and you use the 'Copy from Legacy settings' feature, you will notice that your new Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity will be different. If you have been playing this entire time on legacy using the same X and Y sens you have actually been playing on a faster Y than X and you didn't even know it. I will be linking a chart at the bottom of this paragraph that has all of the conversions. As well, these sensitivities are the same as each other, a 50% horizontal (X) sensitivity is the same as a 50% vertical (Y) sensitivity. Sensitivities are shown using a % between 0% and 100% now, and they are no longer X/Y but now Horizontal (X) and Vertical (Y). When using advanced options, this isn't the case. A 0.7 X and a 0.7 Y on legacy are actually different sensitivities. However, what many people DON'T know, is that the X sensitivity on legacy and the Y are actually different. Legacy sensitivity was using an X/Y axis and using decimals anywhere between 0 and 1. I figured not many people actually know what all the advanced options do, so I figured I'd lay out all the information in one place for you all in one big little guide explaining everything. With Legacy controls being (rightfully) vaulted, all of you legacy guys will be looking to switch over to either exponential or linear.

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