It's not what you think. All it does is slow down scope movement when hovering it over an enemy. Don't believe me? Play a game like Team Fortress 2 or some other game. It can be console, PC, doesn't matter. Notice that in some games it is a lot harder to snipe or to even hit any shots for that matter. Because of that many people will use a crazy low sensitivity so they can hit shots. That doesn't necessarily mean they are bad at the game, it just that the truth is this: it is a lot harder to judge how much you should move an imaginary gun with your [i]hands[/i] than it is with, say, holding a real gun. There is really no need for an explanation of [i]why[/i] that is. It just is. And if there is a reason it's not necessary to prove my point. Hover over an enemy in destiny. Notice how you crosshairs move slower than when just hovering over air. [i]That's[/i] aim assist. [b]It does not give free kills. All it does is affect how much slower the crosshairs move when hovering near an enemy.[/b] Proof? Witnesses. I'm a good sniper. My friends are good snipers as well. [b]I cannot tell the difference in ease of use between one sniper and the rest.[/b] "Well that's because you only use high aim assist snipers and can't tell the difference." Wrong. I rocked an Efriedeets spear back in year 1 (not final round, mind you). Check the facts. That has an aim assist of 10. Yep! [i]10![/i] And I was good with it too. But I'm not here to talk about myself. Now in year two I main the dreaded 1000-yard Stare. And that's not because some pleb told me I'll get free kills. Honestly, it's because I got it for free from that vanguard quest. Then I got a nasty roll on another one and havent put it down since. Then all of a sudden people were talking trash about my favorite gun. I [i]still[/i] don't understand it. What makes a gun easier or harder to use is the scope. I can wreck face with any sniper as long as it has the agile or tacsys scope. I'm absolute trash with all the others. I've tried every one and those are the two that fit for me. Aim assist just makes guns feel more natural. It compensates for the awkwardness of moving a virtual gun with your hands. You still have to be good with the gun to get the kills.