# need help guys !!!!! with my R2 button **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 25, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799 "2016-12-25T14:19:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bengr7)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/1 "2016-12-25T14:19:00Z")
(ps4) sometimes when i press R2 tp shoot,it won’t fire but only for bolt-action rifles…my controller is new (5days)…please give me some answers!!! ---
**Author:** ![BadcuzTremysaid](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BadcuzTremysaid](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BadcuzTremysaid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/2 "2016-12-25T14:31:00Z")
It’s something within the game.My advice would be to switch To L1&R1 to be your primary fire buttons. ---
**Author:** ![bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bengr7)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/3 "2016-12-25T14:37:00Z")
its a bug,isnt it? or it can be my controller that doesnt work properly? ---
**Author:** ![BadcuzTremysaid](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BadcuzTremysaid](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BadcuzTremysaid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/4 "2016-12-25T14:45:00Z")
> [@bengr7](#): > > its a bug,isnt it? or it can be my controller that doesnt work properly? Well since a lot of people have this problem.Its something within the game.I don’t get the bug but some of my friends do. ---
**Author:** ![Vintage\_Shroom](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@Vintage\_Shroom](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Vintage_Shroom)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/5 "2016-12-25T15:02:00Z")
I had the same problem, i bought a new controller and now everything works fine… ---
**Author:** ![bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bengr7)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/6 "2016-12-25T16:07:00Z")
Guys i figured out that the problem is innthe ping if the ping isn’t ok then you have these things…later the square and the triangle were stuck…i think it’s the lag…the controller is new so i don’t think so ---
**Author:** ![X\_justhaze\_X](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/x_justhaze_x/32/101386_2.png) [@X\_justhaze\_X](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/X_justhaze_X)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/7 "2016-12-25T16:11:00Z")
I think it’s a bug sometimes it doesn’t fire or does a burst effect on full automatico. Thought my controller was starting to go lol. ---
**Author:** ![GORESH14](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7bcc69/32.png) [@GORESH14](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GORESH14)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/8 "2016-12-27T13:05:00Z")
Its clearly a bug, different weapons show different issues, one my L2 button doesn’t work, next gun my R2 button doesn’t work. I even had a problem with the X button not working. All this within the 1st half hour of playing. Funny thing is every single game I own the controller works perfectly. This game has been a huge disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bengr7)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/9 "2016-12-27T13:19:00Z")
I think if the bugs will be fixed this game would be huge but they really need to fix some issues… ---
**Author:** ![GORESH14](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7bcc69/32.png) [@GORESH14](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GORESH14)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/10 "2017-01-03T12:54:00Z")
Well I stand corrected. Bought a new controller and the game works great, surprised the campaign is so short but enjoyed it and wish it had more stories. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Saartan](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sir_saartan/32/103489_2.png) [@Sir\_Saartan](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sir_Saartan)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/11 "2017-01-03T14:15:00Z")
If you want to know if it’s lag related or a bug, try it in single player mode. If the issue only occurs in multiplayer, it is most certainly due to lag overall internet performance (packeges getting lost or similar things). The triggers have differents ways of performing on each weapon, so because of lags it may not give the whole triggering information to the server, causing those issues. The R1 and L1 Buttons don’t function quite the same way the L2 and R2 are, so by switching to those you may bypass the problem. However, it does alter your way of playing the game quite a bit by doing that. ---
**Author:** ![bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bengr7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bengr7)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/12 "2017-01-04T00:33:00Z")
It’s from the ping and all these stuff guys the controllers are ok there is no need to buy new ones ---
**Author:** ![tHEfOnzE73](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@tHEfOnzE73](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tHEfOnzE73)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/13 "2017-01-04T00:55:00Z")
I have sunk over 200 hours into this game and have NEVER had this issue. I have used all versions of DS4 from the launch version to the latest iteration which ships with the slim and Pro with no problem whatsoever. I have also played on launch PS4 and PS4 Pro without issue. The closest thing I have experienced is the revive bug which when revived leaves you unable to fire your weapon until you switch to secondary and back again. ---
**Author:** ![GORESH14](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7bcc69/32.png) [@GORESH14](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GORESH14)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/14 "2017-01-06T16:48:00Z")
> [@bengr7](#): > > It’s from the ping and all these stuff guys the controllers are ok there is no need to buy new ones In my case it was indeed the controller, and it may also be the case for others. ---
**Author:** ![brancher12](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/brancher12/32/100936_2.png) [@brancher12](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/brancher12)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/15 "2017-01-06T18:17:00Z")
You can go into the console settings and change R2 to R1. ---
**Author:** ![FightinFinn187](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/fightinfinn187/32/101945_2.png) [@FightinFinn187](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/FightinFinn187)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/16 "2017-01-06T19:14:00Z")
Haven’t had that problem, I guess I am just lucky. ---
**Author:** ![blindsniper63](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/blindsniper63/32/101021_2.png) [@blindsniper63](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/blindsniper63)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/17 "2017-01-06T19:57:00Z")
Wifes been telling me that for years but hey what does she know? ---
**Author:** ![R0BB4L0U](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/r0bb4l0u/32/103197_2.png) [@R0BB4L0U](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/R0BB4L0U)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/18 "2017-01-07T10:34:00Z")
When I’m playing Support, this happens to me too. When an enemy is within 10m and I want to shoot, the melee weapon comes out. Needless to say, I’m dead within a couple of seconds. This only happens with Support. ---
**Author:** ![widdy2](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@widdy2](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/widdy2)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/19 "2017-01-07T11:05:00Z")
I had the issues in the beta. I was told to look at the rubber components inside the controller. The rubber parts that sit under the triggers gets worn down and some, like mine had a little split, meaning the pressure from pressing R2 wasn’t registering. I just used a bit of epoxy glue and put a little drop to seal the split and it now works fine. ---
**Author:** ![JBModz1](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/jbmodz1/32/102378_2.png) [@JBModz1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JBModz1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/need-help-guys-with-my-r2-button/102799/20 "2017-01-07T11:39:00Z")
it was in bf4 too so they have not figured out the cure. i hated the r2 feel from day 1 and have been on r1 since it was available. on bf1 you can only enable r1 swap thru ps4 settings.