# Why'd they change it so R2 and L2 are the Aim and Fire buttons? (PS4)

**URL:** <https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 7, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451 "2013-12-07T19:36:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![DILDO\_BURRITO](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@DILDO\_BURRITO](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DILDO_BURRITO)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451/1 "2013-12-07T19:36:17Z")

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[http://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield4/comments/1sc1fh/whyd\_they\_change\_it\_so\_r2\_and\_l2\_are\_the\_aim\_and/](http://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield4/comments/1sc1fh/whyd_they_change_it_so_r2_and_l2_are_the_aim_and/)

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**Author:** ![AbrahamLeanin](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@AbrahamLeanin](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AbrahamLeanin)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451/2 "2013-12-07T20:56:29Z")

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Bf4 is my first battlefield. How did it used to be

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**Author:** ![r\_karlen](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@r\_karlen](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/r_karlen)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451/3 "2013-12-07T21:42:04Z")

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On PS3 aim and fire are L1 and R1, respectively

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**Author:** ![iconic2125](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@iconic2125](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/iconic2125)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451/4 "2013-12-08T05:58:59Z")

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Because the PS4 has amazing triggers so all shooters will provably have it this way

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**Author:** ![DILDO\_BURRITO](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@DILDO\_BURRITO](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DILDO_BURRITO)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451/5 "2013-12-08T06:19:02Z")

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I disagree. Why change the triggers, when everyone is used to them being the other way? I personally hate the L2/R2 scheme for triggers.

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**Author:** ![WolfintheShadows](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ac8455/32.png) [@WolfintheShadows](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WolfintheShadows)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whyd-they-change-it-so-r2-and-l2-are-the-aim-and-fire-buttons-ps4/110451/6 "2013-12-10T19:43:58Z")

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Because they were terrible on the PS3.