User blog comment:Bellic GSM/Dead Eye Complaints (Multiplayer)/@comment-3455248-20111208175028

I assume they're complaining about using it in competitive matches or against other players in Free Roam? That's where I usually hear the complaint and it usually goes along with complaints about casual aim, pistols, and whatever else they consider n00bish. I can understand the point of view, but unless you play with a group of people who all agree to not use the things the game provides to players, there's no point complaining.

Personally I don't use dead eye that often in multiplayer, but it's mostly just because I forget to. When I do use it, since I don't practice much with it I usually end up worse off then when I don't use it.

One approach Rockstar could have taken is to set things up like they did with races in GTA IV where the person who starts the session would have options to choose aiming style, turn dead eye off, select the types of weapons that are available, etc. While that would be nice in some cases, overall I think it would have made the interface a mess and the experience less enjoyable (because the person starting the session inevitably turns out to be an idiot who takes forever to set things up, then makes terrible choices).