CODLOCKERDeadzones are where the condition and behaviour of your controller become especially relevant. Two players can use the same sensitivity and still get a different response from small stick movements because their minimum deadzones are different.
What the minimum does
The minimum determines how far a stick must move before input is recognised. Lowering it lets smaller movements register; raising it creates a larger area around the centre where movement is ignored. PlayStation’s explanation of stick deadzones describes this directly.
In the 45 confirmed BO7 records, 32 players use a left-stick minimum of 1 and ten use 0. On the right stick, 34 use a minimum of 3. That’s a clear pattern: the movement stick commonly has a smaller ignored area than the aiming stick.
You can see it in individual setups. Shotzzy and HyDra both use a left minimum of 0 while keeping their right minimum at 3. Their movement and aiming sticks are being treated separately. Copying the zero onto both sticks would give you a different configuration from the one they use.
What the maximum does
The maximum controls a different part of the response. Lowering the left-stick maximum means the game reaches full movement input before you’ve pushed the stick all the way to its edge. This can make full movement input easier to reach during direction changes. Your character’s movement speed is still governed by the game.
A left maximum of 75 appears in 35 of the 45 records, but there are several alternatives:
| Player | Left-stick maximum |
|---|---|
| Alluka and Kremp | 60 |
| Mamba | 63 |
| Sib | 65 |
| Ghosty | 99 |
That’s a substantial difference in how much of the stick’s travel is used before reaching full input. A lower maximum gives you less travel to work through; a higher one preserves more room between smaller inputs and full movement.
All 45 confirmed records use a right-stick maximum of 99. That’s the most consistent deadzone value in the sample. Even here, it tells us what these players use rather than proving what every controller needs.
Checking your own pad
After that, experiment with the left maximum separately. Try a common value such as 75 and compare how comfortably you can move, stop and change direction. A pro’s numbers can suggest what to test, but they can’t show how your sticks settle when you let go.
Sources
- PlayStation Support — controller stick deadzones, Sony Interactive Entertainment.
- CODLOCKER settings database, 45 confirmed Black Ops 7 profiles. See How We Verify.