Using a controller is reasonably close to what its like holding a handgun/pistol.
Holding a mouse is nothing like firing any handgun, rifle or shotgun I've ever used, heck my mouse doesn't even have rumble to simulate recoil.
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Using a controller is reasonably close to what its like holding a handgun/pistol.
Holding a mouse is nothing like firing any handgun, rifle or shotgun I've ever used, heck my mouse doesn't even have rumble to simulate recoil.
Except a controller DOES cut it, it works brilliantly when everyone else is using a controller too. The level playing field it offers is brilliant.
Also, atpbx is wrong, I played PC FPS games for many, many years at a high standard, practice makes perfect. I can enjoy a game on either just as much.
People say M&K works better all the time, if that's true, why do R6: Vegas, GRAW, GRAW2, Halo and Halo2 all feel infinitely superior with a control pad?
Not in Single Player you're not?
Odd, here's me thinking Halo 2 was massively popular... Strange...
I never said it wasn't easier with a mouse and keyboard. Does easier mean better?
I take it you play through all your games on 'easy' difficulty?
Sure, but bare in the mind the whole game will probably play differently when every player is using a pad. I personally think TF2 is more suited to a mouse and got the game for the pc, CoD4 i'm certainly getting on the 360 and the thought of Halo 3 with a mouse is all wrong.
It's quite the opposite for me. With a mouse it feels like i'm moving a cursor around and pushing a button untill people fall over. With a pad - taking careful aim, squeezing the trigger and feeling the rumble - it feels far more like firing a real weapon. The speed is also more realistic. Fire a real rifle and it takes time and concentration to hit your target - similar to with a pad - using a mouse results in far, far quicker aiming and is more like opening a folder in windows. Flick, shoot, rinse and repeat.
Well IMO it doesn't. It just doesn't have the speed and precision that is required for high level competitive play and the ability to pull off shots that truly put your reaction time and skill to the test.
For a muck about yeah it's fine.
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Theres a lot of IMO's going on in this thread, and it's simply a case that thats all anyone in this thread can say. There are no facts. Its all going to be down to a persons preference.
Using Oblivion as a basis, I can say I much prefer the PC's Keyboard and mouse. I cant stand playing the game using the 360 controller and its even worse on the PS3!
So IMO.
PC's keyboard and Mouse comes foremost, Then the 360 pad, and then the PS3.
Using Oblivion as a basis, I can say I much prefer the PC's Keyboard and mouse. I cant stand playing the game using the 360 controller and its even worse on the PS3!
So IMO.
PC's keyboard and Mouse comes foremost, Then the 360 pad, and then the PS3.
Generally auto aim in single player isn't really a problem, it's multiplayer where it's annoying, CoD4 has ridiculous amounts of it.
I guess, more slower perhaps.
CoD4 is such a PC game, I mean like I said the Beta (best way to determine so far) has huge amounts of autoaim, my crosshair gets dragged around quite often by it. Never had such noticeable autoaim before.
As for Halo 3 it could easily be done with a mouse, I never had any problems with Halo 2 on PC, controls well enough to me I thought.
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won't auto aim ruin the game? why bother playing with it on at all?
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Auto aim can spoil some games at times, But it depends how its implemented by the developer. Some auto aims, work by auto targeting only once you get close to the enemy, and then it still allows you to target specific places on that target.
I'm happy with that kind of auto aiming, But I have also played a game before where the auto aim basically targeted for you completely, and it spoilt the game. It could have been red faction? Not sure which, but even though i enjoyed red faction, it was only once id turned the auto targeting off.
I hated that, it was so awkward to control.
Not blaming the controller as Halo 3 Beta handled fine but The Darkness is such a **** to aim with, I've never had a problem with aiming on 360 games until that.
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The Darkness was fine once id found out i could change the amount of autoaim in the options.
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I don't play single FPS anymore, actually don't play FPS period. But when i did, it was 90% online and so no, it wasn't on easy, and no, I play my games on normal too on the other 10%.
I have played Halo on the xbox, and I know it works perfectly fine. But the topic is controller v KB/mouse, head to head, the KB wins. In a world where everyone has to use jobpad then obviously there are no disadvantage. And I already said, in single player the pad is fine and already gave my reason for it. It's where multiplayer where a KB/mouse comes into it's own.
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Raymond, the question I asked was not which is better but
Does it get a lot easier the more one plays or is it just the nature of controllers to be harder to target the enemy?
But I thank everyone including yourself for your imformative and interesting replys
Does it get a lot easier the more one plays or is it just the nature of controllers to be harder to target the enemy?
But I thank everyone including yourself for your imformative and interesting replys
Raymond, the question I asked was not which is better but
Does it get a lot easier the more one plays or is it just the nature of controllers to be harder to target the enemy?
But I thank everyone including yourself for your imformative and interesting replys
I think its the way you asked the question which makes it sound like its being compared to something.
It can be hard using a controller to target things because analouge sticks don't offer the accuracy and speed needed to suit the pace of most fps games.
People who are new to controllers tend to 'flick' the analogue sticks thinking it will make a minor movement... which it doesnt. This will be sorted with practice of course. It can also be easier to move into your target rather than aiming for it.
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That's exactly it ! Many times in Halo it's easier to actually strafe sideways to get it on target than actually aiming for it. Where in the PC I would move backwards and turn while aim and shoot.
Anyhow, it's all what I prefer. If you want to play FPS with a pad, knock yourself out.