Tips for going from K+M to Controller

Casdawer · 7 Jun 2019 at 14:54

So the wife and I are finally having a baby and so my study/gaming room is to be converted to a baby room!

Because of this, there is no space in the house to put the PC/Desk so I've bit the bullet and bought an Xbox One X which I admit I'm quite enjoying! (Game Pass is a steal!)

3rd Person games are fine as I used a controller for them on the PC however for FPS, I'm getting my arse kicked left, right and center, even in SP games like Wolfenstein 2.

With M+K I'd be fine but aiming with thumb-sticks just seems impossible to line up a shot (forget sniping!)

Has anyone else made the move from K+M to controller and can offer some sage advise?

mid_gen · 7 Jun 2019 at 15:03

Practice. The muscle memory will come with some repetition.

I can't aim with mouse and kB for toffee anymore, much better with a controller.

Zatoichi.uK · 7 Jun 2019 at 15:05

Basically start with a really low sens and then gradually ramp it up, say once a week. When you get to the point where it doesn't help to increase it further settle on that.

Explosivo · 7 Jun 2019 at 15:07

Just play with one until you get good

shorttricky · 7 Jun 2019 at 16:13

Try using an KontrolFreek FPS Freek on the right stick - it extends the stick and gives you better fine movement, especially at higher sensitivities.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/KontrolFre...=fps+freek&qid=1559920133&s=videogames&sr=1-4

There's loads of different varieties, but they all do the same job. You'll definitely find them cheaper than that if you look around.

Suicidal Ferret · 8 Jun 2019 at 12:46

As with any new skill, practice, practice and more practice. Or were you incredible with a M&K from day one?

Poneros · 9 Jun 2019 at 07:32

Get a lap rest for m&kb. Reality is 99% of console players are just letting auto-aim do the work.

Supercow · 10 Jun 2019 at 07:35

As most said above, I came from twitch shooter background / MMO etc., and moved to console some years ago. At first I simply could not get the hang of it, but with time it gets much better.

Take FPS games for example, you get used to 'exploiting' the aim assist feature. For example, instead of aiming down sight to hit multiple enemies, you learn to unfocus (if that's the correct term), and then snap back to the enemy.

MoDe · 10 Jun 2019 at 10:13

One thing I've picked up is that you have to think about you crosshair placement a lot more, as you can't rely on your quick flick shots. Seems to be helping me quite a bit in Halo on xbox.

Scort · 10 Jun 2019 at 12:35

Casdawer said:
Has anyone else made the move from K+M to controller and can offer some sage advise?

Just keep at it - took me 2 weeks to get to grips with a joypad on the 360, after gaming on PC for over a decade; didn't need to change sensitivity or anything, I simply kept at it and it just clicked.

Rroff · 10 Jun 2019 at 12:46

As above, especially coming from KB+M, you need to kind of unfocus and let aim assist do a lot of the work - personally I find it a thoroughly unsatisfying experience.

Casdawer · 10 Jun 2019 at 14:00

Thanks for the tips guys.

Played over the weekend and not it's getting better!

Loving the X at the moment.