EnderAndrew Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 He specifically was referring to shooting a grenade with a controller as opposed to a keyboard.
Calax Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I really don't see that Ender, I don't. And to add to the topic, I can't play halo because I blow myself up due to the sensitivity of the controlers trigger button. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
EnderAndrew Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 The buttons are often easier to reach on a controller as opposed to a keyboard. A keyboard is designed for two hands, where as you often play games with one hand on your mouse, and only one hand manning the keyboard. And if you aren't exactly sure which button does what, a 108-key keyboard can be more intimidating.
Calax Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 that's why so many new players are being corrupted by the dark side, because they want the easy 16 button controller rather than the god that is this keyboard of mine! Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
EnderAndrew Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 Hey, I enjoy PC gaming. But for certain games, I prefer a controller.
alanschu Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 Some games just work better for a controller. I own a controller for my sports games, and a joystick for any game that involves flying.
Calax Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 the mod's hate skimmers (I had to click 4 times to get past the 30 second buffer) And in response to you Al, those games yes it does work but for an FPS it really doesn't for me. Especially when 9 times out of 10 your facing a very different control scheme. Anyway it's 2 am now and i'm going to bed. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Petay Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I do enjoy playing a good FPS on a console, since i can just sit back and relax, but it feels much more easier to control with moouse and keyboard.
EnderAndrew Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I live aiming with a mouse, and moving with an analog controller. So I'm screwed.
Darth Barth Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I dont know what to write here. I hate console shooters. Controls are not precise enough. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What are you talking about? There are no control problems. The controls are usually the same from console to computer to arcade. WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE.
Darth Flatus Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 He means that in an arcade or on a console you cannot get the same quickness or degree of accuracy you get with a mouse and keyboard. This is true. Double analogue sticks or whatever just don't cut it.
Guest Fishboot Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I like both (we're obviously talking about FPS when we say shooters - I don't think anyone means Gradius vs. Solar Winds with this question). I think the complaint that analog thumbsticks are not as "precise" as mouse and keyboard is false - they're just not as fast. I like the mouse and keyboard 180 whip as much as the next guy, but for games designed to work with thumbsticks they're perfectly satisfactory. Does anyone have one of those cut down left hand WASD keyboards for playing shooters? Those always seemed like a good idea to me - if I had a trackball or an any-surface optical mouse and a left hand mini-keyboard I could easily see playing FPSes without a desk surface. The console companies could try floating that as the "expert" controller combo for something like Halo 2, bet it'd sell like hotcakes through word of mouth. "That guy just totally killed us!" "lol newbs, get trackball ftw." "Mom! I need a trackball rig!"
Laozi Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 I live aiming with a mouse, and moving with an analog controller. So I'm screwed. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think you might be on to something there People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair.
Calax Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 the Controler is much to.... imprecise for my tastes, in a game like Halo if anybody has screwed with the sensitivity on my controler i always end up overcorrecting and shooting past the guy. then i promptly die. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
metadigital Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 I just plug the console into the BCI neural interface I had installed into my cerebellum, just below the Middle Cerebellar Peduncle (13), just anterior to the Trigeminal Nerve (14), which is the organic signal transducer, and just superior to the Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle (15), which in turn connects the spinal cord and medulla to the cerebellum). All quite simple, really. And once the big spike is in, you hardly notice it. (It hurts like a B*tch if you try to walk off with it still attached, though:trap for young players!) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
alanschu Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 I'm wonder when the day will come that that does become your control scheme. No more excuses about faulty controllers. You drove into that wall because you didn't think to turn!
Darque Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 I will never have a control interface or any other kind of installed component. They better come up with some "think-do" technology that doesn't involve cutting and pasting
alanschu Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Says you right now. Could you hold that stance when in every game you get r0x0red by the other gamerz0rs because they have l33t "headsets" Oooo, new sig!
Darque Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 I'd only get "cybered" if it was.... 1) Like the nanotech in DX 2) Led to immortality :cool: Yup, added to my sig, had to put my fondest BG2 moment there... thanks for reminding me about it
Laozi Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Wouldn't you have a cyberbrain like in GITS People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair.
alanschu Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Yup, added to my sig, had to put my fondest BG2 moment there... thanks for reminding me about it Hey, I aim to please. And nanobots WOULD be cool.
Darque Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 Wouldn't you have a cyberbrain like in GITS <{POST_SNAPBACK}> GITS?
Cantousent Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 As in you'd have to be a git to do something like that to your brain. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends!
Damnhippies50 Posted July 19, 2005 Author Posted July 19, 2005 wow this topic has really grown. Another reason that computers are better for shooters is that you dont have to pay to play on line. Also, playing split screen Halo on the X-box, mainly with more than 2 people, because i find the screens to be too small unlike the PC.
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