Mouse/Keyboard Or Control Pad

[Stratman]

When playing an FPS, do you prefer the mouse/Keyboard combo, or a control pad?

[Stratman]

I wouldn't dream of using anything but the combo unless I was playing a console with is very rare.

[conor.]

I don't play many FPS on computer, so I'm more for controller in general.

[xander biscuits]

I have never owned a games console, so the vast majority of the time I play with mouse and keyboard, so that is what I am used to and therefore favour. The only FPS I have is Unreal Tournament (Not a big game nerd really)

[Stratman]

I have never owned a games console, so the vast majority of the time I play with mouse and keyboard, so that is what I am used to and therefore favour. The only FPS I have is Unreal Tournament (Not a big game nerd really)

It's not really evident that the mouse/keyboard combo works a whole lot better until you try the control pad, the precision just isn't there. I'm not a huge gamer anymore anyway, but I've been borrowing my roommates XBox which reminded me of how bad the control pad really is for FPS.

[xander biscuits]

So what do you mean the whole mavoureability thing? Mouse look vs little joy stick and the like?

[Stratman]

Yeah, the control pad is extremely hard to aim accurately with. I don't think you can adjust the sensitivity either. I remember trying in vain to make it work on GoldenEye64 but I just couldn't come to grips with it.

[morbot]

Mouse & Keyboard give you a lot more options for movement and menu access by having so many keys & sidebuttons available with minimal hand movement... plus things like a scroll wheel on a mouse for rotating through weapons for example that you just can't get on a pad.

[conor.]

Yeah, the control pad is extremely hard to aim accurately with. I don't think you can adjust the sensitivity either. I remember trying in vain to make it work on GoldenEye64 but I just couldn't come to grips with it.

I don't know a game from xbox onwards were you can't change the sensitivity...

[grissom]

I can do both. I'm more used to console though, so I guess I'll say that.

[moleman31]

I find it way easier to aim with a mouse, and the movement controls are best with a keyboard as well.

[Dental Plan!]

You should add 'wii remote' to the options.

[Stratman]

You should add 'wii remote' to the options.

There's a thought, but too late now...

[Dental Plan!]

I'm pretty sure you can edit the poll in thread tools. Maybe not though...

[Simpson Purist]

Mouse/keyboard for me. To date, the only FPS I actually feel more comfortable playing with a controller is Halo.

[Stratman]

Somebody want to break the stalemate?

[xander biscuits]

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