Enkrod@feddit.org 1 month ago
Mouse and Keyboard superiority!!!
A mouse? For shooters?!?
I definitely still played Quake with keyboard only and having it automatically look up or down on ramps.
I think during playing Jedi Knight I started using the mouse and having the revolutionary idea of using the numpad for movement and the surrounding keys for important Force powers. Because that was so much better than using the arrow keys.
No idea when I switched to WASD.
Next you’ll be telling me you missed tank controls in games. Why strafe when you can slowly rotate to turn?
Metroid Prime my beloved…
JK 2. Mouse wheel up and down for push and pull, click for choke. Others can be keys.
A lot of games have aim assist with controllers. I’m currently playing Read Dead Redemption 2 and when you aim with a controller, it auto locks to their body.
I noticed that with a bunch of games when I’m playing on the Steam Deck.
I always turn that off. Being used to a mouse I always turned my right stick sensitivity WAAYY up so I could aim quickly, but the aim assist would always throw off my muscle memory for how far/long to pull the stick. Then I tried gyro/touchpad aiming for shooters and couldn’t get the hang of it, I like playing with the deck resting on something, I can’t just hold it in the air the whole time I’m playing. Now I just play shooters on PC and everything else on steam deck.
Ya. The controller people on their little boxes do not understand.
Like, I could plug a controller into my PC … but WHY?
I’m gonna just ruin everyone’s day by sharing that I play racing simulators with a controller. On PC.
Im gonna add to the ruination by saying I play shooters on PC with a controller
Really? Like, I know its physically possible. Do you survive long?
Sure. Racing and flight simulators are a joke on those little boxes. Ya need a PC. Do you use extra monitors?
Hah, I play on a laptop with just its screen.
‘Gran Turismo’ is in fact quite good, and supports wheels. Their fantasy tracks are really nice, starting from the first game. ‘Wreckfest’ also works fine on consoles.
One day when you’re an adult, you’ll look back at the childish patronising insults you threw at millions of women, men and children, none of whom you know or have any right to judge, in order to feel a sense of smug superiority for a few moments on the Internet.
If adulthood hasn’t happened yet, it’s not likely. I broke enough Atari controllers to have paid my dues. Fixed em with superglue and tape. But, you know. I was twelve. Then I got older and purchased big boy toys.
You ought to consider shorter sentences. And drop some of the formalisms. That works better for today’s audiences.
This is not tiktok. People can handle longer sentences.
because i can lean back and put my legs up on my desk this way. using the mouse in this position is super awkward (keyboard cable would be long enough, but no surface for the mousepad is an issue). But i wouldn’t bother with a cable for plugging in the controller, 2.4GHz and Bluetooth are a thing nowadays.
Sweet. I’m old and security conscious. I like wires. I have a long-cabled USB hub to extend my peripherals to my nest of pillows or an easy chair.
I got this stupid ‘lap desk’ for my bedroom. Looks dumb, but it holds a drink, a phone slot, keyboard and mouse space. There’s a couple legs I rarely extend. Works perfectly.
You’ve brought me some ideas how to reorganize my space in the future - I do have some 5m usb cables lying around and a cheap USB hub. I’m moving in the next few months, and I’ll keep that in mind, thanks
I love my cables too and am security-minded (and , buy my gamepad input isn’t exactly worth protecting except from embarrassment when I’m failing comically.
cattywampas@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Mouse and keyboard has never felt right for most games for me.
Stern@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I came up on pads for everything, and still do it for stuff like the Arkhams, Silksong, and various forms of platformer, but FPS? Once you’ve mouse aimed, the joypad just feels clunky.
bytesonbike@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
KB&M with Arkham games was my jam! Now that I’m better with a controller, I can see why people like it.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Seeing people play something like Assassin’s Creed on mouse and keyboard is just wild.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
I rather play Assassin’s Creed and souls games on mouse and keyboard for the rest of my life that FPSs on controller.
bytesonbike@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
Haha that was me!
I grew up on it. I even played 2D platformers (emulated) and fighting games on it.
Only in the past few years have I gotten used to a controller. Mostly because Sekiro was kicking my ass and when I whined about it, the internet made fun of me and I finally bought a USB controller.
I’m still trash though I got mods to make me near invincible.
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
It’s better for FPS games and worse for action games.
weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Don’t forget about RTS, MMO and some CRPG.
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
And fighting games
Venator@lemmy.nz 5 weeks ago
It’s not worse for action games if you get good.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I tried kb&m for Witcher 3 for about 5 minutes. It was miserable.
Damage@feddit.it 5 weeks ago
GenZ?
cattywampas@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nope, millennial. Mouse and keyboard is fine for strategy games but I prefer a controller for almost everything else.
Venator@lemmy.nz 5 weeks ago
You should try VR
cattywampas@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I tried it once and I hated it.