"Real" Gamers can handle Controller AND KB&M - Yes or No? (Poll)

Hey, with some threads lately I noticed there seems to be a split between people who are more comfortable with Controller or Keyboard and Mouse and can't handle the other so well.

This brought the question to mind: Do you think a "Real Gamer" (well, defining this would fill a whole other thread I guess so I'll just use it as placeholder) has to be able to master both ways of entering input for a video game, or should it enough whne he's masterly good on the one but not the other? Or do you think he / she should really be able to handle ALL of them: Controller, KB&M, Kinect, Wiimote, Move...etc.

So, if you have an opinion about it, I'd like to know which and why :)

Nonsense im a "real gamer" of 30 yrs and having spent over 20 yrs using a mouse and keyboard i feel gimped when using a controller but that only because i have been hardwired into K+M controls, an FPS on a controller to me is like tying my hands behind my back and asking me to use my chin ...no way it's gonna happen, i'm even better at fighting games and racing games using a keyboard than someoone with a controller.

Who cares? Real gamers are those who choose what they want to play to have fun, there is no damn criteria, definitely not that. I much perfer a controller and a I have over 100 games in my collection, am I not a real gamer?

did you just call me an "Unreal" gamer? O.OAllicrombie

I hate that term, "Real Gamer" ugh....

Nah, it's silly to make criteria like that. Personally I use KB/M for pretty much everything, then the rare time it's a fighter/third person game I'll use a 360 controller.

I have different control devices for different genres: mouse n keyboard (PC - FPS, strategy, RPG), controller(PS3/PC - sports and TPS), driving wheel (PS3/PC - racing), joystick (PC - flight sims and mech games), plus the Wiimote for the Wii.

I hate that term, "Real Gamer" ugh....

seanmcloughlin

I hate that term, "Real Gamer" ugh....

seanmcloughlin

You and me both.

So many people seem to TL;DR ._. And the text isn't even THAT long....

No. I play any good game regardless of the controller used, but I highly prefer FPS games to use KB/M and can understand people not playing them on consoles because of it. I generally don't, but if the FPS is that good, I will.

So many people seem to TL;DR ._. And the text isn't even THAT long....

Justforvisit

I think it was because you said "real gamer." Threads discussing what a "real gamer" does usually don't turn out well.

And to answer your question, no I do not think being able to use all types of controllers and a KB and M makes anyone a real gamer.

No. I'm way more comfortable with a controller simply because I've used one much more frequently then a mouse and keyboard mainly because I'm not really into PC gaming all that much.Archangel3371

[QUOTE="Archangel3371"]No. I'm way more comfortable with a controller simply because I've used one much more frequently then a mouse and keyboard mainly because I'm not really into PC gaming all that much.LongZhiZi

So many people seem to TL;DR ._. And the text isn't even THAT long....

Justforvisit

Because the OP is pretty naive. Why stop at gamepad and kb/m. The problem is there are wiimotes, move wand,kinect, fighting stick, flightstick on and on types of peripherals for gaming. Are the people who use all them well even more "real gamers" than the rest of us? No way.

Makes no difference whatsoever. It's all about practice and muscle memory

I can use both just fine, I never understood how anyone could have trouble with either. Hell, I'm right handed and as a kid I used to play with a weird left handed controller on the Sega Master System just fine, I guess I'm adaptable.Black_Knight_00

Thing is I was great on analog sticks and crap on kb/m when I started PC gaming and now it has completely flipped. Almost no time playing with my gamepad means I can't use it for aiming or anything in games anymore. The analog is too clumsy for me and I suck with it now. Only thing I can use them for is something like assassin's creed

Hey, with some threads lately I noticed there seems to be a split between people who are more comfortable with Controller or Keyboard and Mouse and can't handle the other so well.

This brought the question to mind: Do you think a "Real Gamer" (well, defining this would fill a whole other thread I guess so I'll just use it as placeholder) has to be able to master both ways of entering input for a video game, or should it enough whne he's masterly good on the one but not the other? Or do you think he / she should really be able to handle ALL of them: Controller, KB&M, Kinect, Wiimote, Move...etc.

So, if you have an opinion about it, I'd like to know which and why :)

Justforvisit

If you're not using a controller you're just typing in the gameplay. Not for me.

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]I can use both just fine, I never understood how anyone could have trouble with either. Hell, I'm right handed and as a kid I used to play with a weird left handed controller on the Sega Master System just fine, I guess I'm adaptable.seanmcloughlin

Thing is I was great on analog sticks and crap on kb/m when I started PC gaming and now it has completely flipped. Almost no time playing with my gamepad means I can't use it for aiming or anything in games anymore. The analog is too clumsy for me and I suck with it now. Only thing I can use them for is something like assassin's creed

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]I can use both just fine, I never understood how anyone could have trouble with either. Hell, I'm right handed and as a kid I used to play with a weird left handed controller on the Sega Master System just fine, I guess I'm adaptable.Black_Knight_00

Thing is I was great on analog sticks and crap on kb/m when I started PC gaming and now it has completely flipped. Almost no time playing with my gamepad means I can't use it for aiming or anything in games anymore. The analog is too clumsy for me and I suck with it now. Only thing I can use them for is something like assassin's creed

No co-ordination anymore :P

I can use a controller, I just don;t like it. To me it's like taking the steering wheel out of my car and replacing it with a potato on a stick

[QUOTE="Justforvisit"]

So many people seem to TL;DR ._. And the text isn't even THAT long....

seanmcloughlin

Because the OP is pretty naive. Why stop at gamepad and kb/m. The problem is there are wiimotes, move wand,kinect, fighting stick, flightstick on and on types of peripherals for gaming. Are the people who use all them well even more "real gamers" than the rest of us? No way.

Makes no difference whatsoever. It's all about practice and muscle memory

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Thing is I was great on analog sticks and crap on kb/m when I started PC gaming and now it has completely flipped. Almost no time playing with my gamepad means I can't use it for aiming or anything in games anymore. The analog is too clumsy for me and I suck with it now. Only thing I can use them for is something like assassin's creed

seanmcloughlin

No co-ordination anymore :P

Just because someone can use a controller and keyboard and mouse, it doesn't make them a "real gamer".

There is no way to determine what a "Real Gamer" is. I can personally handle both, but there shouldn't be a criteria as to what a real gamer is. As long as you enjoy games, then you can be called a "real" gamer.

what if i have no hands and can't use any control setup? :(

The "real gamer" argument aside, I've never really had trouble with either. You learn to adapt if enough time is spent using whichever. Though I am incredibly rusty when it comes to PC shooters.

Arnt we all real gamers.. ?