Keyboard and Mouse vs the Gamepad

Too bad CS:GO will not be cross-platform any more :(

You need all of the keyboard buttons for shortcuts in RTS. Gamepads are holding consoles back.DaBrainz

[QUOTE="DaBrainz"]You need all of the keyboard buttons for shortcuts in RTS. Gamepads are holding consoles back.nintendoboy16

From my own experiences:

Game genres best on keyboard and mouse: FPS, adventure, strategy/rts, RPG (as in Baldur's Gate)

Games best on controller: 3d platformer (Lara Croft and TGoL), 3rd-person action (Tomb Raider), sports

Games best with driving wheel and pedals: driving and racing games

Games best with joystick: flight sims and mech games.

Compared to a driving wheel and joystick, controllers suck for flight sims and driving games the least of which is no feeling of immersion. The keyboard and mouse is even worse.

Gamepad.

From my own experiences:

Game genres best on keyboard and mouse: FPS, adventure, strategy/rts, RPG (as in Baldur's Gate)

Games best on controller: 3d platformer (Lara Croft and TGoL), 3rd-person action (Tomb Raider), sports

Games best with driving wheel and pedals: driving and racing games

Games best with joystick: flight sims and mech games.

Compared to a driving wheel and joystick, controllers suck for flight sims and driving games the least of which is no feeling of immersion. The keyboard and mouse is even worse.

jun_aka_pekto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-OYKd8SVrI

I grew up on gamepads, so most of my FPS gaming was done post Halo:CE with Xbox controllers (occasional few on PS3 i.e. Killzone, Resistance, etc.). I haven't yet had the chance to get into a shooter game yet on the PC I built last month, but playing Skyrim has at least given me a sneak-peek to what it's like and the mouse element is great. The kicker is the keyboard - it just isn't as suitable for movement like a 360 degree joystick is.

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

Blackbond

Keyboard and mouse for shooters and MMOs.

Gamepad for EVERYTHING ELSE. (Sports, platformers, singleplayer RPGs, puzzles and fighters.)

Aiming with your thumbs is the stupidest $hit ever.

So mouse and keyboard for all shooting genres, as well as strategy and RPG games. Game pad is best for 2D platformers (3D platformers, depending on their style are also better with keybaord and mouse), fighting games, and sports games. Ford riving I prefer a wheel over gamepad.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

Bigboi500

I thought extended typing on keyboards (versus using a few keys) causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, not a mouse.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

Bigboi500

Keyboard and mouse for shooters and MMOs.

Gamepad for EVERYTHING ELSE. (Sports, platformers, singleplayer RPGs, puzzles and fighters.)

GeoffZak

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

Bigboi500

You're right. All the people who work all around the world, go to school, go to college and use the PC as an every day appliance hate using it for that reason. Oh wait...

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[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

Blackbond

You're right. All the people who work all around the world, go to school, go to college and use the PC as an every day appliance hate using it for that reason. Oh wait...

Controllers are much better for every game except RTSthemajormayor

MMO. Adventure. MOBA. FPS. TPS. WRPG(most). Sim.

What?

Gamespot user Jigglywiggly showing that mouse owns controllers in fps.

It was posted in the last thread like this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF5hqdc510g

Gamespot user Jigglywiggly showing that mouse owns controllers in fps.

It was posted in the last thread like this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF5hqdc510g

kraken2109

Lol, that was awesome.

[QUOTE="kraken2109"]

Gamespot user Jigglywiggly showing that mouse owns controllers in fps.

It was posted in the last thread like this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF5hqdc510g

lostrib

Lol, that was awesome.

ROFL

tablets have too few buttons. Keyboards on the other hand have tooo fvcking many :(

inb4uall

Call me crazy, but I actually prefer game pads for shooters over M/K. I prefer game pads for everything, aside from RTS games.

I prefer controllers, but keyboard is best when there are a ton of commands.donalbane

Controllers are much better for every game except RTSthemajormayor

[QUOTE="inb4uall"]

tablets have too few buttons. Keyboards on the other hand have tooo fvcking many :(

DragonfireXZ95

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

• Precision - Mouse
• Speed - Mouse
• Accuracy - Mouse

Bigboi500

For FPS and RTS games KB&M no contest. For platformers and fighting, sports, driving games gamepad.

Call me crazy, but I actually prefer game pads for shooters over M/K. I prefer game pads for everything, aside from RTS games.

ShadowMoses900

Depends on the genre

FPS=KB/M>>Wiimote>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>360/PS3 controllers

Platforming=PS3/360>Wiimote>>>>KB/M

Fighters=PS3>>360>>>>>>>Wiimote>>KB/M

But PC gamers get to choose between controllers and KB/M, so they really can't lose.