I can already do that. That's not the issue here.

Mouse controls in this game are dictated by a "thumbstick emulation" scheme where the mouse acts like your thumb moving a joystick. This presents several problems: it makes aiming difficult because of input lag and extremely inconsistent sensitivity. In PC when framerate becomes unbearable it's especially noticeable because there's at least a 100-300 ms delay between mouse movement and camera movement.

That may not sound like a lot but in terms of competitive play it's about as good as playing with your elbows.

Go look up eagle eye, frag fx or any DS3 to mouse conversion kit.. It still emulates the DS3 with out the acceleration not to mention since CCP has handicapped the mouse you have these third party devices that do a better job along with allowing mouse users to utilize the OP aim assist...

How is that "cheating?" Anyone can go out and buy a different controller or control mechanism. Hell I would hope that many do because the ones that come with the PS3 suck as they are designed for a child's hands! What about people that are physically disabled in some way? Are you gonna deny them some kind of different input device because you believe it to be cheating? They are not providing preferential treatment or and are not catering to one or the other or saying you must buy this to win. Only you guys are saying this.

I too use a KBM, however after the last fix to hit detection plus the AA addition, I've had to switch back to using a controller while waiting for the fragfx shark I ordered from splitfish to come in:

http://www.splitfish.com/index.php/en/products/fragfx-shark-ps3-v2013

Oh noes... that's pay to win! No it's not. By doing this it no way guarantees that I'll win anything. It only provides my hands with some of the ergonomic comfort that I'm seeking while still taking advantage of the AA benefits that CCP has coded into the game for EVERYONE to be able to use.

With regard to mouse getting some sort of limiting input delay, I'm not sure what it was, but I was definitely getting a delay with a controller for a long while during chromosome, and maybe into uprising 1.2. It could have largely been a result of what I found to be network latency, but it REALLY screwed up the ability to reliably use my mass driver, as I'd often spin just a hair too much and shoot the wall killing myself rather than strafe just outside of it to fire at the target.

With regard to the above posters reference to precision vs. acceleration, I see this as the biggest point. I think the idea of 'raw input' is a white elephant. What do you mean by raw input?

I honestly don't really get what x,000 dpi in mouse speed corresponds to. Could someone clarify? Are you saying that if you move your mouse 1 inch in one second, and that rotates your charachter 25% of the screen, raw input would imply that if you move 4x that speed then you would rotate 100% in the same time. Then theoretically, you could probably move your mouse 10x+ that speed spinning extremely fast...?

BRZZTTT wrong. In sports they specifically disallow the drugs and state such. CCP has not disallowed 3rd party anything. They only say that you cannot gain profit off of it.

And I understand what you are saying about AA trying to "even things out" due to differing types of controls, but my point is I have to use a KBM because my hands cannot operate the dumb-ass controllers designed for little kids' hands. They cause me to cramp up and not want to play anymore.

So not a cheat, not even close. And you have no idea what level of "meta" CCP allows in their games if you believe that a simple little controller is "cheating".

As for your "competitive" argument, try telling that one to the huge alliances that crush the little corps in EVE online. Once they make battles in DUST result in larger and more meaningful consequences in EVE, you better believe that DUST corps/alliances backed/supported by huge EVE alliances will start a whole new level of stomping all over this game. I'm not talking just "gameplay" but also logistics, funding, spying, logging, coercion, diplomacy, market war, production blocking, transport blockading, and more... This game has only just begun to see some of the smaller things that can be done with it, but it's tied to a much larger universe of possibilities and all it takes is for someone to just open themselves up to them and take advantage of it. Boxing yourself into the notions of "fairplay", "competitive combat", and "right/wrong" will only get you even more frustrated than you already are.