Cross-posting my response from another thread:

As someone who has extensive FPS experience with both KBM and controller, I can confidently say that any decent KBM player will wtfpwn any controller player. If KBM is allowed in DUST, it will become an even bigger balancing challenge than balancing n00bs and those with millions of SP. In fact, I don't see how KBM and controller could be balanced, unless turn speed is locked for KBM - and that might not be workable at all.

As much as I hate to say this, KBM is a really really bad idea for DUST. If every PS3 player had a bluetooth KB+M (I do), it would be a whole different story - but they don't.

People who play fighting games sometimes use arcade sticks. In some games, it can give a significant advantage. Arcade sticks are expensive.

Do people cry about it? No. They do not. Using a custom setup is an accepted and often expected part of the hobby.

People who play racing games competitively sometimes use wheels. Same deal.

Flight games, flight sticks. All of these things can give an innate advantage if you learn how to master them.... and no one complains.

Yet when it comes down to FPS games... and ONLY on consoles... suddenly nobody can handle a little KB/M. I guess console shooters are special, huh?

Access to better hardware is not forbiden, thus its not unfair.

I am in the *redacted* beta of a game about warplanes. People can play with whatever controls they want.

Control sticks have an advantage over kbm because its far more easier to pull crazy manouvers, while the mouse is limited on the axis games and doing a barrel roll is pretty hard.

Still i play with mouse and not complain. If it really matters to me I would go and spend some bucks on a decent control surface.

Theres diferent controls everywhere, on every platform. Its a matter of choice to use them or no.

Hell, I could use mouse on PS3 right now if I bought that things that allow a mouse to be used, that i am sure a lot of people are already using anyway. Just waiting because support was annouced for kbm even before the beta started.....

quote from ccp "We are also working to add controller-based filters into Instant Battle/Matchmaking for a following update"
sounds good for highsec console gamers.

You know, I'm not sure I understand why people would consciously choose to stay with a control method that they freely acknowledge to be inferior.

It just seems like that if people care enough to come on the forums and complain about it, they would buy a cheap mouse and keyboard and use the "unfair" advantage for themselves.

I'm not saying everyone should use one control method or the other--just that both are open to all players.

I'm not crazy about having to buy a M&K setup, but I'm comfortable with the idea of basically needing one to compete in nullsec infantry combat.

Plus, let us not forget that there are plenty of roles in which having super accuracy is not essential. (Vehicles, support roles, Swarm Launching, etc.)

really, yuor so short minded imo.

ill honour the guarantee. :)

like a ferral alley cat.

Just implement the precursor patch already, and also, fully support M/KB so I don't need to wait for a PC release, really. I'll never play a FPS on a console with a controller, any other genre is fine, no problem, but just not an FPS.