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Posted - 2012.08.13 17:51:00 -
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Lurchasaurus wrote:Pokey Dravon wrote:What exactly is the advantage of the KB/M? I've only tried it a little in other games and feel I do far better against people with a controller than KB/M, but perhaps I'm missing this apparent elite advantage it gives people.
Also, I use a DS3 and sometimes Move, but I still use a keyboard to type. Just because I have no interested in KB/M right now doesn't mean I'm gonna be typing away like some idiot on the virtual keyboard when trying to have a conversation or entering in data, that's just common sense. basically, anybody who has played any kind of fps on a pc will agree that the mouse is simply better for aiming. It is was faster and more accurate since its basically point and click rather than using a joystick...... Not everyone is good at using analog controls, but there are very few people who cant point and click....anybody who uses a computer knows how to point and click lol, there no fumbling with your aim when your surfing the internet and your trying to click links and buttons.
I disagree. Surfing the web doesn't make everyone able to point and click well enough to compete in FPS games, and generally speaking there is more to shooters than pointing and clicking.. they have a meta game as well, that's different than EVE. Predicting a players movements, setting up a good defensive position with a good view of the battlefield, flanking, the list goes on. I get a lot of free kills by judging a players "skill level" (if you will) just based on how good their aim is at the start of our encounter, from there I can usually accurately judge what they'll do next and counter it. People think that FPS games are so simple and never get that, then they jump in shooter games and call beast players hackers/campers because their point and click skillz gained by surfing the webz aren't enough to make them good alone.
I played online PC FPS games for years and years before I touched console FPS (when COD4 first came out). Within that time period I got really good with the KB/M, I know how lethal it can be in terms of quick aiming and whatnot. I do however remember that there were many other players who had bad aim and honestly were not good, obviously couldn't point and click very well going 0-10 and whatnot. Maybe they should practice google searching more. After getting used to console controllers (both DS3/360) I think that they are not too far behind once you get a few years of practice in (unless you learn REALLY slowly). Granted I do think KB/M is slightly better and I am excited to use it on a console game.
I think that the generalization is a fail, while it may be true that KB/M has a slight advantage I don't think it has anything to do with ones ability to compete or their dedication to the game. There are plenty of bad players who use KB/M, it's not like all PC FPS games are full of uber pros, hell it's full of scrubs just like on console.
I'm not quite sure what the meta game part of Dust matters when considering what input device you choose to use. So far the menus and everything are easy to navigate through using DS3 and a lot of that stuff I imagine will be taken care of when you're not in battle so it doesn't matter as much. If it's something that needs to be done in battle, and can be a lengthy process due to having to scroll through selections then yes, KB/M will be superior at making it a faster process but how many people will have the responsibility of doing that during one match?
I'm sure I'll be seeing some top players using DS3, analog sticks are actually very effective and deadly once you get the hang of it. They do get screwed when it comes to recoil control however, I find it much easier to control the recoil by slowly moving my mouse down than I do slowly moving the analog stick. |