Kekklian Noobatronic wrote:Zyrus Amalomyn wrote:
Let the controller users cripple themselves if they really want to be that lazy and not get a cheap combo deal.
I have a home theatre setup, with the ps3 on the receiver. My wife users it alot as well, so I can't just take it and put it on a small TV or monitor just to play dust with a mouse(not that I would even if I could, I like surround). Playing with a keyboard and mouse from my couch is pretty crap - i've tried. It's not a matter of buying a 'cheap combo' (because Yea, like real gamers would use cheap mice? Hah..). It's more about ergonomics and enjoyment. I'm not going to go out of my way to get a kb/m just to compete. It's a ps3, not a PC - and it's controller is a DS3, not kb/m. If I wanted kb/m, I'd go play my PC.
Before I begin let me state that KB&M is a far better control system than a controller.
This why I have consistently said from the first time I played Dust at Fanfest 2012 that the KB&M option should've been killed.
The ONLY reason it was left in was as a way of appeasing the EVE players who went absolutely mental when it became a console exclusive. Now, Wolfman can say that isn't the case but lets just say not everyone at CCP sings from the same song sheet on this issue.
It's a console game CCP. You made the decision, now own that decision.
Trying to balance two disparate forms of control is a waste of development time and resources, especially when you consider that no one has EVER figured out how to do it before now.
KB&M users complain they're being gimped while joypad users say it doesn't feel as good as other games like Halo or COD. The solution is simple. Pick one and drop the other.
My vote goes with picking the one that comes with the PS3 in the box.
Its precisely why the majority of console are under a TV and their owner is sat on a sofa. That how they want to play the game.
As someone has already said, Planetside 2 gets it. Sony have already confirmed that PS4 and PC players will be on seperate servers. Because it will always be a fools errend trying to make both work to the satisfaction of both groups of players. It's never going to happen so why waste time.
Put all the players on the same controller and concentrate on making it as good as you can.
Until it happens you're not going to get the mass market of 'twitch' players staying with Dust.