Mouse/Keyboard vs. Controller: Your Thoughts

[Jinko]

You can set up your skills in a gamepad efficient way so that you have access to everything you need within a few button presses. I can't argue that it takes more presses to get there but I can get to almost any skill I need with gamepad in a second or less.

I also don't give two shits about maximizing my end-game DPS to the extent that you're talking about. Really doesn't matter to me. I'm going to play well with my gamepad and that's pretty much going to be it lol. I can do the things I need to and I can play well, that's what really matters to me. I can be "on the ball" and play very well with the gamepad.

If we're talking about super high-end elitist DPS races then yeah, I guess gamepad is inferior. Keyboard will always be a little faster sure, it will always have greater functionality. However outside of chat, there's nothing that requires a keyboard vs a gamepad.

Wow no need to be so defensive.. I see this thread is starting to turn for the worse.

Healing on the gamepad isn't hard if you set yourself up right. I'm not saying it's easier or better they using a mouse but it can still be quite efficient. Just set your default target so that you have easy access to any players you might need to heal. Personally I usually set myself as the main target because I am off the list. This way if I hit up I start at the bottom of the list, if I hit down I start at the top of the list. Using the D-pad to select names, I can get anywhere I need to on that player list quickly. If there's a situation where I'm going to be healing one person far more often than others, I set them as my main target. Given, I don't heal often but when I do I'm not deficient simply because I use a gamepad.

This is pretty interesting, I guess it depends how you heal, but a player who heals purely with controller only its quite a bit slower than someone who uses number keys and a mouse.

For example you have to scroll across your abilities and then scroll up and down the names.

On a mouse you can either select the skill and target the player (which is what I do) or turn off the subtargeting and select the player and press the skill.

Both of which are much faster, now you may say bleh who cares about that elitist nonsense well I don't think I'm elitist in the slightest, there is something to be said for efficiency though.