Game pad vs Keyboard

[Exn]

Now why the fuck would I use a controller in WoW? And yes that's what I said because it is a fact. Jesus, why is that so hard to comprehend?

If you want to test this out yourself go ahead and play CoD or BF3 and switch between mouse/keyboard and gamepad at the highest sensitivity. It's pretty obvious which one is the winner.

See the problem is that I have already tested this stuff out, while you admit to not have tried anything out yet claim to know this and that because its 'proven'. So you can't even back up what you claim with your own experience, much less provide someelse's data to this "proven time and time again" malarkey you keep spewing. It is not just hard to comprehend... that is downright impossible to comprehend.

But I know better than to try to get into a discussion with someone who so quickly gets upset trying to defend their unsupported argument, and who so quickly starts creating random "facts". So uh, just.. L2P. I'm done.

[TimonLoon]

Right.. So your response to my lack of evidence if for you to say you've done it and not provide evidence. Despite the fact that there were 1-2 other people saying the same thing in response to your initial comment.

You sure showed me. somadbro.

[Nikita]

A bit late to the thread~ Currently, I find the controller much easier to use with the UI we have now. But for other MMOs I use my M.M.O. 7 mouse and my n52te. I do end up using every keybind, and I particularly loved the duo while playing TERA. With 3 rows of skill bars in 2.0, I will be dropping my controller and going back to my normal MMO setup.

M.M.O. 7


n52te

[KingLala]

That looks like a sweet setup. Also I'm sure it's a lot better for your posture as well since you are not hunched over a keyboard.

[Exn]

Right.. So your response to my lack of evidence if for you to say you've done it and not provide evidence. Despite the fact that there were 1-2 other people saying the same thing in response to your initial comment.

You sure showed me. somadbro.

Actually I provided you the evidence by telling you exactly what you needed to do to fix the problem you were having in regards to a lower sensitivity with your gamepad usage. Turned out tho.. you had never even used a gamepad and was just regurgitating some stuff you read somewhere.. Just because you ignored the evidence I provided you (or likely just had no clue what I was referring to as you have no clue what your talking about anyway..) doesn't mean I didn't back up what I said. OK, now I'm done...?

[Griffster]

In XI I used keyboard only. For everything. Was so used to it that when I started XIV it was completely foreign to me. I am using a controller now and it is ok. If XIV introduces being able to map keys to what I used in XI, I would go back to that mode, if targeting is better.

[Nikita]

That looks like a sweet setup. Also I'm sure it's a lot better for your posture as well since you are not hunched over a keyboard.

It takes a short while to get used to, but I found it so much easier to use than my keyboard, which I generally never touch in most MMOs unless I need to type out a message. I never have to click an ability either. I find that if you have all of your abilities bound and memorized, you can always keep your eyes on the center of the screen where the action is, with no need to look at your skill bar.

[darkstarpoet1]

i have used both keyboard/mouse and gamepad in this game. i used a gaming board(z-board) until it went out and i have to wait for a new one to be shipped to me. during that time i went to using my ps3 controller. when my new keyboard showed up i installed it and will only use it for other games now and went full time on my controller.

i guess it's easier to say most games i use keyboard/mouse, but in xiv it is much more efficient for me to use controller. the ui is setup so much better for controller. if you take the time to set your abilities up well then a controller will drastically increase your ease of use and make the ui much more enjoyable.

[Zenaku]

A bit late to the thread~ Currently, I find the controller much easier to use with the UI we have now. But for other MMOs I use my M.M.O. 7 mouse and my n52te. I do end up using every keybind, and I particularly loved the duo while playing TERA. With 3 rows of skill bars in 2.0, I will be dropping my controller and going back to my normal MMO setup.

M.M.O. 7


n52te

2.0 going to have two UI one for controller and one for keyboard so i guess you can try both.

[Exn]

A bit late to the thread~ Currently, I find the controller much easier to use with the UI we have now. But for other MMOs I use my M.M.O. 7 mouse and my n52te. I do end up using every keybind, and I particularly loved the duo while playing TERA. With 3 rows of skill bars in 2.0, I will be dropping my controller and going back to my normal MMO setup.

M.M.O. 7


n52te

Ahh, yeah the n52te is the Nostromo I just bought in prep for GW2. (With the G600 mouse) So it didn't work well for XIV? That kinda sucks but it sounds like your pretty confident it will work well with 2.0, which is good to see.