Game pad vs Keyboard

[Ingolf]

It cannot possibly be more prone to error than a mouse surely. Clearly you are just better with a mouse. This isnt even taking into account when mobs are clusterfucked together to the point that clicking the right one has a low probability rate. And its not so much typing as it is digit dexterity. The finger you tab with is probably just slow, because its not trained to be fast. I'm a fast typer but im a slow tabber. Yet if I use my controller (which uses dpad targetting) I'm much faster because my thumbs have been trained to be quick movers (console games say hi).

EDIT: And I never made that assumption. I was merely correcting the exaggeration that somehow the OP would be midcast by the time someone tabbed 3 times.

I'm accurate with a mouse. Play a lot of FPSes and you will be too.

[Leyza]

With the speed of clicking:

I use a Logitech G500 mouse, so I can have it set to where the arrow flies across my speed with me not even moving the mouse much.

Now onto the targeting stuff:

With the tab-targeting and controllers, I have a lot less accuracy with targeting, personally. (Takes forever, if I hit it one time too many, I have to go through the entire list (or maybe more!) again, hoping I get it right that time, etc.) So I personally do MUCH better with a keyboard+mouse setup, and I spent most of my gaming life using consoles!

And yes, I have used a gamepad. Well, a PS2 controller, anyway. Targeting wasn't as accurate (for me, personally..) as my mouse was in this game. (I use it for XI, though.)

[Krausus]

With the speed of clicking:

I use a Logitech G500 mouse, so I can have it set to where the arrow flies across my speed with me not even moving the mouse much.

Now onto the targeting stuff:

With the tab-targeting and controllers, I have a lot less accuracy with targeting, personally. (Takes forever, if I hit it one time too many, I have to go through the entire list (or maybe more!) again, hoping I get it right that time, etc.) So I personally do MUCH better with a keyboard+mouse setup, and I spent most of my gaming life using consoles!

And yes, I have used a gamepad. Well, a PS2 controller, anyway. Targeting wasn't as accurate (for me, personally..) as my mouse was in this game. (I use it for XI, though.)

with controller if you over shoot your target you just have to press the other direction to go back to it, not saying this should make you want to play with controller, just thought I would mention it in case you didn't know

[Firon]

All i know is when i try to target bunched up mobs with a mouse it's just as bad with using tab or w/e

[Leyza]

with controller if you over shoot your target you just have to press the other direction to go back to it, not saying this should make you want to play with controller, just thought I would mention it in case you didn't know

You can? Okay, I might try controller again when I get a real gamepad. (PS2 controller is what I use currently.)

[Krausus]

You can? Okay, I might try controller again when I get a real gamepad. (PS2 controller is what I use currently.)

yeah I'm pretty sure you can do it with a keyboard also by pressing shift+tab but not 100% sure since I don't use a keyboard

[Exn]

yeah I'm pretty sure you can do it with a keyboard also by pressing shift+tab but not 100% sure since I don't use a keyboard

Alt-Tab I believe.