Game pad vs Keyboard

[ispano]

Keyboard/Mouse for anything important, like someone else said. I do have a controller when I DoH/DoL it up.

But to the nay sayers. Yes people have preferences. However, preferences never negate the fact that a Keyboard/Mouse setup is going to give you better control in FPS type games, or in MMOs where you could be doing multiple things at once.

In general Mice are better at quick accurate movement, at the expense of having a slight issue with longer distances. Gamepads deal better with the longer distances, but the movement is typically termed as "sloppy". The other point is that a Mouse is basically a 1:1 movement of your hand, a Gamepad Thumbstick reads a speed and a direction to move, so even using third party programs to boost the speed, it's still a sloppy movement in general.

[Lux_Rayna]

Keyboard/Mouse for anything important, like someone else said. I do have a controller when I DoH/DoL it up.

But to the nay sayers. Yes people have preferences. However, preferences never negate the fact that a Keyboard/Mouse setup is going to give you better control in FPS type games, or in MMOs where you could be doing multiple things at once.

In general Mice are better at quick accurate movement, at the expense of having a slight issue with longer distances. Gamepads deal better with the longer distances, but the movement is typically termed as "sloppy". The other point is that a Mouse is basically a 1:1 movement of your hand, a Gamepad Thumbstick reads a speed and a direction to move, so even using third party programs to boost the speed, it's still a sloppy movement in general.

None of this applies to FFXIV though. For most games I agree with you, but FFXIV is built and designed like a console game. As such, a controller is far smoother in terms of gameplay. The only downside to a game pad is the fact that you can't type. But if you have vent, typing is pointless.

There's very little reason to use a mouse in this game. And from what I understand, a lot of hardcore mmorpgers dont even use a mouse..but full keyboard. In fact, you'll find many that say using a mouse is nooby. I also disagree about the mouse being accurate. It is generally far faster to target with a keyboard than it is to click something on the screen. If you have godlike accuracy more power to you, but you can't miss with a keyboard.

[Exn]

Keyboard/Mouse for anything important, like someone else said. I do have a controller when I DoH/DoL it up.

But to the nay sayers. Yes people have preferences. However, preferences never negate the fact that a Keyboard/Mouse setup is going to give you better control in FPS type games, or in MMOs where you could be doing multiple things at once.

In general Mice are better at quick accurate movement, at the expense of having a slight issue with longer distances. Gamepads deal better with the longer distances, but the movement is typically termed as "sloppy". The other point is that a Mouse is basically a 1:1 movement of your hand, a Gamepad Thumbstick reads a speed and a direction to move, so even using third party programs to boost the speed, it's still a sloppy movement in general.

Sorry, gotta call BS on this one. The mouse is "basically a 1:1 movement of your hand"... come on... then I'll just say the gamepad thumbstick is "basically a 1:1 movement of your thumb". Which one do you think we can flick faster?? Both read a speed and a direction to move, and both can be altered by adjusting the sensitivity. The sloppiness (especially in FPS) is due to your own settings or lack thereof, which takes us back to user error. Your preference is clearly the kb/m, that's fine. Leave it at that.. more opinionated unsupported rants claimed as "fact" is the last thing these forums need...

..owait