Game pad vs Keyboard

[Kinseykinz]

I use a controller and Main WHM, and typically am faster at buffing/healing than other whm's I'm around...BUUUUTTT

1. I reconfigured my Controller to be what works quickest and best for me.
2. I have anally laid-out my action bars so that I have only 1-2 clicks between most skills, especially the most used or combo'd ones.
3. I use my targeting filters
4. As whm, I find it best to hard target the person who's going to get the most damage so you don't need to reclick them...then if someone else needs attention I just have to click up or down in the party list (you can do this from a gamepad) to heal them, but after that, my target is automatically still the tank or whoever is most likely to need my constant attention...meaning I don't need to re-target or move my mouse back to them.

Basically, this is a preference thing...using a controller requires a little more pre-planning and setup to get the smooth, quick gameplay you are after, but it works. But for folks use to gaming mouses/keyboards etc, the more 'traditional' PC routes probably work better. This is solidly a style thing.

[ispano]

I use a controller and Main WHM, and typically am faster at buffing/healing than other whm's I'm around...BUUUUTTT

1. I reconfigured my Controller to be what works quickest and best for me.
2. I have anally laid-out my action bars so that I have only 1-2 clicks between most skills, especially the most used or combo'd ones.
3. I use my targeting filters
4. As whm, I find it best to hard target the person who's going to get the most damage so you don't need to reclick them...then if someone else needs attention I just have to click up or down in the party list (you can do this from a gamepad) to heal them, but after that heal/buff whatever, my target is automatically still the tank or whoever is most likely to need my constant attention.

Basically, this is a preference thing...using a controller requires a little more pre-planning and setup to get the smooth, quick gameplay you are after, but it works. But for folks use to gaming mouses/keyboards etc, the more 'traditional' PC routes probably work better. This is solidly a style thing.

This is where I feel most people get confused. For any given person, what suits them best, what they like or work best with, will vary. I will never argue against that. However, once you compare the two devices on their own, without any give persons preferences and such, one will clearly be superior for any given task.