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  I forced myself to do it when Halo first came out. Cursed and swore and got shot while I staggered around... : Dave-A
  • I did the exact same thing, and I too am glad. I like the greater control of movement (analog movement v... : kallanta
  • same here. I finally forced myself to when Gears of War came out. : Prozium
  • I had a friend that rewarded me Pavlov-style with beer every time I came over and played Halo with him. T... : gooblerampling
• I thought they did make those, but because it's mapped to joystick movements, it's still awkward. : DHAvatar
• Maximum PC Magazine reviewed one of these a while back, and didn't seem to think much of it iirc. : dognose
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  I cought on to the modern day fps controls early with Timesplitters, and you certainly get used to it. I ... : -JLN-
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    Timesplitters is so good. Probably the most underrated FPS, and certainly a hell of a lot of fun with fou... : Modica Sol Solis
    • Haha, that brings back memories! : -JLN-
  • Yup, i got Timesplitters with my launch PS2 and it was my first experience with dual-stick FPS controls. ... : Rizob
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  http://xim360.com/ : nova_x
  • ^^^^^^^ : mastarp
  • hahaha these things are $180??? that's insane. : MikkleThePickle
  • http://www.xcm.cc/XFPS__3.0_Sniper_Plus.htm works too. : Haxim
• just put in the time and get used to a controller, they're going to be around for awhile and you're missi... : derelict515
• How would I begin to do this. Someone tell me how to start. : Dr_Cube
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  I'm pretty sure this is what mainly puts everyone off to consoles. : Liquid
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    the only people put off by consoles are those who would let FPS controls dictate enjoyment of an entire p... : EvilDolemite
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      Or those who like RTS games with useable controls, or MMOs. Or number crunching games ala Baseball Mogul... : bipolar
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        How are MMOs limited to PC? I mean, they're obviously designed for PCs, but I don't see the interface lim... : mittense
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          In AoC, for an example, my Necro has ~35 spells and actions on hotkeys. I'd say that's typical of MMOs, ... : bipolar
          • The current MMO design style is fucking nonsense, though. People play for the socialization and the addic... : mittense
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            The current MMO design style is fucking nonsense, though. People play for the socialization and the addic... : mittense
            • Diablo isn't an MMO per se, but compare the console version of that to the PC version. Diablo 3 is a gam... : bipolar
            • When I played WoW, I absolutely loved PVP with three dozen different abilities mapped to my keyboard. The... : wasylm
        • Further, any decent MMO has a multitude of 3rd party interface tweaks and miscellaneous addons to provide... : bipolar
        • Agreed. The masive number of buttons and crap in MMOs is because there is little incentive to streamline ... : uncleanmonkey
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        Have you played Halo Wars? Works fine. Tom Clancy's End War had voice-based controls too, which was prett... : uncleanmonkey
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          Halo Wars is a joke of an RTS : kill9
          • try playing it for more than 10 minutes : conandan
    • Yeah, a friend of mine pretty much refuses to play FPS games with a controller, but he still has a 360 an... : DinK
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  You get used to it. Just give it time.
  
  A mouse and a joystick doesn't work in the same way. Translating a mouse's movements to a joystick's inputs can be done, but only to a certain degree. You don't get near the precision as you would if the game had a true mouse interface. Just watch the videos of the xim360. It looks nice in theory, but in practice it's broken.

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  You get used to it. Just give it time. A mouse and a joystick doesn't work in the same way. Translatin... : pupismyname
• I've used analogue control since Goldeneye, although there was a gap there of a couple of years where I d... : Drewus
• U think that's bad. I used to play online UT. on keyboard only. Resisted so long to jump to mouse/keyboar... : pobone
• I've played a lot of FPS games on each, and I've never had a problem using either. I guess I'm just aweso... : shwortdogg
• same boat..can't do it..no way no how. sucks. : IcomeINpeace
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  ive gone through some FPS's on my ps3, and they were ok. but what got me is the lack of immersion into t... : i poop from there
  • This is how I feel. I can aim with them, I am used to them, but I just don't feel at home with the contr... : .frame
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    If you're more familiar and comfortable with one control type, then any other is going feel uncomfortable... : mittense
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      How dare you use logic in a PC vs. Console thread! : Head Rush
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        Did you get your PS3? : mittense
        • No, tomorrow. : Head Rush
    • I dunno, I know I felt that way back when I switched from arrow keys to WASD and mouselook. It was a w... : Vincent Grayson
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    I really don't get this, do you play PC shooters doing 360 degree turns every 12 seconds even though the ... : derelict515
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      You haven't played much TF2 I take it : bipolar
      • hehe, good call bipolar. im constantly checking my back for spies :) to derelict515: no, i dont un... : i poop from there
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        obviously a PC game designed for that is a problem, much like Quake 3. But any console shooter really doe... : derelict515
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          If you play COD4 on the highest difficulties you will find enemies spawning all around you, requiring you... : SpaecKow
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            sorry, I can't agree with you there.... when you play COD4 on Veteran, you NEVER check behind you. If som... : MikkleThePickle
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              If someone was behind you, you would know anyway because you'd already be dead. Uhh, exactly, I don't... : SpaecKow
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                no, not at all. If you heard someone behind you, you'd be dead by the time you turned around. Have you pl... : MikkleThePickle
                • not to mention that having guys just spawn behind you even though you completely cleared out a 100% linea... : derelict515
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                  I'm asking because I beat it on veteran on 360 and I can't remember a single instance of enemies spawning... : MikkleThePickle
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                    Well, CoD4 levels are arranged as a series of linear arenas. From one arena to the next, no, you will not... : SpaecKow
                    • sure no disagreement there, but I thought we were talking specifically about how the game "rarely require... : MikkleThePickle
                  • They'll spawn behind you in certain areas if you haven't pushed passed whatever the point is. I can think... : K1Bond007
                • Uharapifjpijgrauhodhjsdapsdjpaisjdpaisjdpiajsdpiasjdpaijwpijpafhpoauwef. Yes, I have played the game on v... : SpaecKow
                • How is that not agreeing with SpaceKow? : SockMonkeh
                • Isn't that the exact point he's trying to make? : ieGod
          • funny, I consider playing CoD on harder difficulties just terrible. It doesn't require a more diverse, el... : derelict515
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      I think probably he can answer that question in the affirmative. The best PC shooters are the ones that h... : SpaecKow
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        I consider the ones that require super precision to be the worst... : batkiwi
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          There a reason why? : SpaecKow
          • Maybe because he plays on a console? :P : crummynz
    • It's not about that. KB+M is about being able to aim, not "steer". There's a whole immersion thing there ... : Marrbe
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    Same here. I went through a few when the 360 first came out. Now all my FPS games are back to the PC. I w... : AlvinKlein
    • amen : nova_x
    • signed. : atom519
    • signed, bookmarked, tagged, blogged : grandmasterlee
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  I have played more FPSs on my PS3/360 in the last couple of years than I have on my PC; you really do get... : mittense
  • Exactly. I really don't play games at all on my PC anymore. My PC is so ancient now. lol I'm still ro... : FormerHPB
• same here : Flynn
• The games become very like 1-level, you dont have to do any looking around and the combat is noobish. ... : chilln
• There are solutions like that, but keyboard/mouse ends up feeling very floaty and incorrect because the g... : Link.
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  you don't like consoles because a single genre of game doesn't control as well as it does on another plat... : mikecyb
  • I play almost all games that are on PC, then I play the rest on consoles! Simple. : Link.
• I have a natural command of console shooter controls at this point. There was a point there when I first ... : SpaecKow
• There are other genres. Take a look and see if they interest you. Saints Row 2, Crackdown, Wolverine are ... : project13
• The thing that I don't like on consoles is playing on the TV. I believe this is partly because my (room m... : Nali4Freedom
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  Whats with these threads recently, I feel like I'm in 2001. : 60days
  • Started with the rage thing ... : InfoBiter
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  I used to think I just hated the gamepad controller for FPS, but then I've come to realize that the other... : Matt Burris
  • It's even better when those same games offer split-screen co-op play, and then you're limited to about a ... : Arctic Fox
• There have been attempts at faking the signals I believe, I seem to remember reading a review even. It s... : dael
• FPS on Wii is my favorite control set, even over mouse+keyboard : MoreVespeneGas
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  FPS on a controller is like learning to sprint on crutches. Yeah, all the other idiots are using crutches... : jimmy-buffett
  • It's more akin to putting neck braces on soldiers. Put them out in the field and watch them shift their ... : Matt Burris
• Aiming with the thumb just doesn't feel right. Hell, even Psychonauts, with it's console-like interface, ... : MercFox1
• yeah playing a fps with a controller is the worst. could never get into halo because of that. : arizona bay
• I wish they would allow people to map the analog stick speed in a non-linear fashion. I'd finally be abl... : Rag and Bone Man
• The reason this has not been done is because Microsoft uses a proprietary wireless signal which is encryp... : retarded talking dinosaur