Morning Discussion

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• Nobody? These things are pretty rare I guess. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  It's because most people don't want the bother of the good one--it requires you use it with a pc. http... : Endymion_
  • Wow, after watching some vids of this, definitely going to look into getting this. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    That looks outstanding, but fuck you $190 : skinlab133
    • yeah half the price and id probably get it but thats far too much at the moment : Unleashed
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    Now this is tempting. Shame my xbox is no where near my PC. : hmesser
    • Laptop? : Sgt_Boomstick
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    Oh shit, my PC and 360 share my plasma... that thing looks awesome. I am 99% sure I will be buying thi... : nevlos
    • I am also definitely buying this. Just wish I had more XBL buddies. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Okay, damn, I hadn't heard of this, but considering my htpc and 360 are on the same shelf this looks like... : Conan
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    Seems to me that this requires some skill in electronics which kills any chance of me buying one. : Rotten Deadite
    • some significant : OverloadUT
    • It does not. The prototypes batch you had to assemble by hand, yourself. Now, they only sell the pre-asse... : Dr_Cube
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    Wow, that was nice. All it did is make me wish Halo 3 was for PC though. : Begawkiness
    • just play ut2004 or ut3, its almost the same, even better. : HisKillSkill
  • I really want to get one of those, but I'd have to get an HTPC first :( : roushimsx
  • Wow. This combined with auto-aim is crazy. : razlebol
  • nice : hirosushima
• I tried one over a year ago. I don't remember the name at the moment. I think I used it 2 maybe 3 times... : AltZero
• I had one for Halo2 back on the Xbox. First person worked decently well. Driving vehicles didn't work a... : unjustend
• http://www.xcm.cc/360.htm I know two people with that, and they love it. I don't know which model spe... : foo
• I've used one with CoD4 to pass the Ferris Wheel of death level (the XFPS Sniper). I found it to be surpr... : Haxim
• damn id like to use one and snipe the crap out of everyone in tf2, just for 5 mins! : Chandler55
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  Anyone else started playing PC games with a 360 controller? : Dave-A
  • Ya, but never FPS's. Always 3rd person, platformy, or other action games. The new batman game looks like ... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • its not a viable option for mp shooters however.... : HisKillSkill
  • im playing wolfenstein with it and its pissing me off : podizzle
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    i tried to with crysis so i could sit back and relax and play but there were too many buttons in that gam... : dantastic
    • warhead worked right of the box with a 360pad (games for windows) and it was decent. : HisKillSkill
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  Why fit a square peg in a round hole? If you can afford a nice TV and a 360, you can find enough change i... : not work safe
  • and then everyone replies taking my couch analogy too seriously. : not work safe
  • My couch only has cheez-its and m&m's in it :( : foo
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  most people don't like to cheat : JINKY
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    yup there's no way around it, it is cheating. : Klebold
    • well its not quite spiked models or anything like that : Unleashed
  • Considering it doesn't magicly make console fps more pecise, its benefit is only psychological at best. : baron calamity
  • Not all of us play online. I do that on the PC. : Conan
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    so you are flatly saying that keyboard and mouse is a more accurate control system? check mate. : NexusOne
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      Most fucking people will admit that, but it does not mean controllers are some horrible experience that m... : Evil Benius
      • I can safely say that it severely dampens my experience for onlline shooters. Its just painful in the cas... : Sgt_Boomstick
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      has anyone actually argued that sticks are better? : edgewise
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        Tons of people do, there are lots of people even on the shack who thinks gamepads are equal if not better... : Sgt_Boomstick
        • Where has anyone ever argued that for a FPS? Many people will argue that it does not diminish the experie... : Evil Benius
        • The argument tends to revolve around usability -- not which one is better. : walker270
        • For a FPS? I've never seen it unless they were trolling. : Pettytheft
    • Keyboard and Mouse is superior to any controller. : irrerno
    • haha, not really dude. i've never said that it's not. i think the majority of console fps players would s... : JINKY
    • god these are the worst fucking threads. do you have a ponytail and a t-shirt with a unix joke on it? : mikecyb
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    Sounds like analog sticks are inferior. Cheating is using hs scripts or speed hacks. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Oh please, as carmack says "analogue stick movement is an integral of distance over time, whilst mouse is... : Klebold
      • I'm against HS (headshot) scripts which automatically target the head, not a macro script which lets you ... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    I wouldn't consider it cheating in any way : OverloadUT
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      I would in multiplayer if the game is not designed around people having it. : Evil Benius
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        I guess I don't see the difference. It relies on the game's ability to set the sensitivity very high. You... : OverloadUT
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          you wrist is more accurate than your thumb. With a stick you shove it to the side by half a centimetre an... : Klebold
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            I understand the virtues of a mouse and keyboard setup. But any M+K device for the 360 is not allowing yo... : OverloadUT
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              hmm, i wonder how it would feel to actually use it then if it isn't a **true** experience. : Klebold
              • It varies from game to game. It works better on games that allow you to really crank up the sensitivity s... : OverloadUT
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      would you consider an eye mapping device that allowed people to aim just by looking at avatars on their s... : edgewise
      • Excellent followup question! I am actually conflicted. What you propose would not be possible, because : OverloadUT
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        This argument is a logical fallacy. : MercFox1
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          I disagree! He correctly identified that my position was basically "Using a modified user input device is... : OverloadUT
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            I believe it's fallacious because it eliminates the commonality between both the KBM and Controller contr... : MercFox1
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              Yes, I addressed that in my answer which is what I thought made it an interesting question. :) : OverloadUT
              • Ah, I skimmed your post because I had my reply percolating at the time, so I probably missed that. : MercFox1
        • Um, no. It's good to see how far you are willing to take the argument. Exactly what would and would not... : Freon
• I have the Max Shooter from May Flash.I use it mostly to use the one handed controller from Ben Heck on t... : baron calamity
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  Yes. The XIM2 from xim360.com works but it take a lot of configuration/settings and your computer is in t... : Dr_Cube
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    I don't get that device. If your going to have a play a FPS and have a PC in the same area as your TV the... : Pettytheft
    • battlefield 1943 and bad company are awsome :( : HisKillSkill
    • It's about being able to use the input device you are comfortable with. Kids growing up these days use th... : Dr_Cube
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  Here's something similar for the PS3. Don't know how well it works. http://www.amazon.com/PS3-FragFX-... : Ellissd
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    It sucks. I tried it. : razlebol
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      The original XIM is what works for the PS3. The XIM project is the only game in town. : Dr_Cube
      • I'll take exception. It's definitely not "the only game in town," Splifish's mice are quite nice, provide... : Endymion_
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  Let it go already. The controller is made for games that are designed to work with a controller. You want... : bozer
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    A comfortable chair + keyboard + mouse > your couch + gamepad : Dr_Cube
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      Also, crushing the ever loving shit out of some trash talking bag of teenagers that think they are "the s... : Dr_Cube
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        I don't see the fun in playing a game using a device thats superior to what everyone else is using. In f... : pandastrong
        • Using the XIM2 will not make you a god among the gamepad users. For the really good XIMers I've seen one ... : Dr_Cube
    • a comfortable chair + your couch > keyboard + mouse + gamepad ! : xsoulbrothax
  • Not everyone thinks that way. : razlebol