I went PC and now I can't go back

[aashell13]

I've always played on PC, don't see any particular reason to get a console.

I like the mouse/keyboard because i'm very used to it, and having all those keys around is convenient for RTS games. I don't pretend that mouse/keyboard is the best thing forever and ever amen though. that would be silly. besides, you can get USB controllers for FPS if you like that better.

Also, I enjoy being able to tinker with my PC without some company throwing fits...looking at you, Sony.

 

[ultrachicken]

I've always preferred controllers over mouse/keyboard. I've picked up aiming with joysticks fairly easily, and I hate using anything even remotely touch/motion activated (mice).

 

[Super Toast]

Nope. I'm pretty versatile and never get stuck in a control scheme for more than a few minutes after switching between games/consoles.

I actually hate keyboard/mouse for shooters and much prefer my controller.
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I prefer the K/M setup, but I can definitely see where you're coming from. The controller setup is nowhere near as bad as people say.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

I've always preferred my mouse and keyboard over controllers for most games. Then again, I play a lot of DotA style games lately, which are next to impossible with a controller.

 

[Jack Macaque]

I find almost any game to be better on PC.

Controls these days are pretty much always WSAD and mouse, like with Fable, on Xbox it was clunky to me, then I played it on PC and found it to be much better, games tend to look more fluid and move seamlessly on the PC when compared to consoles, you have Trainers to download to really have some fun, mods as well, also, PC gaming is pretty much free...if you're a twat.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Nope. I'm pretty versatile and never get stuck in a control scheme for more than a few minutes after switching between games/consoles.

I actually hate keyboard/mouse for shooters and much prefer my controller.
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I resent the implication that I'm an idiot. It's based on straight statistics. You can still like one control scheme over another despite this, but calling someone an idiot is just plain rude.

 

[Stickwell]

Borderlands... Thanks to OnLive I can't play Borderlands. Seriously, it sucks on the consoles...
EDIT: I constantly am playing on consoles, as most of my friends own them, and I still kick most of there asses on Halo and COD.
BTW, it was a real easy transition from controller to Keyboard/mouse for me... I don't know about anyone else... I find the keyboard comfortable, your using all your fingers instead of just your thumb and index... so many more actions at once.

 

[Insane_Foxx]

Nope. I'm pretty versatile and never get stuck in a control scheme for more than a few minutes after switching between games/consoles.

I actually hate keyboard/mouse for shooters and much prefer my controller.
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I'll bite.. somewhat.

First person games - i find the mouse just much easier to look around with, and shoot stuff with.
3rd person games - a controller just feels a hell of a lot more natural, and easy to use.

so, i guess i'm an idiot for being able to figure out how to operate both controllers, and the mouse/keyboard, where are your genius is only able to handle the controller.

Kinda odd that.

 

[Elec0]

I much prefer the precision of a mouse and keyboard. I've always been a PC gamer mainly because I can't afford a console, and by the time I could I was already a hardcore PC gamer, so I just built a gaming PC.
There's nothing wrong with consoles, and I don't have anything against people that use them, which is a large majority of the people.

 

[XShrike]

I prefer to play on the PC. I play on consoles when either I don't think my PC can handle the game or when it isn't out on the PC. Steam making it so I never have to deal with physical copies of games is a major plus.

If you are going to get into an argument on which controls are better, it depends on the game. FPS, RPG, Strategy, and maybe some others I forgot are better with a keyboard and mouse. Pretty much everything else is better with a controller. I know PC can use controllers, I even use my PS3 controller. I have seen people get keyboard and mouse to work on some of the consoles.

A problem I have found with keyboard and mouse is when a FPS uses vehicles. It wasn't so bad in say Unreal Tournament but, trying to fly a jet/helicopter in Battlefield 2 was a nightmare. In BF2 I ended up getting a flight-stick and that made things much better. Except that the throttle got split into forward and reverse. I never figured out out to remove reverse.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

Not really. I tend to play different games on different platforms. RTS and RPGs are PC games for me while shooters and various action games are what I tend to play on consoles.

 

[VeLoCiTy562]

Nope. I'm pretty versatile and never get stuck in a control scheme for more than a few minutes after switching between games/consoles.

I actually hate keyboard/mouse for shooters and much prefer my controller.
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I agree, I use controllers for my FPS's but then I tried MW2 at a friends house on the PC and man I sucked

 

[Krantos]

I can never get over analog sticks for movement. Sure mouse is better for aiming, but WASD is horrible for movement in most games.

That being said, if I can use my 360 controller with a PC game (most modern ones can) I'm happy. Heh, I can even use BOTH for Far Cry 2. Controller in my left for movement, mouse in my right. Was a little odd at first, but once I got the hang of it, i wish more PC game allowed it.

 

[Stammer]

So for a point of discussion have you ever had a change in one game affect how you felt playing another?

As a matter of fact, yes.

My best example is with the Smash Bros games:
I used to be amazing at the original game. Give me Pikachu and I could kick anyone's ass without question. And then I got a Wii and someone lent me Melee and I played it. Suddenly I was playing Falco like one of those tournament guys you can see on YouTube, but then turning on my N64 I couldn't get the hang of the controls anymore. Now I play Brawl and now I suck at both of the others.

 

[Omikron009]

I grew up playing shooters on console, so I've never been completely comfortable with PC shooters. It sound weird, but the aiming is too precise, and I always end up overshooting my target. I use the PC for online play and games that simply don't work on consoles, like RTS and the like.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Actually, it's really the other way around for me.

I used to be a PC gamer and then I got an Xbox.

Now I totally suck at MW2 for PC yet kick ass (am mildly good) at BO on Xbox.

I have no reasons to go back to PC shooters.

 

[MrGalactus]

I actually hate keyboard/mouse for shooters and much prefer my controller.

Same here, I'd choose an analogue stick any day. I dont hate M&K/B though, I just prefer a controller. For shooters anyway.

 

[RowdyRodimus]

WIth me it's not so much that I can't use M&K setups but for some reason I just don't enjoy games on my PC. I don't know what it is but for some reason I just like to sit in my big comfy chair and play a game on the TV.

It's probably that I've done it for so long (30+ years) that it's just habit.

 

[ChipSandwich]

I don't particularly care all that much. Getting started on PC means getting over WASD (or WESD if you're a total control hipster), getting started on console means finnicky aiming and overshooting. A mouse has more customisable sensitivity but you can get those stick extensions for controllers that make things a whole lot better and make me wonder why they don't ship with the extra 1/2 inch by default.

 

[BENZOOKA]

CS:S does shooting so well, that another game really has to do it's best to get anywhere even near.