Poll: mouse or controller?

[GBlair88]

Mouse and keyboard all the way. Only exceptions being when I want to drive a vehicle with the controller as the steering is smoother and I have more control over my speed.

@OP: It would be very hard to hit the grenade button instead of crouch as the grenade button (if the game has one) would most likely be 'G'. Whereas the crouch button would is generally 'Ctrl' so you would be more likely to press sprint (Shift) than grenade. To the best of my knowledge I haven't played a game where you can just press a button and toss a grenade, generally speaking you have to select your grenade then 'fire' it.

 

[The Wykydtron]

I can't do anything more complicated than a rail shooter with a mouse and keyboard

It's the fact that you point the mouse off screen to turn around in FPS's, it always fucks me up and it feels unnatural

 

[Macheteswordgun]

I would take game controller but if i had a mouse like my brothers which is the razor naga i'd take that instead

 

[WolfEdge]

I prefer a controller for pretty much everything but first person shooters. The thumb-sticks are just better suited for concise movements in action-oriented gaming, platforming and the like, in my opinion.

 

[nuba km]

Mouse and keyboard all the way. Only exceptions being when I want to drive a vehicle with the controller as the steering is smoother and I have more control over my speed.

@OP: It would be very hard to hit the grenade button instead of crouch as the grenade button (if the game has one) would most likely be 'G'. Whereas the crouch button would is generally 'Ctrl' so you would be more likely to press sprint (Shift) than grenade. To the best of my knowledge I haven't played a game where you can just press a button and toss a grenade, generally speaking you have to select your grenade then 'fire' it.

that was an exaggeration for comedic effect, it just sometimes ends up as me hitting 'H' or 'F' during a hectic fight.

 

[bpm195]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2011/1/24/

This article is mostly the lead designer of Monday Night Combat explaining why the keyboard mouse set up is superior by detailing some of the game mechanics they had to change while converting the game from Xbox to PC.

The substantial difference is that using a joystick takes linear time while using a mouse is nearly constant time. There are some games where joysticks and analog buttons prove very useful (i.e. racing games) but cases where a controller is superior to a mouse and keyboard are very rare.

 

[Coop83]

I feel that I must say "other" to this question, simply because it is dependent upon the game which I play, as to which controls suit best.

When it comes to Strategy games, such as Command & Conquer, Theme Park, Civilisation et al; point and click games like Discworld, Planescape Torment and so on, I feel that I absolutely need a mouse to play with. Sure, first person shooters, driving games and the like absolutely must be played with the controller - hence why consoles were made. I think I have come to one exception, which is Portal, which I am quite happy to play with a mouse, though had I had the option to play with a controller, I would have preferred it, since my dexterity with a controller is much more suited to the quick fire controls that are required there and then.

You've got to get in your comfort zone with the games and while I'd like to see some MMOs that you could configure your controller for, such as LORTO, I'll just have to stick with the mouse until then.

 

[fates_puppet13]

mouse and keyboard
nothing wrong with controller but i just fine it easier
can't stand touchscreens though