How do you game?

[jaggysnake57]

Im a console gamer, well i used to be, and for me the keyboard mouse thing.....i dont get. well at least the keyboard i dont get. i have tried over and over again to get used to it but i just cant. So in my effort to improve my gaming experiance i came up with the idea of using both a game pad and mouse with the game pad replacing the keyboard. personally i love it but it got me thinking does anyone else use this configuration and how many gamers use a pad over K&M

 

this is only for FPS 3rd person etc for RTS etc M&K just has to be the way

[technovore]

some genres can't be played with specific input devices...
mouse/keyboard for life!

[Askew]

FPS/RTS/ARPG mouse/kb

RPG/Driving/3rd person 360 pad

 

For me, playing FPS with a controller is like trying to drink water using a fork.

[darkspeedy26]

keyboard + mouse = old school???

more like: keyboard + nothing = old school

[Askew]

keyboard + mouse = old school???

more like: keyboard + nothing = old school

 

Yeah in DOOM left click was the space bar.

[IDprofile]

Keyboard gives you a lot more buttons to press making it so you can have more controls in the game. Also you can press buttons faster with a keyboard as it uses all your fingers unlike a gamepad.

A mouse is much more precise and faster to aim with than a gamepad.

[ShadowCaptain]

Depends on the game, if its a third person shooter/first person shooter which requires accuracy then mouse and keyboard with my monitor, if its a plat-former/racing/3rd person casual game then gamepad and tv

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

I find that although the keyboard may not be the most natural thing, the mouse is a must for a FPS. even in Titanfall, which is very controller friendly, I find that the controller is either slow or innacurate. mouse is both fast and accurate. some games on the other hand I prefer to use a controller, such as Batman or Assassin's Creed

I'd be interested in trying out a gaming keypad if the cheaper models didn't cost more than an entry level mechanical keyboard

[WiiManic]

M+KB for everything cept Games that have extensive driving (GTA,Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs, mainly 3rd person ones, or any racing game), and any platformers.

[JR1911]

For me nothing beats keyboard + mouse for FPS.

[helping]

weapon of choice

 

 

 

(In all seriousness, I use both because I play a lot of emulators)

[JammyDodger]

Low settings 25fps with a generic keyboard and a razer mouse

[ZetZet]

I don't own a console and I haven't found a game I would buy a controller for. I just don't play it if controls suck.

[Osmium]

As a former console gamer I now find it hard to live without the mouse/KB. I honestly feel like it simply a superior input method than the controller. I dunno why but KB and mouse just feels natural to me. A lot more than controllers ever did anyway. I tried to play BF3 on my friend's playstation and I could hardly walk around

[SparkySamZa]

For me, playing FPS with a controller is like trying to drink water using a fork.

aha that 1 second delay :3 i hate it

[EmotionalSloth]

Mouse and keyboard

[n0ah1897]

I prefer mouse and keyboard for fps games, but being a console gamer for nearly my entire life means I can use a controller just as easily.

[MEC-777]

Depends on the game. FSP - KB & Mouse all the way. Some 3rd person action/adventure games like Dark Souls and side-scrollers - 360 controller. For racing games/sims - wheel and pedal setup.

[Liam-McShane]

I always use mouse and keyboard for FPS games and a gamepad for 3rd person games. I find mouse and keyboard to be too clunky for 3rd person games.

[bmxtricky5]

M+KB I used to be a good console gamer so controller isn't as hard as flying with lead shoes but I can't live with out my mouse and keyboard

[shiftberry]

old school way is the best way!

[Imaginaerum]

Controllers for platformers, simulators, or Xbox Arcade ports, keyboard and mouse for everything else.

[Jedicake]

I picked Keyboard and mouse option even though it's technically a mixture of both, I would say 90% KB/M, 10% PS4 controller

 

Fighting games, pure driving games, hmmm I'm sure there's other stuff, just can't think of em right now, all much better with a controller rather than KB/M

[Commander Llama]

M+KB for most games (FPS, Strategy).  Gamepad for Fighting games, Racing games, platformers, or Dark Souls.

 

Dark Souls is a bit of an anomaly.  Once I tweak the M/KB bindings I actually don't mind playing it that way at all.  But I got Dark Souls 1 on Xbox first, played it a fair bit.  When it came out on PC, I found it easier to just plug in my Xbox remote and retain all of my controller prowess.  Then I could switch back and forth between playing with friends on PC and playing with friends on Xbox and not hurt my neurons.

[Tygron]

Keyboard and mouse mostly with controller for some games. Just depends really. And sometimes I grab my Nvidia Shield and play from my bed or elsewhere in the house. Keyboard and mouse takes some getting used to but it's worth it.