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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Vondoom:
But for FPS, a mouse and keyboard is far far superior than any type of joystick. Its just easier to look around with the mouse and move with the keyboard. You could do the same with a joystick but it would be awkward because of its size.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, a full size joystick is awkward for FPSs, and I used a mouse for a long time with all games, until I played with that Exterminator. The damn thing has almost as many button options as a keyboard (there's a shift key, so there's really twice the buttons that you see), and each key can do a single action or be programmed to do a complex series of actions in sequence, such as a long jump in Half-Life, just set the code in the software, and when you push that button, you long jump (assuming you have the proper equipment
). Also, with the analog stick, it's basically just like having a mouse, you use it to look around, and set buttons to move, just as you'd do with a keyboard. If you've never played Goldeneye, then you can't understand the ease of this. While it was slightly different in that game (you had to hold a key to look around, but no big deal), it made looking around while aiming a snap, and more precise than I could ever be with a mouse/keyboard combo. Just try a pad with an analog stick for a good FPS that lets you program buttons, and, while it may not turn you to them forever, it will change your opinion of this arguement.
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Member of the LMG and hating it (Disgruntled Man)
Real heros wear SCBAs, not capes.--Me.
But for FPS, a mouse and keyboard is far far superior than any type of joystick. Its just easier to look around with the mouse and move with the keyboard. You could do the same with a joystick but it would be awkward because of its size.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, a full size joystick is awkward for FPSs, and I used a mouse for a long time with all games, until I played with that Exterminator. The damn thing has almost as many button options as a keyboard (there's a shift key, so there's really twice the buttons that you see), and each key can do a single action or be programmed to do a complex series of actions in sequence, such as a long jump in Half-Life, just set the code in the software, and when you push that button, you long jump (assuming you have the proper equipment
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Member of the LMG and hating it (Disgruntled Man)
Real heros wear SCBAs, not capes.--Me.
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