Do you use a controller for pc games?

[DeathReborn]

I use an old Logitech Dual Action controller (PS2/3 style) for some titles and emulators, things like FPS, Strategy & RPG (except 3rd person action) are all KB+M.

Thrustmaster Warthog + pedals for flight sims/space sims. Logitech Driving Force GT for driving games on both the PS3 & PC. I have tried the X360 controllers but it gives me cramp so I have a ban on any games that require it (I am looking at you Renegade Ops).

 

[lord_emperor]

Have an XBOX-S controller on my PC. Use it for some games.

GTA4 was a pleasure with mouse & keyboard for shooting and controller for driving.

 

[Hinda65]

Dark Souls is controller only from what everyone says, not literally but it's the smart move

That's what I had heard too....I've always stuck with the keyboard and mouse but maybe it's time to buy a controller too.

 

[slpnshot]

I use my Xbox controller for some of the AAA games that are PC ports. Games like Assassin's Creed just plays better on the controller for me.

 

[Blue_Max]

After 30 years of PC gaming, I've finally found a few console ports that BEG for a controller because they don't play comfortably without one.

360 wired, eh? I'll keep my eyes open for a deal.

 

[BFGTech]

i'm using controller(s) when i'm playing FIFA
otherwise keyboard + mouse

 

[shortylickens]

this thread is bringing out the lurkers.

 

[Arkaign]

how many peple would you say cheat in planetside 2? i know that at least some people cheat but sony also has a banhammer. the reason i ask because sometimes it is like when i get in a close combat situation i die so fast. are some of the weapons for this that you have to buy just that much better for close combat fighting? also i am vanu so maybe the other teams are much better in this area?

lol he's trolling you. Using a 360 controller is absolute suicide in BF3/BF4/COD on PC (or any competitive FPS on PC really). It's too much of a disadvantage to overcome, and there's no auto-aim to boost the pad users unless you just sit far away from the action with a lock-on weapon lol.

 

[norseamd]

lol he's trolling you. Using a 360 controller is absolute suicide in BF3/BF4/COD on PC (or any competitive FPS on PC really). It's too much of a disadvantage to overcome, and there's no auto-aim to boost the pad users unless you just sit far away from the action with a lock-on weapon lol.

use mouse and keyboard. although i use a wireless kensington set and i also am using a 42" tv that i sit about 4 to 5 feet away from. my mouse is on my bed and my keyboard is on my lap. still have decent response but i know that it is not the quickest. still not that bad although. my mouse is at the same height as it would be on a desk. also it is a laser mouse so i still get at least working reception. not slow at all on a general tactical level. planetside 2 is often more about strategy and tactics so quickness is not the only thing.

 

[OCNewbie]

Only for certain types of games. 3rd person action-adventure . . .

I use my XBox 360 controller for the Batman games (AA, AC, etc.). That's about it. I think I tried it for Trine and/or Bastion.

 

[Anarchist420]

wouldve been nice if microsoft had the Xbox360 controller do 500 undivided reports per second, but they had to be cheap shits and make it do effectively 125 reports per second... 6ms is a lot of difference, my mouse clicks on my G3 are a lot more responsive than button presses on my xbox360 controller. i would get a keyboard that did 500 or more (effectively) reports per second but i dont have money for that right now

nevertheless i use the xbox360 controller except with first person shooters

 

[LtMikePowelll]

FIFA and NFS games are the only one that I play with a XBOX 360 controller for PC. Can't play any FPS on controller at all.

 

[HeXen]

I do for most all games that support it even FPS titles. C'mon now, games today are so freaking easy you really don't need kb/mouse just to beat them. I can beat any SP game with a good gamepad providing it's supported.

 

[Bardock]

I use a Saturn style usb gamepad that has d-pad, shoulder buttons, and six regular buttons.

The games I play are emulated console or arcade games so you need a controller to maintain the gameplay.

I play a lot of platformers and some fighters and the right direction on the d-pad broke and I had to take the controller apart and glue a splint I made out of index cards onto the dpad's back and now it works strong as a mug.

 

[norseamd]

I use a Saturn style usb gamepad that has d-pad, shoulder buttons, and six regular buttons. The games I play are emulated console or arcade games so you need a controller to maintain the gameplay. I play a lot of platformers and some fighters and the right direction on the d-pad broke and I had to take the controller apart and glue a splint I made out of index cards onto the dpad's back and now it works strong as a mug.

which controller

 

[shortylickens]

FIFA and NFS games are the only one that I play with a XBOX 360 controller for PC. Can't play any FPS on controller at all.

me neither. Too slow, too clunky.
In fact even GTA 3 is irritating me with the controller, and I used a mod to make it work better. Still dont like it.

 

[imaheadcase]

The controller does not have a long history with pc gaming. It lasted a few years when computers came with same serial ports as older consoles did for controllers. That faded away pretty fast when games started requiring more ways to interact on the pc since you could use keyboard/mouse.

I never could use a controller, for very basic games like mario brothers or something it was great. But %99 of the games now on PC not worth it.

 

[Jules]

Yup, i use a Wireless Xbox 360 controller depending on the game.

 

[Majcric]

Just on fighters and some platformers. Everything else M/kb.

 

[HeXen]

The controller does not have a long history with pc gaming. It lasted a few years when computers came with same serial ports as older consoles did for controllers. That faded away pretty fast when games started requiring more ways to interact on the pc since you could use keyboard/mouse.

I never could use a controller, for very basic games like mario brothers or something it was great. But %99 of the games now on PC not worth it.

Like anything else it takes getting used to. Unless you have some kind of physical disability, any gamer should be able have no trouble adapting if they tried.
And actually controllers do have a long history, even the commodore 64 had a joystick that most owners used back then. But even on the Microsoft platforms There has never been any shortage of a wide variety of controllers since DOS and in the early days of Windows, there has been some rather crazy looking controllers. I used to have a 3DFX gamepad myself.

 

[Bateluer]

The controller does not have a long history with pc gaming. It lasted a few years when computers came with same serial ports as older consoles did for controllers. That faded away pretty fast when games started requiring more ways to interact on the pc since you could use keyboard/mouse.

I never could use a controller, for very basic games like mario brothers or something it was great. But %99 of the games now on PC not worth it.

Pretty much this. Most PC games get hamstrung by a controller, an inherently inept method of input to begin with. Closest thing I have to a controller is a joy stick.

 

[Bardock]

which controller

It's a chinese generic copy of the Saturn controller I found online for really cheap. It works.

 

[mmntech]

I use the XBox 360 controller for most games these days that don't require K&M. I don't really play a lot of FPS games anymore.

I usually use the PS3 controller or keyboard for my emulated games that require the D-Pad.

 

[dguy6789]

Wired 360 controller here. So many PC games work extremely well with it and have support for this specific controller built right into the game(Controls are automatically bound to the buttons on the controller the way they would be in the console version of the game and button icons on screen change to match the 360 buttons just like if it was an Xbox 360 game).

 

[Nebor]

Wired 360 controller here. So many PC games work extremely well with it and have support for this specific controller built right into the game(Controls are automatically bound to the buttons on the controller the way they would be in the console version of the game and button icons on screen change to match the 360 buttons just like if it was an Xbox 360 game).

My real answer is this. What I hate though is when games either default to the xbox controller without letting you change or ask you every time you start the game if you want to use the controller (like Ghosts.)