I'm about to get back into PC gaming after about a decade of being out of it. Ordering a new GPU tomorrow that will allow for modern gaming and i'm pretty excited at the prospect.
The issue I am asking about, is that I see the control aspect of PC gaming as either controller or keyboard and mouse. After playing some games my current rig is able to do with the latter, I realize that while you can't beat the mouse, the keyboard has alot to aspire to sans amount of keys, and while I may be overly used to the last decade of console gaming, the keyboard and I have issues at the moment. Maybe it has to do with dusting off the cobwebs of the key/mouse system.
My issue is mostly with the lack of subtle movement with the wasd system. It's all or not. There isn't any slowly moving forward or running without holding another key, if there is that option. I've seen some "gameresque" key pads for sale, with 20 or so keys and a 4 way d pad on the side, I'm sure that you folks know the models i'm referring to. This seems perfect, but I wonder, having never tried one, how it actually works. I imagine, even with a stick attached, it's still that all or nothing input as opposed to the finer, touch sensitive analog stick i'm used to.
So, after all this rambling...is there a happy medium to these two opinions?
Thanks for any input you might have.
The issue I am asking about, is that I see the control aspect of PC gaming as either controller or keyboard and mouse. After playing some games my current rig is able to do with the latter, I realize that while you can't beat the mouse, the keyboard has alot to aspire to sans amount of keys, and while I may be overly used to the last decade of console gaming, the keyboard and I have issues at the moment. Maybe it has to do with dusting off the cobwebs of the key/mouse system.
My issue is mostly with the lack of subtle movement with the wasd system. It's all or not. There isn't any slowly moving forward or running without holding another key, if there is that option. I've seen some "gameresque" key pads for sale, with 20 or so keys and a 4 way d pad on the side, I'm sure that you folks know the models i'm referring to. This seems perfect, but I wonder, having never tried one, how it actually works. I imagine, even with a stick attached, it's still that all or nothing input as opposed to the finer, touch sensitive analog stick i'm used to.
So, after all this rambling...is there a happy medium to these two opinions?
Thanks for any input you might have.