QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ May 19 2006, 02:55 PM)
I remember Quake III on the Dreamcast... KB/mouse players destroyed the controller users... But on the same token the game was originally designed to be played on a keyboard and mouse.
As for me, I'm horrible with a keyboard and mouse and feel much more comfortable using a game pad... I get destroyed no matter WHAT I use but I get destroyed less with a game pad
I think the most important thing with what control device is better is the player's skill with that device, if you're familiar with a keyboard and mouse you'll always be better with it over a gamepad and visa versa.
with all skills equal a skilled gamepad player vs a skilled keyboard/mouse player the keyboard/mouse player has the advantage based purely on precision.
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Despite past experience this really can't be compared to Quake or any other game that has had various optional controls like that, it's quite obvious that the developers have spent a lot of time to ensure that the controls are balanced where past titles didn't really get that.
I think it's a great idea that they'd open up a game to let uses play with whatever they want.... I also think that if they do that they NEED to institute options that would allow you to setup your games to play against the type of players you want. So if you're a gamepad player and only want to play against other gamepad players, you should have that option.
Options are good, but giving the option of what controller type you also need the option of if you want to play against people using that controller type.
In the end you can't compare it to past experiences, wait and see if the game really truly is balanced, maybe you wont mind playing against someone using a different type of controller.. maybe it wont matter.
I used to play Q3 on the Dreamcast with the K/M allot and kicked most peoples asses, sometimes no losses at all most nights quite frequently but i could'nt get the hang of playing it with a pad no matter how much i practiced, BUT there was a few players that really took to the pad and gave mouse and keyboard users a sense of shame as they were supposed to be using superior controlls. Its not always the case that K/M users have an unfair advantage but generally it is, In my opinion there are only two kinds of games that suit K/M better and they are FPS and RTS but its clear that most of the time its how the game makers implements these controlls rather than the controller in question.
The Dreamcast and Q3 supprised many especially PC owners that expected them to be a walk over even though they had far superior power but it wasnt always the case. i remember playing pc players and owning with my faithful DC K/M running at a max 28kbps with my 60hz tv. The Balance as you state can be achieved even with large differences between hardware but it takes more time to become effective than it would with a pc K/M but worth it in the end. The 360 pad is amazing and compared to the DC pad its far more effective but the keyboard and mouse combo has stayed the same throughout, i do believe that the time is getting closer before the equalibrium or close to it can be achieved, the advantage is definatley slipping away from the K/M and moving over to the PAD but it will never be totally the best unless there is some method of being more precise with a pad.
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