• Björn@swg-empire.de
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      9 hours ago

      A mouse? For shooters?!?

      I definitely still played Quake with keyboard only and having it automatically look up or down on ramps.

      I think during playing Jedi Knight I started using the mouse and having the revolutionary idea of using the numpad for movement and the surrounding keys for important Force powers. Because that was so much better than using the arrow keys.

      No idea when I switched to WASD.

      • ByteOnBikes@discuss.online
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        A lot of games have aim assist with controllers. I’m currently playing Read Dead Redemption 2 and when you aim with a controller, it auto locks to their body.

        I noticed that with a bunch of games when I’m playing on the Steam Deck.

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        5 hours ago

        JK 2. Mouse wheel up and down for push and pull, click for choke. Others can be keys.

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        8 hours ago

        Next you’ll be telling me you missed tank controls in games. Why strafe when you can slowly rotate to turn?

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      7 hours ago

      Ya. The controller people on their little boxes do not understand.
      Like, I could plug a controller into my PC … but WHY?

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        28 minutes ago

        because i can lean back and put my legs up on my desk this way. using the mouse in this position is super awkward (keyboard cable would be long enough, but no surface for the mousepad is an issue). But i wouldn’t bother with a cable for plugging in the controller, 2.4GHz and Bluetooth are a thing nowadays.

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        One day when you’re an adult, you’ll look back at the childish patronising insults you threw at millions of women, men and children, none of whom you know or have any right to judge, in order to feel a sense of smug superiority for a few moments on the Internet.

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          If adulthood hasn’t happened yet, it’s not likely. I broke enough Atari controllers to have paid my dues. Fixed em with superglue and tape. But, you know. I was twelve. Then I got older and purchased big boy toys.

          You ought to consider shorter sentences. And drop some of the formalisms. That works better for today’s audiences.

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          4 hours ago

          Sure. Racing and flight simulators are a joke on those little boxes. Ya need a PC. Do you use extra monitors?

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            4 hours ago

            Hah, I play on a laptop with just its screen.

            ‘Gran Turismo’ is in fact quite good, and supports wheels. Their fantasy tracks are really nice, starting from the first game — I had to have them as mods in ‘Assetto Corsa’. ‘Wreckfest’ also works fine on consoles.

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              Man those smart TVs are so cheap now. The video screen is what you interact with most, its the biggest part of the experience. Get yourself a huge TV, an HDMI cable, and call it your gaming monitor. (Mine TVs don’t get to talk to the internet.)