Another tangent: keyboard and mouse on console. (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Friday, February 10, 2017, 23:28 (2664 days ago) @ squidnh3
edited by cheapLEY, Saturday, February 11, 2017, 00:06

Blizzard stirred up some shit with its comments on keyboard and mice on consoles.

What are your thoughts on this? Does fairness and an equal playing field trump personal preference or even accessibility?

I saw lots of comments from people saying things like, "If you want to use a mouse, play on PC," as if spending a thousand dollars on a gaming rig is a totally necessary and justifiable barrier to using your preferred input method.

I just don't get the outrage here, and it feels like people being whiny babies for no reason. It's not unfair when anyone could just as easily use a mouse if they wanted to. It'd be like saying it's totally unfair for someone to play Elite Dangerous with a HOTAS and in VR when I use an Xbox controller.

And FWIW, I hate keyboard and mouse control for everything beyond RTS and strategy games, so it's not like I'm just blindly defending my preferred input method.

Anyway, I guess really I just wanted to stir the pot and see how you all felt.

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Kotaku: Activision says Destiny still coming in 2017. - cheapLEY, 2017-02-09, 20:12
- Kotaku: Activision says Destiny still coming in 2017. - Cody Miller, 2017-02-09, 20:41
- Possibly important detail. - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-02-09, 20:50
  - Possibly important detail. - Cody Miller, 2017-02-12, 13:51
- Tangent: If destiny were on PC, would you switch? - Revenant1988, 2017-02-09, 21:20
  - No. - Ragashingo, 2017-02-09, 21:25
  - Tangent: If destiny were on PC, would you switch? - Cody Miller, 2017-02-09, 21:31
  - Tangent: If destiny were on PC, would you switch? - cheapLEY, 2017-02-09, 21:32
  - Going to play wherever my friends are. - Funkmon, 2017-02-09, 21:55
  - Solid NO! - DEEP_NNN, 2017-02-09, 22:12
    - Solid NO! - Cody Miller, 2017-02-09, 22:30
      - Solid NO! - Revenant1988, 2017-02-09, 22:43
      - Solid NO! - DEEP_NNN, 2017-02-10, 00:36
  - Depends on how easy it would be to obtain. - ProbablyLast, 2017-02-09, 23:10
  - Absolutely not unless... - Kermit, 2017-02-10, 13:14
    - Absolutely not unless... - Cody Miller, 2017-02-10, 13:45
      - Absolutely not unless... - Kermit, 2017-02-10, 15:36
        
        Absolutely not unless... - ZackDark, 2017-02-11, 02:15
        
        Absolutely not unless... - Cody Miller, 2017-02-11, 14:51
        
        Wow. You guys did get the short end, huh? - ZackDark, 2017-02-11, 16:02
        
        No wine, just dual boot. - dogcow, 2017-02-13, 17:31
    - Don't do it man. Keep the streak going. - Funkmon, 2017-02-10, 20:27
  - I have a gaming PC powerful enough for VR, straight up no - kidtsunami, 2017-02-10, 13:26
  - No, unless cross-saves - Schedonnardus, 2017-02-10, 14:54
  - Tangent: If destiny were on PC, would you switch? - squidnh3, 2017-02-10, 22:15
    - Another tangent: keyboard and mouse on console. - cheapLEY, 2017-02-10, 23:28
      - Another tangent: keyboard and mouse on console. - uberfoop, 2017-02-11, 01:20
      - Another tangent: keyboard and mouse on console. - Kahzgul, 2017-02-11, 06:56
      - K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Korny, 2017-02-11, 14:35
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Cody Miller, 2017-02-11, 14:48
        
        *ahem* Pay to Win *cough* - ZackDark, 2017-02-11, 16:01
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Korny, 2017-02-11, 18:22
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Cody Miller, 2017-02-11, 19:08
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Korny, 2017-02-11, 19:22
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Cody Miller, 2017-02-12, 01:19
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - ZackDark, 2017-02-12, 02:47
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Cody Miller, 2017-02-12, 05:32
        
        If the player pool is big enough, sure - ZackDark, 2017-02-12, 15:29
        
        K&M on console is essentially cheating... - Korny, 2017-02-12, 16:05
        
        But a $150 Elite controller is totally fine? - cheapLEY, 2017-02-11, 21:58
        
        But a $150 Elite controller is totally fine? - uberfoop, 2017-02-11, 22:38
  - I almost never change ecosystems, even with crossplay - Kahzgul, 2017-02-11, 06:58

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