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

by Kahzgul, Saturday, February 11, 2017, 06:56 (2934 days ago) @ cheapLEY

I think that in a twitch shooter keyboard and mouse will always be superior to a controller, but I also know that Destiny is not really a twitch shooter. The real difference is look speed. A mouse user can just move the mouse more quickly to make a fast turn, whereas a controller player has to adjust the fidelity of their entire looking stick if they want the extreme turns to be faster. This one difference is hugely significant. The mouse is a finer control and offers superior aiming. Also, mice and keyboards don't vibrate (though I know MLG players turn off controller vibration anyway). And of course keyboard players always move at full speed (blessing or curse, depending).

Anyway, yeah, I think it's unfair to put mice and keyboards in the same playspace as controllers when it comes to FPS games as I feel that mice and keyboards are superior input methods in a head to head competition (though I prefer a controller, I recognize it is not as fine an instrument).