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11-15-2005, 06:23 AM
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What do you use to play games?
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I'm new to the PC gaming scene and orginally just played them on the PS2. What peripherals do you recommend? I've been playing Far Cry with keyboard and mouse but far prefer playing FPS with a gamepad so thinking about getting one. I prefer a system like time splitters where you move with one thumbstick and aim with the other. Clearly strategy games and RPGs are better with keyboard/mouse but how do you feel about the rest? 
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11-15-2005, 06:53 AM
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To be honest, I find aiming in FPS's easiest with a mouse... take some time to get used to it first, it's a totally different feeling to a joypad. Nowadays I find it extremely difficult to play them with a pad, just because a mouse is so much faster and more accurate...
If I were to use a joypad, though, I would get one of those adapters that let you plug in a Playstation2 pad into a USB port... console joypads, in my experience, are significantly better than PC ones
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11-15-2005, 10:21 AM
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Mouse and keyboard is what the majority of gamers prefer due to the increased accuracy you can achieve. A mouse beats a controller hands down in most fps.
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11-15-2005, 03:59 PM
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Mouse and keyboard. If I'm playing a flight sim or something, then I might use a joystick, but mostly keyboard and mouse.
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11-15-2005, 05:07 PM
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Mouse + Keyboard - just simpler to me, and I already am used to using it; so why change.
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11-15-2005, 05:36 PM
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a nice optical mouse.logitech had some dual MX ones.dont know if they do that anymore
a solid keyboard would also be a logitech(if u could get them in a set) or a microsoft keyboard |
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11-15-2005, 05:38 PM
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Mouse & keyboard. I've dislike consoles and console-like controlers for the fact that when you pan around like you would with a mouse, you do so at one steady speed. You can't get any "turn around and shoot" quickshots off.
Joysticks for flight sims is another story, however.
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11-16-2005, 12:17 AM
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Definately a joystick for anytime you're controlling a plane.
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11-16-2005, 01:08 AM
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I started out as a PC gamer with Lemmings in DOS using a keyboard/mouse. I never had a console until the Xbox. I can't stand playing most games with a game pad. The keyboard/mouse is FAR superior. There is no possible way to get the kind of accuracy from a gamepad as you get with a keyboard/mouse.
There are a few games I prefer with a gamepad. Prince of Persia: Sands of time and the first Splinter Cell (though I'm starting to prefer the mouse playing SC 2 on PC). For driving games I have a Microsoft Sidewinder Forcefeedback wheel. I wish they still made them. I haven't found anything nicer. For flying I have a Microsoft Sidewinder Forcefeedback joystick. Again, I wish they still made them.
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11-16-2005, 12:20 PM
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Joystick wise I use a Logitech Extreme 3D pro. No forcefeedback though (my surround sound's bass does that for me
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11-16-2005, 02:32 PM
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Mouse and keyboard. I prefer either a Logitech MX510 or MX518 mouse and use a Saitek Executive keyboard. Some folks prefer the Zboard. In any event a mouse is superior to a gamepad for FPS games.
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11-16-2005, 03:44 PM
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I would also like to uprade my 8 year old gateway keyboard to logitech's new gameing keyboard w/ LCD display. |
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11-16-2005, 07:33 PM
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Whatever suits
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11-17-2005, 06:13 PM
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11-17-2005, 07:02 PM
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Keyboard and optical mouse all the way. Joystick for flight sims.
Wish an arcade controller could be connected to the PC.
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11-17-2005, 08:00 PM
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What do you guys think about gaming with wireless peripherals, such as keyboards and mice? I've heard of significant reponse delays. Is that true?
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11-17-2005, 11:05 PM
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Delays are a thing of the past with modern wireless mice/keyboards from reputable manufacturers. I have never experienced lag on a wireless keyboard or mouse.
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11-17-2005, 11:40 PM
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keyboard + mouse for all games.
its the most acutare combo, but it'd really like to try the Nintendo Revolution controller, that looks really good! http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000577059060/ |
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11-17-2005, 11:44 PM
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It looks very.... strange to me. I can't picture myself using something like that.
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11-17-2005, 11:49 PM
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well i mean mouse and keyboard, but if u want to play wit a controller... then i suggest getting an USB to ps2 controller, i personally have a keyboard and mouse to xbox (cuz i like playing wit it and sniping da crap outta ma buddies lol)
Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10715 Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10717 i mean u dont need those two things, but they are sooo nice... specially da G5, and the G15 keyboard... sweeet  lol just saying... anyways if u want to use ur ps2 controller for ur pc/mac for one controller http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?products_id=3833 and for two controller plug in http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?products_id=3176 this is the site where i bought my key+mouse to xbox so yea, shipping cost some and it took i think maybe 2weeks a lil less. but i did the cheapest shippin i think http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?products_id=5438 neat toy lol
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11-18-2005, 07:07 AM
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Personally not a fan of wireless keyboards and mice... seen too many of them go wrong
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11-18-2005, 07:25 PM
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11-18-2005, 07:34 PM
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Really? I've never had problems with wireless mice. (I did have this one crappy one that guzzled the batter power...and it wasn't optical, but...) I don't get wireless keyboards, cause that'd be silly for me. It never moves.
I've got a basic Microsoft Wireless opical mouse that works great for games...
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11-18-2005, 08:13 PM
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i'm one of the few people that prefers a gamepad over a mouse, this is probably because growing up my parents never owned a computer that wasn't outdated. Most computer games just wouldn't run well so i never got into them and i never got used to a keyboard and mouse. Now that i have the money to maintain my own computer i might get into games on pc i don't know. Problem is i'm way to cheap to buy video games very often.
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11-19-2005, 10:39 PM
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I only prefer gamepads for consoles, and consoles are (IMO) only good for multi-player games that you can and should be playing drunk
(ie. racing, anything Mario and sports games)
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11-20-2005, 09:52 PM
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It all depends on what game is being played.
Battlefield2 mouse & keyboard nascar sim racing racing wheel madden football game pad flight sim(s) flight stick in general, 1st person shooter games you cant beat keyboard and mouse driving games cant beat a wheel flying games flight stick ect... |
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11-20-2005, 10:03 PM
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11-21-2005, 09:36 AM
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I can't say I've actually seen any serious problems first-hand, but I much prefer wired to wireless when it comes to keyboards and mice. |
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