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OmisanAndrew

Nov 19, 2012 7:47 am GMT
If i am new to playing shooters with mouse and keyboard. Will the game be enjoyable to me on multiplayer or will i just die die die.
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evilvalis

Nov 19, 2012 10:03 am GMT
Just buy a xbox controler. Then you can play with it. But basically it boils down to your reaction time, mouse, how well you shall adjust to playing with a K/M.
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giocare

Nov 19, 2012 11:12 am GMT
You're going to get owned until you get the hang of it. Try looking for server names that include things like "noobs only", they usually kick high level players.
Also I would not recommend using a gamepad, it'll just handicap you and prevent you from improving. Look through some of this guy's videos, he has a couple tutorials on how to properly set up your mouse: http://www.youtube.com/user/rivaLxfactor/videos?view=0
orestes417

Nov 19, 2012 11:16 am GMT
Oh, even if you're good you're going to just die die die on some maps/modes. Accept that and practice and you'll do fine
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Jerec55555

Nov 19, 2012 2:40 pm GMT
Everyone else has said it here in some way, but you will suck and you will die a lot for a few days. But keep playing, find a niche, and eventually, you'll be up to speed and competitive with everyone else.
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HappyMrSnowman

Nov 19, 2012 8:01 pm GMT
Until you find the playstyle that suits you, you're gonna be getting hosed pretty fast. A few suggestions is to play servers that only have 32 players rather than 64, it cuts down on the amount of bullets flying. Learn the maps, learn the guns, and you'll get used to it. Even a controller player can get good if they have situational awareness and are good at their playstyle.
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FL81

Nov 19, 2012 10:51 pm GMT
You'll figure it out eventually. The worst thing you can do is continue to use a game controller after going to the PC version.
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XxSpaWn_PoInT

Nov 20, 2012 8:37 am GMT
Pretty much what everybody said. I personally found using a gamepad much more difficult than KB/m when I first started PC FPS, especially with BF3 since there is no auto-aim like there is on consoles, so gamepads become much more difficult.

I sucked hard after playing BF3 both on PS3 and 360 then switching to PC. After a week or two of steady playing you adjust to KB/M, so just give it time.
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temgun

Nov 20, 2012 9:15 am GMT
HappyMrSnowman posted...
Until you find the playstyle that suits you, you're gonna be getting hosed pretty fast. A few suggestions is to play servers that only have 32 players rather than 64, it cuts down on the amount of bullets flying. Learn the maps, learn the guns, and you'll get used to it. Even a controller player can get good if they have situational awareness and are good at their playstyle.

You shouldn't be playing on 64 players server on most maps anyway. Some few ones, like Operation Firestorm, is great with all playercounts, but most maps are just bad for anything more than 32 players. Rush should be played with 32 at very most anyway.

Naturally you'll be bad at the beginning, but everyone is. Besides, most people are not very good at playing the game anyway.
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OmisanAndrew

Nov 21, 2012 10:54 am GMT
Thanks this has been inspiring haha
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Captain_Sexy_T

Nov 24, 2012 4:58 am GMT
Play the campaign to get used to the controls. Easy way to not get completely frustrated, at least for me.

So many damn buttons on this keyboard...
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dedbus

Nov 27, 2012 9:32 am GMT
I'd also suggest playing regular team deathmatch to get used to the mechanics. You'll get the basics down quicker than traveling across the map only to get trampled by infantry, jets, tanks etc. When you're ready to go to an objective mode, find an empty server to practice riding vehicle and explore the map and some of the other mechanics.