[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

BF2 is bettaKHAndAnime

Battlefield FTW. No other FPS series is better IMO. TF2 is good no doubt, but I get sick of it fast.

I have to dissagree since TF2 has better class balance and team reliance. Also less lag and hitbox problems. Moar hats as well :P

If anything that video serves to make me not want an NGP :(it really does not look that impressive to me.

Personally, I very much dislike montages without extended clips of gameplay. One that displayed more XIM-centric playstyle could be put together, but the same amount of information could be conveyed in a video showing someone aiming at a target with both a gamepad and XIM-enabled mouse. I don't believe such a demonstration yet exists, but there are decent tutorials posted by OBsIV that touch on the matter. Anyway, for anyone else who would prefer pure gameplay, I think this video was amusing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KET0gCEJ4

Mist should have died more than he did, but there are a few moments where you can see the increase of control you get when you spread the joystick's axis out over an infinite amount of space. Granted no one has a mousepad that large, but you get the idea. Specifically the fast, tiny movements that would have been extremely difficult for any but the most dextrous of individuals to perform on the standard thumbstick. The ability cap might be the same between the emulated joystick and the joystick itself, but ease of use is where the XIM3 wins out.

Missing a more opportune time frame in which to clear up such misunderstandings, it seems once again people who either can't read or haven't read the XBOX LIVE Terms of Use need assistance to avoid posting inaccuracies.

[quote="XBOX LIVE Terms of Use"]

12. Service Operation and Equipment.

The Service may only be accessed with an Authorized Device or by logging into your account via Xbox.com.You agree that you are using only authorized software and hardware to access the Service, that your software and hardware have not been modified in any unauthorized way (e.g., through unauthorized repairs, unauthorized upgrades, or unauthorized downloads), and that we have the right to send data, applications or other content to any software or hardware that you are using to access the Service for the express purpose of detecting an unauthorized modification. Any attempt to disassemble, decompile, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, modify, further sublicense, distribute, or use for other purposes the Service, any game, application, or other content available or accessible through the Service, or any hardware or software associated with the Service or with an original Xbox or Xbox 360 console is strictly prohibited and may result in cancellation of your account and/or your ability to access the Service, and the pursuit of other legal remedies by Microsoft. Microsoft may take any legal action it deems appropriate against users who violate Microsoft's systems or network security, this contract or any additional terms incorporated or referenced in this contract, and such users may also incur criminal or civil liability.

Microsoft reserves complete and sole discretion with respect to the operation of the Service. Microsoft may, among other things: (a)restrict or limit access to the Service; (b)retrieve information from the Authorized Device and any connected peripheral device used to log onto the Service as necessary to operate and protect the security of the Service, and to enforce this contract; and (c)upgrade, modify, withdraw, suspend, or discontinue any functionality or feature of the Service, any game or other content available or accessible through the Service, or any hardware or software associated with the Service or with an Authorized Device, from time to time without notice, expressly including by the automatic download of related software directly to your Authorized Device, including software that prevents you from accessing the Service, playing pirated games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices.

Read that over. Note how throughout this article (and the rest of the ToU, which can be read at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/legal/livetou) there is a specific distinction made between hardware and peripheral hardware. This is not an oversight in the same way that this is not a fanfiction, but intended to be a legally-binding contract, where applicable. "Un/authorized device" and "un/authorized hardware peripheral device" are two different things in Microsoft's eyes, and hardware peripheral devices are not regulated or even mentioned elsewhere in the agreement. The standing judgement is that you can use whatever controller you want, but Microsoft has the right to block use of any such device as they deem fit. XIM3 is currently fair play over LIVE.

The very fact that this thing even exists isa testament to how poor thumbsticks are for playing shooters. What I get from consolers is "we know controllers suck and we don't want that to change", when instead they should be embracing this as it will bring more players to console gaming.

I think its funny how everyone gets so defensive about people who have the XIM3, they act like by having this that player will automatically become an awesome player and will dominate. If the person is truly good at using the controller then who cares what they are using, you dont become a gaming god because you have the XIM3. Stop acting childish.

I think its funny how everyone gets so defensive about people who have the XIM3, they act like by having this that player will automatically become an awesome player and will dominate. If the person is truly good at using the controller then who cares what they are using, you dont become a gaming god because you have the XIM3. Stop acting childish.

But really what this boils down to is that Microsoft has not licensed it, so they are in effect saying that you cannot use it on their system. That is what makes it cheating. If this were I licensed product, I'd say it's cheap, but not cheating as it's allowed. But by the user agreement, you are not allowed to use an unlicensed product with the 360, at least on Live. If so, they will ban you. The only reason why you aren't likely to be banned with this product yet is because it mimics a real controller, and they can't detect it...yet. You better believe the day that they can, the banhammer will come down hard on people. The only people who say this isn't cheating are the people who are trying to justify its usage. It's not the same as buying a better mouse or internet connection. This product is not allowed on XBox Live. What's so hard to understand about that? romans828_2002

ok, as far as the cheating thing goes. if it was as smooth and fast as a game developed for the mouse....yeah, but it's not. you have the same restrictions as the controller. plus the software has to reverse all the code there specificially for analog sticks so you'll never get that smooth PC feel. that said, for those of us that are used to kb/m, this is an alternative for us.

ok, as far as the cheating thing goes. if it was as smooth and fast as a game developed for the mouse....yeah, but it's not. you have the same restrictions as the controller. plus the software has to reverse all the code there specificially for analog sticks so you'll never get that smooth PC feel. that said, for those of us that are used to kb/m, this is an alternative for us.

lespaul1919

Indirect? No, I'm pretty directly insulting you.lowe0