How can anyone play shooters on a controller?

I am getting BF3 next week on the PS3 (and the PC), but I will be mostly playing the PS3 version until my PC is fixed. I've never played an FPS game on a console, but I have tried FPS demos on consoles at Best Buy and Target.

Analog sticks are an imprecise and sloppy way of controlling crossairs in a game. Coming from a mouse and keyboard, how can anyone deal with this level of imprecision? Fortunately, everyone will be similarly handicapped in multiplayer, so hopefully it won't be too bad.

This is my biggest gripe about console gaming, and I would love it if mouse and keyboard become officially supported ways of controlling input in console games, but I doubt Sony or Microsoft would allow that.

But oh well. I will be playing BF3 on PS3 until Ivy Bridge launches next year so that I can replace this busted motherboard and sell the CPU/RAM. So I will just to deal with it...

It's actually quite simple once you realize how big the hit boxes are in console games.

I tend to pull the Right Trigger to shoot. I sometimes Pull the LT to aim, but that's just me.

Since I honestly don't care about shooters all that much, I'm content with whatever my controller offers me. If I can aim and shoot things, it's doing its job.

It doesn't really bother me. Sometimes I prefer the controller, or sometimes I prefer a KB/M.

I played Crysis/Warhead and Metro 2033 recently with a controller logitech f310 to be exact. It was ok but my skills were cut in half because of the accuracy and buttons.

Crazy amounts of auto-aim and massive hit boxes.

Analog sticks are an imprecise and sloppy way of controlling crossairs in a game. Coming from a mouse and keyboard, how can anyone deal with this level of imprecision? Fortunately, everyone will be similarly handicapped in multiplayer, so hopefully it won't be too bad.

The_Capitalist

Anyway the short answer is that you'll get used to it but, if you're like me, it will never feel as good or responseive as KBM.

I used to play CS on an almost professional level and got used with analogic sticks. And today I really like them, playing with a controller has some advantages over kb/mouse.

Has this guy ever heard of twin-stick shooters?

You must be new to gaming if you can't play shooters on a controller. Welcome!

its pretty easy, just like its easy to play with a keyboard or mouse

I tend to pull the Right Trigger to shoot. I sometimes Pull the LT to aim, but that's just me.

AngryJuice

Because they can and able to adapt. See those real life excavator, crane, or any machines operator with RC analog stick. They use it to control things with great accuracy. No complaint for being not able to use kb/m. If they can so do we.

Has this guy ever heard of twin-stick shooters?

Branmuffin316

I like ds3 better than a kb/m, but I like a kb/m better than a 360 pad, and I've never played a shooter with motion controls (wiimote or move).

I think you just have to get used to it. The sticks on the DS3 are incredibly sensitive, and allow you make those slight movements a lot of people seem to have a hard time who are used to a mouse.

The only problem is you have to depend on developers to program the sticks well. Turok on consoles is a good example of a console shooter that feels like a ported PC shooter with no acceleration programmed into the aiming.

I used to play CS on an almost professional level and got used with analogic sticks. And today I really like them, playing with a controller has some advantages over kb/mouse.

padaporra

^HAHAHAHAH^

joke of the day award winner!!!

they call it Halo

You don't. The game plays it for you with auto-aim and huge hitboxes.

Because they can and able to adapt. See those real life excavator, crane, or any machines operator with RC analog stick. They use it to control things with great accuracy. No complaint for being not able to use kb/m. If they can so do we.

Everiez

It's beyond me how anyone can play a shooter on a dual analog controller. It's terrible. Either go mouse or wiimote or nothing.

It's actually quite simple once you realize how big the hit boxes are in console games.

GD1551

lol aim assist/auto aim ftw ;)

dual analog is so painful, I dont even consider playing fps games on consoles :P. ok thats a bit of a lie, but it is a huge deterent.

I am getting BF3 next week on the PS3 (and the PC), but I will be mostly playing the PS3 version until my PC is fixed. I've never played an FPS game on a console, but I have tried FPS demos on consoles at Best Buy and Target.

Analog sticks are an imprecise and sloppy way of controlling crossairs in a game. Coming from a mouse and keyboard, how can anyone deal with this level of imprecision? Fortunately, everyone will be similarly handicapped in multiplayer, so hopefully it won't be too bad.

This is my biggest gripe about console gaming, and I would love it if mouse and keyboard become officially supported ways of controlling input in console games, but I doubt Sony or Microsoft would allow that.

But oh well. I will be playing BF3 on PS3 until Ivy Bridge launches next year so that I can replace this busted motherboard and sell the CPU/RAM. So I will just to deal with it...

The_Capitalist

It takes much more skill, finess and coordination to be good with a controller... any fool can aim with a mouse.

It takes much more skill, finess and coordination to be good with a controller... any fool can aim with a mouse.

RGDT021

Skill, the game is aiming for you....

People turn the controller on and press buttons.

Stuff happens on-screen.

It's really simple.

i think it's odd and impersise if i play on a keyboard and mouse?oh what now?

Using something you're not accustomed to feels strange. Controller's aren't ideal, but you'll get used to it.

It takes much more skill, finess and coordination to be good with a controller... any fool can aim with a mouse.

RGDT021

With Ease, I've Been Playing Shooter So long Now Its Second Nature

It's actually pretty easy. Oh and I believe a person who can't adapt to different controllers isn't a real gamer >.>mrmusicman247

Well what you do is, you push the buttons that correspond to the action you want them to do. You push the fire button to move, and put the analog in the direction you want to move.

It isn't rocket science and I'm beginning to suspect my grandma might be a PC gamer with this logic of not being able to understand controllers.