Diortem’s Rant VII: Shut it.
The title says it all….
A few days ago, Kotaku re-opened an old battle that was thought to be dead by many. I had a feeling this would not be the case, but seeing it blow up once again, let’s revisit one of the oldest argument…. which is better, a keyboard and mouse or a controller? Apparently, this argument is why we only got maybe 3 games that used cross platform gaming.
I’m sure you know where I am going here, but before we start tearing up idiots who seem to think their side has to win this argument once and for all and prove them to be the superior being in the universe or some such thing, let’s get down to the brass tax. There IS no one controller type that is inherently better then all the others in the gaming universe at everything. It doesn’t exist. To try to make that argument is about as stupid as it got trying to argue about if motion controls are good or suck. Once again, it’s all about what you are playing…. and in some cases WHERE you are playing.
But of course, fanbois will never leave this as it is…. and I’m beginning to think someone at Kotaku is either one of these fanbois or loves to see them fight when bored with nothing better to do. As I read this article (admittedly amused by the picture it came with), all I could think of was the the countless times my brother has tried again and again to tell me how much better a controller is then a mouse for FPS games.
Not only does this article suggest MS believes this is 100% wrong, but aside from the smile I get watching fanboi faces contort with rage (in my head, anyway) that the company that runs their blessed box MIGHT NOT AGREE ITS THE BEST CONTROLLER TO PLAY A HALO STYLE GAME WITH, it brings up some rather… interesting views from the audience…
From the general consensus, it seems Xbots want to point to Shadowrun, where PC gamers apparently got their asses handed to them regularly during testing and in the game, followed up by PC fanbois who can’t let it go even though Shadowrun was so bad the guys at my local gamestop made a practice of forcing customers to try the game before they let them buy the disc (no joking here) when it was released. (Hey, if the Xbots need to have a garbage game to feel good about, no skin off my nose.) Instead, they have to beat this theory into the ground explaining how badly PC controls were handicapped to even the playing field.
Now let me get something off my chest right now… shut the **** up. Xbots, your controller works for you… great. Congratulations. Enjoy. But it’s not for everyone anymore then a wiimote is. Play what you like on what you like and just shut the **** up rather then becoming religious zealots who can not stand that HERETICS exist that dare enjoy what you do not. This isn’t a religion, and the popularity of your system is NOT your self value, and thinking so makes you a pathetic human being at best. Grow the **** up. (Special note SDF falls into this group as well)
The same thing goes for you too, PC Snobs. Yes, I know mouse is super accurate and is the only real way to get a head shot without stooping to aim assists that console gamers use without even knowing/realizing it… but you know what? Who cares! They have fun, you have fun. You are all enjoying the same damn game. So shut the **** up about something no one (myself included) cares to hear any more about.
That’s it… seriously… that’s all I have to say. I don’t care how upset the idea the Microsoft thinks the mouse is better made you or how much you wanted to prove those console fanbois wrong. If you can’t handle that, then take the advise in the comments and plug a 360 controller into a PC to see for yourself who is right…. and then shove the results right up your ***. REAL gamers who care about gaming and not the plastic pieces involved. We simply don’t give a sh*t.
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26 Jul 2010, 1:25 pm
As far as my experience goes, I do better with the MAKB than I do with A controller. However, I still like the controller better. It just feels right. And I do think it has a lot to do with exact aiming you have with a mouse. However, I don’t think using one or the other makes you any more of a gamer or a better gamer.
What’s more interesting to me is the idea behind the idea. The fact that MS is trying out things like this points to some exciting possibilities.
Also, yeah, the article was flame bait. There is no question. I think people must enjoy and feel a little powerful watching people nash at each other over some simple words.
Just wait until the do an article that pits the skill of PC players against the skill of MAC players now that steam has opened that can of worms.
27 Jul 2010, 3:24 pm
I do not think we will see the mac vs pc gamer so much as game vs game (ala Resistance vs Halo back in the day). The control schemes are too similar for it.
However, I understand what you mean. For me, I find the mouse more natural feeling… to a degree. Basically, the precision to me mimics looking around. Yeah, aiming is more precise then I will ever be, but I can put up with that being less natural when in return I can feel that Im directly moving my “head” in the game. The Wiimote I put pretty high up there too, because my direct action directly connects me to the same thing.
Analogs, on the other hand, feel like a detachment… I feel like Im controlling a “me-mech” which works in a mech game (or other driving game) quite well, but not in a boots on the ground FPS. This is also what I mean by no control is perfect for everything.