Keyboard/Mouse or Joystick

The place to explore the age old question of "which is better?"
Post Reply

What is your preference for the Ultimate Gaming Experience?

Keyboard / Mouse
7
70%
Keyboard Only
0
No votes
Joystick
3
30%
 
Total votes: 10
User avatar
AsaJay
pantera pilot
Posts: 596
Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:56 am
Location: Greater Pacific Northwest

Keyboard/Mouse or Joystick

Post by AsaJay » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:10 am

What's best? I like using a keyboard, with mouse movement. I've known people that could fly circles around me with a joystick.

What's your preference?
Top
User avatar
bugfreezer
Arthropoda Cryogenicist
Posts: 1294
Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:55 am
Location: Pullman, WA
Contact:
Contact bugfreezer

Post by bugfreezer » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:27 am

Better for my wrists if I use a 'stick, but it depends on the game.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.
- Sir Winston Churchill
Top
User avatar
Rocketdork
A.B. Normal
Posts: 1489
Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:13 pm
Location: The City of NOT Spokane
Contact:
Contact Rocketdork

Post by Rocketdork » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:29 am

um, I prefer the system I have at home...

telepathic control.
"A man without a woman is like a statue without pigeons"
Top
User avatar
bio
Resident Junky
Posts: 6644
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:24 pm
Location: Spokane, WA
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 43 times
Contact:
Contact bio

Post by bio » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:51 am

It really depends on the game, but for the most part, I'm a keyboard/mouse guy. I find it's far more effective than straight keyboard.

I also have an odd keymapping. Everything is left hand on the kb and is layed out so that I can jump/duck while straffing in any direction (which is really handy in descent.. bobbing up and down while moving left to right).
"That's What"
- She
Top
User avatar
AsaJay
pantera pilot
Posts: 596
Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:56 am
Location: Greater Pacific Northwest

Post by AsaJay » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:09 pm

I'm the same way. The whole keyboard is remapped for my left hand.
Up, down, right, left, bank left, bank right, flares, afterburner, rear view, bombs, etc.

I use the mouse for general direction and fire control.

Though I haven't played Freespace (even though I have it), I think after playing the demo I would probably like to try a joystick.
Top
User avatar
bio
Resident Junky
Posts: 6644
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:24 pm
Location: Spokane, WA
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 43 times
Contact:
Contact bio

Post by bio » Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:02 pm

You totally want a joystick for that and most other flight sim games. My only complaint about freespace is that it doesn't support force feedback.

Starlancer, on the other hand, does. It's a microsoft title and you can buy it new at EB for $1.99 (it wasn't very popular). The multiplayer kinda sucked, but the game itself is a lot of fun (and very challenging!).
"That's What"
- She
Top
User avatar
Cody
> noob
Posts: 21
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:56 am
Location: Spokane Valley, WA

Post by Cody » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:49 am

Bio - All i can say about Starlancer is that there is a reason it cost $1.99,
but hey buy it from amazon for $1.39
Top
User avatar
bio
Resident Junky
Posts: 6644
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:24 pm
Location: Spokane, WA
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 43 times
Contact:
Contact bio

Post by bio » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:38 am

Starlancer was fun!!

I was the first guy at SSI to beat it back in my OCS days. The techs were sending callers to me who had questions on how to survive the last level.

Oh yeah... I was a responsible and dedicated manager! :-)
"That's What"
- She
Top
saki2mesue
all dainty 'n stuffs
Posts: 299
Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:24 am
Location: Gulfshores, AL

Post by saki2mesue » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:16 pm

:shock:
GraceLand or Bust
Top
User avatar
bio
Resident Junky
Posts: 6644
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:24 pm
Location: Spokane, WA
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 43 times
Contact:
Contact bio

Post by bio » Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:29 pm

/me explains to saki2mesue:

I managed tech support for Microsoft's OCS Consumer group: Microsoft games and game hardware. The job totally sucked much butt.... but we got to play games and get paid for it (in between helping the customers when they called in).
"That's What"
- She
Top
User avatar
AsaJay
pantera pilot
Posts: 596
Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:56 am
Location: Greater Pacific Northwest

Post by AsaJay » Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:55 pm

bio wrote:/me explains to saki2mesue:

I managed tech support for Microsoft's OCS Consumer group: Microsoft games and game hardware. The job totally sucked much butt.... but we got to play games and get paid for it (in between helping the customers when they called in).
Egad! The Perfect job.

I mean come on Bio, what is there to Tech support at MS

MSTS: "Hello Microsft Technical Support, how can I help you?"

user: "My game crashes everytime I turn left in level 37."

MSTS: "Have you re-installed Windows yet?

That's the -only- answer I -ever- got from MS any time -I- called.
Top
User avatar
bio
Resident Junky
Posts: 6644
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:24 pm
Location: Spokane, WA
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 43 times
Contact:
Contact bio

Post by bio » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:00 pm

Actually... I would fire anyone who gave that answer if it wasn't true (and believe me... I fired a few people durring my reign... I was known as "The Terminator").

Things like that make me very, VERY grumpy.
"That's What"
- She
Top
User avatar
AsaJay
pantera pilot
Posts: 596
Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:56 am
Location: Greater Pacific Northwest

Post by AsaJay » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:07 pm

Well, I will grant you a large "Thank You" for that at least.

Imagine being on the customer end, and getting grumpy. :x
Top
User avatar
bio
Resident Junky
Posts: 6644
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:24 pm
Location: Spokane, WA
Has thanked: 26 times
Been thanked: 43 times
Contact:
Contact bio

Post by bio » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:12 pm

Totally! I've been blown off by tech support (You have a virus... good bye!) and it makes me quite irritated.

If you're in support, you should do the job you're paid to do and support the customer to the best of your ability. If you can't fix it, escalate it!
"That's What"
- She
Top
User avatar
ironpants
metal butt
Posts: 459
Joined: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:09 am
Location: Spokane, WA

Post by ironpants » Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:46 am

bio wrote:Actually... I would fire anyone who gave that answer if it wasn't true (and believe me... I fired a few people durring my reign... I was known as "The Terminator").

Things like that make me very, VERY grumpy.
Bio, do we have to compare notches in our belts from SSI? I remember one Friday when I delivered as many termination notices as most TL's there saw in their entire carreers! Gosh, I miss those days :twisted:

ROh
"The age demanded that we sing, and cut away our tongue. The age demanded that we flow, and hammered in the bung. The age demanded that we dance, and jammed us into iron pants. And in the end the age was handed the sort of shit that it demanded."
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Finger or Carrot?”