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Controllers are good for FPS games, especially on PC, and we have to stop pretending like they’re not (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 11 months ago by Icedrous to c/[email protected]

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Every time someone brings up a controller vs mouse and keyboard, most of if not all comments will push towards the OP to “switch to mouse and keyboard” because “it’s better!”

In my eyes, the person is already accustomed to controller, they’re used to the sensitivity, and if not it’s a quick change.

If they’re going to get used to mouse and keyboard they need to:

find a reasonable mouse
find a reasonable mousepad for their situation
find out if they’re a wrist aimer or an arm aimer
make sure their windows mouse sensitivity is set to 6/11 for some reason otherwise everything else will be messed up
find their “optimal sensitivity” many of which tutorials are (subjectively) hard to find (the good ones)

I’m both a controller and mouse and keyboard user but I find it easier to aim with a controller. It feels natural.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I am a lifelong controller user, and I will use it over mouse and keyboard 99.9% of the time. Even in cases where it puts me at a disadvantage. But that’s the thing: it often puts me at a disadvantage. There isn’t a controller in the world that can match the precision and speed of a mouse. Simple as that. It’s why they have the distinct advantage in FPS’s. It’s not really an opinion, it’s pretty easy to measure.

Ultimately, I think your framing is also part of the issue here. You are acting like people are saying “controllers are unusable on PC” when the reality is when people are saying “don’t use controllers” they’re saying “because they put you at a disadvantage.” That’s what they mean by “bad for FPS games.” If you want to win more, you need to use a mouse and keyboard. Simple as that. If that doesn’t matter to you, then no one cares. Unless they are stuck with you on their team and you become a liability, which I think is a very valid objection.