Anyone else play on PC but use an XBox controller?

Quite a few people, myself included. You'll hear a lot of people telling you that you are giving up your "PC advantage" by using a controller, these people are liars, charlatans and frauds.

I use an Xbox One Elite controller on PC... with just one paddle underneath mapped to the "A" button.

I get that aiming is better with a mouse but, personally, I just can't get on with WASD for movement. I feel like I have finer character movement control with an analogue stick.

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Also, having rumble feedback is a huge plus

I don’t play on PC, but if I did I would use my controller, no question - I just feel too disconnected from games when I use keyboard and mouse, regardless of the aiming advantage - it feels like clicking to select enemies rather than pulling a trigger and shooting them, if that makes sense? I would miss the tactile, solid feel of the controller, not to mention the feedback! Or can you get ‘rumble’ from a keyboard or mouse these days?

@moomintroll said in Anyone else play on PC but us an XBox controller?:

it feels like clicking to select enemies rather than pulling a trigger and shooting them, if that makes sense?

Yep, this too!

I use both. I also play on both xbone and pc.

My boyfriend does. I'll never understand, mostly because I haven't played games with a controller in almost a decade. WASD forever!

@stroro sometimes when doing OoS or GH voyages, it's somehow relaxing

@xcalypt0x said in Anyone else play on PC but us an XBox controller?:

@boxcar-squidy I mean, I could care less about how people play but I definitely agree that mouse + keyboard provides better + faster accuracy and aiming.

I'm firmly in the use whatever you want camp. I agree with you on faster aiming accuracy using KB+M, but when the hit detection is as spotty as it is in SoT who cares about accuracy?

i find mouse and keyboard more immersive

Keyboard and mouse has a massive advantage in hand to hand combat. It takes a controller about 1.5 seconds to turn 360 while a mouse almost instant in comparison..

I use controller nearly all the time but keep the mouse near by to shooting long distances.

I've never got on with WASD, I used to use the arrow keys as they are lay out in a more natural way.

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I use my controller if i just wanna kick my feet up on my desk and zone out , but otherwise, if im doing research and watching videos and such, ill use my keyboards, because YOU CANT USE A XBOX CONTROLLER WITH INTERNET EDGE YOU SILLY GOOSE!

plus...for a good wired controller for anyone looking for one, get a xbox one afterglow controller if you like glow in the dark RGB stuff, $40 and wired, and you can swap the wires out if it goes back or breaks, and you can use the cord to charge your phones and such!

One of the things Rare did really well with SoT is to use the rumble and the xbox controller very effectively to give in-game actions a tactile feel to them. From the vibration when turning the wheel to the feel of the triggers when using the shovel or weapons. I find it a more enjoyable experience when playing. I'm not saying a controller is a better way to play, just that I enjoy it more. There is a slight aiming precision advantage with KB + M, there is a slight movement and positioning advantage and a slight sailing advantage with a controller so in terms of advantages it's a matter of personal preference. I believe (and have yet to be convinced otherwise) that tactics and communication are much more important than aiming precision when it comes to winning fights. Tactics and communication are not dependent on input device.