CurseTheSky
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Go to Youtube and search for videos for a popular PC / Console FPS, like Black Ops, L4D2, etc.
Watch game play footage from a good PC gamer. Then, watch game play footage from a good console gamer. Notice how much longer it takes the console gamer to aim over their target, and how inaccurate they're allowed to be while still scoring hits?
This because a mouse is a far better aiming platform than a controller. The mouse allows you to pin-point exactly where you want your crosshairs to be, rather than telling the game to move the crosshairs in a certain direction at a pre-determined rate. A good PC FPS gamer can snap their view around 180 degrees at the drop of a hat and still score a headshot, while a console FPS gamer will need to strafe and re-aim to get as close as they can. That's not to say that you can't be good with a controller, but all other things equal, a good KB/M user will virtually always win against a good controller user.
It's been said multiple times, but I'll reiterate - keyboards and mice are far superior for FPS (and RTS, and several other genres) of games than controllers. If you get used to using both, you'll find a controller slow, clumsy, and overall infuriating for FPS game play. There's a big reason why they don't let Xbox 360 or PS3 console gamers play against PC gamers.
Watch game play footage from a good PC gamer. Then, watch game play footage from a good console gamer. Notice how much longer it takes the console gamer to aim over their target, and how inaccurate they're allowed to be while still scoring hits?
This because a mouse is a far better aiming platform than a controller. The mouse allows you to pin-point exactly where you want your crosshairs to be, rather than telling the game to move the crosshairs in a certain direction at a pre-determined rate. A good PC FPS gamer can snap their view around 180 degrees at the drop of a hat and still score a headshot, while a console FPS gamer will need to strafe and re-aim to get as close as they can. That's not to say that you can't be good with a controller, but all other things equal, a good KB/M user will virtually always win against a good controller user.
It's been said multiple times, but I'll reiterate - keyboards and mice are far superior for FPS (and RTS, and several other genres) of games than controllers. If you get used to using both, you'll find a controller slow, clumsy, and overall infuriating for FPS game play. There's a big reason why they don't let Xbox 360 or PS3 console gamers play against PC gamers.