OK you PC guys, I just don't get why mouse/keyboard FPS is such a big deal.

[vlad321]

Hephaestos said:

vlad321 said:

Squilliam said:
This thread just reminds me of why I hate UT/Quake type games, and why I especially don't play them online with my PC.

Theres one good thing about a more level playing ground, more people want to play in it.

I think if Malstrom read this thread, we'd hear about it in a couple of weeks.

 

You mean the FPS games where personal skill shines the most? I also have yet to see a UT/Quake type game on consoles, mostly because everything has to be slowed considerably for the controllers.

I also don't see how one peron's KBD+Mouse can be giving him an advantage over another person's KBD + Mouse.

 

You mean having a G9 or the latest razor mouse doesn't give you an advantage over a standard ball mouse??? I used a ball mouse... then an optical .... then a MX510 (or whatever forgot the name)... and now the G9.  Every time, it felt like I was getting a hudge upgrade.

Lazer, more buttons, on-the-fly dpi, better mousewheels.... add to that the customized mousepad, the keyboard, the cable organizers, headphones, microphone... ALL of these can be significant in changing someone's apparent skill. And don't forget the computer configuration.... why the rush to FPS if it didn't afect anything? I mean it sure is easier to play with low graphics.... you see better contrast in colors and can put faster refresh and FPS!

I have not seen a ball mouse even being sold in 3 years. Also the biggest change anyone I know has noticed when upgrading mice is the weight change which significantly makes your aim worse until you get used to the new weight. After that you really don't see any difference. Just last fall I got myself a brand new razor (from a UT2004 tourney actually) and I did not notice anything that it brought on the table that's new, and it did nothing to improve my skill. Now seriosly... customized mouse pads? cable organizers? headphones and micrphones? WTF do they even have anything to do with the player's skill? Same with the keyboard, biggest change is key spacing and once you are through that you really don't fee a difference. Don't get me wrong more buttons are great on a mouse, as long as you are using them and not just using them in the rare occassions when you stop and snipe....