Mouse and Keyboard or Controller?

[bockhold]

It is better for this game to play mouse and keyboard or controller?

[YOPG]

Controller for movement and Mouse and Keyboard for accuracy. I prefer movement over accuracy and the game was definitely designed around controllers.

[Aiden Araneo]

Both have disadvantages and andvantages as well. For now, I'll just say one thing - driving TD-110 with the keyboard is not the same if using controller.

[Gabiry4]

I preffer mouse and keyboard

[Gallonigher]

You will be more accurate with a m/kb

[thebadman]

Accuracy can over triple your damage with some weapons so yes, unless you are god with controlller go for mouse. You will not need to charge stratagem lantern throws
either.

[casualPastime]

So i have played with both:

The gamepad has more directional movement, you won't be restricted to the 4 directions that the keyboard offers. And some of the button placement is really neat for stuff like calling stratagems, dodging, melee attacks.

The keyboard and mouse combo offers more accuracy. Now depending on the weapon you use, you might prefer that. The movement becomes trickier unless you use extra mouse buttons for melee, stratagems, etc. The button combinations become trickier because of how most keyboards are build - pressing several buttons in the same zone wont register. For example i've had boards that wont register "z", "x" or "c" when i am holding down "d + w" to move in diagonal. But that's highly dependant on the keyboards. Now this is by no means game breaking, and you can still perform very well with keyboard and mouse when it comes to movement.

Now i personally enjoy the keyboard and mouse more, because i can use the chat, and i am quite chatty in game. Also i kinda have gotten used to it, ofc i have customised the keybinds to be able to do the melee dodge and stuff.

People already have pointed out that the game leans towards gamepads a lot, and it sounds about right. That being said, there is one very neat option that i advice you to use if you go down the keyboard and mouse route - it's the option to hide the cursor! Now if you choose the mouse to be always visible during missions, it will be this translucent black dot that will turn into reticle for aiming - the uncomfortable part with that is that while it is black it is kinda hard to keep track of on a lot of the maps, and it can really break the flow of your movement, because of the way aiming works. When you pres the button to aim the character always aims in the direction they are moving, and after that spins towards your mouse cursor, that can cause some issues. The way to fix that is by choosing the option for your mouse to not be always visible, in that way when you pres the aim button, the aim will always be in front of you and you can move it towards, where it needs to be with the mouse! Now i know it might sounds a bit awkward at first glance, but this option will bring you closer to the gamepad, and you can have the best of both worlds! The precision aiming of a mouse, and the intended aiming without hecking up your movement.

[famj1981]

have some long range weapons like Punisher or Camper cant play well with a controller! just with mouse! for me, is more easy play with k+m, but if my player skill was better, i rly like p´lay with controller!

[Skull Hide]

Controller for me, I played on PS4 for a number of years and won't bother learning Mouse and keyboard.

[bockhold]

Thank you everyone for the useful input! I am really enjoying this game and for the most part I have played with some really cool people in this community over the past few days. I still have to try mouse and keyboard but I have been doing pretty good with the controller. I figured since it was a “console” game trying controller might be a better starting point lol. But I prefer mouse and keyboard on most games

[famj1981]

the best trick with controller is "melle dodge!" and run quicky.... i cant do this in keyboard ....
yes... i rly suckz! lol

[Xsonic]

Controller for me.

[Ludewich]

I have always used a controller on PC. It just ... feels better for me. I have the feeling to actually control the figure in a direct way.

Yes, hitting accurately with a controller requires more practise. But it feels good to do so.

I am playing in a team and I have had the impression that placing stratagams is actually more precise with controller - but I may be wrong.

[Aiden Araneo]

Originally posted by Ludewich:

I am playing in a team and I have had the impression that placing stratagams is actually more precise with controller - but I may be wrong.

With controller you can throw grenades as well as stratagems off screen, you can also always shoot where you want, while being on the edge of screen limits your room to aim with a mouse, the gamepad doesn't care if no room for a crosshair to fit cause no crosshair for controller. There were some other differences that I can't recall right now.

[cB557]

Played this with controller for the first time today. An interesting thing I noticed is that some weapons have a progressive trigger. That is to say, a half-pull of the trigger will fire the weapon in semi-auto, a full pull will fire it in full-auto or burst-fire or whatever its main firing mode is. Seemed pretty handy for the Paragon, what with how fast that gun can go through ammo. Though, I probably lost more ammo to misses than I saved via semi-auto.

[Aiden Araneo]

Originally posted by cB557:

Played this with controller for the first time today. An interesting thing I noticed is that some weapons have a progressive trigger. That is to say, a half-pull of the trigger will fire the weapon in semi-auto, a full pull will fire it in full-auto or burst-fire or whatever its main firing mode is. Seemed pretty handy for the Paragon, what with how fast that gun can go through ammo. Though, I probably lost more ammo to misses than I saved via semi-auto.

I just tried it out, cause I never notice it - with Steam Controller the border between full auto and semi is hard to detect, but it is present, definitelly. Probably SC can be customised to make it more precise... But I know where you can feel much more the progressive trigger, or even analog precision - vehicles. Trigger for M5 APC, M5-32 HAV and MC-109 "Hammer" Motorcycle, analog for EXOs, both analogs for TD-110, which I mention already (with SC I swapped analog with left touchpad).

Also, with analogs you can adjust your speed so you can walk slower... If you ever need it...