Controller Support at it's current stage is worse than terrible....

[B1tchFight]

Purchased it with the intention to use Controller because I wouldn't expect to get WASD movement at this stage of development anytime soon...

First off the left stick wasn't working at all. After some trying I found a fix to get it to work. On random occasions the controller just stops because the game reverts back to M&K Control (game acts like I pressed a Keyboard button but the layout works fine outside the game.)

I use Steam Controller and XBox 360 Wireless controller. Both are generally working. I tested different button layouts and even created anown layout...

I also tested a rather "no name" controller from my girlfriend but the issues were the same.

Game always shows "XInput Gamepad" when I assign a controller in game... This would be fine but the buttons itself can't be changed in game. So no matter what Steam Layout I use it remains a really odd button placement in Game. This doesn't feel natural at all...

I know you plan on fixing / improving controller support with 1.0 Release but the very default way to control a game should be one of the first parts to work as soon as the game is playable.

Mouse Keyboard Movement really hurts at this point because I am so used to move with WASD that I ALWAYS try to move using WASD and I don't see a point in changing my default behaviour for a single game that works differently...

I purchased it last night and wanted to play it today as I have an Off-Day and you basically ruined about 2 hours of my life with such a crap design decision.

[JohnMiller92]

imagine playing an aRPG on a controller

also, it's "worse than" not "worst than"

and.. dear diary!

[B1tchFight]

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

imagine playing an aRPG on a controller

also, it's "worse than" not "worst than"

and.. dear diary!

Wats you poind? A spelink misdake mekes mi comblaind infalit?

Get a life if you have nothing better to do than complaining about other peoples spelling. English is not my native language. I speak 4 other languages beside my native one and I am quite fluid in all of them. Meet me at least half way and you could hurt me with a comment about my spelling. ^^ Otherwise I know that I am way better at languages than you could ever be.

[black]

Without a controller we would have more than 5-6 active skills. Controllers are the bane of this genre.

[Protoluz]

ARPG's have always been typically mouse and keyboard controlled. Even PoE went almost a decade until it supported controllers (2022) But how do you get enough precision using a controller in this genre? Surely you would be heavily constrained to the types of builds you can play?

Ps ignore the tictok comment.

[Storm]

I use Xbox one controller and it works great, inventory mgt. i prefer k + m but you can do it. I use bothcontroller and K+m depending on my mood

[B1tchFight]

Originally posted by black:

Without a controller we would have more than 5-6 active skills. Controllers are the bane of this genre.

I don't think so.... More active skills doesn't make sense in general... It either gets to easy and you have to increase the difficulty or you have to many skills to use at all. This is not an MMO and even the MMOs I played with like 10 hotbars and 10 slots per hotbar are not are not working well with more than 4-8 active skills depending on class and movement.

[ANDIMUS]

Gamepad controls work best in D4. I hope they will reach this level here too.

[Dekaas]

Just hold out to 1.0 they will fix up controller support, its soon!

[Cyber Cat 😺]

This is a shame to hear because I was going to purchase for a friend who uses PS5 controller. I guess I will have to wait until 1.0 release to see if things are fixed...

[B1tchFight]

Originally posted by Cyber Cat 😺:

This is a shame to hear because I was going to purchase for a friend who uses PS5 controller. I guess I will have to wait until 1.0 release to see if things are fixed...

Strange thing is that a lot of people don't have problems with controller. They can even use PS5 or other controller... Now it has to hit me. -.-*

The game looks good and from what I could try in the 2 hours it was fun. It's supposed to be similar to Grim Dawn but with more to do and better endgame.

[JohnMiller92]

Originally posted by B1tchFight:

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

imagine playing an aRPG on a controller

also, it's "worse than" not "worst than"

and.. dear diary!

Wats you poind? A spelink misdake mekes mi comblaind infalit?

Get a life if you have nothing better to do than complaining about other peoples spelling. English is not my native language. I speak 4 other languages beside my native one and I am quite fluid in all of them. Meet me at least half way and you could hurt me with a comment about my spelling. ^^ Otherwise I know that I am way better at languages than you could ever be.

lol what a bunch of tears

[B1tchFight]

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

Originally posted by B1tchFight:

Wats you poind? A spelink misdake mekes mi comblaind infalit?

Get a life if you have nothing better to do than complaining about other peoples spelling. English is not my native language. I speak 4 other languages beside my native one and I am quite fluid in all of them. Meet me at least half way and you could hurt me with a comment about my spelling. ^^ Otherwise I know that I am way better at languages than you could ever be.

lol what a bunch of tears

Yes, you are crying because people have another opinion and to try to defend your Mouse Keyboard gameplay mechanic at all cost instead of just accepting that different people prefer different playstyles

[JohnMiller92]

Originally posted by B1tchFight:

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

lol what a bunch of tears

Yes, you are crying because people have another opinion and to try to defend your Mouse Keyboard gameplay mechanic at all cost instead of just accepting that different people prefer different playstyles

but aRPGs truly shine with a mouse+keyboard. it's far better than a controller and offers way more interactivity

[B1tchFight]

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

Originally posted by B1tchFight:

Yes, you are crying because people have another opinion and to try to defend your Mouse Keyboard gameplay mechanic at all cost instead of just accepting that different people prefer different playstyles

but aRPGs truly shine with a mouse+keyboard. it's far better than a controller and offers way more interactivity

True, if you can control the character with WASD. If you only play aRPG games with a Click to Move mechanic, you might be right. But for everyone playing different games as well, it sucks...

[JohnMiller92]

Originally posted by B1tchFight:

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

but aRPGs truly shine with a mouse+keyboard. it's far better than a controller and offers way more interactivity

True, if you can control the character with WASD. If you only play aRPG games with a Click to Move mechanic, you might be right. But for everyone playing different games as well, it sucks...

it's not "might be right", I am right lol. go test it for yourself. WASD with a mouse is terrible as you lose 3-4 finger inputs (that are now glued to WASD movement).

i guess you don't really "lose them" per se, but you make it more difficult to now press other inputs with those fingers. when the alternative doesn't have any of these issues