Any one using the gamepad + mouse combo?

[Hora Bablonde]

There is alot of debate about favorite gaming devices. Is the mouse and keyboard superior? Is the Controler the all time favorite?
I use a Logitech gamepad F310 in my left hand and a Logitech G700 gaming mouse in my right.
I am feeling a little left out of the mix though. No one ever talks about using this as an option for games. I would like to know, is anyone out there doing somthing similar? and why this choice? Why not use a keyboard and mouse or controler exclusively?

[Hora Bablonde]

99% of the games I own I play this way. First person shooter type games are my favorite but I play third person shooter and action games too.
I usually use the d-pad for forward backward and strifing. the left trigger for jump and the left button for duck. the buttons in the center just right of the d-pad is usually reload and health pack. I use the left stick y axis for the use key and inventory. unless a game has lean the left sticks x axis is usually unmapped (unless a game has an excess of buttons to map). I usually use one of the right stick y axis for change ammo and any menu other than inventory that maybe relevant to the game. The a,b,x, y, right trigger and right button buttons are usually mapped to weapons or items I dont generally rely on in the heat of battle or other menus relevant to the game.
There are four buttons on the right side of my mouse I like to map to sprint, melee, primary and secondary weapons. Three more buttons on top next to the left mouse button are often things like throw grenade, toggle fire mode and sniper rifle or rocket launcher or any fun weapon choice that I end up using alot.

[Tusken GA]

I've thought about doing this, but I don't have a fancy mouse that could compensate for the left half of my 360 controller's lack of buttons.

I didn't feel like correcting this discrepancy when I'm plenty skilled enough with the controller to do without.

[IronVoid]

I only use my razer naga+nostromo for WoW, since it's the only game i'm used to play using that combo. Works very good!

[\//\|>0R₩/\\/€ Sasha サー]

Hasn't this thread been done to death?

[Tusken GA]

Originally posted by Sasha Nyne:

Hasn't this thread been done to death?

What do you mean? It's actually a pretty novel thread in my opinion. The OP wants to know whether anyone uses both the left side of their controller for 3d movement and their mouse for aiming in a game simultaneously.

Not many people go for that combo; it's like using a mouse for direction movement. Not really common.

If you assumed the thread was about K/M vs Controller, well then you apparently didn't read the OP before posting.

[Hora Bablonde]

Originally posted by Tuskan GA:

Originally posted by Sasha Nyne:

Hasn't this thread been done to death?

What do you mean? It's actually a pretty novel thread in my opinion. The OP wants to know whether anyone uses both the left side of their controller for 3d movement and their mouse for aiming in a game simultaneously.

Not many people go for that combo; it's like using a mouse for direction movement. Not really common.

If you assumed the thread was about K/M vs Controller, well then you apparently didn't read the OP before posting.

Thank you.

[sampza77]

Actually I'm starting to favor that type of setup. Mostly I've played with console so I'm quite used to using gamepad. Recently I got a decent gaming pc so I switched to mouyse and keyboard. Obviously the accuracy of mouse surpasses gamepad by far but using WASD for movement proved to be most difficult, especially in the heat of multiiplayer sessions. The main problem is still how to setup buttons for for other actions than shooting and reloading and stuff..

Good post by the way. I've just been thinking is anyone else trying this setup.

[Ruki Replicant]

I have thought about it a few times but never actually tried it. Not using a gaming mouse at the moment; it only has LMB, RMB, and the mousewheel, so I don't think it would work very well for me.

As for the standard setups I like both, some games suit K+B better while some suit a gamepad better. Good thing about PCs is you can use whichever - or both, in this case.

Edit: Actually I did attempt this once playing Guild Wars 2 after my keyboard stopped working but for an MMO like that, without one of those MMO mice, I couldn't possibly have had nearly enough buttons...

[MikemanUH]

OMG I've been saying this since BF3 came out in 2011. I use a Razer Naga in right hand and PS3 gamepad in left. Works like a beauty on PC but wish someone would incorporate this into a peripheral combo. I love game pad but graphics suck on console and PC players open season on me. Love the mouse. but can't for the life of me WASD.

[Kevin]

I know I am a bit late, but I also wish more games supported both at the same time. I personally like to switch off depending on the current situation in the game. One such example is when I play Farcry 3. I could use the keyboard / mouse controls OR the joystick. Well I like to use the controller for driving, but the keyboard for the stealth. Why do I have to go to the menu system every time I want to switch?

[Grimminski]

Depends on the game. Since I don't play a lot of shooters I usually use a pad.

[loots_alots]

Crap...Just got Advanced Warfare, it doesn't support mouse and controller at the same time. Black Ops II supported it. Bioshock Infinite does also. Please patch this Sledgehammer Games. Any one want this for Advanced Warfare?

[TACtical1Actual]

A bit late here but I see a lot of great talk about this combo. I personally love using Xbox Elite Controller w/ both paddles on the left side and a mouse. Nothing feels better for first person and third person games. There are not a lot of games that support this functionality though. I have it currently working really well for GTA V, Gears of War 4 and Tom Clancy's The Division. So far, the only game that allows this to feel nearly 100% seamless in it's use is Gears of War 4. For some games there is a delay when you are switching from Mouse & Keyboard to Controller and that makes it impossible to use Controller and mouse simultaneously. I would like to see more support for this type of play in many more games in the future as to me, this is the most comfortable and superior way to control every aspect of the character movement w/ 100% precision in Movement (Left Analog Stick) and Aiming (Mouse). I will never truly get used to using a keyboard and having so many buttons dedicated to a Primary direction and using them in combination just to achieve a diagonal movement. The analog stick provides perfect omni-directional control. That in combination w/ a mouse is, by far, my favorite.

[mellow]

i might try using joystick for left and mouse for right but idk

[Lusus Symphonia]

If you're not very capable with a keyboard then using a controller in your left hand is a good alternative, you are losing the benefit of having surrounding and easily reachable buttons compared to the keyboard though.