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> > > Who the hell uses a keyboard for games in 2011, or 2001 for that matter
> >
> > KB + Mouse ftw: Logitech game pads only for the occasional arcade-like games. FPS
> > using pads? You kidding me!
> >
> > I even have dedicated gaming keyboards. Those with Cherry MX red or black switches.
> > Browns or white ALPS maybe. Blues for writing stuff.
>
> I second that. I can't really imagine my FPSs played without the perfect combination
> of keyboard and mouse...And only on PCs! FPSs on consoles suck galactically...I have
> some of them on my consoles collection just for that purpose: collection. The
> playability is damn horrible with joysticks...

I haven't played a true FPS game since Quake 4. That may explain my above statement. I will admit that any precision (e.g. shooting) game that relies solely on an analog stick, or a D-Pad(!) will fail miserably in the usability aspect (ever played Operation Wolf on the Master System? The game allows you to either use the Light Phaser gun or a standard 2 button control pad; the latter being rather difficult to aim with). In GTA Vice City, the stage Phnom Penh '86 is much harder on the consoles than on PC due to aiming being via the analog stick (however, on PC I still use a controller+mouse setup, switching to mouse mode on the 3PS/FPS side, whilst using the left analog stick in place of WASD/udlr arrows).

I can't imagine trying to do Street Fighter supers on a keyboard though (as I mostly play fighters in MAME), or pressing out King's multi-throws in Tekken 2, of which one ends with all four attack buttons pressed simultaneously (this particular move,Standing Heel Hold -> Indian Death Lock -> King's Bridge, was simplified in Tekken 3 and later though). Wang's d/f+1+3+4 Whirlwind Toss throw would also be difficult on some keyboards without a single key bind for diagonals or multiple buttons. On this particular keyboard, I can't even hold Z+X+C at the same time (these are the default keys required to init the nvram in the Aristocrat MK4 slot games).