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Mouse and keyboard players have so many advantages over those who are using controllers:
- They can move while looting a deathbox and they can grab what they want from it much quicker. Try swapping your shield core on controller while others are shooting at you if you don’t think this is a big deal.
- Inventory management is much easier with mouse and keyboard. Giving your gun’s optic to your teammate on controller is a long multistep process, while with mouse you can do it with one drag. You also can’t drop half of ammo stack with controller or throw dropped item not just under your feets, while you can do that with mouse and keyboard.
- Keyboard has separate buttons for everything, while some buttons on controller are overloaded. Players regularly do unintentional pings (R1 button) when they use their ultimate (L1+R1) or, what’s even worse, accidentally use tactical (L1 button) instead of ultimate. “Thank you” button also closes Black Market and select Ballistics’ holstered weapon, which is a big problem for players who are grateful.
- Not entirely sure of this one, but I think some movement tricks are much harder to execute with controller than with mouse and keyboard.
There are probably some other things, but this list is not insignificant already. Yet, despite having all these advantages and having much more precise aiming input with a mouse, controller’s aim assist still gets labeled as “unfair advantage”. It is not; it is an accessibility feature and a balancing tool that allows PC and console friends having a good time together. And really, when we have a conversation about input methods, we should look at the whole picture rather than focusing on what is “better” in specific gaming situation.
- k43uk3 months agoSeasoned Rookie
play mixtape with using mouse and keyboard. you'll be disappointed with this game.
- RANKFALSO3 months agoNew Rookie
Yes, I partially agree with you, but...
Detail: I don't think it's fair for the mouse and keyboard to have "AIM ASSIST" at the same level as the controller.
To start and see how it would work, 0.2 AIM ASSIST for the mouse and keyboard, and 0.5 AIM ASSIST for the controller, and then adjust until perfect.
It may seem like nothing will change, since the controller will also get stronger, but it will change, because it's better to have "AIM ASSIST" than nothing, and I don't care if the controller gets stronger, if I get stronger too.
In short: it will be good for everyone, and we can reach the perfect balance, fair for everyone.
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