Mouse or Joystick

[Bandit88]

Is there a general consensus over which has better controlability? im sure personal prefrence has a lot to do with it, but is there a substantial difference between the 2.

[jango]

I dunno .. for me personally it depends on the game. However, these days I tend to exclusively do stuff with mouse & keyboard, I guess because of laziness hehe. Also, I tend to have the same kind've mapping that I set up for most games, and I'd probably make a heinous mess of gaming if I tried to do things differently now :P

[Bandit88]

Playing MW2, have always used a joystick (Saitek, Evo Force, currently) but was curious about using a mouse and keyboard. Obviously more options with a keyboard, but can it be as user friendly?

[LiNuX]

Welcome to Gamers Forum, be sure to read all rules and faqs of the forum.

I'm terrible with Joysticks, I've gotten used to mouse+keyboard combination too early in my life. Once you get used to it, it's very user friendly.

Once again, welcome, and enjoy yourself!

[Bandit88]

Thanks, it doesnt appear that there is a real landslide one way over the other here.

I started last night using both a joystick and the keyboard and I think it may work out better than either one alone.

[Kenoi]

I'm indifferent... I pick both because one game can make you use the joystick which is helpful but the mouse and keyboard is useful in FPS games...

[LiNuX]

I just remembered something - there was a flight sim game that I played long ago - was a lot more fun with a joystick (made specifically for flying type games)

Everything else, I'm good with Mouse + keyboard on the pc.

[LemonRising]

I've never... used a joystick.
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But I'm good with my mouse and keyboard.