Gaming with a mouse and keyboard?

SidTheSloth · Feb 18, 2014

I used to be a console player, and I have been using controllers for over 5 years, recently I made the move to pc and I have been playing so poorly on fps games with a mouse and kb, my aim is terrible. Any tips on how to get better?

ahmeday2012 · Feb 18, 2014

Just keep on trying bro. I am currently using it to play Call of Duty Ghost. It took my time to get used to it, then BAM I enjoyed it and mastered it.

Joey2oo9 · Feb 18, 2014

Practice, practice, practice...

Grogar123 · Feb 18, 2014

Yeah if you have been playing console for a very long time it is pretty hard to learn the keys and not having to look down to see which key to press. When i first started PC gaming my very first real PC game was Minecraft but this was when Minecraft was in early alpha. The game really helped me to learn the keys and learn the basics of first person games now i can easily type fast, aim fast, and i dont have to look at the keys anymore while i play. (World of Warcraft)

cats_Paw · Feb 18, 2014

The best way to get better fast is to go offline and practice for a bit untill your feel of the game is fluid.
Also, check your mice sensitivity to make sure you have it to your liking.
mice/keyboard operates differently, and usually there is no aim helper, so It takes a little to get used to it.

SidTheSloth · Feb 19, 2014

So do you reccomend I play offline fps games like bioshock to get used to the general controls scheme etc?

cats_Paw · Feb 19, 2014

Yeah. One big problem you will have if you drop right into multiplayer is the frustration of wanting to do one thing, and doing another. This will vanish really fast after you play some offline (even easy games) that is more enjoyable to play for several hours, because you will not really notice that you are practicing, but playing.

Note that there are a few advices to follow on using a keyaord/mice setup that are always good to follow, like having your elbows rest on the same desk where your M/K is, etc.

joho5 · Feb 19, 2014

I was in the same boat about 2 months ago and for the first couple of weeks I felt like a complete clutz and thought I would never get it.

It comes, just give it time and you will like it more. When I try to play FPS on console now I feel like a clutz.

One thing that helped me out a lot was getting a mouse that fit my hand well. I got the Logitech g50s.

bicycle_repair_man · Feb 19, 2014

Practice makes perfect, you'll find the mouse to be FAR better for FPS games.

Alternatively, buy an Xbox 360 controller if that's what you're used to. Just make sure the game has native support for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_with_XInput_support

SidTheSloth · Feb 20, 2014

Using a controller without aim assist is pretty hard, since its something im used to

bicycle_repair_man · Feb 20, 2014

I always thought that aim assist was a feature specific to each game? I didn't realise that all console FPS games had it.

SidTheSloth · Feb 20, 2014

I dont know if all console FPS games have it, but the majority do, since it's pretty hard to aim accurately with an analogue stick without it

RacAtat007 · Feb 20, 2014

SidTheSloth :

Same here man. I was a console gamer for about 12 years and last year I built a PC and was terrible at all FPS games. I had to look down every time I wanted to take my fingers off w,s,a,d and I would end up getting killed. A year later I can now say that I love mouse and keyboard and I'm way more accurate than I was with a controller. Just takes a week or 2 to start to get better and after a month or 2 you will be a pro.

jaguarskx · Feb 20, 2014

Play single player FPS games to get adjusted to keyboard + mouse. I only play games with a mouse and keyboard. The 1st time I played Halo on was on the Xbox and it was a huge learning curve for me. I only played it 'cause it was the "social thing to do" back then. Haven't touched a console since 2006.

SidTheSloth · Feb 21, 2014

Well I haven't played any fps game since last Friday, because ive been playing the witcher 2, but someone gave me a MoH code on origin so i'll download that and try out the single player

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