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Old 2012-05-27, 07:38 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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im asking on behalf of my mechwarrior clan (Clan Coyote) if PS2 supports joystick play in all modes (air/ground/infantry).

I have introduced them to the game and they are reasonably enthusiastic about it except they have been playing MW with a joystick for 10+ years and are reticent about playing kb&m.
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Old 2012-05-27, 07:44 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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the air combat definitely is

vehicle combat probably, but you'd die horrible as mouse and keyboard is so much better

infantry combat probably not and again even if it was you'd likely die in every encounter Vs mouse and keyboard
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Old 2012-05-27, 07:50 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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Yea we know air for certain I don't know about the other two.
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Old 2012-05-27, 08:35 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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Originally Posted by WildVS View Post
You say they play MW with joysticks. Are you meaning on consoles with gamepads?
The old mech games played better with a joystick because of all the movement options for torso etc and the amount of buttons and shit it needed.

But yea, only air is confirmed, you could use a joystick for vehciles in PS1 though, so i imagine they will in PS2. Id also figure they will have gamepad support. why anybody would want to use anything other than a mouse when playing as infantry though? i cant answer that.
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Old 2012-05-27, 08:40 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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^^^

again, these guys have been playing mechwarrior exclusively for 10+ years, they are literal noobs when it comes to kb&m and a little scared of it.

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Old 2012-05-27, 08:55 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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The VTOL's behave like helicopters so you need independent controls just like in a helo. Also magrider is a lot like flying, it's better with separate controls. Now Vanguard, Prowler and Lightning are great with joysticks. That's been my experience anyway.
mag now that the turret is fixed will be fine with a joystick.
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Old 2012-05-27, 09:26 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
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I was thinking more about the hovering strafe ability. Tracked or wheeled vehicles cannot do that.
in tracked vehciles a and d is turn, in the mag its straif.

while the mouse for track and wheeled vehicles controls only the turret.

in the mag the mouse will control the gun up and down tilt and turning.


so driving a mag will be exactly like controlling infantry, but you;r right it could be a little fiddly with a joystick.
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Old 2012-05-27, 10:57 PM   [Ignore Me] #8
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Originally Posted by Tallon View Post
^^^

again, these guys have been playing mechwarrior exclusively for 10+ years, they are literal noobs when it comes to kb&m and a little scared of it.
There's nothing to be scared of, it's just a video game! haha

Grab a simple shooter, something hitscanned preferably, like Serious Sam. It should be a good introduction to the basics of movement and aiming. Just play it with just each other a bit and they should pick up WASD easily. There's a reason it's the most common control scheme, and no reason not to try it. Just pick something simple and play private matches where the pressure is low. There are so many great games out there that you simply can't play well with a joystick!
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Old 2012-05-27, 11:00 PM   [Ignore Me] #9
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There's nothing to be scared of, it's just a video game! haha

Grab a simple shooter, something hitscanned preferably, like Serious Sam. It should be a good introduction to the basics of movement and aiming. Just play it with just each other a bit and they should pick up WASD easily. There's a reason it's the most common control scheme, and no reason not to try it. Just pick something simple and play private matches where the pressure is low. There are so many great games out there that you simply can't play well with a joystick!
Unreal tourniment, instantgib, up the bots movement and dodge, lower their aim, get practising! seriously its what i do a fair bit when i get a new mouse or i feel like im getting out of touch with my aim.
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Old 2012-05-27, 11:57 PM   [Ignore Me] #10
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I'm curious, as i have only played MechWarrior 4: Vengeance. Were the other MechWarrior games as good as that or better? Because using a joystick was basically the only way to play, or else you would have a hard time trying to push 6 different buttons at once. Too bad i never got to play online

But i might see using a joy stick in an aircraft, since i own one but i wouldn't go out of my way to use it. Because i would presume using a mouse would be better for aiming where as the joystick would be good for the flying aspect. So i guess it depends on people's preference, whether they want to be better at flying or better at shooting.
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