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Offline MoppyCGDaniels

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Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« on: 04 October 2008 12:37 AM »
The matter of how a keyboard will work on a console like the PS3 or the Xbox 360 live as on a PC will run the game smoothely. It's just my 2 cents what comes to mind making STO run.

So that in the game the player can grind, craft, survey, fight, controle a spaceship, rank up & explore new worlds. Did I miss anything?
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Offline Zach

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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #1 on: 20 January 2009 10:16 AM »
I will be very disappointed if they DUMB DOWN the PC controls in favour of a console based system.

IMHO, MMO's are too complex to be pulled of on an X-Box or PS3 - too many controls, too many things to do.

The control system can make or break a game, so lets hope they get a good one going.
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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2009 06:03 PM »
Hasn't affected PC controls atm for Champions, still plays very much like a normal MMO just slightly more action like.
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Offline Aizar Kel

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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2009 06:43 PM »
I don't understand why they need to eliminate keyboard controls.  I have a full keyboard plugged into my xbox.  Very nice for chatting.

Make the console gamers adapt to our system instead of vice versa.

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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #4 on: 20 January 2009 07:51 PM »
Quote from: Amasov on 20 January 2009 06:03 PM
Hasn't affected PC controls atm for Champions, still plays very much like a normal MMO just slightly more action like.

Are you in the Beta?   Are you saying that the controls have been developed with the PC in mind and not a console?
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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #5 on: 20 January 2009 08:24 PM »
Quote from: Zach on 20 January 2009 07:51 PM
Quote from: Amasov on 20 January 2009 06:03 PM
Hasn't affected PC controls atm for Champions, still plays very much like a normal MMO just slightly more action like.

Are you in the Beta?   Are you saying that the controls have been developed with the PC in mind and not a console?

Yeah I'm in Beta. That's a little more tricky to answer since I don't have a XBOX controller, however I can say that keyboard and mouse plays pretty much like most other MMO's; press keys or mouse click to target and activate powers, menus and so on, I haven't noticed any dumbing down so far.
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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #6 on: 21 January 2009 12:15 AM »
Unlikely a console version won't harm the standard keyboard in a PC system. The controls on the X-Box 360 Live adapted with a keyboard and mouse is a possibility not that Cryptic Studios will make a only console version. STO will be logicaly made for PC & also for consoles as Jack Emmert had told before. It isn't the intention of Cryptic to make it playable with a controler on PC alike a joypad at PS3 or X-Box 360.
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Re: Possible Problems Of Using Keyboard Alike Controles On A Console
« Reply #7 on: 21 January 2009 12:39 AM »
But I'd bet that the handy Nostromo Game Pad will be handy.

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