Next challenge will be: complete the Q3 ps2 port at max dificulty.

I don't usually do things just because they supposed to be different.

Case in point in general my preference for playing with the controller is that it does give the gameplay especially if you record for your entertaining it does give a bit more realistic movement.
Second I am a bit sick of how the increased quality of input devices (I am talking here about gaming mouses) did push in my opinion way too much online fps gaming towards pure aim, to detriment of other things -like strategy. (I am not talking about pvp elite level here. Because at pro level randomization in regard to aim in fps games will become a factor again when we talk about matches between pro players, bc since pro players have such small difference in aim between each other that the difference between them is many times negligeable in the long run in terms of aiming, what will count in the end will still be other aspects)
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But in general with excellent aiming devices imo the gap between pro players and the rest widens.

But I am totally against the consoles industry because imo making multiplatform games will use the common denominator (the weaker platform) as base for the development and then devs will usually just port games from that to the PC. The end result is you know, loading screens, bad AI, poor optimization and simplified gameplay.

As we all know, a gaming mouse is the best input choice. Reason being, a mouse translates hand movement directly to crosshair movement.

A controller takes a detour, the thumb angle of analog stick is translated to crosshair movement.

Limited, much steeper learning curve, harder to master.

But, in general it is possible to become competitive with a controller vs. mouse input, even without the addition of aim assist. There have been a few examples.

I'd guess a good controller is on par with a trackball, the mouse alternative from ages ago.

Peripheral manufacurers have looked into alternatives here and there, half-assed. Interestingly for me, still no direct competitor to the mouse has been found so far.

I thought of the Wii controller to be a great alternative (tilt, gyro, acceleration sensors and point tracking combined). Unfortunately, no peripheral was made out of the technology, besides the modern gamepad control implementations using gyro and acceleration sensor of the gamepad.

It would be cool to see and try new inputs. Even cooler to develop something myself...but I am so lazy. If someone is interested and motivated, contact me :D

This here was a promising tech demo of head tracking with the wii controller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
it shows a lot of potential, but nothing much came of it so far, at least that I know of.

I might be a bit strange here because I still tend to look for a bit of simulation even if we are playing games based on old shooter mechanics like quake3
to me the best input device is the one who come closer to holding and using a real weapon -using the mouse in this respect is a bit off, since it lacks many physical parameters like no inertia when you change angles, no weight for weapons, and so on -which irl matters a lot when you use a weapon especially if we talkin' about RL or heavy machinegun LOL

a bit offtopic it amazes me how id software did not think about balancing all weapons, but let smaller ones be so much defficient -in quake2 ie the usage of single shotgun could be so much more efficient compared to the SSG if you give increased rate of fire for single barrel shotgun -the intend seemed to be there, since they made it look like a drum shotgun, but for some reason they stopped there with the idea

(played QL on dm6 a bit today and man, these old games are still 10 levels above what we have today -despite the technical limitations)

I doubt anyone can compete on a pad for FPS vs a similar skilled opponent on keyboard and mouse, you're confusing a better player on joy-pad competing against an inferior player on keyboard and mouse.

If anyone played themselves with as good as they could be on joypad, vs as good as they are on KB and mouse there is no comparison.

They would be giving up a huge advantage when it comes to engaging in a fight meaning the damage they deliver and receive would be somewhere between 40-60% less. PER FIGHT.

The opponent would simply go into every fight knowing they can't lose unless they go into it with a low stack and no brain.

Only way that changes is if opponent is much better or game gets retarded, which is what we've seen.

There are always exceptions for a handful of hard cores who can find a way to be competitive, even if it means camping, and only engaging in certain parts of the map etc, but generally speaking, its a big no no.