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Game Controller?

• boert57 2 Posts

  Mon, Aug 8 2011 7:15 PM

  I have been playing for several months and I am currently at the Tour Pro tier. I am playing with a wireless mouse and still make some ridiculous shot errors with it. I can't seem to break through to the elite score level that I see others attaining.

  Would I have more success with a game controller device that incorporates a joy stick and A and B buttons?

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 12:03 AM

  Hi,

  As far as  know, right now, there are no plans to support it

  -wgticon

• danohi50 1,020 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 12:04 AM

  Belive it or not  a wireless mouse can lag, which will screw up your shots..

  get a usb corded one  you will be glad you did

• zolthar 134 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 10:46 AM

  You do not need support from WGT to use a game controller. If you have a decent one available, google joy2mouse. It allows you to use a gamepad type device to control mouse events.

  Works fairly well if you have a good controller (with good latency, like ie: PS2 gamepad with PC adapter). I personally use this one to "show off" the game to friends and family on the big screen. Plus, I find that I can sometimes ding better with a thumb button when my trigger finger has a "night off".

• birdwell 561 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 2:45 PM

  zolthar:

  You do not need support from WGT to use a game controller. If you have a decent one available, google joy2mouse. It allows you to use a gamepad type device to control mouse events.

  Works fairly well if you have a good controller (with good latency, like ie: PS2 gamepad with PC adapter). I personally use this one to "show off" the game to friends and family on the big screen. Plus, I find that I can sometimes ding better with a thumb button when my trigger finger has a "night off".

   

  Try a track ball.

  I have this awesome old one - it's as big a netbook! LMAO

   

• JuanMendoza 469 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 3:43 PM

  True PC gamers use a mouse and keyboard.

  I think your console-kiddie roots are showing...

• quakker 167 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 4:24 PM

  I use a USB mouse but I think most of my problems are between brain and fingers rather than fingers and PC. I've thought of buying one of those 'expensive' mouse models with a much higher resolution, anybody had any experience with them

• zolthar 134 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 5:47 PM

  True PC gamers use a mouse and keyboard.

  I think your console-kiddie roots are showing...

  I happen to have Hyperspin for Mame emu running on my HTPC. I find it much more fun using this controller for arcade classics rather than a any wireless pc keyboard. It also configures with XBMC on pc and nicely compliments a Harmony One remote.

  BTW, kids do have a PS3 and Wii though personally never played much on any console.

  I've thought of buying one of those 'expensive' mouse models with a much higher resolution, anybody had any experience with them

  It's not so much about the resolution but latency (response time). Give a Logitech G9x series a try.. quite positive you will like it especially for WGT.

• Teedaawg 276 Posts

  Tue, Aug 9 2011 8:10 PM

  I use a "Steelseries XAI laser mouse" (gamer's mouse) and had noticed the difference immediately from the regular one (USB). A tad pricey,... I think I paid around $100 for it but I think it's worth the price~!

• quakker 167 Posts

  Wed, Aug 10 2011 2:55 PM

  tnx for the info guys, xmas and b'day at other end of the year, I suppose I'll have to spend my own money!!! shucks!!