If you’ve been playing a lot of shooters on both consoles and PC, it’s hard to argue against the fact that using mouse and keyboard controls to aim and shoot is a lot more accurate and better compared to regular game pads. While most people play on consoles and use a regular controller for input, some will go to any lengths to gain an advantage even going so far as to buy a mouse and keyboard adapter that will let them use said peripherals to gain an unfair advantage.
Good news, though! It seems Epic Games is now making a move against this form of cheating (yes, it is cheating like it or not)! Over on Reddit, user AlternativePlan98 admitted and complained that he was kicked out of two Fortnite matches for using a “a different method.”
While this sounds like good news, there’s even a better one. Over on Twitter, Corporate Vice President of Xbox Mike Ybarra mentioned that this sort of thing can be done in every game since it’s up to the developers themselves!
Developers have the choice to use APIs that detect and not allow these. It’s up to them, but the capability is there. https://t.co/jE97R6oj0c
— Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) February 18, 2018
While some people might gripe at the fact that they can’t use their expensive adapter when playing Fortnite, one can argue that they shouldn’t be using it in the first place, right? Thankfully, most shooters these days have killcams and ways to record and replay scenes, so catching or guessing if someone is using one is made a bit easier.
What’s your take on this? Should mouse and keyboard adapter users be banned from entering console matches? Or should Sony and Microsoft let these people play and have the other gamers “git gud?”
a proper warning would be appreciated no? what if someone doesn’t know it’s not allowed? so they spend hundreds of dollars on the game only to be permanently banned?
not cool
Good. Anyone trying the “I didn’t know it was wrong” crap is lying. It’s a flat-out cheat and they know it.
Except it breaks 0 rules.
Kill yourself.
I wouldn’t really call it cheating as those with mouse and keyboards can actually much better, faster and more accurate than those with a controller. Cheating is like using an aimbot or infinite health.
But I do agree. It isn’t fair. Mouse has shown time and time again to be much better than a controller.
I wouldn’t really call it cheating as those with mouse and keyboards can actually much better, faster and more accurate than those with a controller. Cheating is like using an aimbot or infinite health.
But I do agree. It isn’t fair. Mouse has shown time and time again to be much better than a controller.
I say ban them. If I wanted to compete against people using a M+K then I would play on PC.
What about devices designed for people with disabilities who cannot operate a traditional controller? Are those banned as well?
Or what about people who spend loads of money on scuf or elite controllers, should those be banned too?
To be honest, I don’t think what type of human interface device you use should matter. As long as you’re not scripting inputs or hacking the server it shouldn’t matter what type of physical controller you have.
Any pretense from any idiot still trying to argue that a gamepad is better than M&K should just stop. The mouse is much faster, much more accurate and much more precise than controllers ever could be.
That said, I don’t really think a perma ban was needed. How about a temporary ban, telling them why they are banned for now and then giving those another chance.
Thing is, while it might be self explanatory, it was never actually stated that these things were in fact not allowed. That is negligence on Epic Games’ part.
That’s good…shut out the console fans that legit use a XIM because they just like playing with keyboard and mouse better and rather play on a console than PC. Idiots.
Well I guess it’s all good now? Fortnite supports the Razer Turret.