Guild Wars 2

Allow me to preface by saying, this is my first post in these forums. Before GW2, WoW was my only MMO experience and I played for about 2 1/2 years. I’m loving GW2 so far.

I have absolutely no problems with keyboard and mouse control – it’s not uncomfortable for me, and it’s obviously the most versatile input out there. However, my desire to play GW2 with a controller was borne from my desire to play on the couch with my big screen HDTV, not huddled over my laptop screen. Various factors in my new apartment contribute to not having a great laptop play space, so here I am.

What I’ve managed to do is create a very comfortable, very playable control setup with my PS3’s DualShock 3. I plug it into my computer, boot up a couple programs, and start Guild Wars 2. I have access to all skills, movement, mouse cursor, camera, dodge, various menu panels, etc.

So, my purpose of posting here for the first time: I’d like to share this information with anyone curious enough to give it a try. It works wonders for my current gaming setup, and combined with a wireless keyboard for chatting, I don’t see why I’d ever have to go back to mouse and keyboard.

Check out the document I’ve linked; it’s a makeshift tutorial designed to set you up with the same configuration I use. Feel free to change it to suit your needs.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/106056435

Then, let me know what you think in this thread

Thanks for reading – I hope that some of you players out there will find this useful. If so, I’m all too happy to share!

I used to do this with some of my FPS games. Never would’ve thought to try it with this game, I might just have to try it out

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I used to do this with some of my FPS games. Never would’ve thought to try it with this game, I might just have to try it out

It works remarkably well for GW2, thanks to the limited number of skills compared to other MMOs. I wouldn’t dare try with something as draconian as WoW.

It plays like a dream, with some time getting used to it.