Guild Wars 2

So I am not an experienced PC player like many of you, so please don’t come in here arguing how much better a keyboard is.

My problem is that the last 2 weeks of having the game I can only play for short periods because my hand is getting horrible carpal tunnel. It’s not something I can get used too, as I must stop playing as I have had a serious break in my hand not too long ago.

So I figured a perfect solution would be to use a PS3 Nav controller in place of a keyboard. Here it is in case y’all do not know: http://www.amazon.com/Playstation-Move-Navigation-Controller-3/dp/B002I0K6X6

Take note that I only use the keyboard for movement and jumping. I use my mouse for the action button, attacks and sprinting. I don’t need the keyboard for any other use than movement and jumping.

So is there something I can do easily to set this up? Also, how do I set it up if there is?

Thank you all that can help me.

BUMP!

Anyone able to help or know a thing?

not to be rude, but perhaps you shouldn’t be playing games if you get carpal tunnel from playing a video game from short periods of playing

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not to be rude, but perhaps you shouldn’t be playing games if you get carpal tunnel from playing a video game from short periods of playing

None taken, I understand what you mean.

It’s just that I have no problem playing console games, at all. It’s just using a keyboard and not being able to get my hand in any other position that makes it difficult for me. If there are any other options out there I am willing to try.

A friend of mine uses Xpadder and an Xbox controller to play his PC games: http://www.xpadder.com/ It costs $9.99, not including the driver and receiver for the controller itself, but it works very well from what I’ve seen.

Well first, do you have any experience with using PS3 controllers on a PC? If not, you will have to make sure that Windows picks it up as a USB HID device (success can vary based on the USB hardware interface implementation).

If you have verified that the device is accessible, you can try to see if the game recognizes input from it. If not, you will need to use an intermediary keymapping program such as AutoHotkey to map the PS3 inputs to the standard movement keys. There may also be other helper programs out there custom-designed to help with mapping PS3 controllers. (EDIT: be warned that these programs may be flagged as they are sometimes used for botting. Use at your own risk.)

Unfortunately I can’t say much more since I’ve been lucky and have gotten my PS3 peripherals (arcade stick, etc.) to work without a hitch on my PC. I’ve never tried a Move/Nav with it though. Good luck.

Hi there Kid…
I am using a 3rd party ps3-style game-pad. I use XPadder with this which I downloaded free. XPadder allows me to map any keyboard/mouse function or combination of funstions to the pad and designate a different file for each game I play.

I have found the best configuration is as follows:
-I map my movement controls to your control sticks in console fps style – ie strafe and forwards/backwards on left stick, and turn and look up/down on right.
-My 1-4 skills are on my triggers/bumpers (R1, R2, etc).
-4-8 is on d-pad.
-9-10 are where square and triangle buttons would be on a ps3 controller respectivelly.
-Jump is the ‘X’ button on a ps3 controller with dodge on circle.
-Select operates my tab/target select button whilst start is for ‘F’/interact.
-I change weapons by clicking the right stick.
-I access my F1,F2,F3,F4 by clicking and holding the left control stick and using the bumpers/triggers etc.
-I also can move my mouse around the screen for AOE etc by clicking and holding the left stick whilst moving the right stick as a mouse.

I find this really easy to use overall though it does have advantages and disadvantages.

Pros…
-Much more comfortable playing experience – I can lean back and relax rather than hunching over a keyboard/mouse.
-I am much quicker with my skills now as they are already underneath my fingers.
-Dodging is much easier and as I can disable ‘double tap to dodge’, I no longer accidently dodge at inappropriate moments (such as at the top of a jp!).

Cons…
-AOE takes a little longer
-Movement can be a little more imprecise when doing jp’s etc although there may be an easy way to set sensitivity on the controller.

Obviously you still need keyboard/mouse for accessing inventory/chatting etc.

Overall I really enjoy using the game-pad – it works great for pve though skilled players I suspect may be better when using a keyboard/mouse in spvp and wvwvw.

Hope this helps!

I would bassicaly set it up exactly as Enthilzha.1856 has if i were doing it, though i would not want to try JP’s with it ..a mouse is just so much more accurate