Vetur
Apr 29, 2014, 01:23 AM
I have always used my default ps2 controller to play PSO2, but recently while I stupidly attempted to wash the handle part under the sink and accidentally got water right into the buttons... it has started malfunctioning with half-unresponsive buttons.
(Yes, I now know I should have just used a wet cloth/tissue...)
So, I need a new controller, but... I am wondering if I should buy another default PS2 controller, or if I should use a different one, like a PS3 or PS4 one.
I have never tried the PS3 or PS4 controllers, so I have no idea how they actually feel. I have looked up images and reviews, and it seems like the only thing worrying me is the L2 and R2 butons. Well, for the PS4, I am also worried about how pressing the Start/Select works... if it clicks or not.
With my PS2 controller, the L2 and R2 buttons click, and that is where I set my dodge and block function to. I find with the keyboard, it's much harder and extremely tiresome to dash across maps using the knuckles/twin daggers method of spamming dodge and attack. >_< I also find the keyboard very difficult to use my Force on, because I would keep accidentally dodging when I only wanted to move normally, and therefore cancels my skill and wastes PP. It also is much harder to react as quickly to dodging deadly attacks like Elder Falz's attacks... The non-TPS mode in general is just so much easier wiith the controller, and it feels like the only benefit I get from the keyboard is instant subpalette choice and easier to aim with turrets/TPS mode, which I rarely use.
It's very comfortable on the PS2 controller because I'm able to just click that R2 button quickly once, and it instantly dashes. It's not tiring at all compared to the keyboard to just alternate clicking 2 buttons one after the other, whereas on the keyboard I must double-tap to dash and it cramps my fingers within seconds and sometimes doesn't execute on-time.
So my main question is, do the L2 and R2 buttons of a PS3 or PS4 controller click allowing you to instantly have the action done, or is it the type you have to press down all the way, and would be hard to spam-click it? I have a game cube controller, and I know the R/L buttons on that require you to press it down all the way for it to click, and I think that would be too troublesome to dash/block with.
Also, I have a PS2 controller USB adapter, but am unsure if PS3 and PS4 controllers need them or not. I'm also unsure about how charging works, or if it's even possible without owning a PS3/PS4 console.
One of the things keeping me from trying other game console controllers like the Xbox controller, is that I have very small hands, and it's very uncomfortable for me to grab big things like a big computer mouse. My fingers are very short and hard to reach where other people have no problem reaching without cramping, so I feel the PS controllers were made for my tiny hands.
I guess if none of the other controllers are suitable for this, I would stick to buying the old PS2 controller, though.
(Yes, I now know I should have just used a wet cloth/tissue...)
So, I need a new controller, but... I am wondering if I should buy another default PS2 controller, or if I should use a different one, like a PS3 or PS4 one.
I have never tried the PS3 or PS4 controllers, so I have no idea how they actually feel. I have looked up images and reviews, and it seems like the only thing worrying me is the L2 and R2 butons. Well, for the PS4, I am also worried about how pressing the Start/Select works... if it clicks or not.
With my PS2 controller, the L2 and R2 buttons click, and that is where I set my dodge and block function to. I find with the keyboard, it's much harder and extremely tiresome to dash across maps using the knuckles/twin daggers method of spamming dodge and attack. >_< I also find the keyboard very difficult to use my Force on, because I would keep accidentally dodging when I only wanted to move normally, and therefore cancels my skill and wastes PP. It also is much harder to react as quickly to dodging deadly attacks like Elder Falz's attacks... The non-TPS mode in general is just so much easier wiith the controller, and it feels like the only benefit I get from the keyboard is instant subpalette choice and easier to aim with turrets/TPS mode, which I rarely use.
It's very comfortable on the PS2 controller because I'm able to just click that R2 button quickly once, and it instantly dashes. It's not tiring at all compared to the keyboard to just alternate clicking 2 buttons one after the other, whereas on the keyboard I must double-tap to dash and it cramps my fingers within seconds and sometimes doesn't execute on-time.
So my main question is, do the L2 and R2 buttons of a PS3 or PS4 controller click allowing you to instantly have the action done, or is it the type you have to press down all the way, and would be hard to spam-click it? I have a game cube controller, and I know the R/L buttons on that require you to press it down all the way for it to click, and I think that would be too troublesome to dash/block with.
Also, I have a PS2 controller USB adapter, but am unsure if PS3 and PS4 controllers need them or not. I'm also unsure about how charging works, or if it's even possible without owning a PS3/PS4 console.
One of the things keeping me from trying other game console controllers like the Xbox controller, is that I have very small hands, and it's very uncomfortable for me to grab big things like a big computer mouse. My fingers are very short and hard to reach where other people have no problem reaching without cramping, so I feel the PS controllers were made for my tiny hands.
I guess if none of the other controllers are suitable for this, I would stick to buying the old PS2 controller, though.