Yes, my beloved Waypoint, I actually did it. I got Halo 5 PC Edition. If you’re here, you probably care somewhat about what I have to say. It’s time to change that.
I’ll break this down so I can keep myself organized.
The Equipment:
It’s on PC, so something something something better hardware and software something something. Really though, I’m certain my Alienware has more power than my Xbox One. I mean, this thing is a powerhouse. Not that my Xbox One isn’t great, I have been an Xbox gamer since I was just out of diapers. Not even speaking figuratively on that, You can thank Halo CE for that, specifically the mission Keyes. I remember that day in hazy detail… It was at my cousin’s house… Off topic. Anyway, it runs ok because PC. Had a bit of lag, but that isn’t a PC issue. And it wasn’t that bad or often. My Xbox is one of those Advanced Warfare special ones, though I’m certain storage space is the only upgrade from a standard X1. My mouse is a wireless one made by Logitech, as is my headset which isn’t wireless. My keyboard is Alienware, just like my PC. Strangely enough no one could hear me talking, but oh well.
The Game:
First game, first impression. We won, so shoutout to [I cant say because I’m afraid that might be considered calling out because Waypoint logic just kidding I love you admins plz don’t ban] for bringing the Pelican to carry the team. Spartan Charge doesn’t have as much of a lock on it would appear based on that game, but I’m not claiming that as fact until I can be more thorough. Everyone, and I mean everyone, in that game… They weren’t good. It wasn’t their fault, I’ll explain why later. But here, everyone was slow and awkward, aiming was bad, melee, fights in the open with direct contact would often go on for seconds as everyone took turns reloading, spamming grenades back and forth, trying [badly] to melee each other, ect. And these weren’t low tier players, either. I suspect they’d have been a good fight on console. I saw multiple Legendary helmets, so unless H5GPC hands out all the armor off the bat, I’m doubtful over that many noobs getting lucky. These were no noobs, I can tell.
It was a match of Slayer, 4 rounds, 50 kills. 3 grenade spawns. BR/AR with expanded mags. I did surprisingly well, despite being on KB+M. As I mentioned before, there was lag but I think I can safely blame my internet. Holy crap, I actually got kills with the Plasma grenades! Nobody else knew how to play, which brings us to my next point…
The Controls:
Ugh. FPS just isn’t made for KB+M. F is melee, took me forever to figure out, Sprint is shift, Ctrl is crouch, CAPS LOCK is thrust [which, if you use either team chat or game chat using y or t respectively, cAUSES YOU TO TALK LIKE THIS UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT THRUST WAS CAPS LOCK] Type like this. Whatever, shut up.
To switch weapons, it was the scroll on the mouse. Why? Don’t know, all I know is a few times that got me killed. The people, whom I also believe were on PC because me logic, were slow to the draw. Everyone was slow, mostly me needing to be carried by the nameless guy who shall not be named because afraid of ban. It was like, 3v5. But I got sticky grenade kills, mostly because no one was Sprinting. Which is good if you knew my views on all the extra things in Halo, sprinting included. Hint- I’m no fan.
Everyone’s aim, myself included, was terrible. The sensitivity was way off, too. I can safely assume this is because the sensitivity is often not enough to catch up to a strafing Spartan by default. One would think “Oh, that’s their fault, they need to raise their sensitivity”. I thought that, too, but here’s the catch: It’s off anyway. You can get your horizontal close to how it feels on console, but not exact. It’s easier to move side to side instead of moving your gun. Vertical look sensitivity was way to slow or fast no matter what I put it on.
Getting flanked is a death sentence because, unlike controllers, you’re already dead by the time you turn around. And if you do manage to get a few shots off due to overly high sensitivity, they likely won’t hit unless you have fantastic aim and luck. Even that won’t save you.
Point: Sensitivity is bad no matter what in comparison to if you play on a controller. Controllers are just better for FPS games in my view anyway. I’m not usually one for bad aim, not with the BR at least, but I can definitely make this a point of it’s own. In FPS, controller>KB+M. Leave your KB+M behind on this one, wait for strategy games to pull it out again. Speaking of which, I’ll be doing this for HW2 as well. If C&C KW is a good comparison, I’ve played PC and Xbox versions. PC wins strategy games no matter what.
Moving on from this topic, Shift [Sprint] has to be held continuously. I thought at first “Oh, this is ok, it means I’ll be a bit more precise.”. In the words of President Elect Donald Trump: “Wrong.” I mean, ok, not entirely. But having to Shift, and Control being Crouch… Just you try to slide. Just try it. Yeah, there’s the option to change controls, but these are the standard controls for KB we’re talking. Control. Shift. Right next to each other. Not easy unless you take your hand off the mouse, but then you wont be able to respond quickly if you need to shoot.
run down of the controls again:
Shift, sprint
Control, crouch/slide
F, melee
G, grenade
WASD, moving.
1,2, 3, grenade spawn
Scroll, switch weapons
Left mouse, shoot
CAPS LOCK, THRUSTER PACK
Space, Jump/Clamber
Right mouse, aim down sights/zoom
Space+ F, Ground Pound
Shift+F, Spartan Charge
T, universal/game chat
Y, team chat
Conclusion: Controllers are better. At the very least they could’ve copied TF2, which has way better controls than this [still not as good as controller imo]
Overall Experience [TLDR]
The Game:
It was a good time, believe it or not. Slow paced because everyone, myself included, was so bad due to the controls being bad. A problem I often encounter with KB+M FPS games. Either way, doesn’t matter how you say it, this was really the most fun I’ve had in a long time on Halo. If only it were Halo 3.
The Controls:
Bad controls caused a good time, due to everyone being slow as I mentioned above. FPS games should just stay away from KB+M in general, that’s what my experience tells me. Leave it to the strategy games, guys.
The Equipment:
The equipment on both ends is good. Not really much I can say here. Need to update my drivers, but that’s about it.
The End:
Now, aside from any “KB+M is better!” comments, no, don’t bother. I’m interested in hearing your opinions on H5GPC. I’ll hear you’re opinions about the controls. I’ll hear you’re opinions… I’m inclined to believe all of my friends and even my brother, who is a “PC Master Race consoles are always bad” when they say controllers>KBM for FPS. Plus my experience. It’s also just a boring topic to debate, but let’s hear what you have to say about H5GPC, controls, what I typed here, ect.
DO NOT START A FLAME WAR; THE ADMINS HAVE ENOUGH ON THEIR HANDS WITHOUT LOCKE’ING THIS THREAD. [I also don’t want to be banned, everything here is genuine and not designed to cause hate]