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Re: joystik vs mouse

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From: drpe...
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 1994 05:50
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In article <valisCJ...@netcom.com>, va...@netcom.com (VALIS) writes:
> 
> Joystick, mouse, trackball, gravis pad . . .
> 
> Which is the ultimate for DooMing?  All through Wolf, Spear and now Doom 
> I have stuck to my CH Flightstick while most of the great players I know 
> have had great killing using a mouse or trackball.  And you know what, 
> I SUCK!  
> 
> Should I switch to a mouse? Is my faith in Flightstick misplaced? or do I 
> just SUCK?  I need to know before I NetDoom in DeathMatch mode.
> 
> If a mouse or trackball or 'pad is the answer, what key assignments?

I like to think that I'm good at Doom... I've only been playing it for about
two weeks.  I'm amazing at Wolfenstein.  I've used a mouse.  My best friend has
a trackball and I think it sucks.  Your fingers aren't always on two buttons
with his trackball (it's built into his keyboard) so you can't do as many
action combos as you can with a mouse.  I've never played with a joystick, and
I imagine a game pad would really suck.

> 
> I thought the consensus on this stuff should be in the FAQ.
> 
> VALIS
> -- 
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> ||| reality as a vast riddle to be joyfully tackled, not in fear but with 
> ||| tireless fascination.  The enigma is alive, aware of us, and changing.  
> ||| It is partly created by our own minds: we alter it by perceiving it. 
> ||| As our views shift, it shifts."    ::Phillip K. Dick
> 
>                                            ---> va...@netcom.com
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