Ok so there was a debate to give it a more friendly term in #eoff tonight between myself, Kotora, Jiro and Bert. The debate was on whether the use of a Keyboard and Mouse was better for shooters or the analogue stick. Kotora and Bert argued with physics on their side that using a mouse = greater surface area to aim in, greater maneuvering ability due to full hand content and therefore was more accurate. In theory this is true. However my counter argument was to point out videos such as the various player montages you see from people playing Halo Reach, MW2, Black Ops, Killzone even and any other number of console based shooting games. The accuracy of some of these players is just sheer amazing.

Accuracy imho is to do with the player not their input method. If a player is good and has a high accuracy rating then that is going to show using either control method. Ok so sure analogue shooter controls take some getting used to it's not quite the same and most shooter players originally were pc gamers I know I was. 10 years ago I'd have laughed if you told me my average k/d would not only be better than it was then it would be better using a control pad for my games I'd have laughed in your face. These days I can barely remember how it feels to shoot with keyboard and mouse.

I would argue that if a player cannot use both methods of control or is accurate with a mouse but whilst of equal skill has an accuracy rating well below their mouse gaming sessions it is merely the player who is inferior not the control method.

Opinions?