how do the controls work on pc games

[resistence1993 6]

this might sound like a stupid question but i am not a pc gamer i have never played a pc first person shooter and im wondering how the controls work do you use arrows to move your charecter or is it

w a s d isent it awkawrd to use the buttons comapred to lets say an anaolg stick

or am i missing something because using the arrow buttons or wasd to move your ehcarecter to me would feel incredibly awkward you trying to aim with just those buttons

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Uhh.. You can view your controls from the main menu.

Normally you can use WASD or arrows in combination with the mouse. It's pretty easy.

[Basshead 20]

If you wanna start with PC gaming try Call of Duty or Battlefield. Simple FPS games you can learn, ARMA is not the place to start if you ask me.

[Lysander_of_Sparta 43]

Go buy cod or bf3 or ghost recon or something. Get used to the controls. THEN play dayz. This game is very harsh to those not well versed I the intricacies of PC gaming.

[Herb (DayZ) 121]

let the flame war begin

[belesis 14]

It just takes time to get used to the controls, after a bit of practice you will actually find that you are more accurate with the keyboard and mouse than with a controller. I used to game on console, PS3, PS2, PS1 and even Sega Megadrive, but I switched about 2 years ago to PC and find it much better. I haven't played a game on the playstation since Skyrim came out last year.

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

If you wanna start with PC gaming try Call of Duty or Battlefield. Simple FPS games you can learn, ARMA is not the place to start if you ask me.

It's probably the best place to start. Why start with games that will train him to be an idiot in DayZ? Tactical shooters are superior to the mind numbing run and gun nonsense of fast food gaming.

[HERCULESJON (DayZ) 2]

You could get Team fortress 2 for free on steam to practice using PC controls.

[Sol (DayZ) 132]

A gamepad/controller is a lot like a babies toy... a keyboard and mouse are far more difficult to master, but with minimal practice you should be able to perform the basic functions fairly easily. When you want to play with the adults, you have to learn keyboard and mouse. Mind you, a gamepad is a lot nicer for driving and flying then the keyboard... nothing beats analog control for those activities. For aiming though, I laugh at gamepad users who think "it's better" for moving and aiming... I laugh because you look like a retarded seal trying to dance, meanwhile the mouse allows me complete freedom, and super fast tracking.

Don't panic... you'll get used to it and wonder how you never understood it before. Like riding a bicycle... once you learn it's easy.

~Sol

[Tatatito 14]

I sniff a Troll.

[puppetworx 474]

I'm pretty sure you can get an XBOX style controller from Microsoft to work with ARMA 2. I don't know if it's a simple thing or if it takes a lot of effort though. I met a guy in game who was using a controller, though he didn't manage particularly well with it. I wouldn't recommend it. Experimenting with TF2 is a good idea mastering the mouse for shooting will take a little while and ARMA has a lot of controls to contend with.

[resistence1993 6]

A gamepad/controller is a lot like a babies toy... a keyboard and mouse are far more difficult to master, but with minimal practice you should be able to perform the basic functions fairly easily. When you want to play with the adults, you have to learn keyboard and mouse. Mind you, a gamepad is a lot nicer for driving and flying then the keyboard... nothing beats analog control for those activities. For aiming though, I laugh at gamepad users who think "it's better" for moving and aiming... I laugh because you look like a retarded seal trying to dance, meanwhile the mouse allows me complete freedom, and super fast tracking.

Don't panic... you'll get used to it and wonder how you never understood it before. Like riding a bicycle... once you learn it's easy.

~Sol

all hail the pc master race /sarcasm

seriously though you have issues and its people like you who discorage alot of people into geting into pc gaming

[deathstrike616 32]

let the flame war begin

You do know that's exactly what kindles flame wars in the first place.

[deathstrike616 32]

Look at http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/A_Beginners_Guide

And yes, I suggest playing another more simple PC game, and get used to the controls of that, before you mess around in ArmA/DayZ. Arma has a very weird and extensive control set.

[-EGC-Killshot 2]

Controllers are gay compared to Mouse/Keyboard.