Re: Diablo 3 Pc On Controller
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I chose to play barbarian in Diablo 4 based on two important factors: there's little chance my friends would be choosing the same when the ever-popular necromancer is right there, and because I hate Diablo's mouse-and-keyboard controls. At risk of readers reaching through their screens and personally shredding my PC gaming card, I can't stand constantly clicking (or holding left mouse) to get around. My keyboard hand doesn't fare any better: resting my fingers on the default 1-4 ability keys for hours at a time is a constant flirt with disaster as my palm meat threatens to slap the spacebar.
Rebinding is an option, of course, but Blizzard's first mainline Diablo in 11 years offers another solution, too: controllers! Unlike Diablo 3, which never got official controller support on PC despite having console versions, Diablo 4 was designed from the ground up for gamepads and keyboards alike. You wouldn't know it just by looking at its mouse-friendly menus, but it's a remarkably comfortable gamepad game.
In fact, after leveling my barbarian to 24 almost entirely on controller, I'm starting to think it's the best way to play a melee class in Diablo 4. For one, every button is rebindable and there's a customizable utility wheel (handy for all control schemes, honestly) for quick out-of-reach actions like emotes and potions. Moving around is just straight up better, too. Running with a stick feels completely natural, aided by the fact that you can just nudge the stick if you want to walk. I've yet to find a dungeon where moving slower is actually useful, but the occasional lackadaisical walk through towns does let me appreciate my barbarian beefcake's confident gait.
Controller combat flows well with the barbarian too. You just walk up to everything and mash A, and then occasionally X, Y, and the triggers. Maximizing damage with my bleeding build has largely come down to positioning, and direct stick control has the edge over mouse clicks there. Last night I went back to KBM to see if I'm just drinking the controller kool aid, but after a few hours the only major difference was a cramped hand and hunched back.
I do have some gripes, though. I've noticed one important barbarian function that doesn't seem to have a controller bind at all: changing which weapons individual skills use. On mouse this is as simple as clicking middle-mouse while hovering over the skill, but either I'm missing something obvious or Blizzard forgot to make this doable on controller (both are equally possible).
Inventory management, which is about 50% of the Diablo 4 experience, is also undoubtedly slower on controller. New items appear at the bottom of your inventory, but on controller your selection starts at the top, so I usually have to d-pad down and right eight times just to confirm a sword isn't as good as the one I'm carrying. It's still fast enough that I never feel bogged down, and I certainly prefer it over the annoying fake mouse cursor popularized by Destiny (kudos to Blizzard for resisting that trend), but there are clear improvements to be made. Assume I want to check out the stuff I just picked up, for starters?
It's also hard to imagine I'd be having a smooth ride playing classes that need to plant their feet and aim at specific targets, like sorcerer or necromancer. Your only precise targeting option on controller is a single target lock on right stick. It's functional, but picking out a specific target sounds like a chore when there are often 8-15 enemies on screen. When you're not locked on to anything in particular, the game auto-highlights who it thinks you're trying to hit, which is usually an easy guess for barbarian.
Controller Diablo is comfortable and imperfect, but the beauty of PC gaming is that I don't have to choose just one control scheme. I've adopted a healthy 90/10 split where I do almost everything on gamepad and periodically reach for my mouse when I have to compare lots of new gear or salvage stuff.
If you reflexively defaulted to KBM because that's how you've played Diablo for 20 years, then you're probably already happy as is, but if your fingers are cramping after a long session or you really want to lean back in your chair for a while, give controller a shot.
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Same, I am playing with an Xbox controller. I have tried it both plugged in and via the official wireless dongle. Same results, the game annoyingly switches back to mouse/keyboard unless actively depressing a controller input.
I had this issue (controller switching between keyboard/mouse inputs making the game unplayable) with my PS5 controller with it wired to my PC. I seem to have solved it. I went to the Steam > Settings > Controller > Desktop Configuration > Browse Configs > Recommended > Disabled.
My wired controller was working & then suddenly stopped.
So i bought a Xbox wireless one, however every so often the blue tooth starts to flash & i cant move my character, at first i thought it was me, however after more testing i can confirm it does it on its own?
Agreed. I have more fun with controller despite I am on pc. Unless they put skill bar option for keyboard I will stick to it and use keyboard for lobby.
And indeed movement feels very satisfying and not clunky grid based with controller.
I really have the feeling they worked hard on it and let down the horribly outdated UI for keyboard and mouse, sadly
So, I was in the end of a dungeon and my controllers battery died, unfortunately when it re-connected with new batteries, I was unable to control my character again, it just kept trying to assign the controller to an account, but I was already signed in as I was playing, which caused me to have to dashboard,close the game and re-open the game, which lost my progress within the dungeon.
Experience increased grip and control while you hack, slash, and cast through the nightmarish dungeons and besieged towns of Sanctuary. The official laser-etched design and blood-red color will immerse you in the fight for the fate of the world.
Diablo IV is incredibly fun on controller. The game takes full advantage of all the functionality of the controllers to provide you with a complex yet intuitive gameplay experience that makes it super fun to endlessly slay hoards of enemies. Once again, do not forget to check out the Diablo IV Limited Edition Collection from KontrolFreek and SteelSeries.
Using an external program / mod to add this capability not a good idea, as it is most certainly against the EULA. Using external things to change the game experience is a potentially bannable offense.
Use cheats, automation software (bots), hacks, or any other unauthorized third-party software designed to modify the Game experience, including without limitation, mods that violate the terms of this License Agreement or the Terms of Use;
Diablo 3 is now playable on consoles, which obviously use GamePads to great effect, but the game mechanics are subtly different to compensate (for example, on consoles there's a dedicated dodge mechanic). I'm not sure why they never got around to enabling GamePads on the PC version, though.
Yes, but you'll need to remap some of the keys. Good controllers have keymapping or dynamic key binding so you can do it in the game. Otherwise you will have to manually remap the keys in D3 through the options page.
I'd grab a USB controller and map 1-4 to ABXY and mouse buttons to trigger buttons. As long as the controller doesn't install any macro software, I can't imagine anyone getting banned for using it. Analog stick sensitivity would be another issue. You'll either be a sloth on the battle field or a Parkinson's victim -- I'd stick with the mouse and keyboard.
When a controller is plugged in, the entire skill bar changes into something that looks a lot more modern and user friendly. The controller version of the skill bar has six slots for skills assigned to the four face buttons plus both RB and RT. Then you can hold LT to bring up six more skills for a total of 12. To access this many spells on a keyboard, you hands will need to move all the way across the function keys from F1 to F12. The four potion slots are assigned to the four directions on the d-pad, and pressing Start opens up a totally revamped menu system that makes it easy to organize inventory, assign skill points, and check quest progress.
PLEASE NOTE: Diablo Immortal launched for Windows PC in Open Beta. During the PC Open Beta, we will collect feedback and adjust accordingly to improve the playing experience with a controller.
This script will make it easier for you to play Diablo 2 LOD with a controller or WASD keys especially if you are playing with a joystick then you don't have to use one joystick for the movement of the mouse and click a button all the time, this lets you use one joystick to move,attack and interact.
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