Just curious. I'm in the inverted club myself (for console games at least). My friends hate me for it since I have to change the settings every time we play 
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Inverted Y-Axis Poll
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Do you prefer to invert your y-axis for first person shooters?
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Only when using an analog stick. I blame Goldeneye for getting me accustomed to inverted Y.
I hate when games use the same inversion settings for mouse and analog stick.
I hate when games use the same inversion settings for mouse and analog stick.
I blame Nintendo for making me like this.
But yeah I play inverted for PC and console, in first person view.
In third person I invert the horizontal axis, and keep the Y un-inverted.
But yeah I play inverted for PC and console, in first person view.
In third person I invert the horizontal axis, and keep the Y un-inverted.
No, it's stupid and un-intuitive.
Depends on your perspective.
How I see it is you are some guy controlling the character from the back of the head.
You pull back, the character will look up (try it with your head, you'll look up) and of course the opposite for when you push forward.
How I see it is you are some guy controlling the character from the back of the head.
You pull back, the character will look up (try it with your head, you'll look up) and of course the opposite for when you push forward.
When I was playing with Xbox, I used Inverted Y-Axis. I don't use it anywhere now.
I blame Ratchet & Clank for making me using Inverted Y. Also same goes for X.
I'm in the inverted club. I also blame the N64. Curse you Goldeneye!
Used to invert for most everything until... I believe it was one of the Elder Scrolls games. I didn't pay attention and got used to not having it inverted, never was able to go back after that for anything other than flying games.
Shooters I never invert anything. Just the way I learned.
Anything involving aircraft though and I just can't keep track. If I actually got a full joystick for one then I'd probably have that inverted, but even within the space of a few seconds I can mess up inversion for planes.
Anything involving aircraft though and I just can't keep track. If I actually got a full joystick for one then I'd probably have that inverted, but even within the space of a few seconds I can mess up inversion for planes.
LunaticMara wrote:
When I was playing with Xbox, I used Inverted Y-Axis. I don't use it anywhere now.
To me, I just feel like I'm moving the crosshairs with the stick/mouse, so normal here.
For flying things though invert, I played way too much starfox 64 when I was young and so flying something any other way is foreign to me.
For flying things though invert, I played way too much starfox 64 when I was young and so flying something any other way is foreign to me.
I play uninverted, but I can get used to inverted controls in about 5-10 minutes since I used switch them on occasionally when I was playing Timesplitters/Unreal Tournament.
Timesplitters 1 and 2 were awesome.
Inverted only for analog sticks. Any other method of input, I use normally.
When I think about it, it really is unintuitive; I'm just used to it. Whatever makes you play better, right?
When I think about it, it really is unintuitive; I'm just used to it. Whatever makes you play better, right?
HOW CAN ONE PLAY WITH THIS?!?!
It's absolutely absurd.
It's absolutely absurd.
Lilac wrote:
HOW CAN ONE PLAY WITH THIS?!?!
It's absolutely absurd.
This.mm201 wrote:
Inverted was the default setting in N64 era shooters. GoldenEye, StarFox 64 and Perfect Dark were the biggest offenders. You get used to the (at the time) standarized control method and it's hard to switch.
Not inverted for PC.
I don't even know for consoles because I'm so completely inept at controlling FPS games on a console controller that it took me 5 minutes to walk down a hallway, turn left, and open a door in the demo for some game on the Xbox 360. Exception: Metroid Prime
So I guess whatever Metroid Prime is by default.
Also, an explanation for why it makes sense on consoles by not on the PC:
Grab a pen and hold it in the middle with two fingers. Point it directly at your computer screen. Put the thumb from your other hand on the non-pointy end and use it to change where the pen is pointing just like you would a console stick, while keeping the pen in place with your other hand still. Your thumb will be pushing DOWN to point the pen UP. This is how you control a console game.
Now, imagine the PC. In this case, you can now move the entire pen (mouse) rather than keeping it stationary like a controller joystick. To point your pen to the top of the screen, you now move the entire pen UP.
I don't even know for consoles because I'm so completely inept at controlling FPS games on a console controller that it took me 5 minutes to walk down a hallway, turn left, and open a door in the demo for some game on the Xbox 360. Exception: Metroid Prime
So I guess whatever Metroid Prime is by default.
Also, an explanation for why it makes sense on consoles by not on the PC:
Grab a pen and hold it in the middle with two fingers. Point it directly at your computer screen. Put the thumb from your other hand on the non-pointy end and use it to change where the pen is pointing just like you would a console stick, while keeping the pen in place with your other hand still. Your thumb will be pushing DOWN to point the pen UP. This is how you control a console game.
Now, imagine the PC. In this case, you can now move the entire pen (mouse) rather than keeping it stationary like a controller joystick. To point your pen to the top of the screen, you now move the entire pen UP.
only for aerial simulators
especially ace combat
that's the only game I use inverted y-axis
especially ace combat
that's the only game I use inverted y-axis
But this implies inverting the X axis as well, which isn't done.Lybydose wrote:
Grab a pen and hold it in the middle with two fingers. Point it directly at your computer screen. Put the thumb from your other hand on the non-pointy end and use it to change where the pen is pointing just like you would a console stick, while keeping the pen in place with your other hand still. Your thumb will be pushing DOWN to point the pen UP. This is how you control a console game.
How has this not been posted yet?
Can't stand inverted, but then again I guess it's a personal preference or something you either like or don't like :p
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My friend posting that vid on my facebook wall (see my initial comment about my friends hating me for it) is actually what prompted me to make this pollpeppy wrote:
How has this not been posted yet?
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freddie wong is just awesome. Nuff said.
Guess I'm the only one then.
I'll go sob in the corner.
I'll go sob in the corner.