Whats your gamepad style?

General Discussion
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Just wondering how you guys play using a controller?

Are you all thumbs or crab claw style?

Just wondering.

2

What? I dont get it

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For a lot of games I actively switch between the two, but for KI I don’t see how playing claw would help.

4

Claw style is using ur middle finger and index to hit buttons vs using your thumbs.

It looks like a crab claw hence the name.

5

Controller. I just play like I normally would with any type of game. If I really need I can add buttons because of the additional buttons on the elite controller.

6

How does claw even make sense in a game where you don’t have to use the right thumbstick? The whole point of claw I to be able to reload/change weapons etc in shooters without ever stopping to aim.

7

you use two fingers to hit light and mediums faster, and activate shadow moves…

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How is it faster? If you ever had to press A+Y or X+B I could possibly agree but that’s not the case. Any combination you need to press in KI I just press both with my tumb at the same time.

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You have a controller? Try it your self…

10

I play with controller yes.

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pressing Y+B with two diferent fingers isn’t faster than pressing both at the SAME time with only one finger.

12

All crab claw. People told me to play stick and I told them I can’t because I gotta pay for another one lol

13

I don’t understand how it is possible to play claw style.

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k so you are all thumbs then. :slight_smile: Its nothin to blow your brains out about…

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It’s because I’m use to playing stick

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The “Tekken Claw” can have some use in Tekken (or similar style control schemes) because:

  1. Tekken is a 4 button fighter. So bumper/trigger is technically not necessary.
  2. 1 + 4 and 2 + 3 input combinations basically require macros otherwise.

In Killer Instinct though, its not quite helpful because:

  1. In KI you can do shadow moves by doing L/M + Heavy Punch or L/M + Heavy Kick. Because the trigger and bumper use an entirely different finger you don’t have to attempt to press both buttons with a single thumb.
  2. KI is a 6 button fighter, so using the claw makes it harder to reach your Heavies.
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I just use the standard XB1 controller, on the default button set up, held the “normal” way. This is how I play all games though, standard controller, default set up, held regularly.

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This is true…