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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: idolminds on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 01:54:12 PM

Title: Mech controllers! ATTN: sirean
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 01:54:12 PM
Hawken (http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/hawken-is-a-simulation-of-mechs-in-a-street-fight-complete-with-batshit-ins)
(http://hw1.pa-cdn.com/par/img/editorial/hawkencontroller.jpg)
(http://hw1.pa-cdn.com/par/img/editorial/hawkencontroller2.jpg)
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The game will also benefit from a custom controller by Ripleigh, releasing in the first quarter of next year. The buttons will be programmable, you will be able to control every aspect of your Mech with a variety of switches, buttons, and toggles, and there will even be a slot for your tablet.

Mechwarrior Online (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/06/05/razer-artemis-is-a-custom-keypadjoysticktablet-peripheral-for-mechwarrior-online/)
(http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/06/razer-artemis-thumb.jpg)
(http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/06/concept-img2-590x321.jpg)
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Hardware-maker Razer and MechWarrior Online developer Piranha Games are collaborating on a peripheral called the Razer Artemis. The prototype doesn’t have a listed price or ship date, but this may be the first time a (what’s likely to be) hundreds-of-dollars device will be sold for a free-to-play game.
Title: Re: Mech controllers! ATTN: sirean
Post by: beo on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 02:10:59 PM
i want both of these, but can justify neither!

... anyone need a kidney?
Title: Re: Mech controllers! ATTN: sirean
Post by: sirean_syan on Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 02:58:22 PM
Huh. I'm hopeful that Mechwarrior Online will be worthwhile. I wonder if anything else could make use their controller easily. As far as I can tell, it's more or less a joystick, a keypad, and an extra screen. Maybe not the screen, but the joystick and keypad might be flexible for other things. It might be tough if it doesn't come apart though as a joystick is usually best centered (say for flight sims).

I dunno. I bit on Steel Battalion but I have a lot less money to through around these days.