Which classes work best with a controller?

[Scratch]

I'm just coming back to Maple Story after about a year and so far, all I've done is work on an Aran, which are very incompatible with controllers, it seems. (Or maybe it's just mine)? I can't dash at all and my input is rarely ever fast enough to trigger any combos. I'm definitely just getting this character to 70.

Before that I was a marksman, and all my skills fit nicely on my trusty PS2 controller. I had to involve L3 and R3 but that's no big deal, as they're never pushed by accident. I used Start to switch to an alternate configuration for my buffs. Are there any other classes that work well, if played in this fashion? I was loyal to crossbowmen for a looong time before quitting.

I'm assuming bandits are right out, as the class seems to depend on being able to use an alarming number of skills, depending on the situation.

[Solarboy]

I have played a bishop with a controler, theya re easier to use than i thought, you could also use a brawler

[JoeTang]

They all work the same. If you can't fit all your skills onto your controller, I recommend you stop using a controller that's pre-Playstation 1.

[Throes]

I'm curious, what program are you using for your controller? I know both my husband and I have had problems with our Arans using Joy2Key, but I use the Logitech program now and it works perfectly. It feels much more natural than using a keyboard with my Aran, that's for sure.

[Scratch]

Oh really? I've been using Joy2Key since Global Beta.

If you indulge me in the name of your Logitech-brand project I can get you a second opinion on the matter.

[Hazzy]

Pirates are the only class I can think of that might have issues working with a controller.
Aran actually strike me as a good choice, since they use the same Attack key + a few combos, instead of new skills. If you hit attack 3 times within a second or two, you should do the full combo... I don't see why your controller wouldn't work. o-o

[Scratch]

It doesn't work in the sense that there's a delay in what I've pressed and what my character is actually doing, so finishing moves are out of the question. My girlfriend uses a PC-designed controller and Joy2Key and she has the exact same difficulty with Arans.

[Throes]

This is the controller I have, (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/controllers/devices/5126&cl=nz,en) and it came with its own program called Logitech Profiler. It's a pain in the ass to configure compared to Joy2Key, but I can't argue with its performance. The hubby downloaded a different program that also works with his Aran, but his laptop is shot at the moment and I can't remember the name of it for the life of me.

[Nightclaw]

My girlfriend

http://www.gamerpaper.com/viewarticle.php?id=46

[Scratch]

http://www.gamerpaper.com/viewarticle.php?id=46

XD

Just sent it to her through Stumble, thanks.

[JoeTang]

This is the controller I have, (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/controllers/devices/5126&cl=nz,en) and it came with its own program called Logitech Profiler. It's a pain in the ass to configure compared to Joy2Key, but I can't argue with its performance. The hubby downloaded a different program that also works with his Aran, but his laptop is shot at the moment and I can't remember the name of it for the life of me.

I've tried Joy2Key and I haven't had any issues with it in terms of using an Aran, I don't think, though I prefer the Profiler since it allows for much larger macro combinations, whereas J2K only allows three key presses per button.
J2K on the other hand allows for fast multi-profile switching, though MapleStory characters can't possibly have enough skills to require more than one switch unless you're some sort of a macro whore (in which case, J2K wouldn't be friendly with you anyways).

Combat Step is a terrible skill to be using with a double tap, by the way, that's why you're having problems with it. Put it on a short cut on your keyboard.
It might also be a problem with the D-Pad on your controller; I recall the PS2's D-Pad being crap.

[Nightclaw]

I have something like 300k favorites on stumble.. I stumble waaay too much.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2i7q1dv.jpg

^^^

for you guys cuz im too lazy to find a funny pic making fun of stumble


on topic: Ive had success with the converters that change a controller plug into a usb plug. they work wonders for me.

[Scratch]

Combat Step is a terrible skill to be using with a double tap, by the way, that's why you're having problems with it. Put it on a short cut on your keyboard.


See, I had no idea you could do this. lol

[Spideyjvc]

I use an arcade stick to play my Aran, and I have to say that Aran seems the most controller friendly to me. I can't double tap to combat step, but when plying Aran I don't do that. I just assign combat step to a key. Maybe it's my arcade stick, but I find the inputs work just fine. You just have to get a bit used to the timing of it. Even if you used a keylobard, mashing the attack skill without timing will murder your finger and possibly slow your Aran down.

The only problem I have is, since I'm using an arcade stick, I can't do multiple directions at one. So I can't ↑→Ａｔｔ at the same time. To fix this I just program J2K to just read a single button press as the combo skill, but it's pretty annoying. If only maple read diagonals.

[Wedges]

Xpadder works very well for me. Joy2Key was always very delayed but both xpadder and pinnacle games profiler are great. Xpadder has a free/ cut down features version floating around there somewhere. It's official and all, though the main site doesn't link to it.

[y0y0y0y0shi0]

I'm curious, what program are you using for your controller? I know both my husband and I have had problems with our Arans using Joy2Key, but I use the Logitech program now and it works perfectly. It feels much more natural than using a keyboard with my Aran, that's for sure.
Logitech program?
Where?

Nevermind.
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