I think Guerrila has struck the perfect balance between the weighty feel of Killzone 2 and the snappy aim of standard shooters like Bad Company and Modern Warfare. I've spoken to some KZ2 purists who are all up in arms about the change, but I think it's the best. It's also possible to aim by holding L1 this time around, unlike the R3 toggle of KZ2. 
 
Thoughts?

I dislike the acceleration of the reticle, feel like i over aim sometimes.

" Also, it was possible to aim with L1 in Kilzzone 2. "

I think it feels fantastic. 
 
I didn't have anything against the aiming in Killzone 2 either though.

I've actually never played a Killzone game before now, but this shit feels nice.
 
There's like a methodical feel to the shooting, it's fucking refreshing.

character weight is something i like to see in games. i feel like it rewards a slower paced play style.

The controls feel less "weighty" and more "floaty" to me, like the BFBC games.  I really liked the weighty feel and had no problems aiming in KZ2, so I'm slightly unhappy with the changes made in KZ3.

They did the best compromise possible. I'm a really big KZ2 fan and I'm pretty pleased with the controls. Now the actual gameplay changes... I'll need to wait and see how the community breaks the game and see if I'm O.K. with it.

" @AuthenticM: I think you had a bunch of preset layouts. You were also able to set it to hold or toggle, which was great for me since I was used to the CoD layout beforehand.  To be honest, I'm incredibly upset about the beta. They removed almost everything I liked about Killzone 2, including the best idea ever: spawn points created by tactitians. You were able to instantly get into the action and didn't have to travel half through the map only to get shot by a sniper. Also the initital weapons for almost every class suck (the default ISA rifle from KZ2 is prolly my favourite weapon of all time).  I'll propably end up buying KZ3 anyway, but I hope at least the maps will be as fantastic as in KZ2. "

I love it, I may actually consider playing more multiplayer now.

I have played a lot of KZ2 and KZ3 is a real step up. 
 
There are also loads of options to set the controls up the way you want. I prefer to set it up like COD controls as that's what i'm used to.

It felt very familiar to most shooters released after cod4. Right away I was owning face. Although definitely more bfbc2 then anything else. Never played Kz2 btw

I don't mind it, wish I could play with something other than bots though, everytime I try to connect it says error.

I hear the Move controls are amazing, anyone have any experience with it?

" @xaLieNxGrEyx: I hate that shit. The worse part is the tactician class can not detect it. "

The "weight" of the original controls is pretty much gone. Let's not beat around the bush here - I was playing KZ2 until fairly recently, so I remember what it felt like. The 'weight' is almost entirely gone. 
 
And I couldn't be happier. My problem with the original KZ2's controls wasn't necessarily the weight, but the sudden acceleration of the camera if you turned the stick to quickly. If you turned the stick too slowly, the camera would move like it was stuck in molasses. If you turned it faster to make it move, the camera would suddenly speed up and go all over the place. That aspect of the controls is gone - now, the camera moves at a constant speed, which, you know, makes sense, as you don't whip your head around like a goon in real life when you want to look to your right or left.  
 
KZ2 was a pretty good game. I liked it. But the controls really put me off. Now that the controls have been fixed, I'm almost certainly going to buy this one. 

They still have preset layouts in the controls section in options. There is also an advanced section where you can put it on toggle or not to aim and many other parts.   Also the spawn point by tacticians was fun for awhile in KZ2, but by the time the game evolved they just made cluster fuck situations on every map. A tactician from each team would throw a spawn point right by an objective and then it would just be spawn, unload blindly because you cant see a damn thing through all the smoke and grenade explosions, die, and then respawn again. It was tiring and stupid. Now they have specific positions where tacticians can activate field spawn points, which is much more balanced.   On topic I miss the heavy feel of Killzone 2, but i cannot complain about the controls in kz3. They are tight, and easy to use. The heavy controls in KZ2 were great and different, but i understand why they changed them. "

Hey guys, I downloaded the beta but totally missed playing it, so I have a question. 
I've seen a video of a slide-to-cover kind of move. Is it in the MP game? I'm guessing, like in KZ2, there's still no cover, but that move would still be pretty cool to use, just to get out of situations or knock guys over or something.
So, anyone seen it, anyone did it?
 
I'm looking forward to burning through some late evenings to achieve General rank!

the character movement feels lighter than KZ2 but it still has weight and I am really liking it. It still has weight and it makes it stand out from other shooter IMO. Hope it sells well and a lot of ppl will play it.

" I think Guerrila has struck the perfect balance between the weighty feel of Killzone 2 and the snappy aim of standard shooters like Bad Company and Modern Warfare. I've spoken to some KZ2 purists who are all up in arms about the change, but I think it's the best. It's also possible to aim by holding L1 this time around, unlike the R3 toggle of KZ2.  Thoughts? "

" I've actually never played a Killzone game before now, but this shit feels nice.  There's like a methodical feel to the shooting, it's fucking refreshing. "

" I think Guerrila has struck the perfect balance between the weighty feel of Killzone 2 and the snappy aim of standard shooters like Bad Company and Modern Warfare. I've spoken to some KZ2 purists who are all up in arms about the change, but I think it's the best. It's also possible to aim by holding L1 this time around, unlike the R3 toggle of KZ2.  Thoughts? "

Feels almost exactly like Bad Company 2. I like it.

I think it improved from KZ2. Which i didn't find it to be that bad in the first place...

I too am loving the new controls. Feels a lot snappier and more responsive to KZ2, but the guns still feel like they have weight to them. I definitely think they feel a lot like Battlefield now, which I think is a huge plus. Very happy with what I've seen so far of the multiplayer, having only been playing the one map. I've already pre-ordered this and am super excited for the campaign and all of the other online maps.