I use my PS3-controller on PC-games occasionally. Mostly older games and crappy ports. The occasional emulator-game also works better with the controller than one the keyboard.

i have a logitech gamepad and logitech joystick and hardly ever even connect either of them.  the joystick was so i could play flight simulators but i haven't done much of that.  the gamepad i tried a couple times for games that were shoddy ports, but i found i still preferred sub-par keyboard+mouse to gamepad control.

I never have and I probably never will. The primary point of a PC game is that you have a set of WASD+M controls at your disposal. If you need a console controller for the game, it should probably be played on the console with a nice big screen and the comfort of a couch.

Well, I don't own a controller and never had the need for it.  ( Even for racing games or console ports or even Super Meat Boy. ) I think Keyboard and mouse are ideal for any kind of game in any kind of genre.Of course, there are some games that are easier to play with a controller, but it's not like you can't play them decently with K&M. 

@TheKeyboardDemon said:

... occasionally I find a game where I like to alternate between the two like GTA IV where I prefer keyboard and mouse until I get into a car and then I prefer a controller.

So you are constantly changing from KB+M to controller or the opposite, while playing the game? Wow...

Depends on the game but yeah i'm way more comfortable with a pad on some things.

For some games. Some games just work better with a controller, there is no shame in admitting that,

Really depends on the game. I generally won't with an fps unless the mouse and keyboard controls are broken (*cough Dead Space *cough). If it's a third person action game like Arkham Asylum or Dead Rising 2 then I'll generally plug a controller in. There's nothing wrong with using a controller instead of a mouse and keyboard. It's your game, play the way that makes you happy.

If its 3rd person i pretty much always use a controller, as well as racing games. There also are some fps' that feel more like the mouse emulating a controller then me actually controlling the game, so then i also use a controller.

I use a 360 controller for racing, fighting, and Bastion

Depends on the game, but usually no. Darksiders? Yes, because it's made for a controller.

No, but I could really do with a controller. It'd be useful for messing around in XNA with and it'd sure make Super Meat Boy easier.

@sirdesmond: Is that control really worth the price? I was thinking on getting one for my xbox and pc (when needed).

Only when I use emulators.

@DonPixel: I definitely think so, especially since it is only a tad higher in price than a standard 360 controller. It is the best modern gen controller I've used, either first or third party.

@sirdesmond: Cool, I wasn´t aware of the price, My black mamba was a hundred so I though this was about to be expensier.

Definitely getting one.

I have been using a Saitek rumble force controller for the last 7 tears and its been working great! Can't get anything better for $24!

no.

I have my ps3 controller set up on my laptop for when i need it. Mainly for things like Super meat boy, new vegas, arkham asylum, borderlands. things that are multi-console and just feel better with a controller then keyboard..

Yeah, tons of times. Have you ever tried to play Bulletstorm on a keyboard? It's not ideal to say the least.....

depends on the game,  Usually consoley games need gamepad so I use gamepad for those
FPS: Mouse/Keyboard
3PS: Gamepad 
Racing: Gamepad/wheel  
Platform:  Gamepad
Strategy: Mouse/Keyboard

Recently I have started to!!! Even for FPS games! Borderlands and Deus Ex for example!! I would never do so for multiplayer though, because mouse and keyboard are definitely more precise, just sometimes precision is less important than comfort.

Rumble. What? Rumble! I'll use the controller if I can.

The xbox controller is awesome for racers and platformers. If a game plays better with the controller, then I'll use it. One of the best buys I made.

Nope. I use a steering wheel and I use a flight stick, in addition to mouse and keyboard. Never a controller though. They belong with the consoles.

If I have a game that plays better with a controller I will use a controller instead. It makes sense to use the better alternative if you have it right? Not all games work that well on a Mouse & Keyboard.

I bust out the 360 controller for Need-For-Speed Hot Pursuit, Tomb Raider, RE5 etc.

PS3 controller for SSFIV:AE.

But stick with the KB+M for FPS'es and RTS'eseseses.

I don't, and I dont feel like I'm missing out on anything by a loss of precision in some games. Which may just be some kind of cognitive dissonance.

Nothing against the idea, but for the majority of games and genres it is just better to use a mouse and keyboard. Racing and perhaps stealth action can suffer noticeably.

Nope, not anymore.
I don't do well with controllers at all, even though I have one and tried it a bunch of times-- but I always play much better and get much better scores with the KBM configuration.

LoL, Diablo 2, Dragon age, RTS games I use a mouse. Recently Dead Island, Fallout NV, The Witcher 2, Deus Ex I use 360, Most FPS Ive switched to a controller unless I play them online, which I almost never do. It feels more organic imo. I enjoy a bit more skill/realism in not having retard pinpoint head shots/aiming in general. Mouse not required I use the controller.

Yep. if a game was made for a console, I play with a pad.

A 360 pad is on my list for building a new gaming PC but its below a new mouse and monitor atm.

all depends if i really fell like it but if its a console port almost always

I usually switch back and forth between using a controller and keyboard/mouse. Super Meat Boy on a keyboard irks me.

Nope. If KBM are so terrible that the game can't be played with it then I uninstall it and never buy a game from the people who made it again.

This comes up a lot when explaining why people don't like PC gaming, and it's a weird argument.

The old, "I'd wouldn't want to play (insert console exclusive here) on the PC anyway 'cause I don't like mouse and keyboard, and I like to play on my couch."

The reason I love PC gaming is the flexibility. I do use a gamepad for the games that are best that way. I do play from my couch on my nice big TV. I also use a mouse and keyboard for all the games where it suits me.

That's the point, use what is right for you.

It's a PC, that means options.

I bought a X360 controller just to play some console ports that were on sale on Steam, it's much better for 3-person brawlers and racing. It's great, some games just feel much more RIGHT on controller

Sometimes. Been using my PS3 controller with MotionJoy to play the Witcher 2. Combat in that game just feels like it was designed for a gamepad. Played Darksiders and Arkham Asylum with the same setup. Some games just feel better to me with a gamepad.

Yea definitely. I use it on platformers, any driving or flying game that I can't use my steering wheel on, and some third person action games like GTA4 and Darksiders. I don't have enough interest in my PC gamer cred to not play the way I feel best.

@Fripplebubby said:

Racing games are always better with a controller. Other than that, no.

i perfer gamepad for all fpses and third person shooters. mouse is actually more inaccurate for me. i have twitchy hands caused by cerebal palsy and well it makes the mouse too uncomfortable to use and well to sensitive.

I would have liked a controller for the racing in RAGE, but other than that, I've never preferred controllers.