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    TrackMania² Stadium

    Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Jun 20, 2013

    TrackMania 2 gets a proper Stadium setting with this expansion.

    TrackMania with or without a controller?

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    Poll TrackMania with or without a controller? (147 votes)

    yes 78%
    no 21%
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    Which ever you prefer...

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    Yes because that is how Jeff plays?

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    I've played it just fine without a controller in the past, but I'll always prefer one for racing games.

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    I'm a fan of using the controller, just because it's got finer controls than a keyboard.

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    Poll options don't make any sense. LOL.

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    I use a controller when I play it.

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    #7  Edited By PizzaSauce

    Controller here. I'm having a hard time justifying upgrading from Canyon. Seems a bit of a waste of money just for a new tileset. Still a hell of a lot of fun to be had on Canyon too.

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    Poll options don't make any sense. LOL.

    YES

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    #9  Edited By happenstance

    I prefer using the keyboard

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    #10  Edited By phuzzybunny

    Definitely love using the keyboard. I tried using the controller but i can't get the precision I like.

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    #11  Edited By CollegeGuyMike

    I use a controller.

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    I want to use a controller, but I've always had issues connecting them to my laptop, so I've just used my keyboard and had no fun with it. Still can't believe I conquered Super Meat Boy without a controller.

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    #13  Edited By NickL

    That is not a yes or no question but with a controller because the turning is sensitivity based where the keyboard is either all or nothing.

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    @the_grindilow: Personally I hated the feel of the car in canyon and love the feel of driving in stadium, more than worth it to upgrade imo. To each his own I guess.

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    i play it without and would much rather use one. too lazy to fetch my PS3 controller for it though, especially since i usually load it up for 10 minutes or so at a time.

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    Im doing just fine without a controller and dont have the time to learn using the controller.

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    #17  Edited By Gruebacca

    What kind of question is this? Every driving game is best with a controller. Analog sticks are much easier to precisely move your car in a specific direction while keys just turn your car at a certain speed until you let go. Imagine playing a driving game with the face buttons instead.

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    #18  Edited By Colonel_Sarin

    I used a (360) controller in Canyon but I'm having trouble getting it to work right in Stadium. It's bound Accelerate to the right bumper and it's not accepting the right trigger as a valid input.

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    I don't think it has analog control for acceleration so I don't think you can use the triggers. At least the last time I checked that was the case.

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    #21  Edited By selbie

    It gives you a much finer control for precise turns. Hitting the perfect apex of a turn can gain you 1st place record in some cases.

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    Racing Wheel

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    I tried with keyboard but its just not as fun to me.

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    I had a much better time playing Canyon with a controller because of how much you could drift with that car. The car in Stadium seems to have very little ability to drift so the keyboard is pretty much on-par with my controller.

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    #25  Edited By fattony12000

    Bolth.

    But mostly X360 pad because it's good.

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    Controller. I'm not a savage.

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    What else would you use? The keyboard? Good luck.

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    Is there some trick to getting this to work with a 360 pad? It doesn't seem to let me bind any of the buttons in the game (pushing one on the bind prompt does nothing). I just want analog control!

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    #29  Edited By bassman2112

    I played for over a year with a KB, but within the past week have started using a controller.

    My times have gotten so, so much better with the controller - I'm never going back.

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    Even though I play most pc games with a wired Xbox 360 controller, I play this on keyboard. I didn't have my controller with me when I started playing Canyon and now I'm used to it. I have shitty times, but that's not why I play this game so it doesn't matter :)

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    Personally, I use a wired xbox controller, I have used it since TMUF and I honestly think that it has made me a better racer over time (currently in the top 500 with Stadium and the top 100 in Canyon)

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