The graph is bugging me. Around 85 people born in 2009 and 35 people born in 2008 do not use mouse inversion... We have 1 and 2 year olds playing first person shooters?
When did mouse inversion die?
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Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#12(Born in '83) I think the only reason I use inverted-mouse is because of hours and hours of playing Goldeneye on N64, which by default has the up and down C-buttons look down and up (respectively). So when switching to Counterstrike (probably the first FPS I played with a mouse), inversion felt more natural.
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#13The graph is bugging me. Around 85 people born in 2009 and 35 people born in 2008 do not use mouse inversion... We have 1 and 2 year olds playing first person shooters?
The registration form on the ESL website doesn't have any validation for the birth date. If you leave the field blank, it's set to "today" - That's where the 2009/2008 etc people come from.
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#14The graph is bugging me. Around 85 people born in 2009 and 35 people born in 2008 do not use mouse inversion... We have 1 and 2 year olds playing first person shooters?
The site is using you registration date as birthday if you don't change it.
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#15Not necessarily about flight sims. Put your palm on top of someone's head and make them look around...
Okay, now pretend to hold a gun in your hand. Point the gun up and point the gun down. Which path does your hand follow?
Personally, I use normal for shooting and inverted for flight.
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#16A little more "science" which initially started the discussion on our team: http://gamepeople.wordpress.com/2006/11/07/down-is-up/
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#17I invert the Y-axis on everything except the mouse in a first person shooter. When on a console controller for a shooter or any type of flying like game then the controls get inverted.
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#18Inverted here. I was born in 1980 and just thought most people did it. Then I noticed more and more that I have the change the default settings in games. Now, when I play with my younger cousins, I have to change their settings. Funny how you don't even notice a little thing like mouse inversion, but it is 'impossible' for me to play without it!
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#19(Born in '73) Flight Simulator II for the Commodore 64 ingrained 'down is up' for me.
Re: When did mouse inversion die?
#20I remember on flight sims when I used a joystick, I never thought of "down" and "up." I thought of "pulling towards me" and "pushing away form me." Since the nose of the plane is a bit lower than my head, it works.
For FPSs, I'd use "normal" since I think of the gun moving.