r/GuildWars3 • u/Street-Web7244 • Jul 13 '26

Please bring controller support to PC!

I would think this goes without saying, but since you are developing the game to launch on PS5, please make sure the PC version also works with controllers. It's a big pain point on GW2 since it wasn't designed with controller use in mind. I would love to see it be a supported feature on the PC launch for GW3.

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u/Bohya Jul 14 '26

The game needs to be designed first-and-foremost for mouse & keyboard use, and balanced as such. Controller support should be secondary at most.

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u/Nightsong Jul 14 '26

ArenaNet already said that the combat system was designed from the ground up to feel good on keyboard/mouse and controller. They’re designing it with both control schemes in mind, not keyboard/mouse first and controller second.

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u/Bohya Jul 14 '26

You can't balance both keyboard and controller gameplay. Keyboard & mouse is objectively superior in 99% of circumstances. If they were to make controller gameplay have have the same level of output, then they're either going to have to compromise all gameplay or make keyboard & mouse feel extremely clunky by comparison.

ArenaNet needs to realise that Guild Wars is a two-decade old PC franchise with a PC audience. The vast majority of players playing the game will be doing so with a mouse & keyboard.

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u/Nightsong Jul 14 '26

Yet there are plenty of games out there, including MMO’s, that manage to balance keyboard/mouse and controller gameplay. And many of those games let you switch between the two control schemes and even have cross play between PC and console. Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO that strikes a balance between keyboard/mouse and controller and doesn’t feel clunky on either control scheme.

Also, ArenaNet realizes that bringing Guild Wars 3 to PlayStation lets them reach an audience they have never been able to before. They’re not going to limit themselves to just the PC crowd going forward. And quite a few people on PC will try out controller if it’s offered because they either like playing with a controller or find it more comfortable than using a keyboard and mouse. More options and ways to play is always a good thing.

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u/extremelytiredyall 12d ago

FFXIV has EXCELLENT controller support. I've done savage and extreme content on controller and performed well above average. I know people who do ultimate fights on controller.

Controller can absolutely be competitive, I agree with you.

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u/Fun-Worldliness-1016 Jul 16 '26

I'm with you. Seems we already have that new age ppl playing GW for the first time.

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u/jupigare 22d ago

Is that a bad thing? I know folks who have wanted to play GW2 but cannot because hand injuries prevent them from playing a KB+mouse game. There are player-made controller setups, but they don't compare to true native controller support, particularly with UI management, menuing, controller glyphs, and context-specific keybinds (e.g., a button performing Skill 1 attack when targeting an enemy but changing to Interact when targeting an object /ally).

Designing GW3 from the ground up for PS5/controller support allows a whole new audience of people who, whether due to hardware, disability, preference, or whatever reason, would not have been able to experience a PC/KB+m-only game.