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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vikingerik" data-source="post: 242520" data-attributes="member: 3745">I don't.  I play with a PC keyboard, which can only do full-strength nudges.  But I think this is an advantage more often than not.  I want the predictability and power of a full-strength nudge more often than I want the finer control of an analog nudge.  There are only a few exceptions where I'd care about analog nudging, like the pegboard area on Pinbot/Jackbot.But ultimately, your nudge control method isn't what makes the difference between top scores or not.  Nobody's going to find a miracle with different nudge control.This isn't sample rate.  TPA runs at 60 Hz on all platforms.  What's different about input is a physical microswitch (keyboard or gamepad) versus a touchscreen.  The latter isn't as accurate since capacitative sensing inherently requires a time component that can't be as precise as an instantly closed circuit.  It's still possible for a player to have 1/60 accuracy on a touchscreen, but it takes a higher degree of difficulty than does a switch-based input method.There's also plunger control to consider.  The PC allows the finest method of that, by pulling back with a mouse.  That's easier than with an analog thumbstick or trigger or touchscreen since you know a mouse can seek for and hold exactly the spot you want before releasing.  This makes a significant difference on a few tables, most importantly TZ's super skill shot that I can hit very nearly 100%.  Also helps a lot on Jack*bot (in Casino Run and in starting multiball; going for the skill shot is a bad idea otherwise.)</blockquote>

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