possible to play city of heroes with xbox controller

I've used a handful of profilers, but the best have been Pinnacle Profiler, DS4Windows, and Steam's controller configuration. I currently play with a DualShock 4 (which I do recommend). I have been playing with a controller since I first started back in 2005 and controllers have obviously gotten better since then. If you really want to get something to work, you can figure out a way to make it happen. 'Just use keyboard/mouse' suggestions are the pinnacle of laziness IMO. Yes, you can play with a controller fairly easily, and no it doesn't have to be a setup for each type of character you play.

Has anyone every tried playing city of heroes with a joystick or controller? If so, any type/brand recommendations, and could someone explain how to set it up? I’m not the most tech savvy, I have been googling for a while now and I can’t find anything specific to City of heroes. I am trying to get a friend into the game but he struggles with using a keyboard. Once you figure out the basics of getting the joypad to interface with your game, I'm happy to help you write keybinds that can do amazing things. I used an xbox S-pad all the time the game was live. I'm using Controller Companion (got it for like a buck on steam) and one of these days will get Joy2Mouse set up and start using that. Sadly the developer for Pinnacle Game Profiler passed away last year, so it's not getting any more support (it was a one-man show). even using button combo's on a controller you will find it very hard to map everything to the controller.

its the best option and they will have a better time as the game was built for keyboard so there is lots of skills more than a controller has buttons.

I would recommend they get used to using a keyboard/mouse. I think they used Pinnacle Game Profiler. you have to use software to basically configure the controller for each class. I knew someone that did use a controller BUT its a pain.

Possible to play city of heroes with xbox controller