If you say, "dont ask me to play an FPS with a gamepad", I would agree with you if its a PS3 gamepad, which is horrible for FPS games, since the dual joysticks are placed in the most retarded positions. The Microsoft controller is made perfectly for FPS with teh joysticks places one higher than another. And once you get used to it is quite intuitive. Btw, I used to be a counterstrike feind. I was very good at it, and understand why some people would think an FPS can't be played on a console with a game pad, but thats just not true.