After doing a search of the forums here it seems game-pad support has been asked for quite a bit going back over 3 years. The only response I could find dated back to 2010 and was basically a flat answer of we might implement keyboard support in the future but its not in the current plans. I play AL on a portable device and I cant do so for more than a few hours without my hands starting to hurt. I can play other games with my Moga Pro (games that are not Pivot approved even) all I want and my hands feel great.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE implement game-pad support! I would love to hear a response from STG that actually addresses the reason for not doing it and what it would take from us players to make it happen. Do you want a petition? I am sure that given enough time I could gather many signatures.
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