I cannot stress how much better I find it. Maybe it's just me, but a mouse is much more intuitive for me.
I just played online for the first time with a total stranger. I barely used the chat (the one time that wasn't saying hello was to apologise for killing them) and we hardly ever misunderstood eachother. The gestures and ping systems work brilliantly.
My partner was a lot better than me. I think they'd finished the courses we did (mass and velocity, team building) before. GLaDOS wasn't hesitant to let me know that she preferred them to me and that I was the dumber of the two.
I love the online system. It works brilliantly. If I communicate that easily with a total stranger, it should be excellent when I play with a friend.
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