Keyboard vs. gamepad

[Zero Kirby]

There would be those, of course, who are skilled enough on both sides of the coin, who would say they're both equal as long as you're good at the game.

Ehhh, I still don't think so. There's a lot more to it than just skill, ergonomics can have a lot to do with it too. Keyboard and mouse are a hell of a lot more customizable than a gamepad - mouse fidelity compared to the amount of mousepad you have, ability to reach certain buttons over others, having more hotkeys on a keyboard for swapping weapons/shouting things (I have the "last weapon" button in TF2 mapped to "Spy!" for instance because I always swap weapons with the number keys), keyboard and mouse is just the way to go.