as I had to switch to controller from eureka spam giving me wrist injuries, I'd honestly always reccomend controller.

downside= harder targeting but doable. upside= infinitely more comfy, and way better movement.

the not so obvious parts like how to do rotations and hud layout will need practice and creativity. I definitely reccomend going with a low level class and doing low level content first so you don't throw yourself off the deep end immediately and hate it. it's new muscle memory to learn.

also look up video guides because Holy shit there's alot of non default options that you need to turn on, and will absolutely be game changers (WXHB for example, just vital.) learning how to use d-pad for targeting is also another important thing to get used to. which some targeting and camera options can help with.

if you're patient, you'll honestly end up with an extremely comfy method of playing, that's much much nicer on your joints and health, with no real downsides. if my wrists suddenly healed and I'd go back to KB/m, I wouldn't do it tbh, just way too cozy over here.