Are you a WASD or Arrow key person?

o_yoshura · 03-27-2006, 10:13 PM

I use WASD, because it has the conveinience of more keys around it, and it in a comfortable spot, unlike the arrows.

o_ekim · 03-27-2006, 10:15 PM

TFGH

Circuitous · 03-27-2006, 10:17 PM

I mostly use the arrows. Having more keys doesn't really matter for TFC, plus I have the whole keypad and the keys above the arrows as well. Although I lose ready access to the number keys.

Lately I've been getting into WASD, but not much. There isn't much difference except my thumb becomes more useful.

o_luminous · 03-27-2006, 10:22 PM

wasd, i dont get these people with the weird setups *looks at ekiM*

Circuitous · 03-27-2006, 10:23 PM

Try putting your hand there. You still have the spacebar access, plus instead of only having the three keys for your pinky, you now have clear to q/a/z if your fingers are long enough, plus centered access to the number keys, just as many keys for your index finger, more bottom-row keys...

Shit, TFGH is just plain superior.

o_anshinritsumai · 03-27-2006, 10:22 PM

I used to play TFC with arrow keys for like 2 years, and then I transitioned over to WASD. It was hard using grenades with arrow keys when I had KP_INS set to jump and Right CTRL for crouch. Ever since I switched to WASD, I've had my forward/backward keys on my mouse bound to grenades (since I didn't get this mouse til I switched to WASD); that and now there's more keys around for more funcionality.

o_docwolfe · 03-27-2006, 10:27 PM

Arrow keys... and I used the second mouse button to jump, control to crouch, shift is special, enter - gren2, backspace - gren1, use - mouse4, throwflag - mouse 5, reload - del, and I used kp_ins to swap inbetween primary and secondary weapons (shogun<->sng)

o_frenchtoast · 03-27-2006, 10:34 PM

Psh, that's all lame

E-Forward
R-Back
D/F-Strafe
A-Jump
S-Duck

That's the best setup evar. Really comfortable. My dad uses that one and I kinda adopted it in my early TF years. Never looked back.

Circuitous · 03-27-2006, 10:35 PM

Wow, weird.

Enter: use
Shift: reload
Ctrl: jump
kp_ins: crouch
kp_end: swap weapons
del: gren1
pgdn: gren2
end: voicerecord
kp_leftarrow: commandmenu
mouse2: special
mouse1: attack
mouse3: swap mousewheel
mousewheel: change weapons/jump

**mervaka** · 03-28-2006, 01:52 PM

i would use TFGH, but WASD is so common as the default layout nowadays, its so much less to reassign. perhaps if i needed lots of keys for a particular game i might try and convert.

o_alligator · 03-31-2006, 05:19 AM

WASD 4 Life...anything else is just scary!

**mervaka** · 03-31-2006, 08:27 AM

TFGH isnt scary, just i'm used to using the far left of the keyboard

o_drs · 03-31-2006, 01:44 PM

Pictures are better than words.

o_paft · 03-31-2006, 01:49 PM

Jolly good. Anything other that keys related to weapons would be strange on the mouse. I use the default setting on a 3 button mouse.

o_drs · 03-31-2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paft Dunk

Jolly good. Anything other that keys related to weapons would be strange on the mouse. I use the default setting on a 3 button mouse.

I also use whellup/down to change weapons and mouse3 (pressing the whell) for alternative fire.

o_steelvalor · 03-31-2006, 05:48 PM

I reviewed this and would probably use it if I had tiny asian hands.

o_ghost · 03-31-2006, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteelValor

I reviewed this and would probably use it if I had tiny asian hands.

The reason I don't like any of those special gaming keyboards is they assume you are using a WASD style orientation of movement keys (granted most people use that style).

BTW, SV, does this keyboard attpemt to fry your motherboard like the other one you gave me?

o_ghost · 03-31-2006, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrS

Pictures are better than words.

Question: How do you prime and hold a gren1 while moving forward/backward and strafing left/right?

o_drs · 03-31-2006, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhOsT

Question: How do you prime and hold a gren1 while moving forward/backward and strafing left/right?

It work; I try to explain.

Most of the time I'm bunny-hopping and hold gren1 with my major. But if not, I use my "index" (maybe bad translation for fingers) on pgdown for right strafe, auricular in del for strafe left.

To move forward and backward, I use my inch. It's perfect and response time look like nothing. We have our configs, and they all look the best for us. I have just show mine... my little brother like it and use it since he play TFC.

o_jaunty · 04-12-2006, 09:26 PM

IJKL
Left handed :P

View Poll Results: What's it to be?
WASD	270	63.83%
Arrows	77	18.20%
WASD variation (ESDF etc)	23	5.44%
Using mouse button(s) for movement	20	4.73%
Other (potentially bonkers or uncommon)	33	7.80%
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03-27-2006, 10:13 PM	#1
o_yoshura Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Are you a WASD or Arrow key person? I use WASD, because it has the conveinience of more keys around it, and it in a comfortable spot, unlike the arrows.

03-27-2006, 10:17 PM	#3
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	I mostly use the arrows. Having more keys doesn't really matter for TFC, plus I have the whole keypad and the keys above the arrows as well. Although I lose ready access to the number keys. Lately I've been getting into WASD, but not much. There isn't much difference except my thumb becomes more useful. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

03-27-2006, 10:23 PM	#5
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Try putting your hand there. You still have the spacebar access, plus instead of only having the three keys for your pinky, you now have clear to q/a/z if your fingers are long enough, plus centered access to the number keys, just as many keys for your index finger, more bottom-row keys... Shit, TFGH is just plain superior. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

03-27-2006, 10:35 PM	#9
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Wow, weird. Enter: use Shift: reload Ctrl: jump kp_ins: crouch kp_end: swap weapons del: gren1 pgdn: gren2 end: voicerecord kp_leftarrow: commandmenu mouse2: special mouse1: attack mouse3: swap mousewheel mousewheel: change weapons/jump __________________ Look at all those dead links.

03-27-2006, 10:15 PM	#2
o_ekim Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bristol UK Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	TFGH

03-27-2006, 10:22 PM	#4
o_luminous Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	wasd, i dont get these people with the weird setups looks at ekiM

03-27-2006, 10:22 PM	#6
o_anshinritsumai Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I used to play TFC with arrow keys for like 2 years, and then I transitioned over to WASD. It was hard using grenades with arrow keys when I had KP_INS set to jump and Right CTRL for crouch. Ever since I switched to WASD, I've had my forward/backward keys on my mouse bound to grenades (since I didn't get this mouse til I switched to WASD); that and now there's more keys around for more funcionality.

03-27-2006, 10:27 PM	#7
o_docwolfe Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Arrow keys... and I used the second mouse button to jump, control to crouch, shift is special, enter - gren2, backspace - gren1, use - mouse4, throwflag - mouse 5, reload - del, and I used kp_ins to swap inbetween primary and secondary weapons (shogun<->sng)

03-27-2006, 10:34 PM	#8
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Psh, that's all lame E-Forward R-Back D/F-Strafe A-Jump S-Duck That's the best setup evar. Really comfortable. My dad uses that one and I kinda adopted it in my early TF years. Never looked back.

03-28-2006, 01:52 PM	#10
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	i would use TFGH, but WASD is so common as the default layout nowadays, its so much less to reassign. perhaps if i needed lots of keys for a particular game i might try and convert. __________________ Support FF:

03-31-2006, 05:19 AM	#11
o_alligator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	WASD 4 Life...anything else is just scary!

03-31-2006, 08:27 AM	#12
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	TFGH isnt scary, just i'm used to using the far left of the keyboard __________________ Support FF:

03-31-2006, 01:44 PM	#13
o_drs Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paris, FR Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Pictures are better than words.

03-31-2006, 01:49 PM	#14
o_paft Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Jolly good. Anything other that keys related to weapons would be strange on the mouse. I use the default setting on a 3 button mouse.

03-31-2006, 05:48 PM	#16
o_steelvalor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I reviewed this and would probably use it if I had tiny asian hands.

04-12-2006, 09:26 PM	#20
o_jaunty Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	IJKL Left handed :P

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