-=Nostromo n50 Speed pad - anyone else usin'?=-

Sketcher

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I've got a Zen-like thing goin' on with the Speed pad now that I've used it for a while. Hard to use the keyboard for FPS gaming now that I've programmed everything from pov's , weap change & reloads to combo's , voice comm etc. into it. I didn't go for the belkin mouse (currently looking for the best wireless gaming mouse).

Anybody else use the Nostromo n50 Speedpad ? If so please post your take!

Thanks -

 

nord1899

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Been using it for 2 years. I think it works great for games like CS and BF1942. I found it wasn't so good for games like Warcraft 3 and Diablo2 and Neverwinter Nights.

But I know I would not be able to go back to using a normal keyboard for CS and BF1942.
 

Sketcher

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Originally posted by: nord1899
Been using it for 2 years. I think it works great for games like CS and BF1942. I found it wasn't so good for games like Warcraft 3 and Diablo2 and Neverwinter Nights.

But I know I would not be able to go back to using a normal keyboard for CS and BF1942.
Bought mine when it first hit Best Buy. Yeah, pretty much just for FPS IMO. Agreed, once you're used to the Speed pad, going back would suck. Had to for a while, borrowed the pad to a friend. He has one now - but during the absence, had to get used to the KB again :(. wasn't that bad, but I didn't play on my normal servers 'till I got up to speed again :D - quickly hooked that sucker back up once I got it back!

 

Sketcher

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Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
my hands are too big...and yeah....too big...
There's a adjustable hand rest on there, can even use it w/out. Key placement is pretty good too.

Still too big? Well, you know what they say about big hands................................ Big gloves.... ;)
 

Sketcher

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My Nostromo was pretty easy to set up. It had some default config's which got you going in down & dirty fashion, but it's soooooooo nice to configure everything to your liking. Multiple keystroke combo's were especially nice to have w/the push of a button. A LOT easier to configure through the Nostromo GUI than writing your own binds.

Quick install and import of custom configs is quite useful when gaming on friends computers and not wanting to mess up any configs they have.
 

Tallgeese

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Originally posted by: SuperCommando
My roommate got one when he bought his new computer a few months ago. He seems to like it.
I got one for CS when I was playing it all the time. It made a hugely positive difference to my frag counts.

Of course, it's gathering dust now, ever since I got an Xbox. :D
 

Sketcher

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Originally posted by: Tallgeese
Originally posted by: SuperCommando
My roommate got one when he bought his new computer a few months ago. He seems to like it.
I got one for CS when I was playing it all the time. It made a hugely positive difference to my frag counts.

Of course, it's gathering dust now, ever since I got an Xbox. :D
Yeh, same here. XBOX is gettin' more play. It'd be nice if they worked up some kinda Speedpad/Mouse combo eh :D. I e-mailed MS on the request - so far not enough interest to warrant. They said 3rd party vendors would likely pick it up first.

 

Tallgeese

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Originally posted by: Sketcher
Originally posted by: Tallgeese
I got one for CS when I was playing it all the time. It made a hugely positive difference to my frag counts.

Of course, it's gathering dust now, ever since I got an Xbox. :D
Yeh, same here. XBOX is gettin' more play. It'd be nice if they worked up some kinda Speedpad/Mouse combo eh :D. I e-mailed MS on the request - so far not enough interest to warrant. They said 3rd party vendors would likely pick it up first.
It'd be VERY nice to have that kind of option now for games like Unreal Championship and Ghost Recon (maybe even Halo). But I'm really hoping there is some kind of option before CS:CZ hits the streets!