PC fps games.. I think I need to switch to the "asdw" keys.. been using direction keys since doom.

[LordJezo]

But.. back in doom all you needed to do was go up, down, left and right.

Now there is all that tilting and stuff, all those extra buttons.

up down left and right just dont cut it anymore, but, its so hard to change after doing something for so many years..

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Half-life was my first FPS that had all that new-fangled Tiltin' and stuff. I was using the keyboard exclusively originally. Once I found the mouse, I was in heaven. Once I realized that using "wasd" was vastly more comfortable.... pure nirvana.

 

[Winchester]

Im in the same situation, there are so many new moves etc that are located on the left hand of the keyboard. Ive been playing with the direction keys since Wolfenstien :Q

 

[Anubis]

ive been useing ASWD for al long as I can remember

 

[brtspears2]

ASDW is the way to go, just because you can touch many other keys. Games today need more than fire and open.

 

[dabuddha]

you mean WASD 😀
never could use WASD, always used WADX

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

I was used to the arrow keys too, until I tried playing RtCW with them. (Hadn't played FPSes for years then)
I switched to ADSW, and have not gone back. It's far better, not only against RSI, but also for using more keys for other functionality. With the arrows you had to move your hand off them all the time to switch weapon or so, now you just move one finger for a second.

 

[jfall]

I still continue to use the arrow's and don't plan on switching any time soon. I play wolfenstein, I use about 35% of the keys on the right hand side of the board. Always worked great for me.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Been WASDing since Descent. Damn, I loved that game. Deathmatching my buddies with Descent II at the LAN 3-on-1 ... I'd just scream into the room on afterburners, pull straight up and make a massive arc around them, laying down Vulcan/Gauss fire the whole way. 😀

Pleasant memories indeed. /me digs up his original Descent disc

- M4H

 

[TallBill]

my fingers are huge.. wasd is to cramped for me.. im still an arrow man.. but then again i can hit 15 keys in that area + 4 mouse controls... so im fine 😛

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

I finished Dark Forces without using the mouse. I used WASD and the arrow keys at the same time.

 

[notfred]

I've always used QWER. It's more comforatable for me to keep my fingers ready on all the keys at once, and my fingers are too big to do that unless I put them on the same line. I use the top row instead of the middle cause it gives more desk space to rest my arm on.

 

[zbalat]

Get one of these. The arrows on left work better than WASD IMO.

 

[Confused]

Some people use ESDF instead of WASD, so that you have more keys around you for binding 🙂


Confused

 

[HonkeyDonk]

I use ESDF b/c that's where my fingers would be naturally if I were typing. Just feels more comfortable for me.

 

[prodigy]

Originally posted by: Confused
Some people use ESDF instead of WASD, so that you have more keys around you for binding 🙂


Confused

 

[LAUST]

I dumped those starting with the Rainbow 6 games.... just need access to TOO many buttons.

 

[0roo0roo]

i switched during quake 1. wasd is more ergonomic, you don't have to distort your hand reaching for those arrow keys near your right hand. not ot mention the number of keys you have around wasd. i always found the arrow keys limiting, even during doom. i'd need touse ctrl for jump and shift for walk run ect. you gotta distort your hand more to use your pinky on ctrl/shift using the arrows. not to mention not having space bar at your thumb.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Confused
Some people use ESDF instead of WASD, so that you have more keys around you for binding 🙂


Confused

Amen!

amish