so... how do you play fps's?

[Vic]

Hands: Right on mouse, left on keyboard
Keys: WASD
Weapons: combination of mouse-wheel and number keys, depending on game
Sound: headphones
Reload: often, but mindful of games that penalize for that
Killing Preference: sniper preferred, but can run-n-gun close quarters as necessary
Movement: strafing
Goals: Most kills, meaning keep your own health up
Style: Rambo


Off-topic question: Who here knows which game first used WASD as the default key config?

 

[Svnla]

Hands: right mouse, left kb
Keys: mostly arrows
Weapons: mostly mouse wheel, but there are some combo
Sound: 2.1 now, will have 7.1 within a month or so
Reload: as little as possible
Killing: sniper
Movement: silent and snipe
Goals: win the game
Style: silent splinter

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Vic

Off-topic question: Who here knows which game first used WASD as the default key config?

i think it was doom or wolfenstein..or maybe quake...dont really remember

 

[CaBoOse999]

Anyone else play Call of Duty?

 

[meltdown75]

Hands: Right on mouse, left on keyboard.
Keys: WASD
Weapons: Mouse-wheel & number keys.
Sound: 5.1 or HPs
Reload: pisses me off esp. in HL2. reload whenever i get a chance though (second nature)
Killing Preference: anything.
Movement: i jump way too much - probably too much (TFC habit)
Goals: if DMing, just to win.
Style: Run n Gun - general chaos.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: CaBoOse999
Anyone else play Call of Duty?

COD was great. I am still working on United Offensive - haven't played either in a while, but they're installed.

 

[rh71]

wow people go for WASD instead of the keypad ? I like the keypad since there are so many buttons near it that can be programmed. For WASD, the numbers above are taken and you have stretch for most of the others.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: rh71
wow people go for WASD instead of the keypad ? I like the keypad since there are so many buttons near it that can be programmed. For WASD, the numbers above are taken and you have stretch for most of the others.

This is true... although I bet the WASD choice for most people has more to do with where those keys are located in relation to the mouse. For me, I can't really use the keypad b/c there isn't enough room on the keyboard pullout tray to move the keyboard over that far. Of course this is due to my desk setup, but you know what I mean.

 

[Electrode]

Hands: Right on mouse, left on keys
Keys: A(shift)ZX for movement, DC for swimming
Weapons: Wheel
Sound: 4.1 or headphones
Reload: Don't play any games with reload at the moment
Killing pref: Close range shotgun/flak
Movement: Erratic 2D
Goals: Lotsa shotgun ammo, control quad/udamage
Style: Single-shot close range kills

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Vic
Off-topic question: Who here knows which game first used WASD as the default key config?

i think it was doom or wolfenstein..or maybe quake...dont really remember

Since no one else here bothered to take a shot at it, I'll answer it.

It was Tribes (or Half-Life, they both came out at roughly the same time, Christmas '98 IIRC).


edit: WASD was chosen as the default because so many other key configs were required for normal gameplay. WASD makes it easier to use the rest of the keyboard on the fly.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Baked
I don't play this genre of games, pointless.

far from pointless!
it's bar none the most fun to play against others online...

but that's probably a PREFERENCE!!!

 

[Dead3ye]

Originally posted by: Baked
I don't play this genre of games, pointless.

And posting that had a point?

I can't believe nobody has said a n50 Speedpad. I never use the keyboard. 10 keys programmable for 3 functions each, scroll wheel, and a 8-way d-pad. I love it. Oh and a mouse of course.

 

[MidasKnight]

I like Chess FPS ..

 

[Fenixgoon]

great googly moogly thats a big poll... i answered it though

 

[crt1530]

I play with cheats.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: rh71
wow people go for WASD instead of the keypad ? I like the keypad since there are so many buttons near it that can be programmed. For WASD, the numbers above are taken and you have stretch for most of the others.

With WASD, there are more buttons to program. Take a look. And IIRC, your pointer finger can stretch further than your pinky.

And where is the jumping/strafing combination option? It's only one of the most important moves a UT2K4 player can use!

 

[dornick]

Thanks to all for voting and commenting. To anyone who wants something in the middle of two options, the idea is to pick whichever you like/use more.

Some of the results were pretty surprising. Over a fifth of FPSers don't use WASD; I thought that one guy who moved the strafe up to Q and E was especially crazy.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Attrox
I quit playing fps 10 minutes into Counterstrike tutorial... Massive headache

CS has a tutorial?

Please don't quit on FPS's with the most unique game in the genre. CS is nothing like most FPS's.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

u know those wierd custom keyboards that has wasd in some wierd position? I hate those keyboards. I wonder if any of 'em actually sell. I just see them a lot @ fry's.

 

[wahoyaho]

need some more inbetweens

 

[dornick]

i think whoever said they play with both hands on the keyboard should identify himself so we can publicly humiliate him

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: dornick
i think whoever said they play with both hands on the keyboard should identify himself so we can publicly humiliate him

i did for my first fps ---> wolf3d

 

[MAME]

I use:
a for left strafe
s for forward
d for jump
f for right strafe
space for back

only problem is strafing left while holding shift (sprint) in Wolf:ET

 

[dornick]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP

Originally posted by: dornick
i think whoever said they play with both hands on the keyboard should identify himself so we can publicly humiliate him

i did for my first fps ---> wolf3d

Actually, I admit I did this too for my first game, Outwars. It was completely impossible and I thought I couldn't play those games because I sucked so much.

MAME: That is some whacked out key mapping! :Q

 

[royaldank]

I've always used the right mouse button to move forward, and all other movement keys are generally the default.