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WASD or ESDF??

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
none. Mouse look, right click forward then:

left index on right shift for run
/ backwards
. strafe right
, strafe left
m reload
; use


yeah it's odd, but I've used it since Doom 1 and some things never change...
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That is the craziest sh!t I have ever heard. Ever.
 
I prefer the arrows.
The area is less crowded and I still have enough buttons at my fingertips (I can reach half the keyboard and the numpad).
 
When I use WASD, my pinky rests on the left shift key for jumping. When I move my hand to ESDF, my pinky feels like it is stretching to reach that shift key and no longer feels as comfortable. That is the main reason ESDF loses.
 
Originally posted by: skace
When I use WASD, my pinky rests on the left shift key for jumping. When I move my hand to ESDF, my pinky feels like it is stretching to reach that shift key and no longer feels as comfortable. That is the main reason ESDF loses.
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Same for me.
 
up and down arrow for fwd/back, , . for strafe, r shift for jump, ctrl for crouch, enter for use (or ] for halo), \ for 'nade tossing (in halo). this has been my config since i first started fps with quake II.
 
Arrows for movement, CTRL for crouch, Shift for walk, End for drop weapon, Delete for reload (exactly why I won't ever use another type of keyboard, because I'm so damn used to mine).

MS Natural Keyboard Elite (the one with the small arrow keys).
 
I used to use ESDF, but got annoyed with having to reconfigure my keys for every game, and became a pain in the ass, so I just settled for WSAD.

--Mark
 
Originally posted by: sundevb
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
none. Mouse look, right click forward then:

left index on right shift for run
/ backwards
. strafe right
, strafe left
m reload
; use


yeah it's odd, but I've used it since Doom 1 and some things never change...
Click to expand...
That is the craziest sh!t I have ever heard. Ever.
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:laugh: haha

wasd for me

my middle finger crowds my ring finger on esdf and annoys
 
i used to be strictly arrows, but after switching to wasd i found it more comfortable, my hands were farther apart. ESDF loses because the shift caps and tab key are no longer comfortable for my pinky.
 
To those who say "ESDF just doesn't feel right"...hwo can it not feel right? Those are where your fingers are supposed to be when you do regular typing. So how can it not feel right? It should feel really natural.
 
Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk
To those who say "ESDF just doesn't feel right"...hwo can it not feel right? Those are where your fingers are supposed to be when you do regular typing. So how can it not feel right? It should feel really natural.
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Put your middle finger on W, index on D, ring on A, pinky on Left Shift, and thumb on SpaceBar. Hold it there for a couple seconds. Now move your pinky to Left CTRL and hold it there. It should feel a little awkward, but nothing major (your hand should be tilted a little). Now do the same test with ESDF. I find that with ESDF my hand is already tilted when my pinky goes to hit Left Shift and is even MORE tilted when I try to hit Left CTRL, to the point where I've got to shift my hand to a different angle or my thumb feels cramped on the spacebar.

Now, you could move all your keys over, such that jump = Z , etc. But then you actually lose more keys than you gain. Because you lose Left Shift and Left CTRL and only gain Z.
 
Originally posted by: skace
Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk
To those who say "ESDF just doesn't feel right"...hwo can it not feel right? Those are where your fingers are supposed to be when you do regular typing. So how can it not feel right? It should feel really natural.
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Put your middle finger on W, index on D, ring on A, pinky on Left Shift, and thumb on SpaceBar. Hold it there for a couple seconds. Now move your pinky to Left CTRL and hold it there. It should feel a little awkward, but nothing major (your hand should be tilted a little). Now do the same test with ESDF. I find that with ESDF my hand is already tilted when my pinky goes to hit Left Shift and is even MORE tilted when I try to hit Left CTRL, to the point where I've got to shift my hand to a different angle or my thumb feels cramped on the spacebar.

Now, you could move all your keys over, such that jump = Z , etc. But then you actually lose more keys than you gain. Because you lose Left Shift and Left CTRL and only gain Z.
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You also gain Q and A..not just Z.
 
I used to use the arrow keys but found the light of WASD. I could imagine ESDF is doable, but the point of remapping the keys for every game is a good one.
 
Originally posted by: arcenite
I used to use the arrow keys but found the light of WASD. I could imagine ESDF is doable, but the point of remapping the keys for every game is a good one.
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You might miss up to 30 seconds of gameplay..the horror! :Q

😛
 
Originally posted by: CadetLee
You also gain Q and A..not just Z.
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Relative to distance, Gain Q, Lose Tab. Gain A, Lose Capslock. Granted, you could bind Tab/Caps to "less used functions", I'm not really seeing much of a gain there.
 
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