What do you use for your FPS games???

[sandorski]

Arrow keys and logitech trackman marble wheel

 

[0roo0roo]

wasd+mouse.. i use thumb button to jump though
using a joystick or controller will just get you killed online.

 

[jjones]

keyboard and mouse; I would never even consider controller or joystick for fps.

 

[skace]

space orb, steering wheel, joystick combo

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I use the arrow keys and mouse. I don't like WASD because the W and S aren't right above each other.

what kind of keyboard are you using? my w and s keys are right above each other.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I use the arrow keys and mouse. I don't like WASD because the W and S aren't right above each other.

But it's easier to reach more keys, which you may need for most FPS's. I started on arrow keys when FPS's first started, but since then it's been necessary to use WASD.

Only if oyu have a 2 button mouse and small hands.
if oyu have extra mouse buttons and/or larger hands, then arrow keys give you almost 20 buttons that are usable in addition to movement, and TBH if you need more than 20 buttons, the game is getting stupid (if it's an FPS).

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I use the arrow keys and mouse. I don't like WASD because the W and S aren't right above each other.

what kind of keyboard are you using? my w and s keys are right above each other.

No, most likely your W is slightly offset to the left of your S, not in a direct line above it.
X
X
^^ right above


X
'X
^^ the way your W and S most likely are.

 

[meltdown75]

WASD & mouse

 

[pontifex]

er...ok, os its offset by like 3 mm and that makes it that hard to use?

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Only if oyu have a 2 button mouse and small hands.
if oyu have extra mouse buttons and/or larger hands, then arrow keys give you almost 20 buttons that are usable in addition to movement, and TBH if you need more than 20 buttons, the game is getting stupid (if it's an FPS).

I have 5 buttons on my mouse, I'm 6'6 w/ big hands and I still use WASD.
For example, here is BF2

WASD = Movement
Shift = Jump
Space = Crouch
Z = Prone
E = Use
R = Reload
Q,T,Y = Radio Commands
J,K,L = Talk Commands
Mouse 1 = Fire
Mouse 2 = Secondary Fire
Scroll Wheel = Change Weapons
Mouse 4 = Ventrilo Chat
Mouse 5 = Sprint
X = Parachute
C, V = Some Stuff I don't remember

Even Quake1 made use of WASD:
Q = Shaft
E = Railgun
Mouse 3 = GL
Mouse 2 = RL
Z = Current Location
X = Quad MSG
C = Pent MSG

I had a bunch of other messages that I don't remember too.

 

[tuteja1986]

Originally posted by: The Green Bean

Originally posted by: Tikloos

Originally posted by: The Green Bean
Im getting sick on my MX1000. It lags and starts shooting whenever it feels like!

mein ye kidu ke mx510 lo

khabar che! Pan agar apnay aam waat karsu to apnay yahan si nikaly desay!!!

OMG :! E _ N _ G _ L _ I _ S _H PLEASE for the love for keeping anandtech forum readable : ) for me atleast

 

[Xylitol]

Keyboard + Mouse for everytihg

NO one uses a joystick for FPS :|

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
WASD+Mouse (inverted)

 

[Zugzwang152]

WASD + mouse.

Q is always set to switch between primary/secondary weapons in games that have them. R is always reload, CTRL is always crouch (if applicable), space is always jump. TAB is always set to show score.

Good old classic CS defaults, wherein lies my FPS roots.

 

[Born2bwire]

I use a Nostromo N52 Speedpad and Logitech G7 mouse (inverted). I picked up on inverting my mouse from being used to flight sims. I always recommend to people to try the Nostromo speedpads. I got hooked on them with the N50 and I think that they really are convenient and feel more ergonomic than your standard keyboard.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Malak
But it's easier to reach more keys, which you may need for most FPS's. I started on arrow keys when FPS's first started, but since then it's been necessary to use WASD.

I can reach in a circle to the M key with my left hand and still move with the arrows. That's way more keys than I need.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I can reach in a circle to the M key with my left hand and still move with the arrows. That's way more keys than I need.

Can you hit the M key while strafing diagnolly, jumping and firing a gun?

 

[looskiusa]

WSAD and mouse. controller is to hard to aim well with. I hate when I want to reload and hit talk instead!

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I can reach in a circle to the M key with my left hand and still move with the arrows. That's way more keys than I need.

Can you hit the M key while strafing diagnolly, jumping and firing a gun?

Yes.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I use the arrow keys and mouse. I don't like WASD because the W and S aren't right above each other.

But it's easier to reach more keys, which you may need for most FPS's. I started on arrow keys when FPS's first started, but since then it's been necessary to use WASD.

Same here. I had to change to WASD after I was dying too much cause I was fumbling around trying to find a key.