Every game I play I have to change the keybindings, because a million years ago this is what I built up muscle memory on. I have NO IDEA why. Anyone know of a game from the 90s that may have defaulted to this? And does anyone else share my insanity?
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I agree for the most part. It's not a big loss, but you lose the ability to use the keys on the left while moving, since stretching your pinky will move your other fingers off the home keys. I just remap run/sprint to the 'A' key and crouch/prone to the 'Z' key.I've never used WASD and have always used ESDF (probably since Quake 1).
1). You have a couple extra keys to the left you can use with your pinky or ring finger.
2). The indent for touch typing on the F key is easier to find with your index finger if your fingers come off the keyboard.
3). It's the natural position for your hands if you're touch typing anyway. Functions assigned to letter keys come natural as it's the way you type anyway (E.G. "G" for grenade is your normal "G" touch type location).
well if you want really strange, when i started really playing FPS games (quake 2 and UT when those were new) i used to map the mouse buttons to forward and backwards....left forward, right backwards. then i'd use ctrl to fire, alt to duck and space to jump. i think i used shift and / to strife.
but then the windows key became standard and that just threw everything out the window. i'd always hit it accidentally and minimize the game. i never really did learn to use WASD effectively. i've been using the old keyboards with the large WASD buttons....
i'm actually using this right now:
and for the record, yes i'm an inverted mouse kinda guy. always have been, always will be
I thought of 2 reasons perhaps...Every game I play I have to change the keybindings, because a million years ago this is what I built up muscle memory on. I have NO IDEA why. Anyone know of a game from the 90s that may have defaulted to this? And does anyone else share my insanity?
It's a Zboard. Made by Ideazon before they became steelseries. This version doesn't have the removable keysets the original had.What is that device? Usually those weird keyboards just make the WASD keys and surrounding ones look wonky. This is the best of both worlds. Any chance it's wireless?
At $400, I guess I'll have to do without! I've grown used to the arrow keys at this point, so I can deal. It does make me wonder why more alternative keyboards aren't available, though. I still feel the whole concept of gaming on a typewriter pad is clunky.
I paid $60 for my Zboard when it was new. I think the Merc Stealth I linked to was $80-$100. As THRESHIN said, they have been out of production for years. You might be able to find a much better deal for one on eBay than Amazon. I just wanted to provide a quick link.At $400, I guess I'll have to do without! I've grown used to the arrow keys at this point, so I can deal. It does make me wonder why more alternative keyboards aren't available, though. I still feel the whole concept of gaming on a typewriter pad is clunky.
well if you want really strange, when i started really playing FPS games (quake 2 and UT when those were new) i used to map the mouse buttons to forward and backwards....left forward, right backwards. then i'd use ctrl to fire, alt to duck and space to jump. i think i used shift and / to strife.
but then the windows key became standard and that just threw everything out the window. i'd always hit it accidentally and minimize the game. i never really did learn to use WASD effectively. i've been using the old keyboards with the large WASD buttons....
i'm actually using this right now:
and for the record, yes i'm an inverted mouse kinda guy. always have been, always will be
Hi M76. As you can see from my joined date, I've been a lurker here for a long time, but never posted before this year. Figured I would try chatting a little for the hell of it. Apologies if this thread is out of place. I was honestly curious if I was the only one doing the EADF thing (for about 20 years now), and figured what better place to find out?Because you wanted to post this thread.
It was a joke, why so serious?Hi M76. As you can see from my joined date, I've been a lurker here for a long time, but never posted before this year. Figured I would try chatting a little for the hell of it. Apologies if this thread is out of place. I was honestly curious if I was the only one doing the EADF thing (for about 20 years now), and figured what better place to find out?
Every game I play I have to change the keybindings, because a million years ago this is what I built up muscle memory on. I have NO IDEA why. Anyone know of a game from the 90s that may have defaulted to this? And does anyone else share my insanity?
Did you play Tribes 2? That had defaulted to ESDF or whatever weird combination it was.
Because that's why I wanted to post this thread?It was a joke, why so serious?