Poll: WASD or Arrow Keys?

[Archereus]

i prefer WASD but its all depending on the controls, if they are for movement and the mouse is my view then yeah but in any other case it dosnt matter

 

[EnderWigginDA]

Keypad for movements, reloading, most other stuff. Arrow keys mainly for weaponbanks. Backspace through Rightctrl for other things. I'm right handed and the keyboard sits in my lap, not on the desk.

 

[Medallish]

Soooo... no NUMPAD using lefties?

I feel so alone.

I did also wonder a bit about that, I use numpads directional in movement.
num5=use
num0=jump
num1=duck
num-enter=grenade
num7+9=leaning

 

[Altorin]

why would you use Arrows when you can use WASD?

you wouldn't have access to the rest of your keyboard, or you wouldn't have a mouse

neither option seems appealing to me

 

[Acaroid]

wasd, thank you Quake

 

[Incompl te]

WASD is easier for me for some reason...If the game requires mouse to aim/shoot (ala FPS style) then i use WASD. IF it's more of an rpg less clicking involved than aroow keys.

 

[DBlackny]

Recently I got a 360 based game pad so that mostly dominates my PC gaming, but when I havn't been able to get it to work it all depends what i use. For most fps I will use WSAD and mouse. Arrows and mouse is to close together in my setup. Other times I might go for just the default for the game.

 

[Zenode]

LMB: Fire
RMB: Zoom
Mouse Wheel: Secondary weapon
Space : Jump
Movement : WASD
Use : E(or F if there is a lean option)

WASD i dont see how you can use arrows unless your a lefty because you cant reach the other keys very quickly unless you have super insane reflexs'

 

[Arach]

Last time I used arrow keys was when I played the vanilla Doom ages ago. Obviously since you didn't use mouse then, WASD setup would have been quite useless. From Quake onwards it's been WASD for me as arrow keys are uncomfortable with left hand.

I've heard that left handed people who use mouse with their left hand use arrow keys. All my left handed friends use mouse with their right hand so I don't really know how that other play style works.

 

[stompy]

WASD for me, thanks.

 

[konkwastaken]

WASD, All of the other keys for reloading, changing weapon, flashlight, open doors etc, crouch, walk, prone and EVERYTHING else and be reached while you are moving, if you use the arrow keys reaching the space bar to jump isn't the easiest of tasks.

 

[Musical-Wheelchair]

I'm forced to use WASD. Due to an accident some odd years back, my right hand is a little screwed up, so working the arrow keys is a little tricky. Right hand works fine with a mouse, at least.

 

[090907]

WASD.
I used to rebind keys onto the numberpad, but i got sick of doing this for EVERY game. so i tried WASD. I occasionally go back and rebind to the numberpad but i usually change it back after an hour or two...

I'm a righty if that makes ant difference...

 

[Jinx_Dragon]

I used too, I found it easier a long while ago to have everything on the numpad, while I had specials on the arrows and on the... what do you call that block of keys above the arrows with insert, delete, end, page down, page up, home on it?

In any case I made the switch a few years ago as I was annoyed at using other peoples set ups, at having to reconfigure all the time and what not. It also does seem more natural, I can spread the keys out so I don't have to worry so much about cramped fingers... I have spider like digits instead of fingers.

Being able to touch type helps a lot...

 

[Jinx_Dragon]

No. Your pinky rests on 'A.'

Mine rests on shift naturally, which I often rebind to crouch cause I understand standing there firing in FPS is just stupid when you want to hide behind cover and most games have shift bound to sprint with the further away control being the crouch button. Even when typing it rests on shift, but then all my fingers 'run' across the keyboard, never really was one for that while asdf jkl; set up.

My brain, she wired wrong....

 

[Valiance]

I don't see the point of using ESDF unless you've actually broken you W key!

End of, no one really uses keys that are hard to reach. And your little finger now rests on the Windows key, AKA That Key That Boots You Out And Gets You Killed (Unless you have one that can lock it, or have prised the little fucker off).

Got the same amount of useful keys around, in the immediate vicinity also, and maybe now A... but that's not exactly an easy key to reach, much like X on WASD... merely annoying.

No. Your pinky rests on 'A.'

At least when I do it, it's my combat stance anyway. Maybe on shift now and then, or maybe it's just my hand, but keeping it on 'A' is natural for me.

You must use it nearly vertical, and not wishing to sound too much like the HSE but that's not going to be good in the long term!

Meh. My wrist is supported well. Keyboard is usually on my lap...And my fingers are usually curved a bit instead of straight up or straight out.

 

[SirSchmoopy]

Keyboard turners lolz