Poll: WASD or Arrow Keys?

[Wuggy]

6 years of playing WoW has taught me a few things about gaming:

Always use WASD
Always use mouse for turning
Never use hotkeys that are further away than the '6' key: (shift-1, shift-2 etc are all viable hotkeys)
Don't stand in the poop.

 

[TurtlesAreDelicious]

I use WASD unless there's a good reason why I should use the arrow keys, e.g., some flash games.

adsw.

I think this is the first time I've seen WASD in alphabetical order, so I'm going to quote some random dude from the internet here: Mind = Blown.

 

[demoman_chaos]

WASD, though I am debating on switching to ESDF for teh extra keys to the left.

 

[NeutralDrow]

If I'm using a mouse, WASD. Otherwise, arrow keys.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

Index, middle, and ring fingers on WSAD, pinky on shift, thumb on space, and right hand on mouse. That's how I play.

 

[EGtodd09]

I use WSAD where appropriate, the only time I use the arrow keys is for racing games and skating games (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater yeeeeeeeeeaaaa boy)

 

[scorptatious]

I didn't normally play games on the PC, and if I did, I used my arrow keys. But then I got into the PC version of Team Fortress 2.

At first it was weird playing the game through using the WASD keys. But then I realized that the set up really isn't that different from a console controller. You use the movement keys with your left hand, and you perform actions on the mouse, such as firing your weapon, with your right hand.

Once I've acquired that mind set, I found the WASD keys to be very comfortable.

 

[Whateveralot]

Racing games: arrow.
Other games: WASD.

 

[game-lover]

Arrow Keys.

I could never do WASD. It feels weird and having to put my hands all the way up there when I'm not typing. Plus I'm right handed so WASD throws me off 'cause it's all on the left side of the keyboard.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I use WASD unless there's a good reason why I should use the arrow keys, e.g., some flash games.

adsw.

I think this is the first time I've seen WASD in alphabetical order, so I'm going to quote some random dude from the internet here: Mind = Blown.

Whats so weird about it? if you have an alphabetical keyboard (not that i do) it looks right. though then it would be more awkward to play games using those keys.

besides, I like being different.

 

[Odbarc]

8456 and IJKL I've used in the past, but this was Tandy 2000 days and two or three people had to use the same keyboard to control your doodz.

8465? Wot? How would that even work?

I mentioned this. It was the OLD computers where the mouse wasn't invented or used yet with computers.
Alternatively, 8462 but generally you needed four directions and one or two extra buttons for actions.

WASD would use something like Z and X, IJKL would use , and ., 8456 would use 1 2 or 3.
Stuff like shift, tab, space-bar and all those something didn't blend well with two or three people spamming the keyboard and the controls wouldn't respond all the time.

Games like Fire Power, Double Dragon, Rampage. It worked just fine.