9 skills on mouse macro keys and 8 skills on keyboard (1-4, f1-f4), so that's 17 skills total assigned to keys. Anything beyond that is for mouse clicks.
9 skills on mouse macro keys and 8 skills on keyboard (1-4, f1-f4), so that's 17 skills total assigned to keys. Anything beyond that is for mouse clicks.
I never learned how to properly type (with the fingers positioned) on a keyboard when I was younger(and even now) so I had to teach myself to type.
I generally use 1 to = on the keyboard but for everything else I click.
I don't know about any of that, I'm just a humble SMN main using a controller on PS4.
I map multiple hotbars to my 12 button mouse.
No key = Hotbar 1
Holding Ctrl On Keyboard = Hotbar 2
Holding Shift = Hotbar 3
I only ever need to click for stuff on my "rarely used" hotbars, like limit break.
I don’t know how people play without one of those mice with 12+ buttons on the side. I think my hands are just super small or something because no way can I reach something like 1-5 on the keyboard while also having my hand in any sort of position to be able to hit letter keys, and then at that point how would I even move my character? My hand would be out in narnia somewhere and it would take me forever to reposition it for movement and then I would definitely lose dps uptime. Like are people only using their mouse to move and not wasd or something similar to it? I’m so used to using wasd and using right mouse button to help with strafing.
So yeah, my hat off to literally most people. Don’t know how you guys do it, but you’re better than me. Haha.
I think I committed to this method because I use my mouse to adjust the camera at all times, like I'm holding right-click literally 100% of a fight for some reason. Im not sure which control method I use, but I use the one where if you press S, you turn around and run that direction, not that walking-backwards-crap.I don’t know how people play without one of those mice with 12+ buttons on the side. I think my hands are just super small or something because no way can I reach something like 1-5 on the keyboard while also having my hand in any sort of position to be able to hit letter keys, and then at that point how would I even move my character? My hand would be out in narnia somewhere and it would take me forever to reposition it for movement and then I would definitely lose dps uptime. Like are people only using their mouse to move and not wasd or something similar to it? I’m so used to using wasd and using right mouse button to help with strafing.
So yeah, my hat off to literally most people. Don’t know how you guys do it, but you’re better than me. Haha.
and yes, I think your hands are small, lol. When I'm doing my rotation while moving, im typically only holding 1 of the WASD keys, maybe with my ring or pinky finger. But since that is my default place for my hand, I can reach my entire hotbar without much issue. (the problem is trying to move AND use my shift-modifier skills and well there is no clear answer for that. but I dont really run into that very often).
I bought once a keyboard full of buttons, colors hotkeys...a gamer keyboard....never used 100% of it, so i still play games with simple mouses and keyboardI don’t know how people play without one of those mice with 12+ buttons on the side. I think my hands are just super small or something because no way can I reach something like 1-5 on the keyboard while also having my hand in any sort of position to be able to hit letter keys, and then at that point how would I even move my character? My hand would be out in narnia somewhere and it would take me forever to reposition it for movement and then I would definitely lose dps uptime. Like are people only using their mouse to move and not wasd or something similar to it? I’m so used to using wasd and using right mouse button to help with strafing.
So yeah, my hat off to literally most people. Don’t know how you guys do it, but you’re better than me. Haha.
I click everything, tbh. And I personally don't think I'm that slow with using my skills. I've used skills by accident by hitting keys on my keyboard, and it completely throws me off every single time. I don't think I'd ever be able to handle using hotkeys.
I’m a simple person.
GCD, I use keys
oGCD. I click
I highly recommend this gaming mouse: http://www.utechsmart.com/product/sh...7/US-D16400-GM
3 years going strong, great price, and does the same thing any Razer mouse does. Probably compatible with ps4 as well.
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