Keyboard Keybind Layout - Page 4

aleyro · 10/05/07, 3:26 PM

i'm a lefty.

left hand on mouse. side mouse buttons strafe.

right hand hovers over numeric pad.
123456789/*-+.0 are each bound to an ability:
4,5,6 are my spammables (ss, backstab, shiv).
1,2,3 are key finishers (evis, rupture, snd).
7,8,9 are interrupts (kick, gouge, KS).
/,*,-,+,.,0 are situationals/cooldowns (throw, deadly throw, ar, bf, vanish, evasion, CloS, etc).

right thumb can reach the arrow keys for movement, while all 4 right fingers are on keypad.

shift-up for autorun,
shift-down for mount,
shift-left for top trinket,
shift-right for bottom.

Dolohov · 10/07/07, 1:41 AM

Somebody was asking about mice with more than 5 buttons, and although it hasn't been released yet, the Razer Lachesis (Razer Lachesis™ Gaming Mouse | Razer | For Gamers. By Gamers.™) looks promising. Nine fully-programmable buttons, yum. The two pinky buttons might be tough to hit in the heat of battle, but I could definitely envision assigning critical abilities to the two extra middle buttons.

drole · 10/08/07, 7:02 AM

Originally Posted by syeren

I'm pretty sure the biggest mistake anyone makes when it comes to keybindings is using any keys on the keyboard as movement keys, you don't need to walk backwards at all, you don't need to strafe, you don't need to keyboard turn, and you don't need to walk forwards, especially when you can replace those 6 keybinds with 2 on a decent mouse.

People should also utilize Caps Lock for for a key bind, although the majority of the time they tend to forget this key exists :p

I do find that to be an interesting point. But how do you target stuff on the run?

Bula · 10/09/07, 6:17 PM

Originally Posted by drole

I do find that to be an interesting point. But how do you target stuff on the run?

Put autorun on a very easy to click button and become skillful at toggling it on and off rapidly.

syeren · 10/10/07, 7:26 AM

Originally Posted by drole

I do find that to be an interesting point. But how do you target stuff on the run?

As the previous poster said, a mouse which will allow you to use a side button as auto-run (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mi...s/130&cl=us,en is mine for example,) will allow you to do this easily. The only problem you get from using a good mouse is how dependent you become to using one with a similar amount of buttons, so don't ever end up at a web cafe or a friends :p

For other mice, I would suggest:

TrustedReviews - Logitech MX518 - Gaming Mouse
Which is a very very solid mouse, I used to have one and got rid of it when I got my MX Revolution thinking I wouldn't miss it, but there's nothing extra I really get from my mouse besides a few extra bounds and an amazing scroll wheel :P

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mi.../3053&cl=us,en
Which will probably be my next mouse, looks awesome, has a ton of buttons and is super sensitive :P

There are probably going to be some Microsoft and Razer mice suggested to you too, only reason I offer Logitech peripherals is because I have the most experience with their items, and the UberOptions hacked driver available for Logitech mice is amazing :P Just yeah, a good mouse is probably the best thing you can do for your WoW experience outside of getting a new PC / Key hardware