never move your middle finger from the W key unless its to press the S is my general rule of thumb, but Im in the same boat as you. As a child of the 70s, keyboards arent really my forte unlike some people who can find all of the keys blindly, sometimes I have to look.
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I shudder to think about our typingless future where people are better with virtual keys they need to see to type :/ I could do 80 wpm when I was 6 years old, I learned to type and I never have to look at the keyboard to orient my hands. Obviously in haste I'll line up incorrectly once a week or so, bit resettomg tje, os qiocl.
For my fingers at least, when I try to use esdf, the way the keys are aligned on the keyboard actually puts the e slightly more off center than w is. So this ends up making my middle finger touch my ring finger, which is slightly annoying. Other than that, I can see no reason why you couldn't use esdf, depending on the shape of your own hands.
the reason for wasd is actually quite simple
a long time ago, games used to use arrow keys (movement in the right hand and most other controls in the left)
then the mouse became a primary form of visual control due to its precise analog control, it simply works better for controlling a camera then any other method ive ever found, however the most mice are primarily right handed, meaning the controls for movement needed to be shifted over to the left hand, wasd was chosen simply because its near every other left handed control key, and on the far left of the keyboard where it would be easy to reach
hand placement is easy once you get used to it (it was a pain to unlearn arrows for years for me), try formulating the placement based on the unique size and shapes of the keys around it, the A key is just to the right of the caps-lock key, the caps-lock is the just a fraction larger then the tab key, and in the middle of the keyboard, find tab, move right 1, you have your placement, all this is done in micro seconds after you get used to it, and you don't even think about it
glowing keys or light up keyboards can help, however, try ambient light, take a desk lamp, and face it toward a nearby wall, the resulting reflected light will be dim enough to be comfortable but bright enough to see your keys
on-top of all this, don't forget, you can almost always also use a game-pad, if your more comfortable with that
a long time ago, games used to use arrow keys (movement in the right hand and most other controls in the left)
then the mouse became a primary form of visual control due to its precise analog control, it simply works better for controlling a camera then any other method ive ever found, however the most mice are primarily right handed, meaning the controls for movement needed to be shifted over to the left hand, wasd was chosen simply because its near every other left handed control key, and on the far left of the keyboard where it would be easy to reach
hand placement is easy once you get used to it (it was a pain to unlearn arrows for years for me), try formulating the placement based on the unique size and shapes of the keys around it, the A key is just to the right of the caps-lock key, the caps-lock is the just a fraction larger then the tab key, and in the middle of the keyboard, find tab, move right 1, you have your placement, all this is done in micro seconds after you get used to it, and you don't even think about it
glowing keys or light up keyboards can help, however, try ambient light, take a desk lamp, and face it toward a nearby wall, the resulting reflected light will be dim enough to be comfortable but bright enough to see your keys
on-top of all this, don't forget, you can almost always also use a game-pad, if your more comfortable with that
I never have to worry cause I got a Keyboard with backlight. If this is a problem I would recommend you get one. The Lycosa is good.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-lycosa
(I got the Lycosa mirror, Glossy keys instead of rubber)
You can switch between no lights, WASD light up only, and the entire keyboard. Plus this thing has Key mapping if you want to change your play style. And this is not a mechanical Keyboard so it is pretty quiet.
If you can't do it I usually have my hand so the Pinkie is always on the left shift. I can easily check the length of the key it is on and know cause the shift is longer. Then you want the ring on A, Middle on W, and index on D with thumb on the space. Keep it like this and it will become second nature to you.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-lycosa
(I got the Lycosa mirror, Glossy keys instead of rubber)
You can switch between no lights, WASD light up only, and the entire keyboard. Plus this thing has Key mapping if you want to change your play style. And this is not a mechanical Keyboard so it is pretty quiet.
If you can't do it I usually have my hand so the Pinkie is always on the left shift. I can easily check the length of the key it is on and know cause the shift is longer. Then you want the ring on A, Middle on W, and index on D with thumb on the space. Keep it like this and it will become second nature to you.
TBH I remember when I played WoW, I noticed that ESDF was probably a superior movement option because you have access to more keys around the movement buttons, while ctrl, shift, alt and tab are still within reach AND you have more number keys within your reach.
It's probably tradition. It's been used for a while now, and it works, so why change it? Also if you have small hands you would probably struggle with reaching the all important shift and ctrl keys.
I'd say if it's an issue then you'd probably want a keypad of sorts.
It's probably tradition. It's been used for a while now, and it works, so why change it? Also if you have small hands you would probably struggle with reaching the all important shift and ctrl keys.
I'd say if it's an issue then you'd probably want a keypad of sorts.
Mostly just because people are used to that, but also because most most games use tab, shift, and control to do things. Like in an FPS they'd be for scoreboard, sprint, and crouch/prone, and in RTSs they're often modifiers for clicking. (Fast move, attack move, selections, etc.)
Just got a computer capable of playing quasi-current games, and the whole keyboard control thing is destroying me. I'm starting Darksiders, and the command to use a special move is to hold caps lock and hit 1, which must also be done while holding shift to target, which also must be done while using wasd. God forbid you want to jump or dash in the meantime. I really don't know how I'm supposed to do this.
i had been a console gamer too for long time. those 16 bit consoles and my ps2 are what i used to play all the time until a couple years ago i got into pc gaming.
i wasnt used to keyboard /mouse setup let alone wsad keys for movement so.i.used the arrow keys for movement.
but a few months ago i gave wsad a shot. it was very difficult to get used to early on.but in.just a week or so i totally became used to it and really prefer it a lot.
so what am.basically saying stick to wsad and in just a few short days you will totally become used to it.
however for pc racing games i.still use arrow keys but just racing games.
i suggest you get yourself a rosewill backlit illuminated mechanical gaming keyboard and enjoy pc gaming!!!
i wasnt used to keyboard /mouse setup let alone wsad keys for movement so.i.used the arrow keys for movement.
but a few months ago i gave wsad a shot. it was very difficult to get used to early on.but in.just a week or so i totally became used to it and really prefer it a lot.
so what am.basically saying stick to wsad and in just a few short days you will totally become used to it.
however for pc racing games i.still use arrow keys but just racing games.
i suggest you get yourself a rosewill backlit illuminated mechanical gaming keyboard and enjoy pc gaming!!!
it doesn't make that much of a difference, really. I used to remap to ESDF all the time so that I could have movement modifiers (like run+crouch) in a logical way next to each other (caps+a), but then Skyrim came along which is kinda shady in the way it let's you remap the keys (or not), so by now I alternate between WASD and ESDF, depending on the game.