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poasiods · May 12, 2008, 03:55 AM // 03:55

Although moving with a,s,d, and w keys feel quite natural to me, I find it much more effective to click with mouse button in most cases. So, I was simply wondering if anyone plays the game without using keyboard movement pads.

RPGmaniac · May 12, 2008, 04:07 AM // 04:07

I usually use mouse movements to click on stationary NPCs while holding alt as well as if I don't know the way somewhere but I can still click on it.

buddhakl · May 12, 2008, 04:34 AM // 04:34

I usually use my mouse's thumb button for auto-run, then hold down the right-click to steer.

Katari · May 12, 2008, 04:55 AM // 04:55

When it matters, you can respond faster with mouseclicking.

Jam Jar · May 12, 2008, 05:04 AM // 05:04

Funnily enough, I use keyboard and mouse. For regular moving I use WASD, and for direction I use right click

. R is auto run. I barely use the Left Mouse Button at all

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For selecting targets I use C for nearest than cycle with Tab. Space to attack.

Admael · May 12, 2008, 05:09 AM // 05:09

It was quite clever of the devs to incorporate both mouse and keyboard movement. Whenever I need the mouse (for example, to examine the area/rotate camera) I'd use the keyboard for movement. Whenever I need the keyboard (chatting, skills) I'd use the mouse for movement.

Vengeful Spirit · May 12, 2008, 05:12 AM // 05:12

I use the W,A,S,D keys for normal movement and mouse for special moving such as to merchants

Pyra Fade · May 12, 2008, 06:26 AM // 06:26

alt/ctrl+left mouse to select npcs/targets
R+hold right mouse for general movement
WASD for precise movements like kiting

pretty typical :P

although, (kinda off-topic) im so used to WASD from other games, when im goin for a long walk, i never just hit R, unless i stop n look at the keyboard. i always go straight for W with my middle finger, then i can find R by feel with my index. idk, random, pointless i know, but oh well. lol

anyone else got random weird habits like that?

KomaTous · May 12, 2008, 06:38 AM // 06:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admael

It was quite clever of the devs to incorporate both mouse and keyboard movement. Whenever I need the mouse (for example, to examine the area/rotate camera) I'd use the keyboard for movement. Whenever I need the keyboard (chatting, skills) I'd use the mouse for movement.

Yea totally agree the whole mouse + keyboard combo is really awesome and allows for much greater customized controlling of characters

RedStar · May 12, 2008, 06:52 AM // 06:52

I generally use the mouse because it takes the fastest route possible to go to my chosen location. And I've never been bodyblocked by monsters while using the mouse on my runs ^^.

gremlin · May 12, 2008, 07:29 AM // 07:29

In answer to the op question, no I am a committed wasd person when it comes to games.
I play a lot of first person shooters where that's the only keyboard option so it makes sense for me to keep to that in gw.

I also try to keep similar key configurations for as many games as possible it saves taxing my brain with too many key-combos.

I do however have a friend who will be unable to play gw2 if they remove point and click as its the only way he can work the game, having little use in his left arm.
He got through all the gw games to the end using point and click.

fuzzball · May 12, 2008, 07:51 AM // 07:51

a let my hands determine my fate...

the_jos · May 12, 2008, 08:18 AM // 08:18

WASD for moving (used to it from playing FPS games), mouse for selecting and looking.

Dwarf Teh Guru · May 12, 2008, 08:44 AM // 08:44

q,w,e,s for moving, right mouse click to controll the way im going to.

works way better than wasd mouse clickin n shit, but that's Imo...

bathazard · May 12, 2008, 08:57 AM // 08:57

yeah ummm....
well i use both mouse and keyboard. they are both equally good to use, but from force of habit i always have my fingers on wasd.

JR · May 12, 2008, 09:00 AM // 09:00

Mouse movement is more efficient due to the way the netcode works. It talks more directly to the server.

Someone explained it to me more fully in the past, but I've completely forgotten. It is quite noticable though, when you compare the amount of lag/banding you get between the two.

Targuil · May 12, 2008, 10:28 AM // 10:28

Well, it depends, sometimes wasd and sometimes mouse.

miskav · May 12, 2008, 10:59 AM // 10:59

QWES for general movement.
Mouse for more fine-touches

Gift3d · May 12, 2008, 10:59 AM // 10:59

If i'm not sure how to get to one spot, like if it's a tricky/maze-ish area i'll click to a spot to automatically get to it.

Also, mouse-clicking in the Courtyard to assure you get there the quickest way possible.

Clicking is very useful in some situations. I think i read somewhere on official wiki that there won't be click-to-walk in GW2, which makes me a sad panda.

newbie_of_doom · May 12, 2008, 11:00 AM // 11:00

I usually only use my mouse prekiting though I should use it more.