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TaiClaw · Sep 14, 2006, 06:58 AM // 06:58

Hi all.

Just wanted a response from the community about different play styles.

This is a simple poll , however clicking and pressing are too very different things.

Pressing: Our 8 skills as you know are hot'keyed as 1-8, 1 being the first on the left, 8 being last on the right. Are you somone who presses your skills using the 1-8 keys? If yes, then your a presser.

Clicking: Obviously the opposite to pressing, you're a clicker if you want nothing to do with 1-8, and click all of your skills with your mouse.

Personal experience has shown me that it is far more practical to press rather than to click. To click requires our brain to send a signal to our hand to move and click what are eyes are focused on, where as to pressing only requires us to teach our fingers what to press without looking at the keyboard. I find that my mouse is far better suited to stearing my camera.

If the camera system in guild wars was better, it would be possible to play without a mouse, as everything we need to do in combat is all in close range of w,s,a,d. We have Tab to target, C to target closest, and our skills just above.

I find that by having my combo in order of 1-8 on the skill bar, I can maximise my usefulness in all situations, as I do not have to take my eyes off my target to see where I am clicking, an extremely usefull skill in pvp.

If my poll works correctly, you will have the option to choose what catagory you fall under. If not, simply reply as:

Clicker

or

Presser

or

Mixed

SAPhoenix · Sep 14, 2006, 08:34 AM // 08:34

Mixed.

Bowman Artemis · Sep 14, 2006, 08:37 AM // 08:37

Depends what I'm playing, so mixed. Sometimes I use my number keys for targeting teammates (monking) and other times for skills (offensive professions).

Orinn · Sep 14, 2006, 09:51 AM // 09:51

mixed. I press when monking (got my numpad set up for quick select of party members), do both on my rangers and warrior (left hand: tabbing targets and skills 1-4, right hand camera angles and skills 5-8), and mainly click on my elementalist because of the offsets for recharge.

I almost always use my left hand to tab targets. I changed the defaults, so that tab is target closest, and the tilde is target next. that way, I don't have to reach for any targetting keys, they're all right there.

oljomo · Sep 14, 2006, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Hi

Spam skills will always be pressed (well not exactly spam skills, but those you use moet often) whereas those rarer occasions when you use those skills that arent needed that often will be ckilcked (examples, maintained enchantments,)

oljomo

Claymore · Sep 14, 2006, 04:47 PM // 16:47

I have 2 thumb buttons on my mouse that I have set for next or previous target, tab set for closest target. I click mostly, although even though I have been playing since launch of prophecies, I still tweak my setup, ever evolving playstyle I guess.

Claymore · Sep 14, 2006, 05:10 PM // 17:10

I have 2 thumb buttons on my mouse that I have set for next or previous target, tab set for closest target. I click mostly, although even though I have been playing since launch of prophecies, I still tweak my setup, ever evolving playstyle I guess.

Celab · Sep 14, 2006, 08:29 PM // 20:29

Presser.

Ive done my settings for 1-5 are normal, t g and b are the skills 5-8. r f and v all have thier uses aswell

SluggyTheZealot · Sep 14, 2006, 09:15 PM // 21:15

I use keyboard for 1-5 and 8, with skills 6-7 on mouse4+mouse5

xiaotsu · Sep 14, 2006, 11:37 PM // 23:37

1-4 Keyboard
5-8 Mouse

Naturally I have all my useful skills in the front 4 slots

Mouse4 opens Hero menu because I use it so much, Mouse5 is TS talk button, used to open all bags :|

Lord Aro · Sep 14, 2006, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Mixed.

Also bound the select called target button to my mouse.

seven · Sep 14, 2006, 11:48 PM // 23:48

presser. skills 1-4 stays were they are, but 5-8 are mapped near the wasd keys.
for example 5=q, 6=e, 7=r, 8=f

White_Chaos · Sep 15, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

1-4 pressing (attack and healing skills)
5-8 clicker (rez skills, evade stances, cap signet)

King's Spectre · Sep 15, 2006, 03:57 PM // 15:57

Mostly clicker unless I'm healing then I press skills and click players. I've gotta train myself to press combat skills so I can look up and enjoy the scenery once in awhile..

Dreikki · Sep 15, 2006, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by White_Chaos

1-4 pressing (attack and healing skills)
5-8 clicker (rez skills, evade stances, cap signet)

Exactly. Usually because I have to move my fingers from 1-4 and in haste I usually press the wrong key and spend all my energy on some useless stance when I have to res people.

borkbork · Sep 15, 2006, 05:10 PM // 17:10

Press.. I have big hands. :|

Hollerith · Sep 15, 2006, 05:23 PM // 17:23

Press - I have a Nostromo.

I couldn't imagine clicking.

frickett · Sep 15, 2006, 05:24 PM // 17:24

On my monk I am a presser, using my mouse to select party members.
With all other professions I am a clicker.

twighlightwordzhu · Sep 16, 2006, 03:20 AM // 03:20

when i 55 i press but other than that i click almost always except whn using R for auto run

Black Ops Ranger · Sep 16, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27

Mixed

If im going to use only one skill multiple times (such as Barrage or Repeating Strike) I usually just set it to 1 and spam away with that

but other wise i usually click, since im not really looking around when im in the middle of combat (thats called unfocused

)