Do you play with DAoC like a FPS (han on the mouse), or are you a keyboard player?

[Kokelimonkelmedisin]

Just wondering

Iv been playing with the keyboard only for the longest time, and Iv got quite the hang of tapping F8 till I get the right targets, (I can usaly preduct forehand how many taps Il need to pick the right when I see the targets infront of me...) couse I use the mouse fomr time to time but only to target at dinstance (Wich is a wee bit clumbersome)

Anyhow IM trying to level now and I thought it might be a good idea to learn to play with one hand one the mouse, like a FPS.. But its prooving rather clumbersome as tehre are so many buttons that I want to keep my finger over (wich I cant mannage with 1 hand )... I find myselves having trouble switching bars, and kiting is a pain ... and I can forget about chatting while I fight Maybe I just need more training?

How do YOU do it?

[Silverblast]

I greatly prefer keyboard, I can play without my mouse at all..

[Tay]

Originally Posted by Kokelimonkelmedisin

Just wondering

Iv been playing with the keyboard only for the longest time, and Iv got quite the hang of tapping F8 till I get the right targets, (I can usaly preduct forehand how many taps Il need to pick the right when I see the targets infront of me...) couse I use the mouse fomr time to time but only to target at dinstance (Wich is a wee bit clumbersome)

Anyhow IM trying to level now and I thought it might be a good idea to learn to play with one hand one the mouse, like a FPS.. But its prooving rather clumbersome as tehre are so many buttons that I want to keep my finger over (wich I cant mannage with 1 hand )... I find myselves having trouble switching bars, and kiting is a pain ... and I can forget about chatting while I fight Maybe I just need more training?

How do YOU do it?

Mouse always done it that way, in fact default keys for me work quite nicely to the way I play, some changes obviously.

[Gorel-Truesight]

mouse and Nostromo N52

15 programable buttons + gamepad + mouse, means i only touch the keyboard to talk to people

[gunner440]

how can u not use mouse?!

[Archeon]

Typically i'l use the mouse more than the keyboard in situations which don't require me to react too quickly (e.g. PvE raids, etc) to press castbar buttons, to scroll and all that. Generally because it takes less effort on my part, and like i said - i've got no reason to rush.

However, in RvR i tend to use my keyboard more for spells and stuff because its quicker, i still use the mouse for targetting though (can't afford to do an F8 fortehwin when your being gang raped by an assist train )

[oblimov]

I use mouse to loook about and keys to move and get targets

how can you look about without mouse?

[AngryKid]

I have gathered all the buttons I really need on left side of the keyboard so I have all the keys close when rvr'ing. I have mouselook on right mousebutton, and pan on tilde. | button. The only thing I wish I had, was a numpad thing on my left hand. Or, since I have a natural keyboard, I wish I had two rows of numbers right above my left hand.. hehe :-) That would work like a charm.

[Fragoverrule]

Keyboard/ mo-use here.. mouse for looking and picking targets .. WASD for moving around

[Light]

Originally Posted by Kokelimonkelmedisin

I find myselves having trouble switching bars...

some of myselves use keyboard/mouse, some of us just use keyboards

myyyy preeeciouuussss .. .. .. . . init!

[Treon]

Originally Posted by Fragoverrule

Keyboard/ mo-use here.. mouse for looking and picking targets .. WASD for moving around

same for me, its the best one

[-Freezingwiz-]

mouse + keyboard ... pretty hard to play a nuker w/o mouse to taget unless u are in "afk /assist some1 random and kill" mode

[PJS]

F8 only works close range (and usually sticks on 2 targets). GL playing CC class w/o mouse .

Oh and anyone who leaves it bound in that useless part of the keyboard is a muppet , mine is E.

I play in a FPS way. Anything non quickbar bound to left of keyboard, movement, bindable / commands, etc. RDFG layout.

Everything else is mouse, looking, targeting, qbar, spells. Ive started moving qbar to below centre to minimise movement. Playing melee I tend to use keys when I need to do backup styles because its slightly quicker than mouse.

[Teren]

i play all my classes with keyb/mouse

ESDF for moving
Q last attacker
A attack
W sit
C face
V stick
CTRL mouselook

and everything else i do with mouse:
click hotbar
click targets (as i mostly play casters)
etc

walk around usually with mouse look for better control (i use esdf + mouselook, uber control)

[Garax]

UHJK to move about
Y - target nearest attacker
I - stick
L - face
, - draw weapon
V - Mouse Look
C - Sit
G - Grab Loot
O - Target Loot
Mouse Button 2 - Strafe


Could do with being able to move camera pan a bit closer, but last time i checked i couldnt reconfigure it