http://davidryanhunt.com/2008/03/13/controls-wasd-deserves-to-die/ "I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be..." Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://davidryanhunt.com/2008/03/13/controls-wasd-deserves-to-die/#comment-65 Taelorn Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:14:21 +0000 http://davidryanhunt.com/?p=33#comment-65 This could be an entirely personal thing, but I find ESDF works better for me with ctrl/shift/alt/caps/tab. My fingers are relatively long, so that may help. When I'm using WASD and hit those keys, I scrunch up my hand in two places and it causes more problems. It's harder to hit those keys on ESDF, but the movement feels more natural and comfortable with repeated use. This could be an entirely personal thing, but I find ESDF works better for me with ctrl/shift/alt/caps/tab. My fingers are relatively long, so that may help. When I’m using WASD and hit those keys, I scrunch up my hand in two places and it causes more problems. It’s harder to hit those keys on ESDF, but the movement feels more natural and comfortable with repeated use.

]]> http://davidryanhunt.com/2008/03/13/controls-wasd-deserves-to-die/#comment-64 Darius K. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:35:10 +0000 http://davidryanhunt.com/?p=33#comment-64 I agree with you, although I think one reason people stuck with WASD over ESDF is that the former has easier access to the ctrl, shift, caps, and tab keys. However, as more and more games use things like circular and contextual mouse menus instead of extra keyboard keys, I think that concern has less and less merit. I agree with you, although I think one reason people stuck with WASD over ESDF is that the former has easier access to the ctrl, shift, caps, and tab keys. However, as more and more games use things like circular and contextual mouse menus instead of extra keyboard keys, I think that concern has less and less merit.

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