I’ve had many gamers adopt my setup or its philosophy and they have reported good success. Keybinding is a sensitive topic, so keep in mind that the intention of the above video is to show “one way of thinking about it.” The way that you feel comfortable setting up your keybinds may be very different from mine – that’s fine – what matters is that you are able to execute the r numbered points above. That said, if you feel you perform better with gaming hardware, great, stick with what works for you. Moreover, games such as GW2 and WildStar are continuing the trend towards action combat with limited number of abilities, so there are fewer abilities to keybind. Razer Naga gaming mouse), nor do I have any plans to do so, as I do not have a need. Please note that I do not use a gaming mouse (e.g. Let’s look at these concepts #1 and #2 applied in the following video:

allow you to type in chat for communication with other players.

minimize keystrokes with your pinky, which is the finger most likely to get aggravated due to high usage, and.

enable high fidelity / accuracy for using abilities quickly, and.provide the ability to circle-strafe and kite-strafe to keep a target in your facing as much as possible, and.The same principles apply to combat in MMORPGs. Taking angles to set up your punches and kicks. Real life combat is all about good movement. Before you start re-mapping your keybinds, there is something you must understand first… Before You Keybind, You Must Understand What Proper Movement Looks Like

So I’ve provided a couple examples of my keybinds. My left hand is in the natural typing position, in case I need to type in chat.My strafe right is controlled by my index finger, which is intuitive.My strafe left is controlled by my ring finger, which is intuitive.My forward and backward movement is controlled by my middle finger, which.Notice that by using EDWR instead of WSQE for forward/backward/left strafe/right strafe: Here’s another example of my keybinds, in this case for WildStar (note that I have bound the “backward” key): I have over 20 keybinds to activate abilities / macros with a single keypress, which enables me to to fluidly circle-strafe and kite-strafe while activating abilities. Raising your gameplay.īy comparison, here are the keybinds that I used for RIFT: Yes, you can do it, but no, you’ll never hit your potential stride, and that’s what this is all about. It’s like trying to run but with your feet chained together. However, most players don’t address the root issue – by not fixing the default keybindings you are placing an artificial handicap on your skill level. Shift/Control/Alt) to trigger abilities or getting hardware that helps to address the lack of available keybinds. Many players accept it as-is and work around it, either by adding modifiers (i.e. “G” for Guild panel, “B” for Bags, etcĪll you have to work with is the number key, and unless you have the reach of Liberacci, that leaves you with only 6 keybinds (“1” through “6”) to work with for your abilities. UI functions that have no relevance to actual combat, e.g.You either have to move your hand to the left one set of keys, in which case your left hand is not in the natural typing location, or you have to train your left hand to move forward/backward with your ring finger, which is counter-intuitive a common movement setup – WSAD and QE – that is inherently awkward.The default keybinds for every MMORPG do not support skillful play.Ĭonsider this illustrative keybinding diagram from the game RIFT ( this is not a knock on RIFT, which is a good game): What we see is that the vast majority of useful keybinds for your left hand are being used for: The Default Keybinds for MMORPGs are Wrong

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