arrows or wasd??

[shadow6899]

i just wanna know what u guys use im just curious. arrows or wasd?? i use arrows, mainly b/c then i dont hit other keys by accident. tell me your reasons behind it too plz :D

[Soundwave]

I'm left handed and use the arrow keys for movement and the mouse is on the left side of the keyboard and is used for aiming. May sound kinda weird to those who play with wasd but it works fine for me.

[Eywanadi]

T - forward
R - left
Y - right
G - Back

I have my keys set near the center of the keyboard so that my index and pinky can hit more keys.

[Sui]

soundwave, never thought about that before. seems kinda obvios now- that left handed people would use the mouse on the left of the keyboard... meh.

[FoxDie]

I gave up on arrows a long, long time ago. It requires you to bend your wrist strangely, and you don't have immediate access to any other keys (shift, spacebar, control, and the numbers are easier to reach with WASD) just my .02

[Some_God]

I used arrows when I played the original DOOM and DOOMII but I started using wasd when HL came out.

[Loshadka]

i just wanna know what u guys use im just curious. arrows or wasd?? i use arrows, mainly b/c then i dont hit other keys by accident. tell me your reasons behind it too plz :DYou have like bear paws or problems with coordination? Even when I started gaming I haven't encountered this problem.

I'm left handed and use the arrow keys for movement and the mouse is on the left side of the keyboard and is used for aiming. May sound kinda weird to those who play with wasd but it works fine for me. Strange, I'm also left handed but my mouse is on the right of the keyboard and I use WASD.

[Zapp$ter]

Strange, I'm also left handed but my mouse is on the right of the keyboard and I use WASD.

Same here.

[Letters]

I used arrow keys for a long time... then I tried WASD with Morrowind and decided to stick with that from then on out.

[SnowBall]

I'm a wasd person. wouldnt be able to stand using the arrow keys. Too inconvenient. More keys around WASD so your able to do more.

[KagePrototype]

I remember hearing someone used a joystick to play Half-Life. Surreal.

I abandoned arrow keys with my .286. :)

[GPRT]

i remeber that for some reason i played the original quake with arrows and then A and Z to look up and down. Never did complete it.

[ShadowFox]

I remember hearing someone used a joystick to play Half-Life. Surreal.

I abandoned arrow keys with my .286. :)

No kidding. That must be impossible to aim with.

Anyway, I'm another WSAD folk.

[sHm0zY]

I use to use arows. But now i use wasd.

[Eywanadi]

I am left handed as well but I use the mouse in my right hand because the desk is set up with a little tray that pulls out on the right side ... I wonder how many people on hl2.net are lefthanded ... maybe we need a new poll!

[Dux]

Arrow keys for me. Heh, I accidentaly selected wasd. ;x

[HatRabit]

4- forward
w - left
t - right
r -back
e -reload
d - crouch
tab - scores

[Eywanadi]

Nice setup HatRabit, I like where you put reload at.

[Soundwave]

Strange, I'm also left handed but my mouse is on the right of the keyboard and I use WASD.

I guess I'm just weird then.

[Llyranor]

Ok, let's see... Right-hand for mouse, left-hand for keyboard. Thumb for spacebar, pinky for CTRL and SHIFT. 3 middle fingers for WASD, plus, when appropriate, Q and E, R and F, Tab, and the number keys.

[Fat Tony!]

I use both, arrow keys for games that have secondary fire and wasd for all other games.

[guchi]

Wasd Pwns J00!111

[KagePrototype]

I am left handed as well but I use the mouse in my right hand because the desk is set up with a little tray that pulls out on the right side ... I wonder how many people on hl2.net are lefthanded ... maybe we need a new poll!

I r teh leftie. I'm used to my mouse being on the right as well. People always ask me why I use my right hand for the mouse if I'm left-handed, it really annoys me. :)

[guchi]

wow, there sure is allot of lefties, we really should make a poll :P

[Fat Tony!]

No you make a poll! :P. I dont think freaks should be allowed a vote :D. Im left handed but well im also right but then again im not so well i can use mouse with right hand

[gh0st]

i used to use arrows, but i switched to wasd. way better.

[Soundwave]

Well since others are posting their full control setups, may as well post mine.

Mouse on left hand side - aiming
Arrow Keys - Movement
Right ctrl - crouch
right shift - walk
kp_ins (the 0 on the numpad) - reload in most games/secondary grenade in TFC
kp_end (the 1 on the numpad) - last weapon used/grenades in tfc + halo
left mouse button - fire
right mouse button - jump
middle mouse button - melee attack in halo/"use" in most other games
Enter - secondary fire

I think that's about it. I love it and will probably never switch to wasd. I'm simply too used to my current setup and it gives me no problems.

[Gunner]

4- forward
w - left
t - right
r -back
e -reload
d - crouch
tab - scores

Why do you play like this? I mean why did you switch reload and left?

[Anthraxxx]

HL/CS controls

Movement: WASD
Walk: Left Shift
Crouch: Ctrl
Use: E
Reload: R
Quickswich: Q
Flashlight: F
Jump: Space

It's the standard set up. I used to have problems with the left 'windows' button because I would reach for Ctrl with my pinky and end up hitting 'windows' at the same time. All I did to fix that was to remove my 'windows' button. Since then, I've not had any problems with it.

Ravenshield/Athena Sword

Movement: WASD
Walk: Shift
Use: Space
Lean Left: Q
Lean Right: E
Fluid Open Door: X
Fluid Close Door: C
Reload: R
Primary Weapon: 1
Secondary Weapon: 2
Items: 3+4 (grenades, flashbangs, Heartbeat Sensor...)
Nightvision: 5
Rate of Fire: B
Map: G
Go Codes: H,J,K,L,N
Posture: Mouse Wheel Up, Mouse Wheel Down (since I replaced the default X+C for fluid door controls, I made the Mouse wheel up as getting up from a lower posture and Mouse wheel down as getting down from a higher posture. Standing, Crouching, Prone...)
Left Mouse Button: Fire
Right Mouse Button: Zoom (with scope or just natrual zoom)
Secondary Fire: Alt
Fluid Leaning: Ctrl+ Left mouse movement or Right mouse movement, double tap Ctrl to return to standing straight.

[sup2069]

T - forward
R - left
Y - right
G - Back

I have my keys set near the center of the keyboard so that my index and pinky can hit more keys.

Thats friggin wierd! lol :D

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Other


Numpad 5 - Forward
numpad 4 - Side left
Numpad 6 - Side right
Numpad 3 - Backwards ( yay wierd aint it? :dozey: )
NumEnter - Alt fire
Numpad 8 - reload
Numpad 7 - Crouch
Numpad 9 - Scores
Num / - Prev weapon
Num * - Next weapon
Num + - Use
Numpad 2 - Voice
NumDel - Walk
NumIns - Drop weapon

Mouse2 - Jump
Mouse4 - Last weap

EDIT: I like these custom settings for all games. Why? Its easier for me because all of the basic commands are parckaged in a sweet block. No stretching your pinky or index finger 5 keys away to reload or something ;)

[Pauly]

i just wanna know what u guys use im just curious. arrows or wasd?? i use arrows, mainly b/c then i dont hit other keys by accident. tell me your reasons behind it too plz :D
There was a guy on the Rabid snarks server today saying that he uses arrows, and people were laughing on how he said that your fingers dont hit anything else. Was this you??

[Edcrab]

I've used the arrow keys ever since Doom (I would say Wolfenstien but I never really got into it). Left hand on keyboard, right on mouse. Shift and space for jump, "u" for use, "y"/"t" for chat and teamsay respectively. Odd really, used to use space for jump, despite how awkward it is, but since a friend of mine configured his own games to use "shift" I sort of adopted it myself.

Seriously... so many WASD users... wah... guess I just prefer having my hands closer together.

[Axyon]

I'm a total arrow man. I'd never, ever use WASD or anything else. Arrows are the way forward you blind fools! ;)

[shadow6899]

You have like bear paws or problems with coordination? Even when I started gaming I haven't encountered this problem.

lol nah i guess it's b/c thats just what im used to :/ thanks guys for so many replying it's cool i started a good poll w00t :D andi inspired someone to make a poll.

[gulo]

I still use arrows...Doom was a classic, and all I needed to play were arrows, and then I just got used to it too much. THe problem is that games today require so many keys that it's hard to bind them around arrow keys. I just use keys like delete, end, page down and numeric keyboard.
Weird thing is that when I play BF1942 I use arrow keys for infantry but for vehicles I always use WASD only.

[SubKamran]

I always use WASD just because it's easier on my hands :D

I haven't touched the arrows for awhile now.

[madFive]

i use the numpad 'cause i like the keys all together, don't like the diagonal setup of the letters - my setup is probably kindof weird to most, but i find it more structured and logical than spreading them out all over the keyboard...these keys are fairly easy to remember and work pretty-much universally for all fps' i've played - exept some which require more keybinds, and i have to us the regular ins, home, pgup, etc...

up - num8
down - num2
left - num4
right - num6
jump - num9
crouch - num3
swim up/leanright - num7
swim down/leanleft - num1
walk - num.

re-load - num+
use - numEnter
lastUsedWeapon - num5
dropWeapon - num0
flashligh - num-

[Moejoe]

Used to be an arrows man, during the Doom days, but when HL came around, and a lot of newer keys came about (reload, flashlight, needing to hit jump+duck together) i needed to change to a control scheme that i could reach all the buttons easier. So i switched to WASD.

Ever since, i've used WASD. It's so much easier. Then when i go back and try to use the arrows i'm all like, "wtf dood hoW did I use theez ---> keyss bef4?"

The arrow keys are the devil to me now.

[LordXizor]

WASD works awesomely for me, been using it since Quake(not for original Doom). I laike having acsess to # keys, Tab, Shift, Control, alt, space, ~, etc. One poster suggested RTYG, I might try that and sacrifice my beloved system keys;)

[dfc05]

I used to use arrow keys all the time, for Wolfenstein/Doom. Right hand on arrows for movement, left hand does space (opening doors), ctrl (fire), alt (strafe modifier), shift (run); occasionally "z" (duck), "a" (jump); and very rarely [] (inventory). Sometimes insert/delete for look up/down although that wasn't really necessary since the game shot up/down for you if you looked in the right direction. No mouse, as it didn't do anything.
The first time I played through Half-Life, I used left hand on arrows and then had to flop it all the way over to "e" and "f"... very awkward. Since then, I've changed to wasd, but if I go back and play old games again, then I switch back to the right hand on the arrows, left hand for shooting and everything else, since the mouse is functionless. It takes a few minutes to get used to the switching, but it works out alright.

[Mac]

I voted for wsad, but moved one key over to the right (e-forward, d-back, s-strafe left, f-strafe right

[Mechagodzilla]

Since this is the third time I've submitted answer to a poll containing this question (it's arrows, by the way), it finally struck me:
We really need Valve to release the game soon.

Then we can play our 'Arrows vs. WSAD' mods over Steam.

[Jack_Karverboy]

I am left handed as well but I use the mouse in my right hand because the desk is set up with a little tray that pulls out on the right side ... I wonder how many people on hl2.net are lefthanded ... maybe we need a new poll!
Im on it! :thumbs:

[Kon]

ha.. my configuration owns all yurs.. :D
its secret though, and the best..
:P

[venturon]

WAXD

(I have very large hands, also the s is useful for binds)

[Ansur]

rdfg, that way your hand is more central and i'm able to access more keys faster.

[Patten]

I use arrows but I would like to make the switch over to WASD because its so much easier but meh......... whatever.

I started with arrows and have kept them the whole time I have been gaming. Everybody I know uses WASD so when I go and play at one of their houses at like a little party its different but I get used to it in like 10 minutes and actually like it better.

[Asuka]

wasd all the way.

[Ansur]

See I never understood why anyone would want wasd.
You've got 2 fingers to spare on your left side but you can't reach anything since there isn't anything :)

[nw909]

I love WASD, it ownz.

I basically use the HL1 defaults for all my games, IMO perfect control scheme.

[Tinneth]

Arrows all the time

[GhostBoi]

I just use WASD because its what all the new games use, I guess you could just call me sheep...

[Letters]

See I never understood why anyone would want wasd.
You've got 2 fingers to spare on your left side but you can't reach anything since there isn't anything :)
Ring finger: 1, Q, A, `, TAB, Caps Lock

Pinky: Shift, Ctrl (usually duck and walk/sneak)

[Seppo]

The first time I played through Half-Life, I used arrows. In fact, I don't remember if I even used a mouse. When Quake 2 came out, I definately remeber using only the keyboard. I didn't finish the game by the way :)