Any tips or suggestions to learning keyboard and mouse?(mainly keyboard)

Also any alternatives to WASD? How long did it take you guys to get comfortable with kb/m?

Are you serious? Really?

I picked it up very quickly, I think you'll get used to it fast. I feel now like i have more control than I do with my controllers on my console games. WASD and the mouse are the best, depending on the game you can use arrow keys, but IMO stick with WASD. Goodluck

I started on just keyboard. This was back in Doom 1/2 days. Then KB/Mouse.. it will take a good few months to get good at.

I started on just keyboard. This was back in Doom 1/2 days. Then KB/Mouse.. it will take a good few months to get good at.

ShimmerMan

mee too. it was really weird at first when FPS games started supporting mouse. and hard... but it didn't take long to get used to it.

believe me, WASD is your best friend once you get used to it. Learn with singleplayer games to avoid extreme frustration.

also try inverting your mouse Y-axis from in-game settings to see if it makes a difference to you. i have to play mouse reversed or i can't play...

I don't know how helpful this will be but just imagine the WASD keys in the same layout as the arrow keys with the other keys in close reach of them, it shouldn't take long to get used to it just play around practice and you'll get used to it in no time.

First off, are you right-handed? Or left-handed?

I'm right handed, so I'm gonna tell you the right-handed way, if that makes any sense. lol :P

You have to get used to the WASD keys. Trust me, it makes gaming so much easier. What you wanna do is, you should have your left ring finger positioned on the A key and your index finger on the D key. You use your middle finger to alternate between the W and S keys to move forwards or backwards. You use your left pinky for the left Tab, Shift and Ctrl buttons, and your thumb for the left Alt button as well as the Space bar. Your right hand should be controlling your mouse. Make sure your mouse is not too bulky and is on a good surface to move around with.

Don't use wireless peripherals, like cordless mouses. Your batteries could run out while you're in the middle of a game. It gets quite stressful.

Make sure your mouse sensitivity is set not too low, and not too high. Make it in between. You don't want to have your mouse move so slowly it impairs your reflexes, and you don't want your mouse to slide all over the place/move too fast.

Whenever you can, use then mouse to rotate the camera in a game. Do NOT keyboard turn.

Hope that helps.

First off, are you right-handed? Or left-handed?

I'm right handed, so I'm gonna tell you the right-handed way, if that makes any sense. lol :P

You have to get used to the WASD keys. Trust me, it makes gaming so much easier. What you wanna do is, you should have your left ring finger positioned on the A key and your index finger on the D key. You use your middle finger to alternate between the W and S keys to move forwards or backwards. You use your left pinky for the left Tab, Shift and Ctrl buttons, and your thumb for the left Alt button as well as the Space bar. Your right hand should be controlling your mouse. Make sure your mouse is not too bulky and is on a good surface to move around with.

Don't use wireless peripherals, like cordless mouses. Your batteries could run out while you're in the middle of a game. It gets quite stressful.

Make sure your mouse sensitivity is set not too low, and not too high. Make it in between. You don't want to have your mouse move so slowly it impairs your reflexes, and you don't want your mouse to slide all over the place/move too fast.

Whenever you can, use then mouse to rotate the camera in a game. Do NOT keyboard turn.

Hope that helps.

marcogamer07

Agree with most of this, but if your wireless mouse has a battery life indicator then it's fine. Although having batteries die on me was never a big issue with my old wireless mouse as it would warn me before the batteries went completely dead.

If you want the best of the best as far as mice go, definitely pick up the Razer Mamba...keyboards are all the same more or less (just get whatever kind you prefer, for example I freaking hate slim keys, I need a normal keyboard), unless we're talking about mechanical keyboards.

Don't use wireless peripherals, like cordless mouses. Your batteries could run out while you're in the middle of a game. It gets quite stressful.

marcogamer07

i must add that i've used my wireless KB/M for over a year now (since i bought them. package promised something like 2-3 years...) with the same batteries. wouldn't worry about that too much ;)

If you become accustom to esdf, instead of wasd, you'll have roughly 8 more keys within easy reach. Not to mention that the keys that the pinky rest on are more uniformed and has a better key pattern off-set.

A mouse with atleast 5 buttons is a must... But the more the better. (the extra mouse buttons are to be used for commands that you'll use during movement commands... things like Sprint, Duck, Prone... maybe, Leaning around corners) I found that it's best to stay away from wireless. Nothing to do with battery life, but purely with precision. Wireless has a tendency to skip around and/or get interference from other sources. But, I imagine, it depends on your location. My location is full of interference, it seems....

Whatever you do, though. Do not become accustom of using the arrow keys or the keypad.... They are just not good configurations due to the amount of surrounding keys. Plus the way the keys are positioned from one another is not good; you're hands will cramp up. Which could eventually mess up your finger joints.

Another option is to buy one of those FPS devices. Not worth the money if you ask me... but my Dad uses one, and can't play with out it, anymore. Personally, though... I don't think it has enough buttons.

Just takes a little while, sometimes longer for some people.

Just keep playing some games and youll get better.

My cousin just got hsi first computer and he was a bit lost in teh FPS department, but after a week or two he really started to get the hang of thigns and now hes constantly at the top of the score boards when we play TF2 ;)

Learnign anything new sometiems can be tough, if you are use to controllers and then you come to keybaord and mouse sometiems it can take awhile to learn it. Same thing does for the opposite way to though.

Few years without playing on a controller or K/M and then going back to the opposite one can be a little bit of a learnign curve but stick with it and you will be fine (:

The level of control with k+m is amazing once you get use to it.

But then there are a few people who just CANT use a keyboard and mouse no matter how long the try, they just hate it, but I feel like msot the tiem if people give it a fair try they will enjoy it.

If you become accustom to esdf, instead of wasd, you'll have roughly 8 more keys within easy reach. Not to mention that the keys that the pinky rest on are more uniformed and has a better key pattern off-set.

A mouse with atleast 5 buttons is a must... But the more the better. (the extra mouse buttons are to be used for commands that you'll use during movement commands... things like Sprint, Duck, Prone... maybe, Leaning around corners) I found that it's best to stay away from wireless. Nothing to do with battery life, but purely with precision. Wireless has a tendency to skip around and/or get interference from other sources. But, I imagine, it depends on your location. My location is full of interference, it seems....

Whatever you do, though. Do not become accustom of using the arrow keys or the keypad.... They are just not good configurations due to the amount of surrounding keys. Plus the way the keys are positioned from one another is not good; you're hands will cramp up. Which could eventually mess up your finger joints.

Another option is to buy one of those FPS devices. Not worth the money if you ask me... but my Dad uses one, and can't play with out it, anymore. Personally, though... I don't think it has enough buttons.

Threesixtyci

WASD > ESDF.

Also, putting those movement buttons on the mouse is retarded, that is why you have your pinky for shift for crouch and cntrl for sprint. I can see using prone possibly on the mouse if you have spare buttons, otherwise Q seems to work well.

Also you're talking nonsense about wireless. Unless you're using some really old tech wireless mouse then you will have no problems.

[QUOTE="Threesixtyci"]

If you become accustom to esdf, instead of wasd, you'll have roughly 8 more keys within easy reach. Not to mention that the keys that the pinky rest on are more uniformed and has a better key pattern off-set.

A mouse with atleast 5 buttons is a must... But the more the better. (the extra mouse buttons are to be used for commands that you'll use during movement commands... things like Sprint, Duck, Prone... maybe, Leaning around corners) I found that it's best to stay away from wireless. Nothing to do with battery life, but purely with precision. Wireless has a tendency to skip around and/or get interference from other sources. But, I imagine, it depends on your location. My location is full of interference, it seems....

Whatever you do, though. Do not become accustom of using the arrow keys or the keypad.... They are just not good configurations due to the amount of surrounding keys. Plus the way the keys are positioned from one another is not good; you're hands will cramp up. Which could eventually mess up your finger joints.

Another option is to buy one of those FPS devices. Not worth the money if you ask me... but my Dad uses one, and can't play with out it, anymore. Personally, though... I don't think it has enough buttons.

Remmib

WASD > ESDF.

Also, putting those movement buttons on the mouse is retarded, that is why you have your pinky for shift for crouch and cntrl for sprint. I can see using prone possibly on the mouse if you have spare buttons, otherwise Q seems to work well.

Also you're talking nonsense about wireless. Unless you're using some really old tech wireless mouse then you will have no problems.

I don't remember asking for opinions.....Threesixtyci

Then all is well, for I only state the facts. ;)

[QUOTE="Threesixtyci"]I don't remember asking for opinions.....Remmib

Then all is well, for I only state the facts. ;)

Keyboard is easy. WASD moves you, what more could you want? Space bar is typically jump so you hit that with your thumb. R is reload, which is right above your index finger. C is crouch, right below your index finger.... Shoot, what else you need, man? (I know some games aren't and might have different keys. I don't need anyone to point that out to me.)