Guild Wars 2

How do you guys play Guildwars? Do you use default key mapping? Do you play with a controller? Joystick??? (Why I dunno?) are you all keyboard? I’m curious to see how others play….

I currently use a G13 for movement and skills, and my G500 mouse which I mapped 1-5 skills on…..though it’s starting to wear my mouse out =p

Side note: i need a suggestion for a mouse that has buttons on top vs on the side like the naga…

Without pants

OK I had my laugh. I play with a Logitech g something-number (the naga equivalent). I prefer it to the naga and I have utilities/elite and f keys mapped to it. 1-5 and wasd default. I do also have auto attack bound to a key on the mouse for when I want to use my hand for something else…

keyboard and mouse :P

Keyboard and mouse.

I don’t use the default bindings though. I moved my skills and other combat keys (like F1-4, weapons swap, take target etc.) to the number pad. And I have a Logitech G400 mouse which has 2 extra buttons on the side and 3 extras in the middle so I put dodge, auto-run, F and inventory on there, plus a button to toggle right click on and off (so it’s like I’m holding the right button down, without the strain on my finger during jumping puzzles and things).

I tend to look at my set-up as a constant work in progress, but in reality I haven’t changed much in ages.

I just stick it in my mouth and chew.

In all seriousness. I have a Razer Naga with the 12 thumb buttons. I don’t think I could play without it now. Once you train your thumb, it becomes second nature. Everything else stays pretty much the same on my keyboard. I’ve only changed a few keys. My utility skills are shift + 1-4 and I think my elite is shift-5. It makes them very easy with the Naga, just hold shift then one thumb press and you’re good.

Engi Nades Toolkit

To answer OP, I use an A4Tech KBS-720A keyboard, and a Leviathan Gaming mouse. The A-shape of the keyboard is far far more beneficial to me than any gaming keyboard and the mouse’s two added buttons and max 3200 DPI speed makes Gw2 a bit less of a chore.

I also changed the keybind to make skills use specific letters that don’t feel awkward but at the same time allow my hand to not overextend. Ever.

Keyboard and Mouse, sometimes with my son on one arm while the other hand presses 1 – 0 keys or using the directional keys when needed.

Then eventually the rugrat is asleep and I can use my other hand for the mouse and actually complete a Jumping Puzzle!

I use a Cherry G83 and a regular Logitech G400s, standard keymapping. It serves my non-competitive needs well enough, and I haven’t tried sPvP to date anyway.

Mouse for character movement, camera movement and AoE targeting. Keyboard for the skills, enemy targeting, jumping and dodging.

I’m clumsy.

Went to Mineral Springs and capped Well of Power today. Because I was curious, doubt I’d actually run it.

Keyboard and mouse. I key bind my utility skills so I can move with my mouse and fight with my left hand (without having to span the entire keyboard). Nothing special on the mouse or keyboard. I have bound my “interact” function to my middle mouse key…really handy for me.

I play with my feet and hair.

OrbWeaver and Naga Molten special edition FTW lol.

With an old MS mouse that most would put in the bin. But I keep it, as it’s shape is neutral. So as a left-hander it’s ok until I get a more specific L/H model.

wsad spacebar for movement

skills, I binded to my mouse’s forward/back button + shift/ctrl/middle mouse. never have to push a single # key.

Ducky Shine mechanic brown keyboard, plain old Logitech MX518.

Dodge on q
AoE-loot on v
Skills 1-5 on buttons 1-5 as usual
Heal on e
Skills 7-9 on “back” and “forward” on the mouse and on mouse wheel click
Elite skill on c
F1-F4 on F1-F4 as usual.

Makes it all comfy and nice. Easy to reach everything and easy to dodge without straining your thumb.
Comfy keys, backlight so they are visible in the dark.

It kinda sucks that there’s no controllers support yet for GW2. So I don’t think you’ll find many controller/joystick users since you have to pay or “pay” for 3rd party programs like Xpadder to use controllers

keyboard with all skills mapped to the numpad and a trackball which I use only for AOE positioning and looking around in my inventory/placing things in the Magic Toilet

I might be typical. I play Gw2 with my hands.

I use all keyboard (well… and mousepad to ground target)

I tend to be a bit slower turning (timed jumping puzzles are a bit no-no) but… using a mouse to spin the camera actually makes me feel a little queasy….

I’d like they actually can develop a system which would allow a total resetting of all the keys, with the opportunity to keybind the mouse wheel too.

Double tap to dodge
Profession skills: F1 F2 F3 F4
12345-ERXCV (v = elite)
Instant aoe cast (was forced to because of ele’s Arcane Wave changes)
Up arrow to afk run forward
Click mouse wheel to look behind (although I rarely remember to use it)

Everything else is default.

PattyCakeChamp.5268:

Without pants.

Me too! This dress is comfy.

I also map my skills to the number pad, because I’m left-handed and I like to have my mouse on the left. Luckily my laptop has a number pad!

Everything is default, but I use a Razer Naga 2012 for all of my skills. (1-10)

Only other keybind is C → sheath/unsheath weapon.

I use a n52te gaming pad for playing, a random keyboard for typing, and a wireless mouse with extra buttons for utility skills.

I use a two monitor set-up. The main 28" monitor has the game while the secondary 22" monitor has my excel spreadsheets, metaevent trackers and browsers.

Wacom tablet, I love to draw some fireballs