Guild Wars 2

any tips on a type of controller to use, numpad, mouse ect to help be more efficient and speedy.

what do others use to make a game like this with all the numbers/power keyboard, keypad mouse ect

I would prioritize a gaming mouse like the g600 over a numpad tbh

I second prioritizing a good gaming mouse.

I used to rely entirely on numpad, arrow keys, and the other surrounding keys no matter what game I was playing. However, after I got my first gaming mouse with a keypad on its side, I knew I would never be able to go back to a standard mouse again.

I was able to improve my gameplay in all types of games by offloading the various key binds to the 12 buttons on the side of the mouse. This balancing of controls between both hands meant that my left hand could focus more on movement-based commands, while my thumb can work in sync with my fingers on the mouse buttons and scroll wheel for the more intricate, on-the-fly actions.

I’ve tried several different kinds of these gaming mice, and I must strongly urge you to stay as far away from Razer mice as possible. They had been really good over a decade ago. However, they seem to have gone the route of jacking their prices really high and lowering the quality of the their construction to bare minimum. The internal components are actually designed to wear down unnaturally fast. In games that are click-heavy, such as GW2 and other RPGs, this designed failure point is reached must sooner than with other types of games.

After checking out and testing many different gaming mice, I decided to go with the Red Dragon Perdition.

I do not see me using another mouse for a very, very long time to come. I do not even need to worry about picking up a back up in case it fails (like I had to with Razer mice) as it is a very high quality and durable mouse that is designed to last, not to wear out within a certain time frame (again, like Razer mice).

It also does not require any software to be running for all of the lighting and keys on the mouse to function, like Razer with its Synapse software which could consume over 100MB of memory. Your settings, sensitivity profiles and everything else is stored inside of the mouse. Even if you do want its software configuration utility running to make quick adjustments to sensitivity profiles or tweak the pulsating light speeds or colors, it will only take up about 700KB of memory.

I highly recommend it.

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GW2 doesnt have many buttons. A regular keyboard and two thumb button mouse work fine.

That said, if you want a true MMO setup:
- Mechanical macro keyboard such as the Corsair K90 or similar
- Keypad mouse like the Logitech G600 or Razer Naga

I would recommend Razer Naga and Cooler Master Quickfire TK keyboard. Never had a problem with mine I have all combat skills on my mouse and a mechanical key board is a must tbh.

I use two of Razer’s products, the Naga Epic Chroma and the Tartarus Chroma. I just got them and use them for everything from GW2 to Microsoft Word documents. Yes, you read that right. I’m still getting used to them though.

I have used a razor naga for a good amount of time. somehow I never got round to use the thumb keys in my rotations. I do use my mouse a lot for turning my character (I hardly ever use A+D for direction, but steer fully with my mouse). So I’ve recently got my hands on a R.A.T.3 mouse (a FPS mouse). I really love it. I use the two tumbbuttons for dodging and interact. But more important, cause I can switch the dpi with a push on a button I can easily make it more sensitive (for precies jumping puzzles) or more speed (for combat). If you have no use for the thumbbuttons like me, a really good gaming mouse