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Posted by: Edarkness.7543

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I have noticed a lot of ESL players with stranger keybinds for their skills. Most of them dont use 6-0 and i am wondering why that is? I saw someone with 6-0 skills binded as r-f-v-z. Is that an optimal keybind that could perhaps make a better player? I am trying everything I can to become better and key out of Ruby. Any advice is appreciated.

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Posted by: Cynz.9437

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gaming mouse keybinds~

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Posted by: Random Weird Guy.3528

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You’re always going to at a disadvantage if you use 6-0, because that means you’re either constantly looking down on the keyboard or clicking to use those skills. You should be able to reach all your skills easily (e.g. no more than an inch away from your movement keys) so that you can spend more time looking at other things such as enemy animations.

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Posted by: Aggrostemma.1703

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Just copy-pasted this for you:
Hello!
There are two different keybinding methods:
First one is called “reach”: you use the ESDF for moving. You can easily press YAQW and RTG and SHIFT+RTG buttons. Easy combinations: 10
Second one is called “modifier”: you use your little finger to hold down SHIFT and/or the CTRL key. You can press Q, ERF, SHIFT+ERF, CTRL+ERF buttons. Easy combinations: 10
Also never forget: the easiest keystroke is the SPACE. So now I always have the SPACE+modifiers binded.
and this is the tread from the past:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/elementalist/Keyboard-layout/first#post4513868

And the gaming mouses are also popular… Now I have a 20 button MMO mouse. So for example on my screenshots you can see *, /, -, + keybinds as well but these are on my mouse thumb-pad.

I hope this helps.

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Posted by: twhite.9310

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As an Engi player.. keybinds were a must. My 6-0 are completely changed as well as F1-F5

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Posted by: Spartacus.3192

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Keybinds are incredibly useful. I got rid of the 6-0 keybinds almost immediately.

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Posted by: Asherah.7651

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As an ele main, my Razer naga is indispensable!!

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Posted by: Browrain.7346

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The reason they don’t use 6-0 is because they are too far away from wasd to use fast enough. That split second you have to move your hand all the way over to 8 or 9 can mean the difference between life and death.

I don’t even use 4 and 5 for this exact reason. I have middle mouse button for 4 and Q for 5.

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Posted by: Pepsi.8907

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Get rid of 6-0 and your S for backpedalling
No one should backpedal in PvP…
If you look at my skill bar the keybind makes no sense, but that’s because of my mouse.
You must think as a lazy person and find a way to remove your fingers from your movement key as little as possible.
I have long hands, so I can easily reach 4-5 without impairing myself, but it may not be the case for everyone.
Same with f1-f5, don’t use those > too far.

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Posted by: Azure The Heartless.3261

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6-0 is too far.

Look at your hands. if you’re moving with WASD/steering with the mouse, why the heck would you move either hand to use a utility?

bind 6-0 to something that doesnt require you to stop doing something else.

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Posted by: NeXeD.3042

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Started using a Naga to game like 6 years ago, not sure I could even play a game without it anymore.

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Posted by: Interpret Interrupt.3824

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I just want to point out, when you spectate in the esl, you see the keybinds of the spectator, not the player.

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Posted by: Edarkness.7543

Edarkness.7543

You’re always going to at a disadvantage if you use 6-0, because that means you’re either constantly looking down on the keyboard or clicking to use those skills. You should be able to reach all your skills easily (e.g. no more than an inch away from your movement keys) so that you can spend more time looking at other things such as enemy animations.

What would optimal keybinds be then? And is there a way to change them back for pve?

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Posted by: Interpret Interrupt.3824

Interpret Interrupt.3824

I would suggest a razer naga or something of the like. Then you can do profiles and set up multiple binds in the profiles.
The best keybind suggestion is to place the important skills and most used skills in the center and build around. A mate of mine on the naga put auto attack on 5, because it gave me equal distance to the other 8 numbers around 5.
I prefer the numerical ordering.

If there is a button you cannot confidently reach 95% of the time, then it should not be a bind in your rotation. This is the mantra I use. Because missing a stun break due to a miss click is terrible.

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Posted by: Edarkness.7543

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How is this build? Phantaram uses it. I just dont wana be confused, i have never messed with keybinds before. But if it will enhance my performance I will.

Keybinds:
1-5 = weapon skills.
` (button left of #1) = F1
LMSB (Left Mouse Side Button) = F2
RMSB = F3
T = F4
X = Heal
RFV = utilities
Z = Elite
B = About Face
MMB (Middle Mouse Button, clicking the scroll wheel) = Stow Weapon
Shift = Dodge
Left Cntrl = Swap Weapons
G = Call Target
Left Alt = Take Target
Y = Target Nearest Enemy
Tab = Target Next Enemy
C = Interact (Stomp, etc)
Space Bar = Jump
QWEASD = Movement (mostly just qwe and some s)
F5 = F1

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Posted by: Asherah.7651

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A gaming mouse can make such a giant difference once you get used to it. With my naga, I have my entire skill bar at my thumb, and I get another 12 available keys just by holding shift….I would die without it bahaha

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Posted by: Fat Disgrace.4275

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this is my keybides, note, i do not have a mouse with 20 keys.

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Posted by: Spathis.7540

Spathis.7540

I have fairly long fingers, my approach is;
- QWES for movement (Q/E being strafe)
- A = Look behind
- D = About face
- 1-5 = weapon skills
- Shift + 1-3 = Utilities
- Mouse 4 = Also = Utility 3 (depends on what class I am playing – normally twitch stunbreak where possible)
- Mouse 3 (middle button on the mouse) = Heal
- Mouse 5 = Elite
- F = Stomp
- V = Dodge

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Posted by: Edarkness.7543

Edarkness.7543

this is my keybides, note, i do not have a mouse with 20 keys.

What rank are you?

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Posted by: Fat Disgrace.4275

Fat Disgrace.4275

this is my keybides, note, i do not have a mouse with 20 keys.

What rank are you?

why should that matter? i am 0, i play for fun now (unranked) but i used pretty much the same sort of keybinds in gw1 where i played top 100 gvg teams

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