Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament - PAX2011 - Match 2

Second Match of the Guild Wars 2 Developer Tournament sponsored by Alienware on the 26th of August 2011.

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[Xaielao2]

I've never seen PvP during a games Alpha state that looked this good. 5v5 is gonna be a blast and WvWvW is going to be amazingly fun. Go Anet!

Oh and to Noxdus you don't play shooters very often do you. Hitting a number key while using WASD is actually rather easy once you get used to it. I can go 1-10 while still moving in any direction with no problem, because I've been doing it for years. It's muscle memory now really.

[montanax]

@Xaielao2 Unless you got very small hands like myself! I can't even reach button 6 without massive cramps etc.

I use my trusty Razer Naga at home, unfortunately they weren't available at the PvP demo's!

[3lprim0]

@montanax O.o dang you have little hands I can reach 7 no problem

[Soruyao]

It's especially important not to be keyturning and clicking off abilities in GW2 because getting hit in the back will do more damage. The people who can activate their abilities while turning with their mouse will be at an advantage over the people who have to momentarily stop their orientation in order to click a hotkey with their mouse, opening themselves up to getting outmaneuvered.

[Soruyao]

Mouse button 3, mouse button 4, middle mouse, R, F, V, T, G, B.

Z, X, and C if your fingers can reach down there easily. These are all incredibly easy to reach while using wasd and leave 1-10 for things you press less often like elite skills, consumables (in other games), weapon/attunement switching, etc.

There's no excuse to be clicking off abilities with your mouse when you could be using them to aim your camera and your character's facing.

[InfnityInfinity]

teamqq



[ToryFaol]

@montanax wuu a razer naga user :D i use it too. as a woman you really don't have that big hands... praise the razer naga :D gaming without cramps in your fingers

[LuckymanGW]

@montanax No keymapping?

[StigAndreas]

Just to come with MY view on the controls: If you have played GW 1, the key's are no problem at all, due to 5 years of playing it and everything goes on instinct.

Second: If A and D are to strafe, then you can hotkey critical skills on E and Q.

FYI: I'm not taking anyone's side, everyone have theire own playstyle. So why not just accept that?

[ThoseWhoStayUofM]

@Elidan1012 You can strafe simply by holding right click and using A or D but that is besides the point. Try hitting Q with your ring finger and 1 with your ______ finger. Please explain to me how you accomplish this without contorting your wrist in a very uncomfortable and, most likely, inconsistent way. I challenge anybody to explain that using actual logic and reasoning, instead of the all too familiar, "by not being a noob... hahahaha" bull shit. You can't. Why? Because you're dumb!

[Elidan1012]

@ThoseWhoStayUofM

As a neutral party, I'm sorry to tell you that Noxdus is right. Strafing however is often default on Q and E, not A and D, which normally turns the camera. So to run left/right while casting, you only need to hit either Q or E plus your skill. A lot more efficient than clicking with the mouse.