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Movement: WASD vs Point & Click

darktravestydarktravesty Member Posts: 199
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Doing two polls out of curiousity, this is my first one. What do you prefer for movement in an MMORPG? This is a heated debate among the people I know, and I'm just wondering what the community thinks as a whole. I, personally, am in favor of the point and click approach, but I know there are many people out there who love WASD. 

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  • AelfinnAelfinn Member Posts: 3,857

    WASD easily

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  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    Depends. When I play MMORPG's that involve twitch based gameplay, I prefer WASD movement. However, most MMORPG's don't have twitch based gameplay, so with them I prefer point & click based gameplay by far, using WASD is silly in my opinion. Technical speaking, Point & click has a lot of advantages over WASD movement.


  • kishekishe Member UncommonPosts: 2,012
    If I'd be developer, Id choose Point&click...just because it takes far less from the server.


    But as player I prefer WASD



  • z80paranoiaz80paranoia Member Posts: 410
    Wsad is best but point and click is good for people that play with one hand or that aren't dexterous enough in the fingers.


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  • RinicRinic Member Posts: 715
    numberpad movement plz :D


  • fishercfisherc Member Posts: 134

    I prefer WASD.

     

    feels more immersive.

     

    But I feel both options should be available.

     

     

  • max2008max2008 Member Posts: 91
    Having both is surely the way to go but i never known a gamer that preferred PnC over WASD.I think most mmorpg have gone WASD also as this is the popular choice.
  • Sanctus_MorsSanctus_Mors Member Posts: 597

    I use the Fang Gamepad, so I guess I vote for WASD

    course, I got to wear my special shirt for those WASD games, provided by Jinx.com. It helps me know where to go image

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    your arguement is so persuasive, so filled with knowledge and insight. You back up your argument very articulately, with suggestions of improvements and raising examples to glorify your position....oh wait, you didn't

  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    Well i am a long time gamer and don't use either.I  prefer to use arrows or the num pad for movement with the option to mouse click for other options.From what i have seen in the past is that old school players were forced to use WASD therefore are used to it and prefer it.Early on i couldnt stand to use a keyboard but got used to it because to be any good i had to use the ctrl or shift for strafing.Both these keys are right beside the arrows so it became a no brainer that this was the best format for me to use and be successful at.

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  • GoluhGoluh Member Posts: 374

    So many topics have passed on about this.

    *yawn*

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  • Jimmy_ScytheJimmy_Scythe Member CommonPosts: 3,586
    Good grief! Are people still posting about this as though it matters? You could convert EQ2, WoW, DDO, or DAoC to point and click and it wouldn't impact the gameplay in any significant way. The same goes for converting point and click play to WASD. The exception being Eve Online since I have no idea how it would work with WASD controls.

    If you're going to be "hardcore" about WASD, why not just insist that all MMORPG have an option for a Dual Shock or XBox 360 controller? Come to think of it, that might be a wise move. Most people "get" console controlers. This might be a good way to further grow the genre.



  • MunkiMunki Member CommonPosts: 2,128
    Originally posted by Wizardry
    Well i am a long time gamer and don't use either.I  prefer to use arrows or the num pad for movement with the option to mouse click for other options.From what i have seen in the past is that old school players were forced to use WASD therefore are used to it and prefer it.Early on i couldnt stand to use a keyboard but got used to it because to be any good i had to use the ctrl or shift for strafing.Both these keys are right beside the arrows so it became a no brainer that this was the best format for me to use and be successful at.
    False. Arrow keys are old and useless.
    WASD was chosen cause it is shaped like the arrow keys and allows for the most buttons to be near the fingers to make it easier. ESDF is also used by some people but WASD is the famous setup. The arrow keys only get shift and control, and those are a stretch, WASD has pretty much the whole left side of the keyboard worth of keys, plus your hand it kept close to the letters to make little burst of typing easier.


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    after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...

  • ObraikObraik Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 7,261
    Neither, I use the arrow keys :P  I also have the 5th button my mouse assigned to move forward.  This way, my right hand is control of movement and the left is working on the hotkeys for specials.

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  • RazorbackRazorback Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 5,253

    WASD for me.

    Point and click drives me nuts... Im playing NWN2 at the moment and my biggest gripe would be charcter movement. WASD doesnt really work as its too jerky and innacurate and left clicking to move invariably means you will miss clicking a target in combat and run right by it costing valuable seconds and often the battle...

    FPS controls work best I think.

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  • JAttractiveJAttractive Member Posts: 149
    Originally posted by Jimmy_Scythe
    Good
    grief! Are people still posting about this as though it matters? You
    could convert EQ2, WoW, DDO, or DAoC to point and click and it wouldn't
    impact the gameplay in any significant way. The same goes for
    converting point and click play to WASD. The exception being Eve Online
    since I have no idea how it would work with WASD controls.

    If
    you're going to be "hardcore" about WASD, why not just insist that all
    MMORPG have an option for a Dual Shock or XBox 360 controller? Come to
    think of it, that might be a wise move. Most people "get" console
    controlers. This might be a good way to further grow the genre.
    It
    may not impact the gameplay for YOU but it would for someone like me. I
    have tried point and click games and I won't play them. Perhaps for
    some amazing game I could get over it but for the most part I won't
    even bother.



    It is too frustrating a control scheme for me, too limiting, less
    responsive, less immersive etc. Its significant enough of difference to
    me I tend to shy away from even trying pnc MMORPGs unless they get rave
    reviews (other genres it works a bit better).


  • BrainyBrainy Member EpicPosts: 2,212
    I chose WASD because ESDF was not an option.  ESDF for the most keys to be used with 1 hand extremely fast.
  • MW2KMW2K Member UncommonPosts: 1,036

    WASD for 1st person games and point and click for top-down and/or isometric games.

    I'm sure I've answered this before many times before. This forum is a turgid recylcing bin of rehashed and repeated topics. Nature of the beast.

  • isurusisurus Member Posts: 396
    Arrow keys and WASD are the same thing, just at different locations on the keyboard. 

    I have this theory that your movement preference is based on what games
    you've played in the past.  Before i got into MMOs, i played RTS games
    almost exclusively and so point and click has always been my movement
    interface of choice.  But i think that people who have more of a FPS or
    console background would choose WASD. 


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  • darktravestydarktravesty Member Posts: 199
    Anyone else have some opinions on this issue?


  • TaguritTagurit Member Posts: 309
    Ever since the 1st Wolfenstein I have been a Point and Click man.  Switching now for me would be like driving blindfolded.
  • MW2KMW2K Member UncommonPosts: 1,036

    You could point and click in the first Wolfenstein? Never knew that...

  • TaguritTagurit Member Posts: 309
    Originally posted by Ulujain


    You could point and click in the first Wolfenstein? Never knew that...
    My bad.  I must have been half asleep when I posted that.         I meant I have been a keyboard guy since Wolfenstein (either WASD or arrow keys.  It doesn't really matter for me)
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