bram dingelstad Nov 16, 2022

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Show threadGreen FoxNov 16, 2022

@bram re:#gamedesign
Is it okay to move WASD over one to ESDF as default player controls?

I realize of course this is an extremely subjective question. But I personally believe ESDF is a superior control. WASD was chosen to be comfortable with the left hand and to minimize rollover. IMHO: We are holding on to WASD for the wrong reasons and we need to give ESDF as alternate default controls.

It's faster to move from ASDF home row. And gives 3-5 additional keys reachable by the pinky.

Show threadGreen FoxNov 16, 2022
@bram
There might be a compromise here. Maybe asking players to try ESDF but giving them an alternate control profile if they refuse. But I really think that we should be driving players away from a key combination that was chosen based on the hardware limitations of the '90s.
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@greenfox @bram esdf is compatible with qwerty and azerty, that's an advantage.
Hardware is still limited, most of the gaming keyboards are too expensive in most parts of the world so changing established defaults is tricky
Nov 16, 2022 at 9:27pmWeb