[Retracted] WASD Movement

I'm sure the devs won't drop the current mouse controls in favor of WASD, it's trivial to make it an optional choice.

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dopefish wrote:

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Vinsurgent wrote:

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Derpfoot wrote:

Where did you even get the idea WASD adds "immersion" in a game like this

When a control scheme is more comfortable, you think less about the controls and more about the in-game world.

Yeah, except playing with WASD is far less comfortable than using your mouse alone and your left hand to activate skills and potions.

How can you be this ignorant? I have played tons of ARPGS and tons of MMORPGS both schemes work well BUT some people prefer one over the other. saying that one is more comfortable then the other is just your opinion, not a fact. I personally would rather use the setup that is used in blood line champions. Not everyone agrees with me but i don't see why you should be arguing with that. There is no reason both control schemes couldn't be available.

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Ozx wrote:

How can you be this ignorant?

I personally would rather use the setup that is used in blood line champions.

There is no reason both control schemes couldn't be available.

This isn't BLC, this is a completely different type of game. I don't see what WASD controls would add to this game at all, and I just feel like you guys who want it added must have missed the point of PoE somewhere.

Any way, I suppose it could never hurt to have the option to use WASD if one prefers stiff controls to the smoothness of using mouse. I just don't want GGG to bother with such things, that are clearly wrong for their game instead of focusing on the important stuff. Implementing WASD won't be as easy as some people seem to think.

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dopefish wrote:

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Ozx wrote:

How can you be this ignorant?

I personally would rather use the setup that is used in blood line champions.

There is no reason both control schemes couldn't be available.

This isn't BLC, this is a completely different type of game. I don't see what WASD controls would add to this game at all, and I just feel like you guys who want it added must have missed the point of PoE somewhere.

Any way, I suppose it could never hurt to have the option to use WASD if one prefers stiff controls to the smoothness of using mouse. I just don't want GGG to bother with such things, that are clearly wrong for their game instead of focusing on the important stuff. Implementing WASD won't be as easy as some people seem to think.

I already told you what it added to the game. Just how you feel more comfortable with diablo style movement many others including my self feel more comfortable with wasd. I don't see how this could lead to any type of unfair advantage in one direction or the other and i see no reason why you should oppose it.

WASD controls would seal the deal for this kind of genre. As much as mouse movement is usable, WASD or ESDF would be far more responsive and accurate for some like me. Sure it would take some extra configuration but this kind of option is something that this genre is missing. Having that option makes it that much more unique, and really would make fans/customers happy. I would cheer.

The difference is mainly would you prefer precise X|Y|Z axis or would you prefer a more quick measure of movement without pointing and clicking in directions on the screen which would allow a much more preferable APM and much quicker response time (at least for some).

It may be trivial to implement in a basic fashion, but one concern that comes to mind is how one would smooth the transitions for direction changes (particularly turning around).

There are also certain features presently in the game that would need to be reworked in order to work with keyboard-based movement (town portals come to mind).

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I def think WASD controls are garbage for this type of game.

This is a real post?

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dopefish wrote:

Yeah, except playing with WASD is far less comfortable than using your mouse alone and your left hand to activate skills and potions.

Personal preference.

Believe it or not, if I shared your opinion, I wouldn't have started this thread- but not everyone agrees with you. Mods have been made for Titan Quest and other games to make WASD work. You clearly think the original scheme is more comfortable, and that's great. I'm just advocating for a second option.