[Retracted] WASD Movement

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Skivverus wrote:

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).

I appreciate your input, but I don't think that's true at all. Direction changes could easily be the same as they are now. As for town portals, just because WASD is turned on doesn't mean you can't just click the portal. Using WASD doesn't deactivate mouse movement.

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MythicSkunk wrote:

This is a real post?

Yep. Note the people supporting it and the games that have used it already.

Some people seem to be confused, so lets just clear this up, again.

THE GAME WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME. You could still just use your mouse to do everything if you wanted to with this option selected.

The only difference is that you would ALSO be able to use WASD for movement. This would mean you would have to remap whatever ir currently associated with W, and perhaps ASD, but thats a rather short order.

I still haven't read one good reason to not add this... other than some imagined time budget of it causing something else not be implemented. I am not saying there is no time budget, but no one here knows what it is specifically with respect to different features.

Keep in mind that GGG is taking a "when it's finished" approach to the development.

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BINARYGOD wrote:

Some people seem to be confused, so lets just clear this up, again.

THE GAME WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME.

Yes. And about the time budget: adding keymapping options isn't going to delay the game's release.

Sooooo signed.

D2 would have been sooo much better (imo) if awsd controls were allowed.

WASD control would be awesome!
Prooflink: http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/
also check youtube videos

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BadCoast wrote:

WASD control would be awesome!
Prooflink: http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/
also check youtube videos

BLC might suck but there controls are great!

i guess we dont need wasd movement. in diablo, diablo2, torchlight, sacred, etc. mouse were the only way to move your character, and nobody complain about it. so why there should be wasd in PoE?

biggest fail of this game is that it is not action type. If it was action type(wasd movement & aim your spell/attack) it would be pretty much one of better games atm.

If it is implemented as another option of control then fine. Personally I won't use it. WASD controls in these type of games would make it feel to stiff for my taste.