No WASD Control?

[Heilige_Mutter]

is there really no way to control the game with the WASD or arrow keys? Running and fighting with the mouse is a complete disaster!

The STRG key doesn't make it any better.

[tford1956]

crtl with direction of mouse seems ok to me.

[kameltoes]

Couldn't agree MORE

[Telzen]

How would running and fighting with WASD be better? The vast majority of your skills are bound to mouse keys, how are you going to use them if you have to be hitting WASD to move? The mouse lets you move in 360 degrees with one button so you can have easy access to your skills.

[Heilige_Mutter]

then explain to me how you walk backwards and attack in the other direction?

[ExoticBomj]

+1 to WASD!

[ExoticBomj]

Originally posted by Telzen:

How would running and fighting with WASD be better? The vast majority of your skills are bound to mouse keys, how are you going to use them if you have to be hitting WASD to move? The mouse lets you move in 360 degrees with one button so you can have easy access to your skills.

it's not a problem, here some example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIh6i3DhLQ&t=3s

[Telzen]

Originally posted by Man_Must_Die:

then explain to me how you walk backwards and attack in the other direction?

That's the one thing you can't do, which is fine when it makes literally everything else better. Also being able to do that is a huge balance issue because it makes ranged characters even more OP compared to melee than they already are in games like this.

Wolcen will already have a dodge roll you can quickly do backwards and a rogue ability that literally dodges you away from your cursor while slowing the enemies, there shouldn't really be an issue with kiting if that's what you want to do.

[Telzen]

Originally posted by ExoticBomj:

Originally posted by Telzen:

How would running and fighting with WASD be better? The vast majority of your skills are bound to mouse keys, how are you going to use them if you have to be hitting WASD to move? The mouse lets you move in 360 degrees with one button so you can have easy access to your skills.

it's not a problem, here some example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIh6i3DhLQ&t=3s

Sure it can be done, but its still having to move fingers from WASD to your skill keybinds vs having your fingers on the skill keybinds ready to hit at any time. WASD both takes 4 buttons and limits your movement in 4 directions vs mouse which takes 1 button and gives you 360 degree movement. No matter what you seem to think there is a reason this control scheme is used in these games.

[ExoticBomj]

Originally posted by Telzen:

Originally posted by ExoticBomj:

it's not a problem, here some example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIh6i3DhLQ&t=3s

Sure it can be done, but its still having to move fingers from WASD to your skill keybinds vs having your fingers on the skill keybinds ready to hit at any time. WASD both takes 4 buttons and limits your movement in 4 directions vs mouse which takes 1 button and gives you 360 degree movement. No matter what you seem to think there is a reason this control scheme is used in these games.

No, it's less effective, try Battlerite, bet you cant beat bot(with players you will lose 100%) on "mouse to move" controls, but with WASD movement you can do it without any problems)

[Space]

Originally posted by Telzen:

Originally posted by ExoticBomj:

it's not a problem, here some example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIh6i3DhLQ&t=3s

Sure it can be done, but its still having to move fingers from WASD to your skill keybinds vs having your fingers on the skill keybinds ready to hit at any time. WASD both takes 4 buttons and limits your movement in 4 directions vs mouse which takes 1 button and gives you 360 degree movement. No matter what you seem to think there is a reason this control scheme is used in these games.

All you would need is WASD. Q E R Z X C SHIFT CTRL TAB and mouse buttons would make it really flexible. Even better if your mouse has more side buttons than 2.

On another note, I dont see controller being an issue either.

[Telzen]

Originally posted by ExoticBomj:

Originally posted by Telzen:

Sure it can be done, but its still having to move fingers from WASD to your skill keybinds vs having your fingers on the skill keybinds ready to hit at any time. WASD both takes 4 buttons and limits your movement in 4 directions vs mouse which takes 1 button and gives you 360 degree movement. No matter what you seem to think there is a reason this control scheme is used in these games.

No, it's less effective, try Battlerite, bet you cant beat bot(with players you will lose 100%) on "mouse to move" controls, but with WASD movement you can do it without any problems)

/sigh

Battlerite isn't even the same type of game, next!

[ExoticBomj]

Originally posted by Telzen:

Originally posted by ExoticBomj:

No, it's less effective, try Battlerite, bet you cant beat bot(with players you will lose 100%) on "mouse to move" controls, but with WASD movement you can do it without any problems)

/sigh

Battlerite isn't even the same type of game, next!

there is lost of diablo like games with WASD

[Telzen]

Originally posted by ExoticBomj:

Originally posted by Telzen:

/sigh

Battlerite isn't even the same type of game, next!

there is lost of diablo like games with WASD

Not really. I think of 1 or 2 out of the entire genre. Also no one said there was none, just that the majority of them use mouse movement and have since this genre sprang up.

[Wintermist]

I find myself constantly wanting to control my movement with WASD, so hopefully something comes along later so one can give it a go, see how it actually feels.

[OhMyItsAPumpkinPie]

No WASD...really? Glad I found this out before buying.