How do left handed people game?

[InevitableToast]

do you guys like hold the mouse in the left hand and still use wsad?
just curious.

[Azami]

Interestingly, it seems like a good portion of left handed people are willing to learn right handed just because it seems to be the norm.

Personally, I think left handed people should stick with their strength and play keyboard and mouse the way they were meant to play. The only thing they need to get used to is probably a controller (unless they buy a left handed controller) and typing but I mean come on, it's typing.

[Irene ❤]

I think it's no difference.

When you play a game with WSAD as a right hander, it's actually requiring you to use your left hand fingers, but you got used to it.

When you first started typing you can't find any of the keys and you start off with 1 by 1 key press.

You also can't draw anything with your mouse or point on the right things on day 1, but you develop a new sense over the years and is now a headshot machine.

Left or right handed, any PC configuration or software requires training and time to master. So I think it's best for left handed players to follow the majority and not needing to customize anything.

[Azami]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Irene ❤:

I think it's no difference.

When you play a game with WSAD as a right hander, it's actually requiring you to use your left hand fingers, but you got used to it.

When you first started typing you can't find any of the keys and you start off with 1 by 1 key press.

You also can't draw anything with your mouse or point on the right things on day 1, but you develop a new sense over the years and is now a headshot machine.

Left or right handed, any PC configuration or software requires training and time to master. So I think it's best for left handed players to follow the majority and not needing to customize anything.

Been pc gaming for years and I still suck ass in osu. Both with pen and mouse.

[Dracoco OwO]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย InevitableToast:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Tessa K. Pegram:

I think it is inverting the mouse and using the arrow keys.

but what about e, q, and f?

ijkl well at least on my Azerty keyboard anyways or numpad/arrow keys gaming, it's actually easier for lefties.

[Devsman]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย MaRc:

Interestingly, it seems like a good portion of left handed people are willing to learn right handed just because it seems to be the norm.

Personally, I think left handed people should stick with their strength and play keyboard and mouse the way they were meant to play. The only thing they need to get used to is probably a controller (unless they buy a left handed controller) and typing but I mean come on, it's typing.

Being the norm is a more compelling argument than you're giving it credit for.

You can write with your left hand, but you still do it left-to-right, which means you're pushing the pencil instead of pulling it, meaning more pencil lead breakages and paper tears. Also means smearing your writing with your hand and wearing it on your hand.

You can use a left-handed mouse, but not if you ever have to use a shared computer.

The only advantage a Southpaw has is if you're storming a medieval castle, since their spiral staircases were designed so that a right-handed attacker would have to swing around the pillar while a right-handed defender wouldn't.

[couldbehope]

They get in the habit of doing it. Natural for them

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

No I’m a right hand guy

[hobo supreme]

i just use a normal setup with keyboard on right and mouse on left i did have to buy an ambidextrous mouse though witch was a pain

[robwarrior]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Altera Infernum:

I game just like right handed people. Right hand mouse and wasd

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

I am left-handed, and if I am using the track pad on my laptop, I will use my left hand for the track pad and my right hand for the arrow keys. If I am using a regular mouse, then I will use my right hand for the mouse and my left hand for the WASD keys.

[Knee]

how do non-native english speakers speak english?

[Edelweiss]

They use magic spells

[помргите 💀]

I played WASD all my life until 2023 when I got tired of being ♥♥♥♥ at FPS, I switched to OKL: for half a year, but I couldn't play 2D games easily and had to remap everything back to default just for that, eventually I went back to WASD and stuck to it to this day, although I'm still not sure if I've done the right- I mean, CORRECT thing

[Michael]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย InevitableToast:

do you guys like hold the mouse in the left hand and still use wsad?
just curious.

You can change the bindings from WASD to NUMPAD, or you could use WASD keys with your right hand.

https://youtu.be/rolTKD2AXrI

https://youtu.be/8Dsf0e5tN38

https://youtu.be/4K2dOQVBtEM

[swillfly]

they use a mirror (duh)