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MASSivezTV
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States289 Posts
October 22 2011 21:07 GMT
#1
Hey guys,

I was just curious about something.

I've seen many videos of team houses and the keyboards players use and everything.

Is there a reason why most of them use quieter keyboards? (either membrane or black switch mech)

I was wondering if they had to due to noise for players around them or if it just happens to be that way.

Sorry for the semi-retarded question and thanks for the reply!


jacosajh
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
2919 Posts
October 22 2011 21:30 GMT
#2
I mean, what did you expect them to be using?

Most gaming keyboards are membrane... and anyone who cares about mechs usually want blues or blacks for gaming... so...
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14038 Posts
October 22 2011 21:37 GMT
#3
On October 23 2011 06:30 jacosajh wrote:
I mean, what did you expect them to be using?

Most gaming keyboards are membrane... and anyone who cares about mechs usually want blues or blacks for gaming... so...



your stupid. No pro Gamer would be caught dead without a mechanical keyboard. You would break your fingers in only 4 hours of gaming while you can game all day with mechanical switches.

and they'd use their sponsors gear. The switches are oddly company based as Razer tends to use blue swithches I belive and SS blacks. They would use their companys best so razer folk would use the BW ultimates and the SS folks either a 7G or a 6gv2

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MASSivezTV
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States289 Posts
October 22 2011 21:39 GMT
#4
On October 23 2011 06:37 sermokala wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 23 2011 06:30 jacosajh wrote:
I mean, what did you expect them to be using?

Most gaming keyboards are membrane... and anyone who cares about mechs usually want blues or blacks for gaming... so...



your stupid. No pro Gamer would be caught dead without a mechanical keyboard. You would break your fingers in only 4 hours of gaming while you can game all day with mechanical switches.

and they'd use their sponsors gear. The switches are oddly company based as Razer tends to use blue swithches I belive and SS blacks. They would use their companys best so razer folk would use the BW ultimates and the SS folks either a 7G or a 6gv2


ok ty haha.

and yea i agree with the top of your statement as well hahaha
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-22 21:40:42
October 22 2011 21:39 GMT
#5
On October 23 2011 06:37 sermokala wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 23 2011 06:30 jacosajh wrote:
I mean, what did you expect them to be using?

Most gaming keyboards are membrane... and anyone who cares about mechs usually want blues or blacks for gaming... so...



your stupid. No pro Gamer would be caught dead without a mechanical keyboard. You would break your fingers in only 4 hours of gaming while you can game all day with mechanical switches.

and they'd use their sponsors gear. The switches are oddly company based as Razer tends to use blue swithches I belive and SS blacks. They would use their companys best so razer folk would use the BW ultimates and the SS folks either a 7G or a 6gv2


LOL. tell that to every BW progamer that has been using keyboards like the Dt-35 for the past ten years. Considering bw is a lot more mechanically intense, I think it is you, who has no idea what the fuck you are talking about.
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Postman
Profile Joined July 2010
United States269 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-22 21:41:42
October 22 2011 21:41 GMT
#6
On October 23 2011 06:37 sermokala wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 23 2011 06:30 jacosajh wrote:
I mean, what did you expect them to be using?

Most gaming keyboards are membrane... and anyone who cares about mechs usually want blues or blacks for gaming... so...



your stupid. No pro Gamer would be caught dead without a mechanical keyboard. You would break your fingers in only 4 hours of gaming while you can game all day with mechanical switches.

and they'd use their sponsors gear. The switches are oddly company based as Razer tends to use blue swithches I belive and SS blacks. They would use their companys best so razer folk would use the BW ultimates and the SS folks either a 7G or a 6gv2

Are you kidding me? Tons of pros use membrane keyboards. The QSENN DT35 is a membrane keyboard that's well known for being used by dozens of BW pros (and some SC2 pros as well).

You can game all day on membrane keyboards quite easily.
MonkSEA
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia1227 Posts
October 22 2011 22:10 GMT
#7
On October 23 2011 06:37 sermokala wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 23 2011 06:30 jacosajh wrote:
I mean, what did you expect them to be using?

Most gaming keyboards are membrane... and anyone who cares about mechs usually want blues or blacks for gaming... so...



your stupid. No pro Gamer would be caught dead without a mechanical keyboard. You would break your fingers in only 4 hours of gaming while you can game all day with mechanical switches.

and they'd use their sponsors gear. The switches are oddly company based as Razer tends to use blue swithches I belive and SS blacks. They would use their companys best so razer folk would use the BW ultimates and the SS folks either a 7G or a 6gv2


A lot of the pros in Korean team houses use QSenn DT-35. For example, I'm pretty sure MKP does, Julyzerg and Losira do for sure as well. If you feel membrane keyboards are inferior, try to voice your opinion in a professional and according manner instead of throwing out names when trying to put your argument on the table.

A lot of Korean pros use Membrane keyboards, specifically QSenn DT-35. A lot of the Foreigners use mechanical keyboards. You use what keyboard suits you, and what keyboard you're comfortable with. I don't think anyone will hate on you in a team house if you use a mechanical keyboard.

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Bobbias
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1373 Posts
October 22 2011 22:25 GMT
#8
Well, the big problem some people have with membrane keyboards (aside from the shoddy construction of many of them) is that it's hard to tell when you have actually managed to complete the circuit and can lift your finger. Some switches in mechanical keyboards have tactile feel built in so you know when the contact has been made, and when it breaks, allowing you t be sure you've hit the key without actually bottoming out, making it faster to repeat keystrokes (and I think some people say it's easier on your fingers when you don't always bottom out).

The actuation force might be a bit higher for mechanical keyboards, but even with the hardest keys, it's not so high that it would cause any sort of injuries after sustained use, it just takes some getting used to.
Trowabarton756
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States870 Posts
October 22 2011 23:23 GMT
#9
On October 23 2011 07:25 Bobbias wrote:
Well, the big problem some people have with membrane keyboards (aside from the shoddy construction of many of them) is that it's hard to tell when you have actually managed to complete the circuit and can lift your finger. Some switches in mechanical keyboards have tactile feel built in so you know when the contact has been made, and when it breaks, allowing you t be sure you've hit the key without actually bottoming out, making it faster to repeat keystrokes (and I think some people say it's easier on your fingers when you don't always bottom out).

The actuation force might be a bit higher for mechanical keyboards, but even with the hardest keys, it's not so high that it would cause any sort of injuries after sustained use, it just takes some getting used to.


Need a good keyboard then, for me I can a USB laptop esque one and I can easily tell when the circuit has been completed because it bottoms out really fast.
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
October 23 2011 04:33 GMT
#10
Startale uses ZOWIE. I know a lot of gamers don't use mechanical keyboards... watch all the house tour videos.
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Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
October 23 2011 06:40 GMT
#11
Well at least foreigner players usually don't use blues/blacks, browns are the most popular switches, probably follwoed by black since thats what all the steelseries gear is, and then blues for the razer blackwidow i think it is, but even that comes in browns.
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