60% Keyboards Viable for Starcraft?

On September 06 2021 22:28 outscar wrote:
Why location of F keys matter so much? I just rip off F1 and it doesn't matter cause I know the first key I hit is going to be F2 then F3 then F4. And most keyboards have same layout of those keys.

In SC2 you can assign more than 3 locations so maybe F keys are more important but in SCBW it doesn't matter that much.

On September 06 2021 22:14 Cheesefome wrote:
Guessing you can't play starcraft with these keyboards because of the location of the F keys.

Also, while im at it, does anyone know of a good website where I can buy a ducky keyboard or any decent keyboard with silver switches. Ive been going through amazon but a lot of their stuff is 60% keybaords which I dont think are compatible with starcraft. F keys in starcraft and MOST games ive played are so insanely impportant. I find it odd that they would make gaming keyboards without quick access to the F keys.

On September 06 2021 22:33 Cheesefome wrote:


did you even read?

On September 06 2021 23:50 MeSaber wrote:
Buy the Silver switches and add it to this keyboard: https://www.drevo.net/product/keyboard/gramr

Been using it for years now (without silver switches, i didnt know they exist).

On September 07 2021 00:27 outscar wrote:


Ah so you meant about "60% keyboard" which don't have F keys while I thought your title was about 60 percent of keybards viable for SC? xD
Idk man, I would only use those tiny keyboards for work, they're not designed for gaming.

On September 06 2021 23:19 IntoTheWow wrote:


You could go for a 75%, since it's not much different in width, but height.

Some games don't care about Fkeys. RTS is a dying genre. Maybe important in some mobas, but keys can be easily reassigned in modern games, even assigned to mouse buttons.

First person shooters dont even care.

On September 07 2021 14:53 iFU.pauline wrote:
I am gonna ask for advice on this topic, I am looking for a 82 keys (I mean no numpad) keyboard SILENT switches, something similar to this:

https://www.amazon.fr/Mechanical-Keyboard-Multimédia-ergonomique-rétroéclairage/dp/B075XHTT1D/ref=sr_1_8?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=gaming keyboard qwerty&qid=1630993830&sr=8-8

But I need like dope quality, price doesn't matter, do you guys know a good one?

Thanks in advance.

On September 07 2021 16:55 Ghostclaws wrote:
It's not quite 60%, but the "75% exploded" layout is popular recently. Having physical separation between the arrow keys and the other keys helps a lot.

This one's been getting good reviews:

Keychron Q1: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q1

If you're really intent on specific switches, you can buy a set and swap them in as people have said.

On September 08 2021 06:15 Master of DalK wrote:

Seconding the gramr, I've had it in the office for 2 years now and its fuckin sick!

On September 08 2021 03:48 Cheesefome wrote:


Look into the ducky series. They are pricey pieces but Ive never once heard a bad thing about them. Nothing but positive ratings. I probably could have bought one but ended up just going with one i really liked from amazon with a ton of positive reviews from a previous version of this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094V1YVFM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details.

Ducky boards seem very bulky and boxy to me. Idk... the boxiness doesn't really attract me but they sound of pure quality, hardly any rattle in those boards if at all. Ducky with yellow switches will most likely be my next buy.

Edit: Also if starcraft is your main game I would seriously advice against going blue switches. If you do prefer a tactical feeling just go with brown switches. If someone asked me for advice i'd definitely suggest red switches though. Good luck!

On September 08 2021 22:43 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:
I only need a mouse.. I know a guy who wins with his foot. And a guy who wins using controller.