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TheGreatOne
Profile Joined November 2005
United States534 Posts
August 16 2006 13:32 GMT
#1
I was wondering where do the majority of people put there left hand during a starcraft game? I have seen pro's put there main fingers on the 1234 keys and pinkie close to the ctrl key.. I have always put my left hand on the key strokes because its easier to move around but do most people just use the mouse to scroll around and use there left hand just on the keyboard? I have also heard that boxer uses the key strokes as well can someone varify this ?
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bine
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States2352 Posts
August 16 2006 13:34 GMT
#2
i always rest my left hand on the homerow (ASDF).
skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
August 16 2006 13:36 GMT
#3
My left hand is always moving around when I'm playing.
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
August 16 2006 13:37 GMT
#4
I used to play FPS a lot, so instead of using my hand "floating" like most pros do (float hand and all fingers smashing keys) i rest my hand on the keyboard edge and play mostly with my hand there unless i have to use further hotkeys, but everytime i go back to 1234 as t r sz (some sued hotkeys) i rest my hand there
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TheGreatOne
Profile Joined November 2005
United States534 Posts
August 16 2006 13:43 GMT
#5
So no one really uses the key pad ? lol
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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27156 Posts
August 16 2006 13:53 GMT
#6
Boxer uses the arrow keys when microing.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24749 Posts
August 16 2006 14:41 GMT
#7
I have middle finger on 'a' key, fourth finger on shift key, pinky on cntrl key. I then use my middle or index finger to reach 1-6. I don't even know just by thinking about it what I do for 8-0 but I rarely use them.
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da)incognito
Profile Joined October 2003
United States512 Posts
August 16 2006 16:24 GMT
#8
on the mouse, im left-handed =0

for the other hand, my index finger rests on the 'a' or 's' key while the other fingers are on the number keys
*insert witty comment*
M7Excellence
Profile Joined June 2006
United States227 Posts
August 16 2006 16:32 GMT
#9
There was a large thread on this topic but it might have been on PGT. Well one of the things that many people said that they do, including me, is that they use the underside of the pinky nuckle to press CRTL. Instead of using your pinky you can try that. Also there was a vod that highlighted Ogogo's left hand during micro. So try to find that vod. I am not going to repeat all the things that people talked about in the other post about this so gl.
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spammerA
Profile Joined July 2006
China355 Posts
August 16 2006 16:53 GMT
#10
I dont get boxer's arrow keys usage, i saw it in that keyboard view VS junwi too, it didnt make much sense to me, still dont; me thinks, while microing, things like A and 1-6 are more important than moving screens with arrow keys, you can do it perfectly fine with mouse and some pros dont even use the fastest mouse scroll speed (looking at July's game vs Nada on Rush Hour, forgot which MSL though, 5th?). but then boxer is so many times better than us all, so it has to suit him in some way
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
August 16 2006 17:55 GMT
#11
boxer uses the arrows for

scouting
intense micro

mouse scroll forces you to place the cursor away from your units, so you lose that slight amount of control, i guess.
Eagleheart
Profile Joined January 2006
Sweden776 Posts
August 16 2006 18:18 GMT
#12
Yea it sure does thedeadhaji, but it would require alot of practice to be good at it.

It also seems like a thing of the past, when sc was more micro oriented.
KrAzYfoOL
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Australia3037 Posts
August 16 2006 19:47 GMT
#13
Boxer's not the only one to do it, he just uses the arrow keys alot
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lakrismamma
Profile Joined August 2006
Sweden543 Posts
August 16 2006 19:52 GMT
#14
For me it depends. In the start of a game I have my pinkey on B and my pointig figer on P. Thats because I play toss and thats the keys I use most in the begining.

Then i probably move my hand more towards the 1234 keys where I keep my units.

I got to get better using the F-keys though I think that would help a lot.
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Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-08-16 19:59:56
August 16 2006 19:59 GMT
#15
On August 16 2006 22:34 bine wrote:
i always rest my left hand on the homerow (ASDF).


oh to clarify, I've had typing lessons, and they teach you to put your fingers on ASDF and JKL;, and thumbs on the spacebar

that's probably why I do that, helps me find the right keys faster too
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intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
August 16 2006 21:00 GMT
#16
On August 16 2006 23:41 micronesia wrote:
I have middle finger on 'a' key, fourth finger on shift key, pinky on cntrl key. I then use my middle or index finger to reach 1-6. I don't even know just by thinking about it what I do for 8-0 but I rarely use them.


that sounds so awkward X_X
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diverse
Profile Joined August 2006
Australia72 Posts
August 16 2006 21:08 GMT
#17
On August 17 2006 04:47 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
Boxer's not the only one to do it, he just uses the arrow keys alot


I think IntoTheRainbow does it as well. But I still don't know the real use of scrolling with arrow keys, I think mouse scroll is better (for me).
JonnyDublin
Profile Joined September 2005
89 Posts
August 16 2006 21:11 GMT
#18
On August 17 2006 06:00 intrigue wrote:
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On August 16 2006 23:41 micronesia wrote:
I have middle finger on 'a' key, fourth finger on shift key, pinky on cntrl key. I then use my middle or index finger to reach 1-6. I don't even know just by thinking about it what I do for 8-0 but I rarely use them.


that sounds so awkward X_X
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That is also what i do when playing protoss...

But I am a terran player so my fingers are on the ASDF keys.. much easier.
MyLittlePwny
Profile Joined July 2006
Canada171 Posts
August 16 2006 21:57 GMT
#19
As a Random user at game start i have left index on P and left pinky on S ring finger on 5key and middle on 7 if i get T or Z my left hand usually hovers around the 123qweasd keys if i get toss i usually maintin the orignal position because of my weird hot keys, 5-0 is buildings for toss but when im z or t 12345 is buildings
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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
August 16 2006 22:08 GMT
#20
I think I'll try to use mouse left handed... Hotkey with your right hand feels so insanely good for some reason... Look how your thumb falls naturally on contrl while all other fingers fall naturally on the numbers!
But How am I to use left handed mouse? Impossible
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the.golden.zerg
Profile Joined December 2004
Sweden24 Posts
August 17 2006 00:13 GMT
#21
I have my fingers on qwer or uiop. Have my units on 7890 so I micro with uiop.
hall-
Profile Joined August 2006
United States22 Posts
August 17 2006 00:56 GMT
#22
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FalliNinLove
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Slovakia865 Posts
August 17 2006 01:02 GMT
#23
yellow also used Arrows
Myxomatosis
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States2392 Posts
August 17 2006 03:22 GMT
#24
On August 16 2006 22:32 TheGreatOne wrote:
I was wondering where do the majority of people put there left hand during a starcraft game? I have seen pro's put there main fingers on the 1234 keys and pinkie close to the ctrl key.. I have always put my left hand on the key strokes because its easier to move around but do most people just use the mouse to scroll around and use there left hand just on the keyboard? I have also heard that boxer uses the key strokes as well can someone varify this ?


lol aren't you nigol?
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
August 17 2006 03:32 GMT
#25
Heh, my fingers are generally on 5 and 1 for split resting on wasd keys when idle (former WoW addict^^;
TheGreatOne
Profile Joined November 2005
United States534 Posts
August 17 2006 05:50 GMT
#26
On August 17 2006 12:22 Myxomatosis wrote:
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On August 16 2006 22:32 TheGreatOne wrote:
I was wondering where do the majority of people put there left hand during a starcraft game? I have seen pro's put there main fingers on the 1234 keys and pinkie close to the ctrl key.. I have always put my left hand on the key strokes because its easier to move around but do most people just use the mouse to scroll around and use there left hand just on the keyboard? I have also heard that boxer uses the key strokes as well can someone varify this ?


lol aren't you nigol?


No.. im just his friend
Protoss has always been the strongest race and always will be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T4BL0
Profile Joined August 2006
United States10 Posts
August 17 2006 09:22 GMT
#27
lol i have my 3 middle fingers in ASD and the other two are "floating"
I feel like pwning noobs.
Phleiart
Profile Joined November 2005
52 Posts
August 17 2006 13:14 GMT
#28
you got 3? middle fingers?
Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
August 17 2006 13:19 GMT
#29
On August 17 2006 18:22 T4BL0 wrote:
lol i have my 3 middle fingers in ASD and the other two are "floating"

hahaha...FREAK

my non mouse hand is floating between 1-3 and asdf, usually thumb on the asdf row and the others on 1-3, pinky not used
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