I assume that the default is standard, in which case I believe most if not all beta users will be using standard, since it was the only available option at the time.

I think its pretty intuitive, although pressing "e" for pylon did throw me off a bit lol but it's pretty easy to get use to regardless

carwashguy

United States175 Posts

August 07 2010 13:55 GMT

#26

Grid: only because it keeps your hand from changing positions. Who wants to go all the way to "I" for Immortals, "O" for Observers, or "P" for Pheonixes. That shit is difficult to accurately touch type (without looking) when in a high-paced game! Grid makes it dead simple.

onmach

United States1241 Posts

August 07 2010 14:03 GMT

#27

I've been using the standard because I've been assuming that grid won't work right with zerg. If I'm not mistaken, both create drone and select larvae are on the same key, so at the beginning of the game you are spamming select larvae, if you are in grid form it will make a drone if you aren't careful. And I can't think of a way around that. If it weren't for that I would be grid right now, as it is obviously superior in every other way.

Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo

Germany2959 Posts

August 07 2010 14:07 GMT

#28

Best is custom set keys. Thanks to SC2tools this is even possible ;P

Especially for abilities it is important that I set them on the keys that are easily accessible by my standard hand positioning (for like 10 finger typing).

So while I have A and S for Attack and Stop I use D, F, G, E and R for almost 95% of the abilities.

Toun

Sweden59 Posts

August 07 2010 14:11 GMT

#29

Using standard, got long fingers so no problem with reaching everything.

Thall

Switzerland214 Posts

August 07 2010 14:59 GMT

#30

using grid, used to it due to my wc3 days and since i played a lot of FPS and some WoW( yes, shame on me! ) it just feels right to have my hand placed there

iPlaY.NettleS

Australia4374 Posts

August 07 2010 15:13 GMT

#31

On April 23 2010 06:05 icesolo wrote:
Ive noticed that you can CTRL+F5 - F6 - F7 - F8 to "save" screen locations, and obviously recall by pushing F5 - F6 - F7 - F8..

Is this a new feature from the Patch 9 ?

lol no wonder it didn't work for me ive been trying to use shift f5-f8

EggPuppet

26 Posts

August 07 2010 22:44 GMT

#32

I have a question about this - are players allowed to use grid keys in tournaments like the upcoming GomTV tourney?

I'm used to the default keys, but I'm thinking of relearning grid just because a few buttons are on the right side of the keyboard, like [i]mmortals.

TheThinkingGamer

United States48 Posts

August 07 2010 22:52 GMT

#33

I actually made a video in regards to Grid, it's aimed mainly at the beginning level player to help them get the hang of hotkeys.

FreNzypAnts

Netherlands8 Posts

August 18 2010 11:20 GMT

#34

So, I guess it isn't possible to move the icons in the grid like it was in WC3 (warkeys tool), as I see everyone struggeling with the misplaced attack key?
I use standard layout myself, while I really want to use grid, but the placement of the icons in the grid makes no sense to me and is too much different from what I already am used to.

Any solutions available? And would these solutions be allowed on tournaments?

Think the keys and icon positions in grid should be totaly customizable from within the game itself, as the keys are already different for everybody.
The standard grid layout will make sense to some people while it doesn't for others.

kzn

United States1218 Posts

August 18 2010 11:51 GMT

#35

Standard is clearly designed from the point of view of having the most commonly hit keys easiest to hit, which makes it the best for players who play a single race. There is very little I could actually improve about Standard, at least for Protoss.

For Random players or players who play a combination of races, Grid is probably slightly better, depending on your memory.

zimms

Austria561 Posts

August 18 2010 12:01 GMT

#36

I was wondering whether i should try grid and use 5-X for units, so i wouldn't have any troubles with T-attack move. Maybe production buildings on 1-4 could improve the macro.

Yet i still didn't try this. I guess because i'm too lazy to adapt, since it really feels weird if you have to change your hotkey usage. Standard just feels so natural to me as a broodwar player.

FrogOfWar

Germany1406 Posts

August 18 2010 12:12 GMT

#37

On August 07 2010 21:58 Wire wrote:
I assume that the default is standard, in which case I believe most if not all beta users will be using standard, since it was the only available option at the time.

No, I used grid from day 1 of the Beta (actually day 6 or so when I got my key ^^).

Gigaudas

Sweden1213 Posts

August 18 2010 12:19 GMT

#38

There's a huge downside to grid for zergs:

The select larvae and spawn drone hotkeys are the same meaning that you can't spam select larvae.

Anyone remember accidentally building 6 scourge in Brood War?