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TaaiJoeng
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Hong Kong164 Posts
June 29 2010 13:17 GMT
#41
I used my mouse left handed when I couldn't use my right hand. It wasn't that hard.
...but the parasites say NO!
koonst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States215 Posts
June 29 2010 13:20 GMT
#42
im also a left hand player.. and actualyl find the left handed hotkeys .. lacking..
the control and shift for me.. is in an unacceptable place...
id prefer it to be in the back space and the \ keys
that would make me alot faster
does anyone know how to change hot keys in txt yet? or anyone developing a UI app for it?
Dillingerz
Profile Joined May 2010
United States54 Posts
June 29 2010 13:38 GMT
#43
I'm a lefty and I don't have any problems. I find it a lot easier to macro when I set the CC to 4 and Rax to 5 and so on than when I use my right hand. It feels natural to type 4 + s to make a scv or 4 + e for a probe. It's probably when I set my hand on the keyboard my index is resting on the s and my middle finger is on the 4. I haven't played zerg much so I wouldn't know how that works tho.
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mooose
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Japan200 Posts
June 29 2010 13:48 GMT
#44
I'm a left handed player. I use my mouse with my left hand and keyboard with right, but I use the default hotkeys. They are all in easy reach of each other anyway; I've played games with worse default hotkey setups... *cough*ageofempires2*cough*: b l=build stable, b a=build archery range are a bit far apart.
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JrK
Profile Joined June 2010
United States283 Posts
June 29 2010 15:17 GMT
#45
Left handed and using everything as if I was right handed. The above post referring to a study on left handed people is fairly interesting though. I might have to give it a shot. =)
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TeXasLaWDoG
Profile Joined June 2010
United States33 Posts
June 30 2010 06:35 GMT
#46
On June 29 2010 19:37 Mizzles wrote:
But before I digress too far my point is the OP is asking a dangerous question, because it is really hard to get a good answer from left handers about these kinds of things. Studies talking about it being impossible to get as good right handed at something as you could be left handed are total bunk as something like that is more or less impossible to test scientifically anyway.


you make a fine point because, i know deep down in my core Left handedness is my domanent side, it is because i grew up Writing and drawing with the left hand...however i do just about everything with my right hand... But yes that study is obviuously bullshit, when it comes to handedness, it depends on what you grew up using, and if you allways did certain things with one hand over another...For example i ALLWAYS used the mouse in my right hand, trying to put the mouse in my left hand feels like it did when i learned how to write With my right hand...I couldnt do it as accurately as i have with my left, it even shows today that even when i write a letter with my right hand, my left handed writing looks a teir better period....

In closing it would be that what ever you learned first HANDEDNESS on a subject, may it be with a Pen, a mouse, a fricken assault rifle or w/e it will be you dominent handedness for that particular task and yes it will look better and have more accuracy. now just because someone if left handed, and they decide to put the mouse in their left hand after learning and being accusomed to it being in the right, it will allways struggle and put you in confusion, because the accuracy is not there where in your right hand it is exactly where you command it to be
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TheRabidDeer
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States3806 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-30 08:02:26
June 30 2010 08:01 GMT
#47
On June 29 2010 08:55 Nyx wrote:
I'm left handed, no wait I'm ambidextrous :D

Serious comment, because most left handed gamers I know, have taught themselves to use computers with their right hands.

I am right handed, but I use the mouse with my left hand. If you ask me, I am the only one doing it right :o

EDIT: I use the standard right handed key settings, I got used to them by the time the left handed setup came out so I didnt change.
Ventez
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway107 Posts
June 30 2010 08:25 GMT
#48
On June 30 2010 17:01 TheRabidDeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 29 2010 08:55 Nyx wrote:
I'm left handed, no wait I'm ambidextrous :D

Serious comment, because most left handed gamers I know, have taught themselves to use computers with their right hands.

I am right handed, but I use the mouse with my left hand. If you ask me, I am the only one doing it right :o

EDIT: I use the standard right handed key settings, I got used to them by the time the left handed setup came out so I didnt change.


Wait, what? Youre probably the only person in the world that does that.
SiNiquity
Profile Joined April 2010
United States734 Posts
June 30 2010 08:40 GMT
#49
I'm supposed to be left-handed but my parents always switched everything to my right hand when they saw me primarily using my left hand as a kid.
'i' before 'e' except after 'c' ~ it's scientifically proven.
TheRabidDeer
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States3806 Posts
June 30 2010 08:48 GMT
#50
On June 30 2010 17:25 Ventez wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 30 2010 17:01 TheRabidDeer wrote:
On June 29 2010 08:55 Nyx wrote:
I'm left handed, no wait I'm ambidextrous :D

Serious comment, because most left handed gamers I know, have taught themselves to use computers with their right hands.

I am right handed, but I use the mouse with my left hand. If you ask me, I am the only one doing it right :o

EDIT: I use the standard right handed key settings, I got used to them by the time the left handed setup came out so I didnt change.


Wait, what? Youre probably the only person in the world that does that.

I am a freak of nature. I kick left footed as well (despite the fact that I swing/throw right handed).
SiNiquity
Profile Joined April 2010
United States734 Posts
June 30 2010 08:50 GMT
#51
On June 30 2010 17:48 TheRabidDeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 30 2010 17:25 Ventez wrote:
On June 30 2010 17:01 TheRabidDeer wrote:
On June 29 2010 08:55 Nyx wrote:
I'm left handed, no wait I'm ambidextrous :D

Serious comment, because most left handed gamers I know, have taught themselves to use computers with their right hands.

I am right handed, but I use the mouse with my left hand. If you ask me, I am the only one doing it right :o

EDIT: I use the standard right handed key settings, I got used to them by the time the left handed setup came out so I didnt change.


Wait, what? Youre probably the only person in the world that does that.

I am a freak of nature. I kick left footed as well (despite the fact that I swing/throw right handed).

I ride regular footed (snowboard) but keep time with my left foot
'i' before 'e' except after 'c' ~ it's scientifically proven.
demondog
Profile Joined June 2010
Spain9 Posts
June 30 2010 20:40 GMT
#52
YeS! and here we go....

0- im zerg user only. Always platinium ranked on sc2 in all patches. But not top player just normal.

1- im left handed player and im using in sc2 mice and keyboard with right-hand standard settings.

2- i try other settings in mice and keyboard for sc2 and its a waste of time =)

3- with right-hand settings i feel with a good speed in game and confortable enought , but yes in middle game like other user say im doing alot of missclicks, when i make more units in a middle of a battle, like hydralisk, when u try to fungal growth or other habilitys of infestor, or when i try to build something like spire or ohter diferent build, and you lose a lot of time with that misscliciks, and this cant be!

4- Hell.. , i know there is a programs to change hotkeys but if u play lan u cant do this , and also u cant change shift control keys , and i want to test the change.

5- More coments? help welcome , wtf!!!! ;DDDD
Synwave
Profile Joined July 2009
United States2803 Posts
June 30 2010 23:11 GMT
#53
Keyboard and typing techniques show that you can both type quickly and accurately irregardless of handedness. The dexterity required to use a mouse is so minimal it can be trained for either hand. It IS awkward at first but anyone can learn it and be just as effective either way. This isnt catching a ball or signing your signature we are talking about.

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Lightshows
Profile Joined June 2010
United States58 Posts
June 30 2010 23:27 GMT
#54
I eat with my left hand, throw a ball with my left hand, kick with my right foot, bat right handed, play guitar right handed, box southpaw, skateboard goofy, wrestle like a righthander (if stagger stance), write with my left hand and use a computer like a right hander.

I don't know what is going on.
"The phenomenalogical consciousness is an emergent property of the physical architecture of the human brain." - Trevor Novak
Husika
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada81 Posts
July 01 2010 00:53 GMT
#55
On June 29 2010 08:32 aPsychonaut wrote:
Are there anyone else here that play with the left handed settings? And what do you think about the hotkeys for lefties?

At first I didn't know that you could change hotkeys to left-handed, so I played right-handed. In BW you could easily play left-handed with the default hotkeys, but in SC2, as they are made to be more effective for right-handed people, I just couldn't play left-handed with the right-handed settings. Then I found the left-handed hotkeys, and I was filled with joy, however, after using it a bit I noticed that Blizzard clearly haven't worked with them alot. One of the worst things is probably that both Templars Archives and Fleet Beacon both uses L as a hotkey, and when you press it you always get Templars Archives, meaning that we don't have a hotkey for Fleet Beacon. You also have to move your hands much more on the lefties setting, while on the right-handed settings it's all at the same place, making it faster to use. The lefties-settings uses the right-handed settings for unloading/loading, as an example.

Are anyone else bothered with this? Do you think Blizzard will fix it? Can I customize the keys myself?


I hope this didn't turn out to be really hard to read, but I'm very sleepy at the moment :p





im left handed but when i started using a computer i started it with my mouse in my right hand so i have no problems at all
McStupid
Profile Joined May 2010
United States94 Posts
July 08 2010 19:16 GMT
#56
When the game comes out, I will remap the arrow movement keys to WASD because I am used to that from playing WoW for 3.5 years. Anyhow, it just makes more sense than to have to slide your keyboard WAY to the left to use the arrow keys with your left hand.

I'm left handed but I can do some things right handed as well. Ask my girlfriend!
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cocosoft
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden1068 Posts
July 08 2010 19:17 GMT
#57
On June 29 2010 08:40 Fitzhunt1 wrote:
I'm lefty and I just play the game normally...

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dillingerz
Profile Joined May 2010
United States54 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-08 19:23:44
July 08 2010 19:22 GMT
#58
On June 30 2010 17:01 TheRabidDeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 29 2010 08:55 Nyx wrote:
I'm left handed, no wait I'm ambidextrous :D

Serious comment, because most left handed gamers I know, have taught themselves to use computers with their right hands.

I am right handed, but I use the mouse with my left hand. If you ask me, I am the only one doing it right :o

EDIT: I use the standard right handed key settings, I got used to them by the time the left handed setup came out so I didnt change.


I write with my right and use my left for the mouse so your not alone! lol. I switch between right and left for many different things. But for the most part I favor my right hand.
Never underestimate puddles
TheDoK666
Profile Joined May 2010
France179 Posts
July 25 2010 04:20 GMT
#59
left handed here a using the "grid" for right handed hotkeys. the left handed are just broken with the right ctrl button ... so i keep on the left side of the keyboard the only weird thing is the attack as T but anyway
pwet
AtomicTon
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States103 Posts
July 25 2010 04:30 GMT
#60
I'm a lefty and I just play classic hotkeys. Always have,always will.

It's right handed world man, which is why I'm fucking AMBIDEXTROUS FTW


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