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Do top level players use grid hotkeys?

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Domo230
Profile Joined August 2010
Ireland11 Posts
August 31 2010 21:41 GMT
#1

Im wondering what the standard hot keys used by high level players are. I havnt played enough that either standard or grid are heavily ingrained into my muscle memory so I want to focus on the more efficient one.
Grummler
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany743 Posts
August 31 2010 21:43 GMT
#2
TLO uses grid. And you could grab some pro replays and check where they have their controlgroups. Everyone using 1-5 for important stuff will most likely use grid.
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crimsonsentinel
Profile Joined April 2010
United States179 Posts
August 31 2010 21:44 GMT
#3
A lot of the old BW players probably use standard because it's more similar to the old BW style and it's what they're used to. Don't take that as an example of what you should do; just do whatever feels best for you.
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
August 31 2010 21:45 GMT
#4
Whatever you are more used to is what is most efficient for you. I don't think very many high level players use grid hotkeys, and even if many do, it's a choice that will negligibly affect your gameplay.
:)
Rah
Profile Joined February 2010
United States973 Posts
August 31 2010 21:45 GMT
#5
I heard somewhere that TLO does. It was pretty popular among good wc3 players too I think, so a portion of those guys who've switched over do too probably.
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Nexic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States729 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-31 21:47:50
August 31 2010 21:47 GMT
#6
Who cares what other people use? Use what's more comfortable for you. Standard has no advantages over grid other than attack move being T, which you can change with an mpq edit anyway. People just use what they are used to or more comfortable with.
PaprikaSpice
Profile Joined August 2010
United States41 Posts
August 31 2010 21:47 GMT
#7
Everyone using 1-5 for important stuff will most likely use grid.


Oh weird! I use grid and 1-5 are where my important things there.

I use grid because it's what I'm used to from commanding in NS. It's also just easier to get into, since I don't need to remember a zillion specific hotkeys - if I can't remember what something is, I can glance at its position without mousing over and I know what key it is.
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Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2929 Posts
August 31 2010 21:47 GMT
#8
I want custom hotkeys, I have no clue why blizzard still hasn't implemented them.
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Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-31 21:48:26
August 31 2010 21:48 GMT
#9
Sorry for being uninformed I'm just clueless about sc2 still even though i've played well over 100 games :p but what is grid hotkeys?
PietjeP89
Profile Joined April 2010
Belgium83 Posts
August 31 2010 21:50 GMT
#10
On September 01 2010 06:48 Patriot.dlk wrote:
Sorry for being uninformed I'm just clueless about sc2 still even though i've played well over 100 games :p but what is grid hotkeys?


I was about to ask the same so no shame
mahrgell
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany3943 Posts
August 31 2010 21:51 GMT
#11
all hotkeys arranged on the keys qwert asdfg zxcvb as they appear in the buttonbox in the lower right of your screen
backtoback
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada1276 Posts
August 31 2010 21:56 GMT
#12
is it a program or sc2 has it built in?
Nexic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States729 Posts
August 31 2010 21:57 GMT
#13
grid hot key illustration

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Onioncookie
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany624 Posts
August 31 2010 21:58 GMT
#14
On September 01 2010 06:57 Nexic wrote:
grid hot key illustration

[image loading]



Wasnt it called qwert system?!
Grummler
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany743 Posts
August 31 2010 21:58 GMT
#15
On September 01 2010 06:56 backtoback wrote:
is it a program or sc2 has it built in?


Built in. Just check the gameplay options. There are standard, classic, grid. Someof them also for lefties (standard and grid i think, but not sure).
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Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
August 31 2010 22:01 GMT
#16
Custom keys all the way.
I bet if it was better supported much more top players would use custom keys as well.

I for example see no point in using my pinky to press "Y" ("Z" in English layout) in order to activate most abilities. I need my pinky for shift and other stuff anyways.

I got most of my hotkeys set to "D", "F", "E" and "R". Some to "X", "T", "G" and "A" for attack, "Q" for hold position and "W" for move.

Works just awesome :o
WrathBringerReturns said: No no no. Sarcasm is detected in the voice. When this forum is riddled with stupidity, you think I can tell every post apart? Fair enough it was intended sarcastically, was it obvious? Of course not.
Domo230
Profile Joined August 2010
Ireland11 Posts
August 31 2010 22:01 GMT
#17
On September 01 2010 06:58 Onioncookie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2010 06:57 Nexic wrote:
grid hot key illustration

[image loading]



Wasnt it called qwert system?!

Was just about to post that. The thing is I can use either one alright so Im trying to find if their was a general consensus as to which was better.
Lysithea
Profile Joined February 2008
Sweden204 Posts
August 31 2010 22:02 GMT
#18
"terran is op! they're just a a-move race!"

"repair isnt op wtf?!"

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Grummler
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany743 Posts
August 31 2010 22:11 GMT
#19
On September 01 2010 07:01 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Custom keys all the way.
I bet if it was better supported much more top players would use custom keys as well.


True. But right now custom keys are illegal in most tournaments. Basicly because you need to edit/replace the multiplayer.mpq thingy, which is not allowed.

The GSL Qualifiers for example are played on given computers with preinstalled sc2. I bet if you try to edit the gamefiles with a 3d party program or replace some files with your own from your usb stick, it would be a matter of seconds till someone disqualified you.
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UisTehSux
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States693 Posts
August 31 2010 22:14 GMT
#20
On September 01 2010 07:02 Lysithea wrote:
"terran is op! they're just a a-move race!"

"repair isnt op wtf?!"



What does this have to do with the thread? ._.

But anyways, I use the standard ones. I never even knew you could change them. :S

The Grid set up looks weird.
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