EPTThe keyboard has macro buttons. If I'm not mistaken, couldn't you just press 1 button and have 10 gateways warp in?
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New SC II Keyboard - Blizzard supporting macros?
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PokePill
United States1048 Posts
The keyboard has macro buttons. If I'm not mistaken, couldn't you just press 1 button and have 10 gateways warp in? HD Picture: http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=210488&vid=5&download=1 | ||
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inReacH
Sweden1612 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + (bottom right and top right) | ||
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9287
United States134 Posts
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Retsukage
United States1002 Posts
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artofmagic
United States1951 Posts
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HaruHaru
United States988 Posts
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inlagdsil
Canada957 Posts
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PokePill
United States1048 Posts
On January 11 2010 04:02 Retsukage wrote: PokePill go home, I almost took you seriously, then I remembered who you were lol Wtf? This is a serious thread. Trust me I can't even do 1 off topic post or I'm banned for a month so I've learned my lesson. Think of this: Macro key #1- You select a probe, press M1 - build pylon, SHIFT build pylon, SHFT build pylon, SHIFT build gate x10, have it fleshed out in a manner where u just pick an empty spot u know it will fit. | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
On January 11 2010 04:07 inlagdsil wrote: No SC player could have come up with this: the windows key is still begging to be hit. I have NEVER accidently hit the windows key when playing o_O Also, I guess this keyboard would be nice for a new player to help remind him of the F2 F3 F4 keys, aswell as some other things like pinging the map etc.. | ||
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Mutaahh
Netherlands859 Posts
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0mgVitaminE
United States1278 Posts
Message and stats buttons are kinda cool i guess -_- | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
But yeah, I have a zboard and i never use it and I'm certainly not gonna pay money for something that says "Protos". | ||
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Sharp-eYe
Canada642 Posts
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onewingedmoogle
Canada434 Posts
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Sharp-eYe
Canada642 Posts
On January 11 2010 04:52 onewingedmoogle wrote: what exactly are the macro keys suppossed to be used for on the numpad? ..... M1 = press 6 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm/hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... and you set that before the game starts. I am guessing that tthey will ban these macro buttons in tournaments? | ||
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Puosu
6992 Posts
I doubt they're officially going to "promote" macro keys. | ||
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thopol
Japan4560 Posts
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inlagdsil
Canada957 Posts
On January 11 2010 05:19 thopol wrote: That is just laughable. Why is there an f1 key and a windows key? I guess they didn't want to spend the money to actually design a new well suited keyboard. Another example of ill-conceived design: which SC player will want to bring his hand to the extreme right of the keyboard to press a macro button? The most used SC commands are mostly concentrated on the left side of the keyboard (with several notable exceptions). If macro keys are supposed to save time, the time taken to move your hand the whole way there might cancel this benefit. Your other option would be to take your hand off the mouse, which wastes time as well. I guess that is all for the better because using macro keys and getting an advantage from them makes the game unfair to those who do not have them. | ||
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Puosu
6992 Posts
On January 11 2010 05:44 inlagdsil wrote: I guess they didn't want to spend the money to actually design a new well suited keyboard. Another example of ill-conceived design: which SC player will want to bring his hand to the extreme right of the keyboard to press a macro button? The most used SC commands are mostly concentrated on the left side of the keyboard (with several notable exceptions). If macro keys are supposed to save time, the time taken to move your hand the whole way there might cancel this benefit. Your other option would be to take your hand off the mouse, which wastes time as well. I guess that is all for the better because using macro keys and getting an advantage from them makes the game unfair to those who do not have them. I'm pretty sure the keyboard was designed by a third party, they got the permission to slap the sc/wow/diablo stickers in the keyboards and now they're selling tons of em to idiots and Blizzard is getting a share of it. | ||
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skronch
United States2717 Posts
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