FryChikN Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 and i really have like no more room for keybinds :/. once you get merciless slash should i pretty much never have to use slash? or should i still be keeping slash in rotation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagimpster Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 and i really have like no more room for keybinds :/. once you get merciless slash should i pretty much never have to use slash? or should i still be keeping slash in rotation? keep slash in the rotation... you will still use it alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantsOn Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 You're still going to get Awe, Valorous Call, Inspiration and Dispatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parathax Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Slash and merciless aren't really the same, tho you'll be rotating thru slash less often because of merciless. It's not a replacement tho, like said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrum Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If you must drop a keybind, Blade Storm is less used than Slash for watchman, but like others mentioned, you still have more abilities to learn yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthBloodloss Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 did you know you can enable an extra row of hotkeys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantsOn Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 did you know you can enable extra 3 rows of hotkeys? FYP I think he was talking about bind on his keyboard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthBloodloss Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 FYP I think he was talking about bind on his keyboard though. I guess you're right. But how do you run out of keys on your keyboard? Q, E, R, T, F, C, X, Z Shift + All of the Above Alt + All of the Above I assumed he was running out of toolbar slots since I have the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsolo Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 keep slash in the rotation... you will still use it alot Oh yeah Almost 3 k hit for only 5 focus (or 4 depending on spec), its definatelly a must Zeaulous = merciless + cauterize, thats almost 6.5k in about 5 (+ the 6 secs of cauterize) secs and on top of that you get 30% reduction on target speed depending on spec and abilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrianlol Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I guess you're right. But how do you run out of keys on your keyboard? Q, E, R, T, F, C, X, Z Shift + All of the Above Alt + All of the Above I assumed he was running out of toolbar slots since I have the same problem. I have 30 keybinds and they are almost full. Sents successfully have more binds than most classes in WoW after 3 expansions. It wouldn't suck AS much to me if I could have 3 bars on the bottom...having to scan my LEFT action bar to see what's up is really awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakeHoxven Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 and i really have like no more room for keybinds :/. once you get merciless slash should i pretty much never have to use slash? or should i still be keeping slash in rotation? I had a little trouble with new skills too. If you have not done this yet, this is a way you can free up a few keys. Your Juyo Ataru or Shi chu forms don't need to be on a visible quickbar (you can put them on another quickbar page you never use) This frees up 3 hotkeys. Another thing you can do is remap your UI keys (such as map, inventory ect) to keys on the other side of your keyboard. Third thing you can do is to use your scroll wheel up and down for hotkeys (instead of camera zoom in and out) and assign camera zoom in and out to your arrow keys if you don't use them for anything else. There are a few other ways to free up hotkeys but these are the easiest to do and work for everyone. Let me know if these tips were helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FryChikN Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 maybe i just dont have enough keybinds i use.. 1,2,3,4,shift+Spacebar,`,A,S,D,F,G,Z,X,C,V + shift of the letters. normally thats all i need for keybinds in other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakeHoxven Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) maybe i just dont have enough keybinds i use.. 1,2,3,4,shift+Spacebar,`,A,S,D,F,G,Z,X,C,V + shift of the letters. normally thats all i need for keybinds in other games. I like more keybinds but that's me. I use 1,2,3,4,5 ctrl 1,2,3,4,5 ctrl q,w,e,r,t q,w,e,r,t tab, ctrl +tab space 2 gaming mouse buttons scroll up/down scroll button mapped ctrl + space a,s,d,f,g ctrl s,f,g, (ctrl a and d are umappable for some reason) z,x, ctrl +z, ctrl +x, c, `, ctrl + `, f1,f2,f3,f4,f5 well those are my keybinds. I play with mouse in the left hand though so it might be different for you. edit: almost forgot H edit 2: oh yeah, i forgot the arrow keys too. so that's another 4 - 4 for wasd movement so that'ts... 49 active hotkeys and I still feel like I could use a few more though.... forgot shift+tab so i guess I use 50 active hotkeys... Edited February 16, 2012 by RakeHoxven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funick Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 It wouldn't suck AS much to me if I could have 3 bars on the bottom...having to scan my LEFT action bar to see what's up is really awkward. im glad it sounds like they have a more customizable ui in the works but def agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firesprite_ea Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 regarding keybings you can always change the basic movement a bit from w-s-a-d to e-d-s-f. This way you have q-w-a from the left free to be bound and r-t-g from the right side.These are the binds that require little to no movement from your finger. Then you can bind some more on your mouse. I am using G700 and have 10 skills bound to mouse buttons. with those 6 it is almost enough to never click on the skill bar. Oh and you can use shift + E / D (again, to minimise finger movement) for two relics. Add s /f for medpack / adrenal if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticoccus Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) I use a Razer naga for the number keys from 1-10 + Q,E,R,T,F,X I really should start to add shift binds as well... However, since my WoW days I've come up with a bind map system for the numbers to correspond to class ability uses instead. 1,2,3 - Primary attack/healing skills, in ToR 1 is the dedicated "free" attack, which soaks up one button that I'd normally use for a heavy attack/heal that I don't use as often (In WoW, this was the mapped button for stormstrike) 2 is the spam button for a focus dump attack or filler. 3 is generally an utility attack or expensive fast heal. On my Sentinel, 3 is the force leap button. 4 is generally a damage over time or HoT button for the most part, but always an instant attack (In WoW this was unleash elements.) 5 is the AOE/ utility button, except on my operative where it's what I push for awesome shanking power (hidden strike.) 6 is for damage resistant stuns (such as debilitate) I'm still trying to figure out what to map to this button on my melee force users, but it will probably be stasis/force choke. 7 is a second DOT button, cauterize goes here and never leaves this spot. (Before SWToR this was my "proc attack" button, such as lightning bolt on my shaman for when maelstrom weapon hits full charges and such, an attack you can't/won't use until a certain effect procs) 8 Is a special button, on any character with any kind of stealth ability, this is where that lands. Force camo will probably be here, however on non-stealthy characters I use it as a secondary AOE bind. 9 Non-damage resistant and/or AOE CC button of awesome utility and glory. Not so much on sentinels. 10 Persistent CC effects go here, hex, sheep, sap, sleep dart... You name it. Disable droid will probably go here. And the letter keys I just bind to whatever CCs or attacks that don't match any of these or are in excess of the one button per role rule. So on sentinel I have Q bound to Blade storm, E to Zealous strike, R to zen, T to rebuke, F to overload saber and X to kick. I should probably just make a shift+e bind for kick... I have to admit to still clicking health packs, it's a bad habit I got into and I havn't been able to kick it yet... Edited February 16, 2012 by Morticoccus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabbok Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I played EQ2 before coming to SWTOR and in that game you simply didn't need keybinds. I could just stand in one spot and click my hotbars 90% of the time. Changing gameplay styles has been a challenge for sure but I started off slowly and worked my way towards where I am now. Started out simply doing 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Eventually added a few letter keys, Q, E, R, F, and V. These took some getting used to. Eventually mapped Shift R to my force leap, because it felt really natural for me. Added ~ for my huttball pass, shift+space for my dispatch, and got a Razer Death Adder, (Cheaper than naga) and used those extra few buttons as well. I've got about 90% of my needed abilities mapped right now and as soon as I'm completely comfortable with them I'll add one more key. The one big one I odn't have mapped yet is Riposte, and I'm starting to click it alot more often now so I think I'm going to find a good place to map it before this weekend and shortly thereafter I'll be pretty close to where I want to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDerrien Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I have 30 keybinds and they are almost full. Sents successfully have more binds than most classes in WoW after 3 expansions. It wouldn't suck AS much to me if I could have 3 bars on the bottom...having to scan my LEFT action bar to see what's up is really awkward. i think you could enable the skills on cooldown to be shown just above those 2 bars in the middle. if not, then i guess it was in tera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantsOn Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I use the Nostromo and the Naga. Works really well. The only thing I use my keyboard for is typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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