So, in my current set up I use a standard keyboard with a mx518 mouse, this works fine for most fps games and rts games. However, for games like WoW, where I have a TON of spells/cooldowns/items I am constantly using and where most fights are movement intensive, I run into problems.
Anyways, this next part is mostly my rambling, so you can probably skip it, or just read it for more detail: The character I play serves as a healer then a melee dps and a tank. As a healer everything works out fine, since I can just move with wasd, and I made 3 of the buttons on my mouse into shift, ctrl, and ctrl+shift modifiers, so I can just heal with hover macros and various mouse combinations. I never really nee to click on anything. However, when I get to be a melee dps, I have 12 buttons alone that I need to press for my dps rotation alone, plus another 10 or so utility buttons, plus I need to be able to click on various mobs, and I need to constantly follow my target around and stay behind it. I run into a similar problem for tanking and my mouse sadly cannot do enough binds. This results in my needing to use my number keys for my attacks (which is fine), and navigate with my mouse. The problem with this is that I cannot do any fine-tuned movement with the mouse, which can often be vital (it won't let me bind things like strafing or moving backwards to the mouse), or if I need to move and click something at the same time, I just need to abandon attacking my target.
In summary of the above section, I need an easy way to be able to move, use abilities and items, click on things, and occasionally adjust camera angle all at once, and I do not think that my current set up can handle that. Because of this, I am considering a gamepad, such as the g13, since I would be able to move with my thumb, use modifiers and click with my mouse, and then use any spells or keybinds with the keypad.
However, this seems kind of silly to me to buy a game pad that I will only use for one game (unless Old Republic has oodles of spells when it comes out too). I also need a new keyboard and was going to buy a decent $20 one, but is there a way that a slightly more expensive gaming keyboard could accommodate my problem? Another possible solution would just be for me to get a gaming mouse with more buttons like the razer naga... Or maybe I am just doing it wrong.
Anyways, this next part is mostly my rambling, so you can probably skip it, or just read it for more detail: The character I play serves as a healer then a melee dps and a tank. As a healer everything works out fine, since I can just move with wasd, and I made 3 of the buttons on my mouse into shift, ctrl, and ctrl+shift modifiers, so I can just heal with hover macros and various mouse combinations. I never really nee to click on anything. However, when I get to be a melee dps, I have 12 buttons alone that I need to press for my dps rotation alone, plus another 10 or so utility buttons, plus I need to be able to click on various mobs, and I need to constantly follow my target around and stay behind it. I run into a similar problem for tanking and my mouse sadly cannot do enough binds. This results in my needing to use my number keys for my attacks (which is fine), and navigate with my mouse. The problem with this is that I cannot do any fine-tuned movement with the mouse, which can often be vital (it won't let me bind things like strafing or moving backwards to the mouse), or if I need to move and click something at the same time, I just need to abandon attacking my target.
In summary of the above section, I need an easy way to be able to move, use abilities and items, click on things, and occasionally adjust camera angle all at once, and I do not think that my current set up can handle that. Because of this, I am considering a gamepad, such as the g13, since I would be able to move with my thumb, use modifiers and click with my mouse, and then use any spells or keybinds with the keypad.
However, this seems kind of silly to me to buy a game pad that I will only use for one game (unless Old Republic has oodles of spells when it comes out too). I also need a new keyboard and was going to buy a decent $20 one, but is there a way that a slightly more expensive gaming keyboard could accommodate my problem? Another possible solution would just be for me to get a gaming mouse with more buttons like the razer naga... Or maybe I am just doing it wrong.
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