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On Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:43:32 +0100, Toby Newman <goo...@asktoby.com>
wrote:

>Playing Quake Champions currently and the game doesn't seem to have
>any way to run a single player empty arena, which means I've not been
>able to start up a game on my own and sort out my graphics settings or
>keyboard binds without getting pwnd in the process.
>
>The game defaults to mousewheel for switching weapons which doesn't
>work well, but I need a quiet space to be able to suss out what all
>the weapons feel like and which fingers I want them set to. I feel
>like some of the weapon models are a bit less iconic than the
>Nailgun and Rocket Launcher designs of old.
>
>I was playing Neon Drive recently and found that the long-throw keys
>on my Cherry keyboard were introducing lag that made it difficult to
>navigate narrow sections. I ended up playing that game by plugging in
>a Hori 360 arcade stick and binding two arcade buttons to Left and
>Right. It was much faster than keyboard. Now I can see where Rin is
>coming from with his mouse-bind microswitch strafe. Sort of.

Part of it is that because of the weight of the two digits in question
(middle finger on the right mouse button, and thumb for space bar)
relative to the pressure required for the switch.  The result is kind
of "erring on the side of a press", if that makes sense. If in doubt,
the switch should engage. So you'll be pressing it alot, sometimes
even accidentally, but that's ok if it's only a strafing movement
(actually helps you be a moving target).  The same strategy would not
work if you put a heavy finger on something like the left mouse
button, because accidental fire is never a good thing (loss of ammo,
noise reveals your position, might friendly fire a teammate, etc).

It produces some wicked results in games where you frequently get in
one on one shootouts, down a long corridor, with something like a
sniper rifle or railgun.  I come out ahead in those shootouts most of
the time (not bragging, just saying my strafe method is usually better
than the oppositions.  Not always).