{"id":39983,"date":"2014-07-20T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T00:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huntsmanslodge.flywheelsites.com\/?p=39983"},"modified":"2014-07-20T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T00:33:59","slug":"q-a-my-key-bindings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huntsmanslodge.com\/staging\/39983\/q-a-my-key-bindings\/","title":{"rendered":"Q & A: My Key Bindings"},"content":{"rendered":"

First off, if you’ve sent me an email that I never replied to, please do not take offense. I receive a decent amount of email now and again – mostly pertaining to my UI<\/a> – and it gets very difficult for me to devote time to detailed responses, especially when things are crazy around here. I wish I could respond to each and every one of you, but unfortunately my role as WoW blogger has dropped a few rungs in terms of priority and importance in my life.<\/p>\n

However, once in awhile someone catches me during a good time where I’m able to provide a thorough reply. The following was an answer to a question sent in by David, in which he asked how I configured my UI and keybinds – most importantly, how I use my action bars. Those of you who’ve seen my UI know that most of my abilities are hidden from view, so David wanted to know where I stuck my skills and how I clicked on them, or if I had everything bound.<\/p>\n

Before we continue, here’s a look at\u00a0how I have my UI configured. (additional images can be seen here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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In the image you only see 2 action bars, plus a tiny 4-slotter which has my traps. All others bars are hidden; however, I do set them to display in the very rare case that I am dabbling with an alt (i.e., lesser class). If you’re thinking of going to a setup like mine, it’s a good idea to have all of your abilities viewable on screen until you get the hangs of things. I have all of my skills committed to memory so I like to hide everything, with nothing showing but mainly the cooldowns I want to monitor.<\/p>\n

Some of you may benefit from this response as well, so I figured I’d share it with everyone!<\/p>\n

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Hi David, I use keybinds for everything. I like to use the\u00a0mouse solely for movement, so I have all skills assigned to keys.<\/p>\n

The way I have my UI set up is this:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first action bar shows actual abilities that are assigned to the keys 1 through =, so Scatter Shot I have bound to 1, Arcane Shot to 5, Intimidation to =, etc… That’s a very old habit that I just can’t change, so I stopped fighting it. \ud83d\ude09 When I first started playing WoW, I naturally assigned my attacks to the default keys and that just works for me.<\/p>\n

The second bar shows important cooldowns, but those keybinds are all over the place\u00a0– the bar is just there for reference.<\/p>\n

The third mini-bar with the traps is also there solely to monitor cooldowns.<\/p>\n

All other bars are set to be hidden, apart from the one I have set to display on hover for misc non-combat odds and ends. That’s more of a convenience thing for swapping pets or having easily clickable quest item on-use stuff, etc.<\/p>\n

My keybinds would be considered unorthodox by most, because I’m all over the place. I’m not a touch typist, so some of my keys do require a quick bit of eye-hand, but I’m pretty efficient with it. My oft-used skills I can control without my eyes leaving the screen, but some abilities require a quick glance.<\/p>\n

I also place some critical abilities in odd places so that it lessens the likelihood\u00a0of a mistake. Example: Deterrence is bound to \/ so I must be very deliberate when I want to use it. Same with Rapid Fire – I have that bound to \\.<\/p>\n

You may look at this list and go wtf..?! But I say go with whatever works for you, and maybe a few of these keybinds will make sense or at least get you thinking, so here goes…<\/p>\n