Arrangement of Spell-Hotkeys

[muzzel]

Hello,

i have no idea how many times this topic was brought up, but the last time i asked my question drowned in the crowd.

What is the reason for the somewhat arbitrary allocation of hotkeys? I only can see disatvantages:
1. after 15 minutes of playing ur fingers are knotted, that hurts
2. for regular players it would be much easier to just have the same hotkeys for all heroes, this way when they start with a new hero they dont have to adapt
3. there are problems with some hotkeys if players use a keyboard layout different from the american one. I for example use a german one and many of the spells hotkeys from Sunken City simply dont work.

My proposal:
Assign hotkeys to the spells in regard to the spells position. Use Q W E for the 3 levelable spells (from left to right) and R for the ultimate. For the other two spells which you have from the beginnung use D (left one) and F (right one).
This pattern is used by lots of maps (especially by RPGs) since it is easy to learn/adapt and the hotkeys are easily accessible.

Like this:

@moderators: i was going to post this in the suggestions thread, however i couldnt open a poll there.

 

[Menag]

Fucking yes!

 

[Vunjo]

There's a reason why it's not made in that way. Pressing Alt + Q causes the game to leave (Menu, Quit Mission), so it's quite possible to hit it by accident and suddenly leave from the game. However, most of the maps also share the QWER standard, so maybe this wasn't the best idea we've had, but Spas and I will discuss it.

 

[SpasMaster]

As of about 1 month all Sunken City heroes (with exception of the Shaman) use the suggested hotkeys. The only difference that the first button uses "T" instead of "Q".

Like that: T, W, E, R | D, F

Which version are you playing?

 

[muzzel]

1.3.1

Had problems with the warlocks hotkeys, the mages however work fine.

 

[Menag]

Why TWERDF then and not WERTDF instead? much more logical imo.

 

[muzzel]

Yup, agree


Offtopic: why did u remove that "kill boss fast enough to get a bonus item" event on the graveyeard? I was disappeared when nothing happened after we killed him in like 5 seconds :[

 

[SpasMaster]

Why TWERDF then and not WERTDF instead? much more logical imo.

Because people know that the hotkey for ability at position 2 is usually W. Now it would be E.

Making them WERTDF goes against what you suggest in general, which is using the hotkeys that people are used to.

 

[SpasMaster]

Hidden

 

[Menag]

seriously?

Making them WERTDF goes against what you suggest in general, which is using the hotkeys that people are used to.

man, you are destroying the logic, not we are. We are just trying to keep up the logic. And hotkey "T" for the left spell and hotkey "W" for the second spell is just plain inlogical.

 

[SpasMaster]

Alright, let me make this clear.

Some people (such as me, I know others too) enable/disable healthbars with the "Alt" button.

Now, the ALT + Q combination quits the mission. I have quit my game like that before when I had Q hotkeys a lot.

Wether you see logic or not in that, I don't know. But instead of QWER | DF, you are getting TWER | DF. I don't see what's the big problem with that. It's convinient.

My opinion will not change. Q hotkey won't make it here. Sorry. :/

 

[Menag]

That's why we said you could do WERT|DF.

 

[muzzel]

It's convinient.

Hidden

 

[FRENGERS]

Only idiots who press ALT + Q 2x

 

[SpasMaster]

Well, I guess I am an idiot then. :/

 

[Mojo.-]

|M|H|S|A|
|P|D|F|O|
|Z|X|C|V|

OR

|M|H|S|A|
|P|R|T|O|
|D|F|G|B|

These 2 are logical options if you dont want to do altQQ -.-

I couldn't make it explained better xD

 

[FRENGERS]

Well, I guess I am an idiot then. :/

I don't mean you
I only mean that who press it without sense is idiotic

 

[FRENGERS]

You comprasing noob with pro??
You should make the control more easier -..- ( I like play this, with my friends )
My finger cracked and then it so hurt, just like your attendant get craped
And I got blue blood