Normally I use 1st person. During fights I switch to overhead. I only use
the butt shot view for swimming (try it sometime if your like me and have
trouble climbing back up on shore). The other two views look behind me to
the right and left. I use these when running to see if I'm being chased.
I prefer to target with the keyboard, but that doesn't always work so I am
forced to use the mouse a lot. Otherwise I only use the mouse for moving
items. Songs, my movement, opening doors, etc is all keyboard.
Peace
Evulia, bard of 10 verses, Tunare
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Bachman [mailto:kbachman@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 4:55 PM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: [eqbards] How do you play this game?
>
>
> I've been playing computer games since Pong (yeah, I'm that old). My
> coordination and reflexes were never that hot (which is why I
> sucked at
> sports), and they seem to get worse with age. Plus, I've
> usually played
> turn-based strategy games. And, in agreement with the "can't
> teach an
> old dog new tricks" axiom, I've been playing this game in the default
> first-person mode, using the keyboard for everything but
> targetting MOBs.
> (It took me until level 40 to switch from using the mouse for song
> activation to setting up hot keys, which shows you how stuck in old
> habits I can get.)
>
> I'm wondering how the rest of you play. Do you use the other
> views, and
> if so, for what purposes? I've been playing with the mid-range
> third-person view for soloing for about a month, but I'm
> having a lot of
> trouble using it in group situations. Does this just take practice?
> Does anyone use the "behind the back" view for any reason other than
> aesthetics? My avatar constantly gets in the way on that one.
>
> Also, do you use your mouse for movement? Do you actually
> feel that you
> have better control than with the keyboard, or is this the
> inverse of my
> situation (e.g., you always used the mouse, so the keyboard seems
> awkward)?
>
> Kenross Cantoforjado, 47 songs, Innoruuk
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