World of Warcraft keyboard setup

Leprechaun312

Leprechaun312

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Hi started playing wow and have reached level 57, and what im finding is that i have 12 abilities i can use and then the extra ones i have on a second macro bar that i have to click manually to use. I have a corsair k95 with up to 54 macro keys, so im not short of keys to use but is there anyway to link the extra macro bar in wow to keys so i can use them without clicking on them

also what setup do other people use and is there a mod or something i can grab that will do this?
 
Yes you can assign them as you like, you should not be clicking anything.

Take a look at some addons such as "Bartender" which may make the process easier.
 
ay, with things like bartender you can completely rearrange how your ability bars are set up so you can get them to match the layout of the k95.

what you'll probably need to do is set the marco keys on the keyboard to a combination using the corsair software then just using that key press to assign in wow (as they are macro and not additional keys).

when you've run out of your normal numbers you need to add combo keys so say shift/alt/control, but I'd use the ones on the right side of the keyboard so say R-ctrl+1 as the left ones are usually assigned to something else too so could be conflicts/actions you don't want (so yeah check to see if your combo keys do anything else and unassign them if needs be.)

I have the k90 but nevere used the macro keys on wow except for actual ingame macros, like silly text spam and such. but this was due to me play a DK and hardly anything in my rotation and any keys not on my main bar weren't time critical e.g. hearthstone, so would just mouse click them xD


In UO however as there are no hot bars I used every single macro key (read as one bank for m1 e.g. 18 keys) for an ingame function but just used number keys 1-6 with a combination of keys... or was it the f keys..... either way, first 6 would be ctrl+f1-f6, then ctrl+shift+f1-f6 etc etc. again, set up in the corsair software so when it comes to assigning it itgame it's just the key press I have to do :)


hope there was some help in there somewhere xD



edit: OH! ya almost forgot.... another tip I have is when you have set up your marco key profile across how ever many banks you will use save it and export it so you have a copy (can also see how they are written and possibly edit/add without the fiddly software) but then also save the profile to the keyboard and run in hardware mode ;) this saves it to the keyboard so technically you shouldn't need the software running/startup as they keyboard knows what functions it should be doing. so makes it easier if you happen to wipe or what ever :)
 
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Those are mine. The ones that are cut off are shift+space, alt mouse5 and alt middle mouse. And middle mouse button for mount.

I use an addon called ncHoverBind too. You just type /hb, hover over the skill you want to keybind and press the button you want it bound to. And I use MoveAnything to move my two side action bars to the bottom with the others.
 
Tune said:
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Those are mine. The ones that are cut off are shift+space, alt mouse5 and alt middle mouse. And middle mouse button for mount.

I use an addon called ncHoverBind too. You just type /hb, hover over the skill you want to keybind and press the button you want it bound to. And I use MoveAnything to move my two side action bars to the bottom with the others.
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How do you manage to use so many buttons!?

I've got my basic necessary abilities 1-5 (Black Arrow, Steady Shot, Arcane, Sting)
Mouse buttons and Q for AoE (Multi, Trap, Glaive/Barrage)
Wheel for interrupts and disengages etc
the rest are macro'd to either E/CTRL+Wheel click. (Rapid Fire/Stamp/BloodFury/Engineer Glove/Kill Command, Rabid) as one button.

I use ElvUI for my UI and action bars, works the same as bartender really., just looks prettier.
Will post a screenshot tonight.
 
I use the in-game keybind tool (make sure you tick "character specific keybinds" at the top of the menu though!).

I have all of my abilities bound to the keys around WASD, meaning I only have to move a short distance to hit necessary keys and spend less time standing in the fire.

I use combat spells mapped to Q, E, R and F, with and without shift (e.g Q and Shift Q are different spells). cooldowns and buffs etc. that I don't need to reach quickly or I can plan for I have clickable on the side of my screen.

I also have Shift + C bound to a slot on my action bar, but the ability in that slot changes for each fight eg. fights that need CC I'll bind Fear, fights that need fast movement I'll bind demonic circle: Teleport, and fights that need dispelling I'll use Sear Magic.

I used to use an addon called Bartender to bind these, but I got annoyed having to set it up on every computer I played on. Setting these up in the WoW menu keeps them bound to your character, rather than your PC.

The addons I use are:
Quartz Castbar - couldn't play a caster without this.
Auctionator - makes using the AH much easier.
Recount - useful for monitoring your dps, and testing which glyph/talent combinations work best on a target dummy.
Bigwigs/Deadly Boss Mods Don't stand in the fire. Tells you when a boss will use an ability. Invaluable when raiding.
Bagnon - effectively turns many small bags into one big bag.
Gathermate2 - Shows possible mat farming spawns on map - helps when levelling gathering professions.
Grid Raidframe addon, makes healing easier.
Cliquelets you bind spells to mouse clicks, so you can heal someone by clicking on their raidframe instead of having to target them first.

Loads of my friends use UI addons like ElvUI, Titan panel, or Xperl, so they might be worth looking at?

I know I've posted a whole lot about stuff that wasn't even relevant, but if I'd known about some of this while levelling it would've been a whole load easier!

Varwen
 
F1-F4, `12345, ftgcvxz, shift+12345, shift+c, shift +v, mouse side buttons + middle click+shift modifiers.
remod things like character pane etc to F5-F8

Anything else is just a click ability for when your not fighting.
get a good UI addon to move bars together.
CTRL+whatever for pets
macro together the abilities you can (macros Found on hunter wow forums)

if your keyboard has macro buttons you can use these for special raid macros/pvp macros nothing like having a good oh **** button

I keep Q/E for strafe can be handy in certain moments, otherwise I use W+mouse to move and always use mouse to turn!
 
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I rebound strafe to A/D and use Q/E for skill. Use mouse to move around but strafe is useful when I need to click on something but keep moving.
 
Prioritise your most used abilities to the easiest to reach keys. You can use shift and alt modifiers to increase the amount of keys. You need to experiment and find a good system for max efficiency - this is especially important for RBG and Arena.

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I rebound strafe to A/D and use Q/E for skill. Use mouse to move around but strafe is useful when I need to click on something but keep moving.
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You do not need strafe assigned to a button since you can strafe by holding right mouse button and pressing left or right (A or D as default) and moving your mouse. Practice circle strafing a mob or player to perfect this. I recommend getting used to this and don't click your abilities as it is inefficient and time consuming and everyone can spot a keyboard turner :)
 
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Tune said:
ixBQIRB.png

Those are mine. The ones that are cut off are shift+space, alt mouse5 and alt middle mouse. And middle mouse button for mount.

I use an addon called ncHoverBind too. You just type /hb, hover over the skill you want to keybind and press the button you want it bound to. And I use MoveAnything to move my two side action bars to the bottom with the others.
Click to expand...

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD i wouldnt even know where to begin with that many buttons

Varwen said:
I use the in-game keybind tool (make sure you tick "character specific keybinds" at the top of the menu though!).

I have all of my abilities bound to the keys around WASD, meaning I only have to move a short distance to hit necessary keys and spend less time standing in the fire.

I use combat spells mapped to Q, E, R and F, with and without shift (e.g Q and Shift Q are different spells). cooldowns and buffs etc. that I don't need to reach quickly or I can plan for I have clickable on the side of my screen.

I also have Shift + C bound to a slot on my action bar, but the ability in that slot changes for each fight eg. fights that need CC I'll bind Fear, fights that need fast movement I'll bind demonic circle: Teleport, and fights that need dispelling I'll use Sear Magic.

I used to use an addon called Bartender to bind these, but I got annoyed having to set it up on every computer I played on. Setting these up in the WoW menu keeps them bound to your character, rather than your PC.

The addons I use are:
Quartz Castbar - couldn't play a caster without this.
Auctionator - makes using the AH much easier.
Recount - useful for monitoring your dps, and testing which glyph/talent combinations work best on a target dummy.
Bigwigs/Deadly Boss Mods Don't stand in the fire. Tells you when a boss will use an ability. Invaluable when raiding.
Bagnon - effectively turns many small bags into one big bag.
Gathermate2 - Shows possible mat farming spawns on map - helps when levelling gathering professions.
Grid Raidframe addon, makes healing easier.
Cliquelets you bind spells to mouse clicks, so you can heal someone by clicking on their raidframe instead of having to target them first.

Loads of my friends use UI addons like ElvUI, Titan panel, or Xperl, so they might be worth looking at?

I know I've posted a whole lot about stuff that wasn't even relevant, but if I'd known about some of this while levelling it would've been a whole load easier!

Varwen
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will be making use of those mods, i assume i get them off curse? also i assume im doing it wrong but when e.g. doing dungeons im playing a warrior and i take the tank role once i charge in i just spam my high damage abilitys and taunt everytime its off cooldown, and if one of the minions attacks someone else i attack it to take agro. is that all i am meant to do take agro and spam damage abilitys aswell as taunt?
 
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