135511-how-do-i-use-skills-aim-them-and-move-at-the-same-time

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It's really hard to do all 3 at the same time, I'm used to non action based MMOs where i only have to move and use skills. It's difficult to use hotkeys + WASD and aim + use mouse movement / camera angle.
 
I'm new, I need practice to get better, but I was wondering if anyone has any tips.	
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I suspect that if you tab target your enemy, then rotate around your enemy while strafing and hitting buttons for abilities, you could accomplish all of those tasks at the same time.
 
Practice makes perfect.	
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Sounds like something you just have to get used to until it is comfortable. 
 
I personally use the directional keys for movement and the Numpad for abilities, but that is because its the way I have always played games on the PC and I am too lazy/stubborn to ever get used to WASD.	
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			What helped me a lot was getting a Razar Naga (or any MMO mouse really). They have a ton of buttons on the side of the mouse. Bind those to your spells and you have aiming and casting all done in 1 hand. The movement is for the other hand. 	
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			Naga makes things easier. Just my 2 cent.	
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Sounds like something you just have to get used to until it is comfortable. 
 
I personally use the directional keys for movement and the Numpad for abilities, but that is because its the way I have always played games on the PC and I am too lazy/stubborn to ever get used to WASD.
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			Such as?  I have never had any problems playing with my current key bindings.	
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Sounds like something you just have to get used to until it is comfortable. 
 
I personally use the directional keys for movement and the Numpad for abilities, but that is because its the way I have always played games on the PC and I am too lazy/stubborn to ever get used to WASD.
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Basically, you aim with right click held down.  1-4 (1-6 if you've got long fingers) for your most used skills and the letters around wasd (t,g,v,c, etc) for your remaining skills, and you kind of piano your way across those keys in such a way that you can cast skills and move in one direction at the same time.
 
Or you can get a gaming mouse (I use a logitech g600) and make your life much easier :P
(seriously I can't recommend this enough if you use ANY program with a lot of hotkeys.   Work or play, my g600 makes interfacing with my programs much smoother.)	
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			Just practice and it'll come to you. I swap between WASD and holding the left and right mouse buttons for movement, depending on which keys I need to hit. You can also map things like Q, E, etc. to your abiltiies. Everybody develops their own method, though. You don't need a gaming mouse although I can't deny they probably make you more efficient once you get used to them.
			
				
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Use Mouselook and a Gaming Mouse.
 
When you use the ingame Mouselook your Left- and Rightclick can be bound to Abilities. E.g. i am a Warrior, i have my Builder (Relentless Strikes) on my left Mousebutton, Rampage on the right one. I aim by moving my Mouse, no key to hold down required when in Mouselook Mode. Moving around my Warrior - WASD. Skills on Mousebuttons (Razer Naga Hex), and some on Keyboard (around WASD - using Keys: C,X,V, Y, R). Q and E are bound to Relentless Strikes and Rampage when i don't use Mouselook, which is not very often (only in some fights you need to watch out what is happening behind you).	
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As said above: Get a Razer Naga (other mutli-button mouses are available). This pretty much reduces ability usage to your thumb and with modifiers you can get even more out of it. After a while you'll notice you can play the whole game with just one hand save for some of the WASD-based CC break mechanics.
 
Failing that, just condition yourself to use double-mouse buttons for movement and keyboard hotkeys for abilities. No matter what option you take will take a couple days to get used to, but as long as you stick to the same setup (hopefully the one easiest for you personally) you will wonder how you played with it.	
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Basically, you aim with right click held down.  1-4 (1-6 if you've got long fingers) for your most used skills and the letters around wasd (t,g,v,c, etc) for your remaining skills, and you kind of piano your way across those keys in such a way that you can cast skills and move in one direction at the same time.
 
Or you can get a gaming mouse (I use a logitech g600) and make your life much easier :P
(seriously I can't recommend this enough if you use ANY program with a lot of hotkeys.   Work or play, my g600 makes interfacing with my programs much smoother.)
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I always strafe right if I need to move while using an ability. Hold the D key with my index finger, and my middle finger can hit 1-4. I can use my ring finger to hit 1-2, which allows forward and backwards movement as well. I just make sure to prioritize what abilities I place in those keys to work with that.
 
Plus I have like 5 buttons on my logitech mouse I can use, but that's the obvious answer.	
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I do all my movement and look around with my mouse and all my abilities with the keyboard, works well for me but I don't think I could do it without some extra mouse buttons, love my G600
 
it does take some getting used to but soon you will be dashing and spinning and jumping while you kill things like its second nature	
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Use Mouselook and a Gaming Mouse.
 
When you use the ingame Mouselook your Left- and Rightclick can be bound to Abilities. E.g. i am a Warrior, i have my Builder (Relentless Strikes) on my left Mousebutton, Rampage on the right one. I aim by moving my Mouse, no key to hold down required when in Mouselook Mode. Moving around my Warrior - WASD. Skills on Mousebuttons (Razer Naga Hex), and some on Keyboard (around WASD - using Keys: C,X,V, Y, R). Q and E are bound to Relentless Strikes and Rampage when i don't use Mouselook, which is not very often (only in some fights you need to watch out what is happening behind you).
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I do all my movement and look around with my mouse and all my abilities with the keyboard, works well for me but I don't think I could do it without some extra mouse buttons, love my G600
 
it does take some getting used to but soon you will be dashing and spinning and jumping while you kill things like its second nature
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Have this for years now, set WSAD on the thumb stick. Never had problems with moving, aiming and using skills at the same time. But my solution is hardware as I also have (mostly unused since I have G13):
 
and 
 
 
 
Far more buttons than I actually need.
G13 - 29 buttons (times 3 with profile variation)
G11 - 18 buttons (times 3 with profile variation)
mouse - LMB, RMB + 12 additional
 
Hands on pad and mouse gives me direct access to base of 43 buttons, WSAD included.  	
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			isn't there supposed to be a 'how do i click rend?' joke in here somewhere?	
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What's your g600 setup like? That's the mouse I have but I haven't trained myself to use it so that's just an additional learning curve :)
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Definitely going to try out mouselook right now. Having a couple abilities on mouse click seems like it would be helpful. Is it constantly like that or just during combat? Any negatives like losing right click turn and left click camera or (I think I get it now) your mouse constantly turns you when in mouselook?
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So you have movement bound to your g600? I'm currently learning to use mine and I have abilities on it (I only really use 7-12 buttons easily right now) but have considered putting wasd on the g600 and then having my hand free for all my abilities. My left had is so much better at hotkeys than my right thumb on the side of the mouse from a decade of MMO playing without an MMO mouse.
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When the game came out last year i had the same issues, so i bought this mouse, its not that expensive and it makes playing sooooo much easier, any mmo or moba game
 
https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/03/electronics/aplus/logitech/B008BGOHGS-01-lg.jpg	
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I always strafe right if I need to move while using an ability. Hold the D key with my index finger, and my middle finger can hit 1-4. I can use my ring finger to hit 1-2, which allows forward and backwards movement as well. I just make sure to prioritize what abilities I place in those keys to work with that.
 
Plus I have like 5 buttons on my logitech mouse I can use, but that's the obvious answer.
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1) hi everybody i'm back **watches everyone trade looks wondering who wildstarnewbie is**
 
2) @ OP below is something i had posted a few months back.  There are a lot of ways to go about learning how to do it and this is how i taught myself. The key thing is to do whatever is comfortable for you.
 
 
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There is probably more then one way to do it, just try out what feels comfortable to you.  I'd been playing a WoW rogue since the end of vanilla to present and even though i only PVE'd i always did little circle strafing arcs behind the boss while keeping up my rotation.  Even though i didnt need to stay moving i did it anyways as a way of practicing and "training" my fingers on how to do multiple things at the same time.  Below is how i am setup:
 
W = middle finger
A = ring finger
D = index finger
Shift/Ctrl = pinky finger
Tilde vent/teamspeak key = pinky finger
Spacebar/Alt = thumb
4 = most spammed ability
5-7 = other spammable abilities
1-3 = least used abilities
8 = forward mouse thumb button
9 = rear mouse thumb buttom
0 = middle mouse button (interrupt or stun)
LMB - targetting, click to hold for viewscreen panning
RMB - hold button and move mouse left/right to control circle strafe direction and radius of circle
 
So pretty much my ring finger would hit A to strafe left, middle finger would hit W if i needed to move forward a bit, and i would spam my abilities on 4-6 with my index finger.  If i needed to hit 1-3 i would reverse the direction of my strafe and put index finger on D to move right, and ring/middle finger would activate 1-3.  If strafing right was not possible i would just keep pressing A but i would jump with spacebar and then hit 1, 2 or 3 quickly before i landed.  Jumping would allow me to maintain momentum on my left strafe while still allowing me to use 1-3.
 
Now one other thing that i did was on my rogue was i would split up my most used moves and finishers between keypresses and mousepresses.  If for example i had 6 total skills that i used pretty frequently i would bind 3 of those skills to 3, 4 and 5.  Then the other three skills would get bound to forward mouse thumb, rear mouse thumb and middle mouse button.  Split up the workload to prevent finger and hand fatigue, and also to give my other hand something to do.  Why have one hand activate all 6 abilities when you can have two hands activating 3 abilities each? On my WoW rogue that meant that 4 would be sinister strike or mutiliate, mouse forward thumb would be a finisher #1 (rupture) and mouse rear thumb would be finisher #2 (envenom/eviscerate).  Personally i would not recommend having 1 hand to everything...like using all 3 fingers on your right hand to control movement.  Split up the workload between your two hands...have both do equal amounts of movement required tasks and equal amount of skill use tasks.  On movement intensive fights this might prevent faster fatigue in your right hand, and on fights where you have to use lots of skills all the time it would prevent fatigue in your left hand.
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You can change the camera settings so that it turns the camera when you turn the mouse, like in TERA. Aiming is much easier.
 
You can have it always on or you can choose to have it just in combat. 
 
I've put it so that while i'm Idle my mouse cursor appears so that i can click on stuff if i need to. In all the other occasions my camera moves with my mouse.	
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			Use the mouse to do most of your movement by holding down both mouse buttons.  	
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This game really isn't for keyboard turners and ability clickers.
 
Use WASD to move, number keys for abilities (can re-bind some to other keys such as Q, E, T, F etc as well if reaching for anything past 6 feels clunky), hold right mouse button down to turn camera, and push W to go forward in the direction your camera is facing. You can also hold the left and right mouse buttons down at the same time and your character will walk forward.	
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Indeed, practice makes perfect. 
 
I have some experience with MMO mice. I would strongly recommend not getting a Naga. I would recommend the G600.
 
The Naga was my first MMO mouse. I did my research on it and was off-put by some of the reviews online, claiming the mouse broke shortly after purchase. Unfortunately, I was also a victim of this. I paid how much for the thing...?
 
My second MMO mouse was the R.A.T MMO 7. If you're going to put a lot of money in to an MMO mouse, try this one. It's versatile, and fully adjustable. 
 
My last one is the G600. After having to sell the MMO 7 I decided not to splash out again. The G600 is good quality, and it's cheap. It's value for money in essence. It's easy to use and so is the software. It has plenty of functionality and it hasn't broken so far. Mine cost NZD$50.00 brand new iirc, and I've had it for over a year now.	
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			yeah, investing in a NAGA will really, really, really help your MMO game out big time. I couldn't even imagine playing any PC game without one now to be honest. Q, E and F being the only 2 keys needed for me in Wildstar.	
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Just 2c:
I have wasd with d and a as strafe while q and e are turn (i think, its so natural now that i dont even think about it). 1-4 on my left hand and 5-8+ gadget on my mouse (x is for potions).
 
I have my main interrupt (warrior is kick, esper is crush, medic is paralytic surge etc) on the middle mouse button. I also rebound my gadget to "-" so it is within easy access on the mouse (naga). 
 
If your class has a stance (Warrior engineer stalker) then you can also rebind those to your keyboard for easy access (mine are f2 and 0)For some encounters or challenges you may need to use a special ability that is normally bound to ctrl+F1, ctrl+F2, these can be rebound (the key bind is called "Floating Action Bar"), mine are set to just F1 and F3 (as i got used to F2 for tank stance before finding the need to change these).If i am grinding i will often circle the mob and nuke it (dont have to but i like doing it). Circling to the right (counter clockwise) is easier for me than to the left. On bosses you shouldnt do this but still need to react to red (as it will kill you later). The more u stand still the more you can concentrate on dps and the faster things die... Just avoid tunnel vision and avoid that red!	
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Alot of people using "hold right mouse button for mouselook" and spamming Builder key in here...
 
Guys, try out constant (toggle button available) Mouselook. Your right hand will be thankfull and you can use both Mousebuttons for abilities!
Also try "hold to continue casting", the hand which is used for the Builder-ability spam will feel much better.
 
Just believe a Wildstar Veteran and try it. :)	
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Alot of people using "hold right mouse button for mouselook" and spamming Builder key in here...
 
Guys, try out constant (toggle button available) Mouselook. Your right hand will be thankfull and you can use both Mousebuttons for abilities!
Also try "hold to continue casting", the hand which is used for the Builder-ability spam will feel much better.
 
Just believe a Wildstar Veteran and try it. :)
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@Genoshock:
 
Why would you want to rotate your camera when hitting a boss and evading red? I can't remember any boss fight where i had to look far behind me. And even if i forgot one, with Mouselook it is super easy to circle around the Boss, keep him in your telegraph and look where you want to. :ph34r:
 
For me Mouselook just free'd up 2 Buttons on my keyboard and my movement got much better because i didn't have to spam my Builder Ability with my Movement-hand anymore.
 
Edit: Forgot to answer your Question: You can bind any button to toggle Mouselook, i think it was under "Camera" in the Keybind Menu.
			
				
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A big part of this for me, as others also mentioned, are hotkeys.
 
First and foremost, rebind A and D to be strate instead of rotate.
 
Then use keys like Q, E, R, F, G, C, V for skill binds. They are all next do WSAD, so it's a lot more confortable than hitting something like 7.
 
If you have extra buttons on your mouse, they can be quite helpful too. I use mine as a Dodge key, but they could also be skills.
 
There's also Mouse Look mode that allows you to use Mouse 1 / Mouse 2 as skills, making it works like TERA. I haven't tried that yet, but I enjoyed it in TERA.
			
				
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What helped me a lot was getting a Razar Naga (or any MMO mouse really). They have a ton of buttons on the side of the mouse. Bind those to your spells and you have aiming and casting all done in 1 hand. The movement is for the other hand. 
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@Genoshock:
 
Why would you want to rotate your camera when hitting a boss and evading red? I can't remember any boss fight where i had to look far behind me. And even if i forgot one, with Mouselook it is super easy to circle around the Boss, keep him in your telegraph and look where you want to. :ph34r:
 
For me Mouselook just free'd up 2 Buttons on my keyboard and my movement got much better because i didn't have to spam my Builder Ability with my Movement-hand anymore.
 
Edit: Forgot to answer your Question: You can bind any button to toggle Mouselook, i think it was under "Camera" in the Keybind Menu.
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I see so many people answering this by pointing out hardware.
Let me say that my mouse and keyboard are as generic as they can be and I have no problem at all with movement + ability use.
 
Spend some time with your hand on the keyboard figuring out the best keybind layout for you and after that, it's all a matter of practice.
 
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I see so many people answering this by pointing out hardware.
Let me say that my mouse and keyboard are as generic as they can be and I have no problem at all with movement + ability use.
 
Spend some time with your hand on the keyboard figuring out the best keybind layout for you and after that, it's all a matter of practice.
 
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@Genoshock: I know all those fights (DS clear), maybe i'm positioning myself different and / or our raid calls are on point. Never had problems with something coming unexpected from behind, and my sides are no problem with a FOV of 90.
 
In BG's I am the one people should look for, not the other way round. Maybe it has something to do with class choice (and no, i am NOT playing stalker). :D	
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I see so many people answering this by pointing out hardware.
Let me say that my mouse and keyboard are as generic as they can be and I have no problem at all with movement + ability use.
 
Spend some time with your hand on the keyboard figuring out the best keybind layout for you and after that, it's all a matter of practice.
 
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Dont forget that if movement is too hard all at the same time you can also stand still and dodge (double tap direction button or ctrl+ direction,[if the option is on]) that way you dont have to move as much and still avoid what needs to be avoided. 
 
There is another way to avoid having to move: interrupt the target spell/ability (almost) anything with a telegraph can be interrupted with 1 hit of your class stun. And you get MOO damage (150% bonus damage) too so things die faster!!!
 
There is an addon called "interruptor" that will need to be force loaded (i dont think it has been updated in months) that will show you if the cast can be interrupted, how many interrupt armor needs to be removed before the target can be interrupted. A must have in my opinion (only works for the currently selected target). for other targets you will need to learn casting animations (but the telegraphs are still there)
			
				
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			@Genoshock: Nice to have someone mention MoO and how to get them, but please, do not tell people this way they can avoid moving. When they go into their first Veteran Dungeon they will be screwed if they did not train movement and evading red. Not every cast can be interrupted. ;)	
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