Keyboard Layout

Two_Ears

Hi, the skills 1-5 and ult and movement keys are not optimally assigned. try strafing left and kitting the 5 skill. Lack of mouse click on skills has something to do with this.

What are your layouts to not mess with other important keys like 'use', 'claim' etc.

Jestir

An MMO mouse is the "simple" answer

Turtle_Bot

mouse with extra buttons on the side ("mmo mouse" or "gaming mouse")

assigning those to the ability keys (1-5) helps a lot.

Two_Ears

Thanks for the advice of course. I will look into a mouse.

If anyone else has a good keyboard layout with good old fashioned mouse, let me know.

Turtle_Bot

Unfortunately there's not really a good layout with a default mouse, due to needing mouse to aim (takes 1 hand), then needing to center ability keys and other frequently used keys around the WASD movement keys.

There really isn't a great way to lay them out since "Q" is for quickslot items (potions, etc), "E" is use/interact, "R" is Ultimate, "F" is to interact with other players (when mouse curser is over them) and "X" is to activate synergies (at least for default settings) and are all keys that ideally are as easy to use as 1-5 and WASD.

The best option I can think of in the meantime would be to maybe try rebinding abilities 4 and 5 to keys "C" and "Z" so that you're not reaching across, but reaching down instead?

"C" by default is open character menu, so that will need rebinding as well. I can't remember if "Z" does anything super important by default, but might need to rebind that to something else as well.

This awkwardness is why I tended to slot "passive" abilities (like bound aegis, inner light or camo hunter) that are slotted mostly for their passive effects, or abilities with super long durations (like twilight tormentor, defensive rune, or DK major brutality) on key 5 before I got a gaming mouse (then if I was using them, I switched them to key 1 after I got a gaming mouse due to how I hold my mouse) so that I wouldn't have to press that key much, if at all while playing.

fred4

You'll have to find something that suits you. If you take me as an example, I am not a WASD player in any game. I place my hand(s) on the keyboard in such a way that my middle finger rests on the same key all the time, whereas the other fingers stretch to various keys. For my left hand that means:

Middle finger =
E = Run forwards

Index finger =
F = Action
R = Ability slot 4 (typically AOE damage skill)
D = Ultimate
G = Draw Weapon
T = Dodge Roll
5 = Interrupt

Ring finger =
W = Sprint
S = Crouch
2 = Ability slot 2 (typically a heal)
3 = Ability slot 3

Little finger =
Q = Switch to back bar
A = Switch to front bar
1 = Ability slot 5
`/ F4 = Potion (via mappable keyboard)
Tab = Use synergy

Thumb =
Space bar = Ability slot 1 (typically the spammable)
Alt = Jump
Ctrl = Call mount

The keyboard I use is a Tex Shinobi, on my lap, while I view the game on the TV in my living room. That keyboard has an integrated trackpoint, e.g. mouse:

https://tex.com.tw/cdn/shop/products/49718966438_3992a52ec6_k.jpg

Yes, this is really what I use and, yes, if you're not a lifelong Thinkpad fan, don't use this. However, I'm showing it to explain how I can rest both hands on the keyboard and have access to lots of keys from a resting position. Absent something like this, I would probably invest in an RPG gaming mouse for ESO. So, for the right hand:

Middle finger =
On the trackpoint, aka mouse, aka mini joystick

Index finger =
V = Run left

Ring finger =
H = Tab target
J = Run backwards
N = Run right

Little finger =
Rests on K / not used / command pet

Thumb =
Left / middle mouse button = Light Attack
Right mouse button = Block