Consider the keyboard!

GuidoHunter · 04-19-2004, 10:08 PM

May you all learn from my mistake: If you must get a new, unfamiliar keyboard, make sure it's FFR-worthy!

My good wireless one gave out, so I got a new wireless one, however, there's a serious problem witht he sending rate (if I hold down a key, the repeat rate is MUCH slower than what the computer can handle), so when I try to play songs on FFR that have simultaneous arrows, one keystroke is quite delayed, and it causes me to miss many arrows. I can't even get a decent combo going on Stalled Out, let alone even complete Silence. I growl at my keyboard.

I don't know what specs you might need to look for, but please keep this in mind!

--Guido

http://www.mikee385.com/andy

Jordy0823 · 04-19-2004, 10:18 PM

yea the first keyboard i had when i played FFR could only press 2 keys at a time and made my fingers sore cuz u had to press really hard

Lupin_the_3rd · 04-19-2004, 10:26 PM

ha...I thought this topic would be advocating the PETK

RobbyZero · 04-19-2004, 10:29 PM

Mine could only press 2 then I figured out a trick to press 8

Anticrombie0909 · 04-19-2004, 10:41 PM

Yeah, buying a good keyboard is key. My friend has this awesome Logitech wireless that I want, but the keys are shaped wierd and have concave buttons, and it's laggy as hell. I can barely play on it. You can't go wrong with a standard $20 Microsoft keyboard- supports triples and quads and has nice turned up corners for your fingers to grip. However, I have a Compaq keyboard...now at first, I thought it was really bad for FFR. The keys are totally smooth, and they're barely turned at the corners. I found out that not only does it support triples and quads, the smooth keys let your fingers slide off them in a speed I could never manage before. I'm faster than ever now. It was worth the time it took to get good at it.

banditcom · 04-19-2004, 10:55 PM

All wireless keyboards have lag in them... they are NO good for the timings needed in FFR, SM, or similar types of games.

GuidoHunter · 04-19-2004, 11:09 PM

bandit, I'm sure all wireless keyboards have lag in them as you say, but there are definitely many that work. The first wireless I had worked perfectly, and a temporary one I used worked great save only for the FF7 song, and now this one totally sucks. Don't rule out wireless keyboards completely, but you can easily go wrong with them.

--Guido

http://www.mikee385.com/andy

altairian · 04-19-2004, 11:13 PM

wireless anything sucks for anything that involves the word "game", ok? maybe your keyboard was ok for ffr, but i guarantee you it wasn't as good as a normal keyboard is

GuidoHunter · 04-19-2004, 11:25 PM

I can't doubt that

--Guido

http://www.mikee385.com/andy

**Cenright** · 04-20-2004, 01:10 AM

You know, it is a hard feeling to get used to, especially if you are a key slammer, but the Mircosoft Natural actually has a very small latency and also the pressing distance is fairly small.

It is worth a try, but it can be a fairly costly risk.

Privateer · 04-20-2004, 08:02 AM

The best keyboard you can buy is the Logitech Corded Elite for $39.99.

Dapz · 04-20-2004, 08:16 AM

uhh im only at the level where the most i need to press at a time is like 2.

04-19-2004, 11:13 PM	#8
altairian FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Potsdam, NY Posts: 2,055	wireless anything sucks for anything that involves the word "game", ok? maybe your keyboard was ok for ffr, but i guarantee you it wasn't as good as a normal keyboard is __________________ Reach: there was this bee. i hate bee\'s...i tryed to kill it, but then it didn\'t die and it started making weird noises so i was like oh (#$% hes gonna sting me. i started running but i triped over some rock and rolled down a hill into the river.

04-20-2004, 01:10 AM	#10
Cenright You thought I was a GUY?! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaumont (A town with 25 times fewer people than this site) Age: 37 Posts: 3,139	You know, it is a hard feeling to get used to, especially if you are a key slammer, but the Mircosoft Natural actually has a very small latency and also the pressing distance is fairly small. It is worth a try, but it can be a fairly costly risk. __________________ http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...Cube_in_55.mpg

04-20-2004, 08:02 AM	#11
Privateer FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 2,962	The best keyboard you can buy is the Logitech Corded Elite for $39.99. __________________

04-20-2004, 08:16 AM	#12
Dapz FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 7	uhh im only at the level where the most i need to press at a time is like 2. __________________

04-19-2004, 10:18 PM	#2
Jordy0823 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 187	yea the first keyboard i had when i played FFR could only press 2 keys at a time and made my fingers sore cuz u had to press really hard

04-19-2004, 10:26 PM	#3
Lupin_the_3rd FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,665	ha...I thought this topic would be advocating the PETK

04-19-2004, 10:29 PM	#4
RobbyZero FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada Age: 36 Posts: 4,613	Mine could only press 2 then I figured out a trick to press 8

04-19-2004, 10:41 PM	#5
Anticrombie0909 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,683	Yeah, buying a good keyboard is key. My friend has this awesome Logitech wireless that I want, but the keys are shaped wierd and have concave buttons, and it's laggy as hell. I can barely play on it. You can't go wrong with a standard $20 Microsoft keyboard- supports triples and quads and has nice turned up corners for your fingers to grip. However, I have a Compaq keyboard...now at first, I thought it was really bad for FFR. The keys are totally smooth, and they're barely turned at the corners. I found out that not only does it support triples and quads, the smooth keys let your fingers slide off them in a speed I could never manage before. I'm faster than ever now. It was worth the time it took to get good at it.

04-19-2004, 10:55 PM	#6
banditcom FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willimantic, CT Age: 41 Posts: 6,243	All wireless keyboards have lag in them... they are NO good for the timings needed in FFR, SM, or similar types of games.

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