NWN Keyboard?

Granamere · 07-11-2003, 06:28 PM

OK I just have to know who all out there are going to buy this?

http://www.ideazon.com/nwn/index.htm

I am thinking about it hard. I went ahead and bought the base unit and will post what I think of it when I get it. I ordered the base keyborad from Amazon for $31.99. It is over $25 so I did the free shipping. Who knows when I will get it but the NWN part does not come out until 7-25 so I am in no big rush. www.gamestop.com Has the NWN top listed for $19.99 so if I buy it I will go that route.

Thanks,

Granamere

SpiritWarrior · 07-11-2003, 08:32 PM

Weird..and nice but no way. Money-making scam IMHO. I guess for hardcore collectors this would be something...but then again I didn't buy the CE, lol.

Just as a matter of interest, why would you buy that, Granamere? Hot keys and the like do all they need to do. Just look at they way the try to soup the whole thing up, selling it on comments like 'Imrove your gameplay performance' so people will rope in under the illusion that this would make their game better.

[ 07-11-2003, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ]

TheCrimsomBlade · 07-11-2003, 08:56 PM

This board is a good Idea for some games but it doesn't seem that there is much difference between My Logitech keyboard and this Z-board other than the lables on the keyboard them selves and the spaces between the keys in order to make room for the labling. I have played NWN enough times that I have the Hot-keys memorized and so do most people that I know that play NWN and SoU. Now I can see this system for some of the other games that they are advertising but not for NWN.
Anyone that has the extra $50.00-$60.00 to buy this key board system and doesn't want to just look at the keyboard hot key list that comes free with the game thats fine with me but, I don't think I'll buy the Z-board myself. I'll use the money to by The Temple of Elemental Evil when it comes out in aug. or sept. this year instead.

[ 07-11-2003, 09:00 PM: Message edited by: TheCrimsomBlade ]

Animal · 07-11-2003, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Granamere:
OK I just have to know who all out there are going to buy this?

http://www.ideazon.com/nwn/index.htm

I am thinking about it hard. I went ahead and bought the base unit and will post what I think of it when I get it. I ordered the base keyborad from Amazon for $31.99. It is over $25 so I did the free shipping. Who knows when I will get it but the NWN part does not come out until 7-25 so I am in no big rush. www.gamestop.com Has the NWN top listed for $19.99 so if I buy it I will go that route.

Thanks,

Granamere

I've got some waterfront property in Saskatchewan, I'd like to sell you.

SpiritWarrior · 07-11-2003, 10:16 PM

LOL! You nut.

TheCrimsomBlade · 07-11-2003, 10:27 PM

Hay Animal are there any beach front areas? I could build a dock to park my canoe with the 350 chevy engine in it so I don't have to paddle up stream.

Chewbacca · 07-12-2003, 02:57 AM

This looks like it may help me be a better, faster DM. I suck at rememebering and keeping track of hotkeys, my fingers just dont hit the right keys. This is much simpler and the mouse alone is too slow. Thanks! I'd pay $20 for this.

If anyone wants to sell me any property anywhere for $20 PM me. I bet I can sell it for at least triple.

[ 07-12-2003, 02:58 AM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]

philip · 07-12-2003, 06:55 AM

It's funny. I'll not buy it however. I hardly use the keyboard while playing, the only important button is space, for other things I use the mouse

Granamere · 07-12-2003, 11:06 AM

OK you must remember you are talking to a guy that owns one normal NWN. One collectors edition at $50 and two more at $30 for a total of four copies of NWN. Two copies of both the origianl strategy guides for a total of four guides. I currently only own one copy of SOU and only one gudie for it.

With that out of the way.

I am very picky about keyboards but I keep wanting a better version of the MS Sidewinder Strategic Commander. This keyboard says it come with software I am guessing the it might let me program the normal number keys to be like shift-F1. OK I do not get to see all of the keys unless I press the shift key but it would make things easier if I had just a few more hot keys for spells and wands. I really wish they had the whole three rows of keys at the top. F1-F12, Shift F1-F12, Control F1-F12. Then if you print your own stickers that would fix everything. [img]smile.gif[/img] That is one of the big reasons I do not want to play online that much. I need pause to go find something in alternate key lists. It kind of sucks to pause an online game with a bunch of people in it. I do not use the Strategic Commander because I would need a hand for the keyboard, a hand fo it and a hand for my mouse.

The reason I posted this here was to get feedback from people here to see what everyone thought of it. Amazon says the base until has shipped so I should be getting it sometime next week so I will post a review of it before I even think about buying the NWN top for it. If the keyboard does not feel right that will end it there for me. If it does suck $32 for a backup keyboard is not that bad. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Chewbacca Just to make sure you are following. You have to buy the base unit for about $32 then buy the NWN top for about $20. If anyone can find better prices let me know. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Granamere

SpiritWarrior · 07-12-2003, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Granamere wrote:

OK you must remember you are talking to a guy that owns one normal NWN. One collectors edition at $50 and two more at $30 for a total of four copies of NWN. Two copies of both the origianl strategy guides for a total of four guides. I currently only own one copy of SOU and only one gudie for it.

You don't get out much do ya Granamere? (Joke [img]tongue.gif[/img] ). You are nuts though lol. I can understand the multiple copies and even the CE but come on man, the strategy guides?! Everyone knows that's just the companies last shot at making a cheap buck. Don't tell me you bought the SOU one too...seriously when I saw them advertise that I just rolled my eyes and groaned. If you really insist on getting detailed walkthroughs on the OC and 'character building guides' you can find it all online you know. Oh well..

I don't use hotkeys that much at all anyways. Everything I do is mouse-driven except for voice commands. I PVP all the time this way and win alot of battles too, so I guess I'm pretty fast with the mouse.

07-11-2003, 08:32 PM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Weird..and nice but no way. Money-making scam IMHO. I guess for hardcore collectors this would be something...but then again I didn't buy the CE, lol. Just as a matter of interest, why would you buy that, Granamere? Hot keys and the like do all they need to do. Just look at they way the try to soup the whole thing up, selling it on comments like 'Imrove your gameplay performance' so people will rope in under the illusion that this would make their game better. [ 07-11-2003, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: SpiritWarrior ] __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

07-11-2003, 08:56 PM	#3
TheCrimsomBlade Lord Ao Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: Winchester ,Virginia , United States Age: 73 Posts: 2,081	This board is a good Idea for some games but it doesn't seem that there is much difference between My Logitech keyboard and this Z-board other than the lables on the keyboard them selves and the spaces between the keys in order to make room for the labling. I have played NWN enough times that I have the Hot-keys memorized and so do most people that I know that play NWN and SoU. Now I can see this system for some of the other games that they are advertising but not for NWN. Anyone that has the extra $50.00-$60.00 to buy this key board system and doesn't want to just look at the keyboard hot key list that comes free with the game thats fine with me but, I don't think I'll buy the Z-board myself. I'll use the money to by The Temple of Elemental Evil when it comes out in aug. or sept. this year instead. [ 07-11-2003, 09:00 PM: Message edited by: TheCrimsomBlade ] __________________ Remember these are just games so don't get too upset when you get your ass handed to you in a hat box

07-11-2003, 10:16 PM	#5
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	LOL! You nut. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

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07-11-2003, 06:28 PM	#1
Granamere Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 27, 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Age: 53 Posts: 372	OK I just have to know who all out there are going to buy this? http://www.ideazon.com/nwn/index.htm I am thinking about it hard. I went ahead and bought the base unit and will post what I think of it when I get it. I ordered the base keyborad from Amazon for $31.99. It is over $25 so I did the free shipping. Who knows when I will get it but the NWN part does not come out until 7-25 so I am in no big rush. www.gamestop.com Has the NWN top listed for $19.99 so if I buy it I will go that route. Thanks, Granamere

07-11-2003, 10:27 PM	#6
TheCrimsomBlade Lord Ao Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: Winchester ,Virginia , United States Age: 73 Posts: 2,081	Hay Animal are there any beach front areas? I could build a dock to park my canoe with the 350 chevy engine in it so I don't have to paddle up stream.

07-12-2003, 02:57 AM	#7
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 51 Posts: 5,373	This looks like it may help me be a better, faster DM. I suck at rememebering and keeping track of hotkeys, my fingers just dont hit the right keys. This is much simpler and the mouse alone is too slow. Thanks! I'd pay $20 for this. If anyone wants to sell me any property anywhere for $20 PM me. I bet I can sell it for at least triple. [ 07-12-2003, 02:58 AM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]

07-12-2003, 06:55 AM	#8
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	It's funny. I'll not buy it however. I hardly use the keyboard while playing, the only important button is space, for other things I use the mouse

07-12-2003, 11:06 AM	#9
Granamere Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 27, 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Age: 53 Posts: 372	OK you must remember you are talking to a guy that owns one normal NWN. One collectors edition at $50 and two more at $30 for a total of four copies of NWN. Two copies of both the origianl strategy guides for a total of four guides. I currently only own one copy of SOU and only one gudie for it. With that out of the way. I am very picky about keyboards but I keep wanting a better version of the MS Sidewinder Strategic Commander. This keyboard says it come with software I am guessing the it might let me program the normal number keys to be like shift-F1. OK I do not get to see all of the keys unless I press the shift key but it would make things easier if I had just a few more hot keys for spells and wands. I really wish they had the whole three rows of keys at the top. F1-F12, Shift F1-F12, Control F1-F12. Then if you print your own stickers that would fix everything. [img]smile.gif[/img] That is one of the big reasons I do not want to play online that much. I need pause to go find something in alternate key lists. It kind of sucks to pause an online game with a bunch of people in it. I do not use the Strategic Commander because I would need a hand for the keyboard, a hand fo it and a hand for my mouse. The reason I posted this here was to get feedback from people here to see what everyone thought of it. Amazon says the base until has shipped so I should be getting it sometime next week so I will post a review of it before I even think about buying the NWN top for it. If the keyboard does not feel right that will end it there for me. If it does suck $32 for a backup keyboard is not that bad. [img]smile.gif[/img] Chewbacca Just to make sure you are following. You have to buy the base unit for about $32 then buy the NWN top for about $20. If anyone can find better prices let me know. [img]smile.gif[/img] Granamere

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