Left Handers Control Setup

I am left handed, use mouse on my right side. I find myself using my left hand for the WASD controls and using the mouse on the right side to spin myself around versus “Keyboard Turning” 😫
When I use the defaults, I feel using Q for general weapon ability, I find myself losing movement control of A for the sake of pressing it. When I try to use dodge , the left ctrl key, it feels clunky and once again, sacrifice movement, to press it to dodge. I am not the best but the setup feels like a penalty being left handed and have yet to to find a non kludgy solution for alternative positions. Do I stand their, take my hand off mouse, so I can use the number keys, then shift + number key for other toolbar, etc. Can some left handers share what works for them?

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Axarashi

Unfortunately, as a left-handed person myself, I have simply forced myself to get used to this right-handed set-up ages ago that I don't really think about it anymore. So I cannot give you any ideas besides telling you to keep changing the key bindings until it feels least "restraining" to you and then to keep practicing until it has become muscle memory...

Hope another left-handed player can give better ideas.

novercalis

Left Handed here. I know other lefties uses the IJKL for movement and work around those buttons.

I personally use my left hand on mouse, right hand on keyboard.
My setup is

Arrow keys for movement

Numpad 0-9 for action bar 1
RIGHT CTRL + Numpad 009 for action bar 2

NOTE: RIGHT CTRL+Anything will trigger whatever you may have bind as "CTRL"
For example, I have Right Ctrl for Dodge Rolling. Anytime I do CTRL+Numpad, I will roll first and 50/50 chance my ability goes off.

In most other games, I would also use Right Shift + Numpad, this would have been my action bar 3 setup, but currently we can't bind to Right Shift.

Enter = Jump
/ = Open Chat

Del = Cycle Targets
End = Interact

I keep F1-F8 the same. I forgot what I have for Insert, Home, Pg Up and Pg Down.

I also use numpad /, *, -,+

Usually those are my mount, healing potion, mana potion, other important consumable.

Gotta play around with it, if you're new to that style as a Lefty.

novercalis

I would love if the DEV can fix the RIGHT CTRL + Numpad where it doesnt trigger my RIGHT CTRL ability if I am holding it down.

I would also love if the DEV allow us to Keybind Right Shift + Any Key

MindsEye

i will try the IJKL this weekend. As the right shift does not work, could one use the right ALT temporarily. I will them experiment with the most used spells controls etc. Hope that right shift button gets fixed!

Butkus

I use a Razer tartarus. Program the keys accordingly

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