(This is satire, but also sadly parodys the reality of those against WASD-- WASD being a feature that can actually help those with carpal tunnel, nerve damage, arthritis and more.)
So a common criticism against WASD movement is that it’s superior to click to move.
Okay so since it’s so much better I think since this is a modern game released in the year 2023 rather than in the dark ages of Diablo 2 that we should REMOVE click to move. I WAS BARELY BORN WHEN THAT GAME CAME OUT ITS THAT OLD.
I mean you are all saying over and over again how bad of a method it is compared to WASD! Clearly it should be removed.
We wouldn’t want anyone to have disadvantages would we? Just wait until you hear that controllers are added into Diablo 4 already!
It’s time! Enough is enough! Remove click to move! It’s putting people at too much of a disadvantage versus controller players!
Afterall we could not BEAR the indignity to be disadvantaged in a PvE video game could we? And most certainly not for the sake of those with medical issues-- maybe they should just pack up and find another game like Hello Kitty Online. This is only for REAL people with FULL ABLE BODIES! Capable of the most intense repetitive clicking!!!
Oh you mean you prefer click to move to interface with a game?
Oh you do?
Oh well we can’t have that, we must ignore that! Preferences are for the feeble minded afterall! It’s ALL about OPTIMIZATION. IN A VIDEO GAME! IMAGINE NOT WANTING TO MICROOPTIMIZE INPUTS!
To hell with those with preferences or medical issues that cause them to have a preference! Remove all but the most optimal of inputs! Quick quick! Get to it! Start removing!
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Click to move is a Diablo staple it will not be removed. But WASD can be added, then people can use what they prefer.
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there’s actually ways to move without clicking. I do it all the time… it relates to certain skills. Typically melee abilities but sometimes it works with caster abilities as well. Totally depends on how the skill functions.
I typically always put my most used skill as my 1 key and hold that down and just hover my mouse over where I want to go. I’ve done it in D2, I’ve done it in D3, and I did it in D4 over the beta weekend.
Again it totally depends on the skill. For example frenzy on barb, it’s a close range attack and which needs you to be in melee range. Just pop it on the 1 key and hover your mouse around without clicking and he will go wherever you hover the mouse and attack mobs in the way. Takes a bit getting used to but it’s how I’ve always played.
No problem with them adding it, but i can’t stand WASD movement. It’s so clunky especially when you have keybinds on 1 to 4, q, e, c etc…
You have to contort your fingers to press your bindings. It’s so awkward that i can’t understand why people want it.
There’s much better alternatives.
Gamepad, buttons on mouse, some keyboards have a joystick in them etc…
Nothing against more options, i just don’t get why this one is DEMANDED by so many. I’d hate to play D4 using WASD.
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IMHO i dont see how Diablo games can benefit from WASD some skills will move you to a certain place, how do you comfortably do that if you have to position yourself first with wasd then prepare to press said skill button unlike controller where u can move and press skills with ease or rotate mouse to where u wana go and mash skill ?
Oh! get a gaming mouse bind said skill to mouse keys position with WASD should kinda work same way… Sooooo i gotta get a game mouse too damn.
dont know why people want it when it takes more effort to do things, a few seconds of delay can cause death, id hate to be playing on hardcore and because i need to go to a safe spot in a total different direction I die due to need to do more button presses and repositioning.
At least we have the force move and hold still keybinds those are great no?
Is this a reply also a parody? We have done this all the time in ALL genres… FPS, MMOs, Action adventure games, RTS games, and yes even action RPGs with wasd movement have abilties or actions to toggle and use on the keyboard. Even then we have all of 6 skills to use in D4, a 3 button mouse with a scroll wheel would be more than enough.
I will be surprised if they don’t add WASD to the game. It would be the easiest thing to implement and it’s being mass requested. Not only that, it is a medical accessibility issue. And to pile on top of that, they even put it on their phone port to PC Diablo game. Like really? That gets it but the main PC release of Diablo 4 doesn’t?
Bizarre to say the least.
It being a medical accessibility issue should elevate it massively.
Like I don’t know why people fight against it. So many people want to gatekeep freaking GAME CONTROLS IN A VIDEO GAME???
I don’t get it! This is so insane to me that somehow we’re arguing over adding WASD to a video game that would let more people BUY ($$$$$) and PLAY FOR FUN a VIDEO GAME!
This is madness to me! I do not have the ability to understand why someone would prioritize anything over getting more people into the game. This is the kind of mentality that kills games.
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as already said elsewhere, you actually can do it already. as you could in d3, btw.
just go to controls and add “w” for example to “force move”, and from that moment on you can move around by pressing W, reserving mouse buttons from that moment on to interaction/skills only.
it. is. already. there.
I played Diablo 4 Beta, I broke my left arm and wrist on first day of beta and did not get to play because KFC did not sent me my codes nor refunded my money because they are cursed for using bacon. If I had codes, I wouldn’t have broken my left arm and wrist, and I would have been playing Diablo 4 beta but instead I did something else and it caused me to break my arm/wrist at same time. Weird thing is, I could play Diablo 4 beta but not Counter Strike using aswd, but 1-4 was fine when I rest my hand there. I manage to beat the Beta and get level 25 and Kill World Boss. So no one should have any excuses why they did not get the pet. I only needed one weekend. I still haven’t gone to a doctor yet. True Story, I broke it again and again and again…
No. This is most definitely a troll thread.
Click to move is literally all isometric RPGs.
This your first isometric rpg? No I didn’t read your post.