Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature

DrJOnes666 · 07-05-2006, 10:50 PM

I'll tell you what: double tapping W to run is the most innovative feature BF2 came up with, period! Oh, I'm not saying the other features are not cool. But seriously, one only had to play GHOST RECON ADVANCED WARFIGHTER to see how GREAT a feature Double_tapping is, and how much you miss it in GRAW... Damn! This SHOULD be integrated in ALL first person shooters, especially tactical games.

Speaking of GRAW, I'd love to try it out one day with fellow TGers to feel its real potential.

Cheers,

**UnDeaD77** · 07-05-2006, 11:39 PM

I prefer to hold shift, then I can keep walking and not have to stop walking to double tab W to sprint.

Kilrogg · 07-05-2006, 11:44 PM

You can double tap W to sprint?

wushuhero · 07-06-2006, 12:16 AM

yeah, lol W is my primary method for sprint, I dont use shift

speaking of GRAW I dl'd the demo and wow my computer almost died I couldnt even start it up, I tried playing it and it completely locked up my computer, even on its lowest settings its still nothing compared to BF2 on its highest(wich I can only play on its lowest)

DrJOnes666 · 07-06-2006, 12:29 AM

Yeah, I hear ya...
GRAW is a killer on the hardware. It's ridiculous. I have an ATI 850XT, AMD2500+ with 2GB ram, and I get 34FPS in the game at medium settings at 1024x768 and 28FPS at 1280x1024. AND the game does not even support true AA. So far, I am not really impressed.

Oh, and did I mention GRAW does not have VOICE COMM? I mean, how can a tactical game of today not have VOICE COMM? I would have thought BF2 set the standard.

Can't wait for BF2142 ...

Kilrogg · 07-06-2006, 12:49 AM

I can run GRAW flawlessly with my x1900xtx

. No AA though, with AA (Which is coming this summer) I'd probly need 2 cards.

Nitecrawler · 07-06-2006, 01:19 AM

I just use shift. I tried using W before, but for "me" it was a pain.

millipede777 · 07-06-2006, 01:23 AM

I could never get double tapping W to work reliably, so I just mapped it to a spare button on my mouse.

**Pokerface** · 07-06-2006, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrJOnes666

Oh, and did I mention GRAW does not have VOICE COMM? I mean, how can a tactical game of today not have VOICE COMM? I would have thought BF2 set the standard.

Half-Life set the standard in 2000 by backporting voicecomm into a game that was two years old at the time. BF2 was the first large-scale non HL-based PC game to realize that voice mattered. Arguably, XBox Live has set the most recent bar for the voice-in-games olympics.

More topically, double-tapping w has its moments, but in general, I like the control the extra key gives.

wushuhero · 07-06-2006, 01:50 AM

meh I find shift to be in an awkward position, and when I need to get my ass outa there fast doubletapping is the most naturall for me

DrJOnes666 · 07-06-2006, 01:58 AM

I never had a problem with double-tapping W to sprint. It works flawlessly for me, and I never looked back at the SHIFT option (or any other button link for sprint). On the plus side, it helps avoiding cramps in the fingers/hands.

**Pokerface** · 07-06-2006, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrJOnes666

I never had a problem with double-tapping W to sprint. It works flawlessly for me, and I never looked back at the SHIFT option (or any other button link for sprint). On the plus side, it helps avoiding cramps in the fingers/hands.

I don't prefer Shift for sprinting per se... but I prefer it when I need to stop sprinting in a highly predictable way. Letting go lets one return to a normal run very easily.

**AstroCat** · 07-06-2006, 10:41 AM

I use the middle mouse button on my Logitech MX518. That way I can keep on playing and start running at will using only my mouse.

Calvin · 07-06-2006, 11:30 AM

Golden Axe style ftw!

Bodofooko · 07-06-2006, 11:36 AM

I thought the unreal series came up with the double tapping to sprint thing...or maybe that was just for dodging. I might start trying the double tap W thing though, my pinky gets tired from holding the shift key.

07-05-2006, 10:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
DrJOnes666 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 195	Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I'll tell you what: double tapping W to run is the most innovative feature BF2 came up with, period! Oh, I'm not saying the other features are not cool. But seriously, one only had to play GHOST RECON ADVANCED WARFIGHTER to see how GREAT a feature Double_tapping is, and how much you miss it in GRAW... Damn! This SHOULD be integrated in ALL first person shooters, especially tactical games. Speaking of GRAW, I'd love to try it out one day with fellow TGers to feel its real potential. Cheers, __________________ \|TG\|drjones666

07-05-2006, 11:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,757	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I prefer to hold shift, then I can keep walking and not have to stop walking to double tab W to sprint. __________________

07-05-2006, 11:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kilrogg Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,146	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature You can double tap W to sprint?

07-06-2006, 12:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
wushuhero Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 722	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature yeah, lol W is my primary method for sprint, I dont use shift speaking of GRAW I dl'd the demo and wow my computer almost died I couldnt even start it up, I tried playing it and it completely locked up my computer, even on its lowest settings its still nothing compared to BF2 on its highest(wich I can only play on its lowest) __________________ "The Taoist sage has no ambitions, therefore he can never fail. He who never fails always succeeds. And he who always succeeds is all- powerful." -- Lao Tzu ingame name: Zuiquan1

07-06-2006, 12:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
DrJOnes666 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 195	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature Yeah, I hear ya... GRAW is a killer on the hardware. It's ridiculous. I have an ATI 850XT, AMD2500+ with 2GB ram, and I get 34FPS in the game at medium settings at 1024x768 and 28FPS at 1280x1024. AND the game does not even support true AA. So far, I am not really impressed. Oh, and did I mention GRAW does not have VOICE COMM? I mean, how can a tactical game of today not have VOICE COMM? I would have thought BF2 set the standard. Can't wait for BF2142 ... __________________ \|TG\|drjones666

07-06-2006, 12:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kilrogg Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,146	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I can run GRAW flawlessly with my x1900xtx . No AA though, with AA (Which is coming this summer) I'd probly need 2 cards.

07-06-2006, 01:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nitecrawler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NY / Toronto Posts: 71	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I just use shift. I tried using W before, but for "me" it was a pain.

07-06-2006, 01:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
millipede777 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: AZ Age: 18 Posts: 688	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I could never get double tapping W to work reliably, so I just mapped it to a spare button on my mouse. __________________ AKA ContingencyPlan

07-06-2006, 01:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
wushuhero Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 722	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature meh I find shift to be in an awkward position, and when I need to get my ass outa there fast doubletapping is the most naturall for me __________________ "The Taoist sage has no ambitions, therefore he can never fail. He who never fails always succeeds. And he who always succeeds is all- powerful." -- Lao Tzu ingame name: Zuiquan1

07-06-2006, 01:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
DrJOnes666 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 195	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I never had a problem with double-tapping W to sprint. It works flawlessly for me, and I never looked back at the SHIFT option (or any other button link for sprint). On the plus side, it helps avoiding cramps in the fingers/hands. __________________ \|TG\|drjones666

07-06-2006, 10:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
AstroCat Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 149	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I use the middle mouse button on my Logitech MX518. That way I can keep on playing and start running at will using only my mouse. __________________ \|TG\|AstroCat Home/Gaming PC: e8400~3.6Ghz/GA-X48-DQ6/G.SKILL 4GB/P182/(5x)Scythe S-FLEX fans/Corsair750TX/9800GX2/SB X-fi/WD6400AAKS 640GB/WD7500AAKS 750GB/SAMSUNG DVD±R SH-S203B/dualboot Vista64-XP

07-06-2006, 11:30 AM	#14 (permalink)
Calvin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 22 Posts: 490	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature Golden Axe style ftw!

07-06-2006, 11:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
Bodofooko Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahomawherethewindgoes whippingthroughtheplains Age: 25 Posts: 491	Re: Double-tapping W to run is the most inovative feature I thought the unreal series came up with the double tapping to sprint thing...or maybe that was just for dodging. I might start trying the double tap W thing though, my pinky gets tired from holding the shift key. __________________ I read all of Rick's post, and all I got was this lousy sig.

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