Finger Rollers - Keyboards

Husk · April 25, 2013, 10:50 AM

using 1 or 2 spaces doesn't make a difference

the 2nd space will only shoot a rope if the 1st one is released, much like what would happen when using only 1 space

Hussar · April 25, 2013, 11:06 AM

Better shadows and scrolls?

StepS · April 25, 2013, 11:46 AM

Quote from: j0e on April 25, 2013, 05:04 AM
This is the only video I've seen of someone actually finger rolling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fh9IZpj-Qo

i can do this with 1 finger yep. OP: get a flat keyboard. or a laptop.

kartious · April 25, 2013, 02:14 PM

I didn't open this thread to start any form of debate whether FR is worth doing or not. I opened this thread asking people that FR to tell me what keyboards they use.

van · April 25, 2013, 02:20 PM

TheWalrus · April 25, 2013, 02:24 PM

lol van i was in the middle of posting the same thing, but your meme is better than mine.

Fenice · April 25, 2013, 03:11 PM

Quote from: kartious on April 25, 2013, 02:14 PM
I didn't open this thread to start any form of debate whether FR is worth doing or not. I opened this thread asking people that FR to tell me what keyboards they use.

Logitech G15. U won't need any remapper because the spacebar is pretty sensitive and it has no significant keylock.

barman · April 25, 2013, 03:12 PM

Quote from: kartious on April 25, 2013, 02:14 PM
I didn't open this thread to start any form of debate whether FR is worth doing or not. I opened this thread asking people that FR to tell me what keyboards they use.

Like always I'd recommend the model I myself have been using since January 2012, Logitech Illumitaned. Note that it's rather expensive, though. I'm sure there are keyboards that are at least half as cheap and perform similarly well.
You can see a video of myself roping on that keyboard in Masta's post (thanks). That should also be an example that finger rolling doesn't necessarily involve remapping your space bar to two different keys.

j0e · April 25, 2013, 03:21 PM

Nice roping barman. Props for using one space so well.

QuoteMaybe there is a slight advantage for those starting off, but at the higher levels it doesn't really make a difference.

Alright, maybe for the top 5 ropers it doesn't make much difference.. you may have convinced me of that, but I still think that for 99.9% of people it's an unfair advantage.

Anyway thanks for keeping the responses civil. I went over the top a bit. Finger rolling (2 spaces) has bothered me for a while, but never enough to say something about it, until now I guess.

Masta · April 25, 2013, 10:43 PM

TheWalrus · April 26, 2013, 01:47 AM

i used to have this awesome keyboard with huge deep keys, looked like it was from the early 90s. Anyways, it had a springloaded space, which was awesome. anubis had a similar one i think back in the day, maybe you remember me talking about this keyboard anus since ours were so similar?

Anubis · April 26, 2013, 05:32 PM

IBM Model M

TheKomodo · April 26, 2013, 05:57 PM

Lmfao, you gotta f@#!ing love how Anubis comes in here, with his old ass 1990's looking piece of shit, and completely dominates every single roper that ever lived, including Mablak

SlaxHound · April 26, 2013, 06:54 PM

model M is canon of keyboard beauty. same about IBM's thinkpads when it comes to laptops.

TheWalrus · April 26, 2013, 07:26 PM

Quote from: Anubis on April 26, 2013, 05:32 PM
IBM Model M

yeah it was either this one or something almost exactly like it. Got it for 2$ at a garage sale, best purchase i ever made. its gone now though, left at my ex girlfriends apartment.