Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

[Kibblre]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

I was told red switches fuck your MA up since they don't have any feeling of actuation until you bottom them out but my MA is pretty well the same with my new keyboard. Reds are NOT good for vibrating, I've still yet to find a good bulky keyboard that can do this reliably.

There's no tactile feedback on membrane keyboards before bottoming out anyways (as far as the ones I've ever used), so people who have good MA on a membrane keyboard should do just fine with reds.

[Garquillex]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

There's no tactile feedback on membrane keyboards before bottoming out anyways (as far as the ones I've ever used), so people who have good MA on a membrane keyboard should do just fine with reds.

Doesn't membrane have the 'click' after enough force is put onto them and then they bottom out, while reds just go down without that force-bump?

like if you put 30 grams of weight on a membrane key, the key won't do anything, but if you put 30grams of weight on a red key, it will go down a bit but not enough to actuate?

[Choofers]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

using a blue switch kb for jacks/speed is like using rubber cement to jack off

at first it's restrictive

but after a while, it becomes a part of you!

[HST]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

Yeah I have the non 2013 BlackWidow ultimate which uses Cherry Blue MX switches. MA is good enough to quad stuff. Jacks I have no problem with since I can feel when I actually miss jacks as opposed to hoping I hit them with my old keyboards (not sure if anyone gets me lol).

[PrawnSkunk]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

Like all Cherry MX keyboards, you don't have to bottom out before the keyboard registers the keytap. It's weird at first, but you adapt to it quickly.

Blues have the loudest click when they are pressed down of all switch types. Amazing for MA and also great for speed. Personal favorite.
Browns are not as loud and don't have a click as audible. This is the middle ground, great speed/accuracy and it doesn't drive your neighbors insane with the keytaps.
Reds feel like you are typing on air. I couldn't get used to this keyboard, but for others is apparently godlike for speed.
Blacks have similar traits and characteristics to hitler. Don't touch this abomination of a keyboard. Linear key presses *cringe*

Buckling Spring Keyboard HUEHUEHUE so loud this keyboard will rupture your ear drums. But so satisfying~ 8)

I would love a keyboard with 4 keys of each switch type, but I haven't found anywhere that makes custom keyboards to this extent.


But what do I know? I love my scissor switch kensington <3

[Staiain]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

Well I was able to hit 430 bpm stream on my old Cherry MX Blue keyboard over a year ago so it's not as bad as people say it is



shamelessly showing off speed abilities on a blue switch kb D:

Using a brown switch now though cause it's better for my playing style

[i heart candy]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

I have bought two different mech keyboards and let me just say a few things....
Blue is not for speed (for the average player) and they are very difficult to do fast jacks on. MA is good on them, but that's about it. I only know 1 player that is fast with blue switches and that's Eze.
Brown will make you able to MA good as well, but it does allow you to play faster . Once you learn control, MA will not be a problem them.

Usually when SM players buy a mech, they go brown. I highly recommend it, but that's just me after from switching from a blue keyboard to brown after a month or two of solid play.

[Choofers]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

Well I was able to hit 430 bpm stream on my old Cherry MX Blue keyboard over a year ago so it's not as bad as people say it is



shamelessly showing off speed abilities on a blue switch kb D:

Using a brown switch now though cause it's better for my playing style

how long did you have that blue for though? I got this kb a week ago and I'm still getting used to it.

the change from a normal keyboard to a mechanical keyboard is crazy

[NoPrivacy]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

I don't understand half the fucking lingo in this thread.

But anyway, I find my Blackwidow was good for MA when i used it .. But I ended up going back to my Tarantula for speed and what not.

[i love you]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

I don't know about you guys but i was able to jack really well with a blue switch and do speed files.

Although, I will admit that a brown switch make doing such things a tad easier.

And for some reason, I never got used to red switches in terms of MA but for speed...it is god-like.

[Staiain]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

I was the first person to ever play sm on a QPAD kb hehu (they had prototypes/preview models at The Gathering before they were available for sale ) 8)

didn't buy one before august, adjusted to the kb instantly from my flat illuminated kb and got amazing scores like 30 min after i connected it (this was a blue switch qpad kb)

[i heart candy]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

The problem with buying a mech kb is only you personally know what type of player you are. People will excel on different switches from what I noticed.

[Garquillex]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

Is there reason to say that, say, Browns are objectively better than membrane?

[Leo137]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

Blacks have similar traits and characteristics to hitler. Don't touch this abomination of a keyboard. Linear key presses *cringe*

wait what i didn't understand that, is good or bad?

[Kibblre]

Re: Anyone ever use a mechanical keyboard for SM?

wait what i didn't understand that, is good or bad?

He's claiming it's bad, but he also said kinda good things about reds witch are the same as blacks but lighter. Blacks are probably bad for SM/FFR due to being linear (no feedback until you press all the way down aka bottoming out) but I'm going to be getting a keyboard with black switches for gaming.