how did the WASD keys become the norm for movement on pc games? Couldnt it have been ESDF or some other set of keys?
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Most keyboards can register only limited number of key presses at once. For example if you press “a”, “s” and “f” at once a cheap keyboard may only see “a” and “f”. More expensive keyboards may have n-key rollover feature so you can press all keys at once and they all work
Modifier keys like ctrl, alt and shift are wired separately to make sure they never conflict with other keys. Because using them at once is the intended way to use them. Even on ultra cheap keyboards.
Wasd keys are located near them so you can use them with ctrl, alt and shift. Useful feature.
Esdf users like to say how many keys they have surrounding Esdf. But due to conflicting keys those can’t be pressed simultaneously on cheap keyboards.
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