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Honestly I've never felt it made any difference to me when gaming. I would never code on such a keyboard but for the old WASD it seems fine. That said, guests

Honestly I've never felt it made any difference to me when gaming. I would never code on such a keyboard but for the old WASD it seems fine. That said, guests are welcome to bring any peripherals they want. There's a USB hub at each station to plug stuff in.

TheAceOfHearts 2y ago
I guess it depends on what sort of games you're playing, but isn't it possible for the lack of n-key rollover to be a problem? My understanding is that many of these keyboards fail to register inputs if too many keys are pressed at the same time.
- ikrenji 2y ago
  he said they don't play competitive games.
- kentonv 2y ago
  Hmm, I've never had an issue with this. We generally don't play competitively but we do play fast-paced FPS and such and I just don't recall this ever having come up. (We had the same keyboards in the last house FWIW.)
- Aeolun 2y ago
  Edit: I was wrong. > I recall reading something like 13 keys, and wondering what kind of lunatic tries to press 13 buttons at the same time. My recollection was wrong though, and most keyboards support at least two keys held down at the same time (plus shift/alt/ctrl).
- michaelt 2y ago
  Generally it's fine - in the 1990s barely anyone had a mechanical keyboard. Instead, game developers learned to test their products on the most common keyboard models. That's why so many games use WASD+Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Space and a handful of other keys in that area. It doesn't look like they're hoping to play split-screen fighting games with both players using the same keyboard :)
- smolder 2y ago
  Yes, without an n-key rollover keyboard you run into situations where perhaps running diagonally, plus reloading or throwing a grenade won't register the last button press. (E.g. Shift + W + D + R/G) It's kind of infuriating to run into that problem on cheapo keyboards that have it.
Suppafly 2y ago
Don't you run into issues with n-key rollover with those old membrane keyboards?
- kentonv 2y ago
  Nope, I've never experienced that issue, in a decade of using these keyboards for gaming.

TheAceOfHearts 2y ago

I guess it depends on what sort of games you're playing, but isn't it possible for the lack of n-key rollover to be a problem? My understanding is that many of these keyboards fail to register inputs if too many keys are pressed at the same time.

ikrenji 2y ago
he said they don't play competitive games.
kentonv 2y ago
Hmm, I've never had an issue with this. We generally don't play competitively but we do play fast-paced FPS and such and I just don't recall this ever having come up. (We had the same keyboards in the last house FWIW.)
Aeolun 2y ago
Edit: I was wrong. > I recall reading something like 13 keys, and wondering what kind of lunatic tries to press 13 buttons at the same time. My recollection was wrong though, and most keyboards support at least two keys held down at the same time (plus shift/alt/ctrl).
michaelt 2y ago
Generally it's fine - in the 1990s barely anyone had a mechanical keyboard. Instead, game developers learned to test their products on the most common keyboard models. That's why so many games use WASD+Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Space and a handful of other keys in that area. It doesn't look like they're hoping to play split-screen fighting games with both players using the same keyboard :)
smolder 2y ago
Yes, without an n-key rollover keyboard you run into situations where perhaps running diagonally, plus reloading or throwing a grenade won't register the last button press. (E.g. Shift + W + D + R/G) It's kind of infuriating to run into that problem on cheapo keyboards that have it.

Suppafly 2y ago

Don't you run into issues with n-key rollover with those old membrane keyboards?

kentonv 2y ago
Nope, I've never experienced that issue, in a decade of using these keyboards for gaming.