Video Gaming & Me
Hello, Ability Powered gamers! Today, I am sharing with you guys a little more than I have been totally comfortable with, but I think it’s for the best. When I post guides or tips I naturally get a lot of people asking why I don’t just get a gaming mouse and keybind abilities to the extra buttons, or try other helpful suggestions? I definitely appreciate all the proposals I get, because that means everyone is troubleshooting problems which is basically what I do here at Ability Powered. I always just tell people that the way I play I can’t really use the side buttons despite having a Razor gaming mouse. I thought I should go into a little more detail on exactly how I do play World of Warcraft (WoW).
How Do I Play World of Warcraft?
I use a Razor Hex mouse for a few reasons. First, it’s small and fits my hand well. It’s just comfy. Secondly, it doesn’t require much movement to be able to move a large distance on the screen due to its high dots per inch. It is also has really good precision. Perhaps you of the best features it has is a dip where your finger rests to click. This helps me keep my finger where it needs to be. My WoW guildie actually suggested and got me my first Hex and I’ve been a huge fan since.
WoW Clicking Assist Programs
Another thing I do is keep accessibility programs on-screen with World of Warcraft in windowed mode, so I can get to them easily. Programs like Windows‘ “On-Screen Keyboard” and ClickAid make a big difference in Azeroth for me. On-screen keyboard allows me to type in-game and works as a second toolbar that I can choose from based on where my mouse is on the screen. ClickAid also helps when I need to right click and I am unable to.
World of Warcraft’s In-Game Accessibility
I also use a lot of WoW’s Interface options. I use Move Pad, left click to interact, auto loot, and open loot at mouse pointer features. There’s actually tons of options in WoW. Another thing I play with are addons for WoW. There’s actually an addon for just about every part of the game! If you’d like to learn more about these addons check out our Addons for Accessibility!
Minimizing In-Game Movement
When I play I generally take my time. I keep things slow to minimize mouse movement as much as possible. For example, when I’m questing I usually wait on enemies to respawn instead of running around competing to get kills. This doesn’t mean I tag every kill when it spawns. I share quest objectives with anyone in the area and tag the ones near me. Even sharing kills, I still get the occasional whisper calling me a camper. I just ignore them and carry on.
How I Enjoy World of Warcraft & Hope to Keep Enjoying It
With a combination of all these things there is not a lot of Azeroth that I have problems with. My only requests would be rotate buttons on the Move Pad and maybe the return of /follow to the battlegrounds. Although the Move Pad change is definitely the most important! I hope this explains a bit better my setup for playing WoW. Everyone has a different system, so leave me a comment and let me know how you play! Also let me know if you want to see more of how my setup works out in Azeroth here!
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