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Jon Wood reviews the ZBoard Fang today here on MMORPG.com. The board, not entirely intended for MMORPGs, is reviewed in a slightly different way. We split the Game Play score into two categories: MMORPG and FPS (which it was intended for).
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As a south paw, the Fang has immensly improved my gaming for both MMO and FPS. I play Guildawars, Everquest 2, Oblivion, and Battlefield 2. If the layout for the game doesn't suit my needs, I'll just go into the game I'm playing and change the control options. EQ2 there is never a need for me to crouch or run/walk. So I set the run/walk to autorun and the crouch to open/close bags. For Guildwars, the Fang is fantastic. My only gripe is that the fang doesn't have option for the F1-F12 keys, which for BF2 you need to change positions on a vehicle. If your left handed, I recommend the Fang. My computer setup is as follows, with the monitor and keyboard centered on my desk. Monitor Typing in EQ2 and GW isnt' much of a problem for me, since the keyboard is right in the middle. If a game is not listed on the Fang as one of the games, you can use the default setup and then adjust the ingame options for what makes the best sense. this also works if you don't like the setup that the Fang recommends for the games it has listed. 
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It's great to get the perspective of a south paw. That's one way I could not possibly review this accessory, being a right hander, so thanks for chiming in! It's appreciated. Cheers, Jon "Stradden" Wood, News Editor / Community Manager, MMORPG.com Cheers, |
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Longswd
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Probably the single most important question I would have liked to see addressed is wether or not you can program the keys for whatever keystrokes you want. If you can, can you do macros? If you can do macros, can you insert wait states and repeats? That would be a make or break issue for anyone who doesn't like the default layouts.
Seems a bit silly to write a review on something like that and not even address such a basic issue. |
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My apologies.
Yes, the keys are customizable, although I found the process to be a bit frustrating. As far as macros go, I don't use them. That's why I didn't talk about it in the article. Once again, my apologies. Cheers, Jon "Stradden" Wood Cheers, |
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Thank you for writing such an honest review! I'd bet that it would be great for DDO [but, as you stated, ONLY if you use voice-chat]. Anybody out there have one and use it for DDO? |
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Not a great review - you shouldn't have dinged the device because you had inadequate space. You should comment on the amount of space it takes up, and how that affected your gameplay, but rating the device lower because of your setup was inappropriate.
"Seems a bit silly to write a review on something like that and not even address such a basic issue." Yeah, I agree. LOTRO: Vulgrin - Dwarf Champion - Gladden |
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Steps to customize your Fang Keyboard:
If, ingame you can set a macro to a key, then that can carry over to the fang if you adjust the game options and associate to one of the keys on the fang. The Fang can't be set up to do macro's on it's own...it's just a keyboard with a different layout. The Fang Software doesn't allow to config macros or program keystrokes, that has to be done if your game allows it or you have another program that allows it. To find out what key on the fang corrilates to, bring up notepad and start hitting keys on the fang, I noticed that the P1 button (side button on left side) is actually the N key (Not 100% sure, at work now and cant' confirm) The 1 button on the fang is the same 1 on the number strip (1-0 above the letters on keyboard.) So the fang is just a keyboard with the keys in convenient areas, it is not a macro machine unless the game your playing can assign a macro to one key. For a left hander, this is convenient because we don't have to reprogram all the keys in game, also saves a lot of stress on the wrist.
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So this keypad would have scored how much higher if you had a bigger desk? I use a small dining room table as my desk thats about 5 feet wide and 4 feet deep for a desk. Now what I'd like to see games sites start reviewing a bit is computer desks, chairs and whatnot. Anyhow I digress. I have plenty of room to have something to the left of my keyboard. Currently I have a "Claw" there but I have found it is a tiny bit laggy so I'm looking to replace it. This may be an option for me. How responsive is this thing? If the direction keys function one tiny bit worse than WASD on my Logitech G-15 I'm not interested. If they are as fast as my keyboard I'll order one tomorrow. |
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No delay, it's just like a keyboard with the keys in a different layout. Hooked up USB so even more responsive then some keyboards that are out there
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Awesome, thanks. Thats all I needed to hear to pick one up.
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Today, I am reviewing the Fang Gamepad from ZBoard. The functionality is similar to that of their MERC Gaming Keyboard, but built as a peripheral for those of us who don’t want to get rid of our trusty keyboards, but who might still want an enhanced gaming experience.
