Underhanded
09-08-2006, 02:28 PM
Hey there! First review, gimme a break.
I have been using the the Wolf King keyboard for a few months now, and have been so pleased with it I thought I'd write this up.
Here's a picture(Excuse the bad quality, I tried to keep the picture small)
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/6222/timberwolfhugeha0.jpg
As you can see, this is definatly not the normal keyboard people are used to. The circle of keys to the side is the main feature, completely replacing all need for the main part of the keyboard for gaming purposes. The keyboard came fully working, plug and play. No installation or general mayhem, the keys in the "circle" all work properly right out of the box.
For ease of reading, I'll do this Pro's/cons style.
Pros:
1: "Zomg a keyboard designed specifically for gaming?! Wow!" It looks really cool =P Especially if your friends are also gamers, generally, they would be jealous (It's a pro, dangit)
2: The circle of keys is really easy to learn to use, everything is placed ergonomically and once you're used to it (doesnt take very long, a week at max) it is so comfortable that you could play for hours and hours with little or no repositioning.
3: Everything you need for FPS games is RIGHT there, and if it's not, just keymap the ones you want where you want them. Your thumb naturally rests on the spacebar, and your pinky naturally rests on the shift key, so much easier to crouch or sneak, even if you're used to a normal keyboard.
4: Not only good for FPS games! I played WoW for many a month using this keyboard, and I gotta tell you its a huge advantage having all the keys you need right where you need them, no need to remap your movement keys to "RDFG" instead of "WASD" to get more mappable keys, they are all already set up for you.
5: Long USB connection, comes with a PS/2 adapter aswell if you need it. Other then the circle, the keyboard is a standard "qwerty" keyboard, minus the numpad.
6: Extremely sturdy built. None of this halfway flimsy attached crap, this thing is one solid peice of awesomeness. the plastic chassis is formed completely around the entire thing, and its two tone color scheme looks great.
Cons:
1: No numpad! What! How can this be? How will I type in numbers? Well, you have to do it the old fasioned way.
2: No media link keys! If you like being able to just hit a key to stop start or pause your music, or move to the next track, this keyboard doesnt come with features to do so, you might be able to program keys to do it, but I never tried.
3: No left hand support! The circle is mounted directly to the keyboard, its a solid peice of awesome. Unfortunatly, this means theres no room for lefties, heck, there isnt even a numpad for you to use. Fortunatly, if you like the idea of the circle, they also sell the circle seperatly, as its own standalone item.
4: Some of the keys are awkward to reach, but there are so many its not really a problem, as you can just program them elsewhere.
Overall I'd say every gamer who is tired of the average wasd config for fps or mmo, or anything inbetween should give this keyboard a shot. It's only $50 or so! Compared to other keyboards of similar quality, extremely cheap and worthwhile in my opinion.
Pwn in your favorite games like never before! Plus, you can do it in style.
I have been using the the Wolf King keyboard for a few months now, and have been so pleased with it I thought I'd write this up.
Here's a picture(Excuse the bad quality, I tried to keep the picture small)
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/6222/timberwolfhugeha0.jpg
As you can see, this is definatly not the normal keyboard people are used to. The circle of keys to the side is the main feature, completely replacing all need for the main part of the keyboard for gaming purposes. The keyboard came fully working, plug and play. No installation or general mayhem, the keys in the "circle" all work properly right out of the box.
For ease of reading, I'll do this Pro's/cons style.
Pros:
1: "Zomg a keyboard designed specifically for gaming?! Wow!" It looks really cool =P Especially if your friends are also gamers, generally, they would be jealous (It's a pro, dangit)
2: The circle of keys is really easy to learn to use, everything is placed ergonomically and once you're used to it (doesnt take very long, a week at max) it is so comfortable that you could play for hours and hours with little or no repositioning.
3: Everything you need for FPS games is RIGHT there, and if it's not, just keymap the ones you want where you want them. Your thumb naturally rests on the spacebar, and your pinky naturally rests on the shift key, so much easier to crouch or sneak, even if you're used to a normal keyboard.
4: Not only good for FPS games! I played WoW for many a month using this keyboard, and I gotta tell you its a huge advantage having all the keys you need right where you need them, no need to remap your movement keys to "RDFG" instead of "WASD" to get more mappable keys, they are all already set up for you.
5: Long USB connection, comes with a PS/2 adapter aswell if you need it. Other then the circle, the keyboard is a standard "qwerty" keyboard, minus the numpad.
6: Extremely sturdy built. None of this halfway flimsy attached crap, this thing is one solid peice of awesomeness. the plastic chassis is formed completely around the entire thing, and its two tone color scheme looks great.
Cons:
1: No numpad! What! How can this be? How will I type in numbers? Well, you have to do it the old fasioned way.
2: No media link keys! If you like being able to just hit a key to stop start or pause your music, or move to the next track, this keyboard doesnt come with features to do so, you might be able to program keys to do it, but I never tried.
3: No left hand support! The circle is mounted directly to the keyboard, its a solid peice of awesome. Unfortunatly, this means theres no room for lefties, heck, there isnt even a numpad for you to use. Fortunatly, if you like the idea of the circle, they also sell the circle seperatly, as its own standalone item.
4: Some of the keys are awkward to reach, but there are so many its not really a problem, as you can just program them elsewhere.
Overall I'd say every gamer who is tired of the average wasd config for fps or mmo, or anything inbetween should give this keyboard a shot. It's only $50 or so! Compared to other keyboards of similar quality, extremely cheap and worthwhile in my opinion.
Pwn in your favorite games like never before! Plus, you can do it in style.