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Mouse Turning Guide (WoW)  

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This guide is meant to aid people who use their keyboard arrow keys to turn in the game, since it has been noted all over the internet that mouse turning is more effective than using the keyboard, especially in PvP. It is also agreed by most long-term players that mouse turning is superior to keyboard turning in most fights in general.

This is also especially helpful when swimming, or while in flight on a flying mount.

This guide is being written by someone who has only used the keyboard to turn, and has not ever played any First Person Shooter games.

It is written with the basic three button type mouse in mind, the type with two buttons and the center scroll wheel. Tips for using other types of mice will hopefully be included by players who have other types of mice.

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Basics

  • Right mouse button
    • First of all, hold down your right mouse key, and brush the mouse to the right. This has the same effect of holding down your right arrow key, although it will change the camera angle as well if the mouse is moved up and down (which is normal for any human). If you brush the mouse to the left, it will have the effect of holding down the left arrow key.

  • Left mouse button
    • Do the same thing: hold the left mouse button down, and brush it left or right. This does not turn the character, but instead turns the camera angle you are viewing your character and her environment from.

  • Middle mouse button (scroll wheel)
    • This moves the character forward. Holding down both the right and left mouse buttons has the same effect, so if your mouse just has two buttons, you can hold them both down and the same time to move forward. There are times when three button mouse movers will need to hold down both the left and right button at the same time, however. Please see the Movement section below.

Movement

  • Running and turning in a constant movement
    • If you are in a situation where you are constantly running, and need to turn, just hold down the middle button or scroll wheel. You will move forward, and, by brushing your mouse to either the left or right, can control which way is forward

  • Running and turning, with frequent pauses
    • If you hold your right mouse button down, then click and hold your left mouse button, you will move forward. If you need to run forward, then figure out which way to go next, and need to pause, hold down the right mouse button, click and hold the left mouse button, and go. When you need to pause, let go of the left mouse button, keep the right one held down, and turn. Then click and hold down the left mouse button to continue moving forward.

  • Running in Circles
    • You have probably seen players running in very tight circles and maybe you've wondered how they do it. Just hold down your middle button (scroll wheel), and brush the mouse to the left or right quickly. You can do the same by holding down both the left and right buttons at the same time.

Swimming

Fighting

Practice Spots

You mostly want to practice in spots where you won't die, in the beginning. These would be spots where there are not mobs to run into, and cliffs to fall off of. Find a place where you can run in a straight line. Run straight, then quickly turn and run the opposite way. This is the best way to see how efficient mouse turning is, when you see that you are not running in a wide arc to turn and run the other way, as you would when using a keyboard to turn.

Another good place to practice is shallow swimming holes, such as the pond in the middle of Thunder Bluff.

As you get used to moving around, you might want to try more risky areas to practice in, such as around staircases where, if you fall, you might take damage, but not die.

Later, you may want to start fighting either in duels or with mobs that aren't a huge risk to you. Of course, if you get in a bind, you can always resort to the keyboard for turning.

Other Mouse Types

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