Anyone has tried adding a *foot* control?

Was thinking about this while I saw my nephew playing a race game: he has a wheel/pedals to control the car. Not that I plan to play WoW with a steering wheel, but I can think of situations where a pedal could add functionality. For example: I use mainly my numpad to spam my macros and my left hand to control my chars. I've made 10 extra ctrl+numpad and 10 alt+numpad keybinds. But I never use those cause I move my toons around with my left hand, so no time to hold ctrl/alt. With a left pedal bound to ctrl and a right to alt, it could be easier without losing control. Another situation could be that the pedal only heals. Activating a heal with my foot wouldn't distract me from tanking/dps.

I don't own such a device, but was just curious if anyone has tried this; and if so, if it really works.

I own 2x Xkeys PS/2 foot pedals.

Its a good idea and it works great - when I remeber to use them.

I use a carpentry hacked pedal from a usb numpad keyboard similar to the foot pedal mod that was posted from Germany not that long ago. It does slave movement and two other spells.

So I lend my nephews pedals and it works great. Only using 1 for now: right is bound to my healer. Have to return them in an hour, but 100% sure I'm gonna order 1. Even thinking what 2 sets of pedals could do ...

I just found this site. This sounds even better than racing pedals. Anyone knows this product?

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Originally Posted by zenga

I just found this site. This sounds even better than racing pedals. Anyone knows this product?

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Haven't used it, but they do look cool. Wonder if I could mount one for a head banging position? :)

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Originally Posted by rocnroll

Wonder if I could mount one for a head banging position? :)

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As a non native english speaker and with a vivid fantasy, your quote is confusing me.

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Originally Posted by zenga

As a non native english speaker and with a vivid fantasy, your quote is confusing me.

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He wants to mount one of the foot switches in a postion that could be pressed by his head. :)

"head banging" is a "heavy metal" music thing...

Apologies, I forget how global WoW and multi-boxing are.

Fur, the other and probably older use of the term is hitting your head on something out of frustration. Which was where I was going. "Aggghhh wiped again!" head hits the pedal something happens. :)

lol, I confused giving head with head banging. not kidding :P
you can imagine i was like wtf when i read that
apologies for that

Hahahhhaha

best lost in translation ever

That Gamingmouse foot pedal and R2 mouse are pretty cool. I might order the foot pedals and try them out.

I was gonna reply that I'd be cool to try to make WoW work with a steering wheel, gearbox & pedals ... but google came up with this. :o

What a great group we have here, we can laugh at each others "Lost in translations" :).

Steering wheel in WoW, I've got a mental picture of a 5 year old going "Weeee daddy, look at me gank the Mage!" and an adult going WTF happened? How did he get me so easily? LOL

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Originally Posted by zenga

I just found this site. This sounds even better than racing pedals. Anyone knows this product?

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Seems like it has some basic chording which is cool. I would love to have a 'stomp twice on right, when both are down, or what have you' alas your looking toward xkeys for such things.

I use a X-Key's foot pedal controller. It was spendy but totally worth it.

It has 3 pedals. Middle and largest one is where I bind all my main DPS macros to. I can just basically mash my foot constantly during any fight, instead of mashing my "1" key or whatever like a lot of people do. Frees up my hands.

The other two pedals I use as "alternate" dps pedals. One is always for AOE (triggers consecrate, arcane explosion, holy nova) and the other is a by-fight special button (i.e. in those fights where my healer might get iceblocked or something, switch my shaman to spamming chain heals on the group for a bit).

I'd be lost without the pedal.

On the XKeys being spendy...

yes, they are expensive new. Watch ebay and buy them for $15 - $20 instead (i've gotten two in this price range, and seen quite a few more)

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Originally Posted by rocnroll

Apologies, I forget how global WoW and multi-boxing are.

Fur, the other and probably older use of the term is hitting your head on something out of frustration. Which was where I was going. "Aggghhh wiped again!" head hits the pedal something happens. :)

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bound to

/retrieve corpse

=)

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Originally Posted by zenga

I just found this site. This sounds even better than racing pedals. Anyone knows this product?

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I have those pedals, I wasn't really happy with how difficult it was to "feel" a button press. They are well made however.