The "truncated" qwerty is mostly due to my current muscle memory. I currently home there right now, and with it setup that way I think I'll get used to the new style better. Just like the left side has groups of 2x3... just like the G11... because I am used to that right now. I wouldn't expect someone to be able to just walk up to this and use it, but the keys are actually pretty well grouped to be as close to how I use them now. The only real changes are actually good ones (for example: F1-F6 are my "Heal Party" buttons ... with modifiers to cast Renew/PW: S/Bubble. The problem with my current F keys is the distance between the modifiers... so I stuck more mod keys up top to make it so my hands don't have to stretch - and I can now heal with my mouse hand - which means I can DPS and heal at the same time). Everyone would probably choose a different layout - I certainly don't think mine is the best, but with the lack of responses I get the feeling that I am the only person to order this keyboard. I guess I'll know once I get it how good/bad it is.