Laser Keyboards – Do they REALLY shoot first?

[nicklmg]

Buy Wooting One
Wooting site (pre-order): http://geni.us/m5CIXjG

 

Buy Bloody B720
Amazon: http://geni.us/GSBD
Newegg: http://geni.us/fQXFcOn

 

Buy Tesoro Excalibur SE Spectrum
Amazon: http://geni.us/dAhAn
Newegg: http://geni.us/CGk0U

 

These keyboards have freaking LASERS in their keyswitches. Are they better than purely mechanical switches?

 

 

[Daniel644]

NO, Han shot FIRST

[Himommies]

Just now, Daniel644 said:

NO, Han shot FIRST

No flamewars

[ARikozuM]

Instead of "first" we have "Han shot first"... 

 

Memes aside, why are the laser blasters in Star wars so slow?

[yathis]

So the keyboard is a laser shooter as well?

[Himommies]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Instead of "first" we have "Han shot first"... 

 

Memes aside, why are the laser blasters in Star wars so slow?

So it's easier to dodge Stormtrooper shots

[A Silver]

After seeing the thumbnail, it better shoot damn lasers.

[Doramius]

4 minutes ago, A Silver said:

After seeing the thumbnail, it better shoot damn lasers.

With a near $200 price tag on the Tesoro, it better damn well shoot some amazing frickin' laser beams.  However, the Amazon link shows it's $100.  Either it's not the same one, or the price is jacked up for the UK to cover the "Free Shipping".

[ARikozuM]

13 minutes ago, Doramius said:

With a near $200 price tag on the Tesoro, it better damn well shoot some amazing frickin' laser beams.

Spoiler

 

 

[Ginger_]

10 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

 

mate, that just gave me cancer listening to that for 10 seconds

[Doramius]

8 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

 

Gotta put a warning with that stuff.  Any gamer that comes into this thread is gonna fall out of their chair and wet themselves after that clip.

[ARikozuM]

3 minutes ago, Doramius said:

Gotta put a warning with that stuff.  Any gamer that comes into this thread is gonna fall out of their chair and wet themselves after that clip.

Good call!

[slavikcc]

Uh oh, @Slick has a keyboard laser and he's not afraid to kill!  Run!!

[Bananasplit_00]

the clicky option on the Wooting one dosent really make much sense, you cant take advantage of the property of the switch if there is a variation in the pressure requited to actuate it and if you dont care about that there is a LOAD of other, better, options for you

[yathis]

4 hours ago, Doramius said:

However, the Amazon link shows it's $100

Good luck with that.

 

Bought a few different items on Amazon one right after another as the seller refunded my money one right after another on all items.

[Hugs12343]

5 hours ago, Daniel644 said:

NO, Han shot FIRST

lol

[BingoFishy]

6 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

Instead of "first" we have "Han shot first"... 

 

Memes aside, why are the laser blasters in Star wars so slow?

shoots charged energy things instead of lasers

[SpaceNugget]

Hey @Slick I think its kind of strange how you call the wooting one "pseudo" analog. The switches are just as analog as triggers on a gamepad. And it also seems a lot like you are saying at 3:15 that people will hardly notice the steps. There are no steps to feel. the 256 steps is a software thing not hardware, It even says as much in the screenshot you show.

[Drak3]

1 hour ago, BingoFishy said:

shoots charged energy things instead of lasers

 

8 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

Instead of "first" we have "Han shot first"... 

 

Memes aside, why are the laser blasters in Star wars so slow?

Star Wars weapons are largely based in plasma. Imagine shooting a literal ball of fire that was dense enough to knock you off your feet, but don't have enough energy (besides kinetic energy) to really burn much beyond superficial damage. Big exception to the second rule is light sabers.

Then there are ion based weapons, which are essentially the opposite of plasma based weapons. Low kinetic force, most damage is from the actual energy that'll result in a small, but deadly burn hole.

Things like rocket launchers are unexceptional. They're basically what the LAW, SMAW, and Stinger are in the real world.

Lastly, there are suspended energy field based weapons. Namely, the Dark Saber.

 

Oh, and rocks.

And pointy rocks.

And sticks. With pointy rocks.

[NumLock21]

 

[DnFx91]

im all for analog style keyboards, been waiting years for granular WASD keys to properly hit the market. I'll probably buy one when they put these magic switches into a keyboard that doesnt look like complete shit.

[Sacredsock]

A little picky I know, but that looked more like Forza Horizon 3

[King_of_Oz]

15 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

Instead of "first" we have "Han shot first"... 

 

Memes aside, why are the laser blasters in Star wars so slow?

Yeah! Did you see that episode of mythbusters?

[Maslofski]

the only interesting one and not even numpad