Speedlink parthica

[ringo]

I got speedlink parthica keyboard.

 

https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/keyboards/jon-martindale/speedlink-parthica-core-gaming-keyboard-review/

 

Keyboard has 5 macro buttons (M1 - M5). I always thought that in game when I change commands to that buttons it will be displayed to key M1 but everytime I changed button to this in game it always switches to ctrl.

 

In keyboard software setting to one of macro button looks like this:

 

 

So if I understood these button are not independent? It just mimic other buttons?

 

[Uptivuptiz]

21 minutes ago, ringo said:

So if I understood these button are not independent? It just mimic other buttons?

Yes. They mimic other buttons or button combinations such as CTRL + Z.

[minibois]

They are macro buttons. Macro buttons mimic a specific button or combination of specific buttons.

Keep in mind some of the programs used to do macros are seen as cheating programs by some games.

[ringo]

29 minutes ago, Uptivuptiz said:

Yes. They mimic other buttons or button combinations such as CTRL + Z.

 

24 minutes ago, Minibois said:

They are macro buttons. Macro buttons mimic a specific button or combination of specific buttons.

Keep in mind some of the programs used to do macros are seen as cheating programs by some games.

Damn, I always thought that I would get additiaonal buttons like I got with Razer Naga 

[Uptivuptiz]

1 minute ago, ringo said:

Damn, I always thought that I would get additiaonal buttons like I got with Razer Naga 

Not this time. But macros can be almost as powerful if you know how to use them  

[minibois]

26 minutes ago, ringo said:

 

Damn, I always thought that I would get additiaonal buttons like I got with Razer Naga 

I mean.. Depends on how you look at them as extra button. It's not like macro buttons can add a 27th character to the alphabet, but they can make it more simple to do certain actions.

[ringo]

 

5 minutes ago, Minibois said:

I mean.. Depends on how you look at them as extra button. It's not like macro buttons can add a 27th character to the alphabet, but they can make it more simple to do certain actions.

25 minutes ago, Uptivuptiz said:

Not this time. But macros can be almost as powerful if you know how to use them  

 

Main reason I bought this keyboard is because of them. It seemed very useful that I could add additional buttons in some games like RTS (group, building shortcut) or RPG (spells, potions), at least what I first imagined. Can you give me some short useful gaming example?

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, ringo said:

 

 

Main reason I bought this keyboard is because of them. It seemed very useful that I could add additional buttons in some games like RTS (group, building shortcut) or RPG (spells, potions), at least what I first imagined. Can you give me some short useful gaming example?

Well if for example one of those actions you wanted to do was a combo, e.g. alt + number = certain spell, you could set your macro to that.