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  1. 03-06-2003, 08:51 PM #1
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    What would you use this thing for?

    http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...t=544&scat=547

    ideas? I'm so confuseded (yes that was an intentional misspelling)
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  2. 03-06-2003, 09:07 PM #2
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    looks like a half retarded keyboard. looks like a very expensive paper weight though.
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  3. 03-06-2003, 09:12 PM #3
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    Like most of the thrustmaster stuff, it's mostly aimed at flight sims. With that sort of setup it's easy to map keys to the extensive amount of controls realistic flight sims have. If you're a hardcore flightsim person, that board is very nice. Can be used for FPS also as a keyboard.
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    I think that the ThrustMaster Tacticalboard may be useful for someone has yet to master the First-Person Shooter key layout. But for the seasoned FPS gamer it would probably be a waste of money.
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    I would use it to fill up my rubbish bin. Nah just kiddin. It seems to me very like... well thought and designed, but where are the letter keys? I mean how are you supposse to type on it?
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  7. 03-08-2003, 03:02 AM #6
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    lol. I'm a flight sim fan...space flight sim that is, and if freelancer is anything to go by, if you don't have joystick support why would anything support this?
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  8. 03-08-2003, 12:41 PM #7
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    It is a keyboard...it doesn't need specialized support.
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  9. 03-08-2003, 05:27 PM #8
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    I've seen this thing before in PCGamer, and it's good from what I heard. Does a fine job in replacing the keyboard.

    I have yet to actually try it out though, since I'm so poor.
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  11. 03-09-2003, 12:53 AM #9
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  12. 03-09-2003, 01:42 AM #10
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    It looks like a more ergonomic keyboard aimed to bring closer the keys you use most for first person shooters. Very interesting. I wonder if it works?
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  13. 03-09-2003, 03:41 AM #11
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    That thing looks so uncomfortable for FPS, might be useful for Strategy, though.
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  14. 03-09-2003, 08:24 PM #12
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    I love my Belkin nostromo speedpad. anyone up for a game of rocket arena 3?

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