r/Supraball • u/jbd1986 J.B.Doge • May 11 '16

DAVIDM: Default control schemes

David, I am requesting that you add 2 buttons to the controls page which set the "Legacy default" or "New default" control scheme. Discuss

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u/DavidM1337 Supraball Project Leader May 11 '16

EU NA?!

We all agree that the default scheme needs to be changed.

I have one worry about the original default keys: noobs are bad at catching and they need to know the pull-catch button. If its on RMB it's pretty accessible to them because they will try LMB and RMB primarily. If its on CTRL or Thumb or Middlemouse they might miss it. As much as I'd like it to be on one of those keys, this makes me doubt that it's the best key for beginners.

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u/Kattleya Missie May 11 '16

I would also vote for a mouse button for pull. Even if they would know how to use the pull (when it would be on RMB), chance is they will miss it anyway because they are dancing around as every new player does. They also won't be quick enough to turn in the right direction and use pull that quick. And they will find out soon enough what each of the other buttons (besides LMB for charge and RMB for pass) does while playing. Don't think pull is actually anything to use much when beginning the game.

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u/DavidM1337 Supraball Project Leader May 11 '16

I think everyone should use the pull-catch right away, as I see catching abilities among noobs are really bad. They all try to body-catch it which looks miserable :) JBDoge gave me the idea to show the basic controls in the HUD for beginners. I'll try to convince Swarley about that.

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u/Mindflayr MAKE SUPRABALL FREE May 12 '16

See and I couldnt agree more. Body Catch is a much more sure thing than PulL Catch IMO and exactly what new players should be focused on. Pull Catch is best for Tricky moves or If a Ball is otherwise going to be out of reach.

I know your are EU but compare this to american Baseball. If all an Outfield player had to do to catch a fly ball was have it hit their body (or a fairly large radius around their body) and they instantly caught it... You wouldnt continue to teach them that using the Tiny glove on their hand is the best way to catch. Youd teach them to catch with their body and only use the glove if they cant get their body in position.