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NOSTROMO n52 GAMING PAD FAQ 1.0 - What is the Nostromo n52? 2.0 - Why do I need the Nostromo n52? 3.0 - How do I use the Nostromo n52? 4.0 - Its Awkward how can you use this thing? 5.0 - Where do I get a Nostromo n52? 6.0 - Can I see your Rogue’s n52 Profile? 7.0 - Can I see how your Load Out is Set? 1.0 What is the Nostromo n52? The Nostromo n52 Gaming
Pad by Belkin is simply an ergonomic keypad with directional controller under
the thumb and a few extra buttons.
It gives you access to
2.0 Why do I need the Nostromo n52? The layout of the Nostromo
is only part of its advantage. Besides taking all the keys that would usually
require 2 hands or one hand sliding back and forth across the keyboard and
organizing them into an area you can get to quickly with out moving your
wrist at all. It can also Quadruple the amount of keys you have access to
under that one hand. Combined with the profile and loadout manager software
you can make your Nostromo pad do pretty incredible things. 3.0 How do I use the Nostromo n52? The profile software lets
you Map standard keys to each of the buttons on the Nostromo Pad or Create
Macros that can consist of many keys including delays between key presses.
This can effectively allow you to use one button to cast a buff to everyone
in your party or do a series of actions waiting the appropriate cool down
before performing the next action.
The Nostromo Profile editor
also lets you set keys that SHIFT the state of the keypad. I have my thumb
key set to shift to the blue state that you can see in the second image. This
second state allows me to assign a whole new set of keys to all the buttons
on the pad. I can set the BLUE SHIFT to either Toggle or Momentary. Toggle
means you hit the blue shift and it stays on til you hit it again. Momentary
means its only on while the key is down. I use momentary for my rogue.
However a druid might use the Toggle and also Cycle between the 4 different
states You can even configure to
use some of the keys at the top for movement ala WASD style instead of the
directional controller. The directional controller could effectively bind to
8 different keys. To use the controller in
game simply create a profile and then load the profile in the Loadout Manager
and tell it to use that profile when WoW.exe is run. Its as simple as that.
4.0 - Its Awkward how can you use this thing? I think everyone goes
through an adjustment phase where you simply get slaughtered in PVP trying to
learn how to use it. Every single one of my friends who has bought it was
like it is kinda awkward. All I say to them is give it ONE WEEK. Not a couple
of days… not a couple of hours or even 6 days. Give it 7 Days of playtime. If
you force yourself to use it for 7 days then you can take it back to the
store and get your money back. However I have yet to have a friend return
one. I admit I almost returned
mine when I bought it. I gave it a week or so figuring I had 30 days to
return it if I really hated it. Now I cant imagine playing without it. I am
not exaggerating a quick talk with anyone that has used the n52 for any
amount of time will reveal the same thing its just impossible to play wow
with out it. That is probably it’s only down side… However if I go to a Lan
Party and don’t take my computer I make sure to take the n52… It’s a USB
connection so I can connect it to anything and the profiles, profile editor
software and Loadout Manager software installs all fit on my USB keychain
(easily they hardly take up any room) 5.0 - Where do I get a Nostrom n52? I got my n52 from CompUSA.
I am sure you can pick one up at most computer stores and maybe even a few
online retailers. I suggest Getting it locally if
possible because it is possible to have problems with the keys and its easier
to swap it out at the local CompUSA then RMA / Ship it back. 6.0 - Can I see your Rogue’s n52 Profile? Yes – You can download it Here!
It is an older profile but it will illustrate how to set it up correctly. |
