Wooting vs. Razer: The Keyboard Showdown

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Wooting responds to Razer's cheating keyboard.

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Jul 25, 2024

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Science & Technology

Gaming keyboards now offer perfect inputs

  1. Razer introduced a new keyboard with built-in null bind scripts, allowing for perfect non-overlapping inputs.
  2. This feature enables the fastest counter strafes and insane ad spamming, enhancing gaming performance.
  3. Initially, it was expected that this feature might be banned or rolled back, but it has not been.
  4. Wooting responded by implementing a similar feature within 24 hours, making it available for all their keyboards, even older models.
  5. The feature works by prioritizing the last pressed input between two keys, eliminating overlapping movement inputs.
  6. This is particularly beneficial for FPS games, where precise timing of strafing inputs is crucial.
  7. With this feature, players no longer need to worry about timing, as the keyboard handles it automatically.
  8. Wooting's implementation, called SD, is currently in beta but offers similar performance to Razer's keyboard.
  9. The main difference is that Razer's keyboard deactivates rapid trigger for the initial key when snaptap is activated, which Wooting's does not.

Gaming keyboards have evolved significantly

  1. The main difference between Razer's Snap Tap and Wooting's SOCD implementation is that Wooting's is flawless, always registering the last press input. It also offers options like prioritizing one key over another.
  2. For FPS games, enabling SD last press priority on keys A and D is recommended. Multiple iterations of this can be applied to other key pairs if beneficial for the game.
  3. In terms of latency, both Razer and Wooting keyboards perform similarly, with only a few milliseconds difference, which is within the margin of error.
  4. The introduction of features like Razer's Snap Tap has the potential to disrupt competitive gaming, particularly in games like CS, where it can eliminate the skill ceiling for important movement mechanics.
  5. In games without counter-strafe mechanics, such as Overwatch, Call of Duty, Apex, and Battlefield, these keyboards offer benefits by preventing overlapping inputs but do not break game physics.
  6. For serious gamers, these keyboards represent significant upgrades, offering rapid trigger and null binds compared to regular mechanical keyboards, making gameplay feel different.
  7. Both Razer and Wooting keyboards offer similar performance with rapid trigger and per-key actuation point adjustment. However, Wooting provides better sound out of the box and more customization options.

Wooting's keyboard automation changes gaming

  1. The text discusses the shift in gaming keyboards, highlighting the impact of Wooting's new technology.
  2. Wooting's rapid trigger feature provided a significant advantage by offering true input, which was almost like cheating.
  3. The new technology overrides existing inputs and masks errors, automating skills like counter-strafing.
  4. This automation changes the nature of gaming skills, making previously manual skills automated.
  5. The text suggests that since this technology is not banned in competitions, other keyboard brands might adopt it as well.