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PC Gamer
Sarah James

How do you move your MMO character, and are you doing it wrong?

World of Warcraft demon hunter running across the screen

If you've spent time in Azeroth, Eorzea, or Tyria, you'll be familiar with the traditional MMO control scheme. Aside from changing a few keybindings here and there, you probably move your character around in much the same way in each of those worlds. But what if you're not doing it the way other people do? What if you're making things harder for yourself? What if you're doing it wrong?

It was only when I got to talking to a similarly invested MMO player friend and began discussing movement that I discovered that they move their character differently from the way I do. I know all about keyboard turning. I was guilty of the crime for the first year or so of my MMO career, but moving your character by holding down both mouse buttons?

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