I have played just about every MOBA game to date. Using numpad 789456 simply doesn't work for item hotkeys. I like the way LoL uses 1-6 for item hotkeys, and I like the way SC/War3/DotA uses 1-6+ for control groups. I would like to use 1-6 for my items, but then that takes away my ability to use those for control groups. I know not a lot of heroes have the need for control groups, but I can't help but feel like I shouldn't change them and that I'm stuck in terms of what to do with my hotkeys. I have heard of suggestions of alt+QWEASD, but that takes away hotkeys that are used for toggling autocast.
Are there any alternatives I'm unaware of or are not remembering?
Best Answer
I would suggest that you bind the item hotkeys to F1-F6, or the control groups to those and have 1-6 be for items. Of course, that depends on your overall comfort and preference, but it is a significant improvement over having to use the numpad.
The only downside is that F1-F6 are already bound to spectator actions, but those can probably be binded over to the numpad without causing you too much duress.