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this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025
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There wasn't voice Chat in early games and you had to type fast to communicate and not die.
Exactly this
Early Starcraft got me from ~10 wpm to near 100. You had to type those messages fast before your base was invaded and you died. If I had been born either 5 years earlier or later I don't think I'd be nearly as fast a typer as I am today.
that's how I learned to touch type without "learning" It intentionally. never bothered using home keys but I can type at 100-ish WPM and 95% accuracy
Same... My left hand home keys are wasd because I truly learned to type playing Team Fortress Classic online and needing to communicate without any voice chat. All the classes I took in school for typing didn't get me anywhere, but needing to warn the engineer in the flag room he had 2 incoming because I was down... That got me typing with gusto.
Honestly, these days with voice chat everywhere, I feel like I am kind of out of practice and probably have slowed down since I do more typing at work than at home.
I remember trying to type really fast with a controller a while ago when my mic broke.