What is the opinion of Reddit about the Razer Tartarus Standard Gaming Keypad?

A total of 21 reviews of this product on Reddit.

I think that the mouse has got you covered for most of the stuff that you’ll need to do in game and we’ve only got movement left to worry about. There are small gaming pads like this that have a little joystick for your thumb, or like someone else suggested, a full joystick could be used too, really depends on your mobility.

Here’s what you want, rather than a keyboard, because a keyboard is inferior to a game controller for movement, due to its lack of a joystick – with the default keybinds, characters can’t reload while stepping to the right, which is hilariously awful.

It’s not mechanical and the joystick sucks (but is a lot better than not having one!), but the only other options on the internet cost a downright comedic amount of money more (such as Razer’s other option, the Orbweaver).

I’m currently trying to decide which I want to prioritize more – a gaming mouse or a gaming headset. My mic is awful, but it’s damn hard finding fellow players with the intelligence to turn on team chat.

>If the player so desired to do it

How is that different than using Recursion (or another overlay)? It isn’t the default, so you have to go out of your way to set it up that way. There are also 11 other buttons (12 on my mouse) to account for. The goal is one handed operation for a bunch of different things. You can’t one handed switch to your secondary while also squad chatting, strafing, and firing without having specialized hardware like a mouse with extra buttons.

It gives me an “unfair” advantage because I have specialized gear to do a custom job for me. I also use the Razer Tartarus, which gives me a ton of programmable buttons that no one else has unless they also have specialized hardware. It further helps me to multitask and split up jobs to different fingers that I wouldn’t have otherwise.

I don’t feel that these give me an advantage that is able to be calculated. Sometimes I goof up and pull out my med tool instead of my sidearm, because the buttons are small on my mouse. As nice as an overlay for 3rd person gunning would be, I don’t feel that they would give a calculable advantage over someone with no overlay. That’s the reason I even brought up the hardware, which you said yourself doesn’t give an advantage.

The controller joystick is better for physical player movement.

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ07-01030100-R3U1-Tartarus-Gaming-Keypad/dp/B00EHBKUTE

That’s why PC has these things. I’m getting one soon. WASD is pretty much inferior to the left side of a controller.

The mouse…however…is where it’s not even close. Look/aiming accuracy, mouse wins.

You’re switching between the keyboard and HOTAS for flight vs FPS stuff? Yeah, I haven’t figured that one out yet either. I feel like having a keypad thingy in between my sticks would be ideal. I’d then have a straight line of peripherals: Left stick, keypad, right stick, mouse.

I use this by mapping the thumb buttons to alt and control and the numbered keys to the numbers on the numpad, then I set up hotkeys for scenes like alt+numpad3

Razer Tartarus Gaming Keypad https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EHBKUTE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_Sz7XwbA13FCQV

Gaming keypad. I started using the Nostromo back when it had Belkin on the box. Razer owned it for a while then expanded it a bit into the Tartarus and Orbweaver lines. I use the Tartarus now and it’s pretty alright. http://www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ07-01030100-R3U1-Tartarus-Gaming-Keypad/dp/B00EHBKUTE

Would something like the Tartarus work? I know a few different companies make different styles. I have the old Belkin n52 and love it.
They all seem to have normal sized keys, but have a hat switch you can use with your thumb.

Yes, The buttons are customizable and I use a similar setup as SnowSC2 but I also have a Razer Nostromo to make it easier Link

If it becomes compatible at least some people will buy the Razer Tartarus now.

TBH i like the idea because i game like the south park no life gamer with kb on my lap. However i’m not willing to spend more tha i spent on all my input devices all together for a glorified num pad.

I personally am thinking about purchasing the Razer Tartarus to complement my X52 flight stick, rather than just using the throttle or a standalone stick. My thinking is that with the 8 way pad rather than another joystick or controller style stick, my strafing will be much more precise, while still having many more buttons than a standard joystick at my fingertips without jumping having to let go of the movement controls. What do you guys think?

I have this, maybe you can use it?

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ07-01030100-R3U1-Tartarus-Gaming-Keypad/dp/B00EHBKUTE

I use the razer tartarus gamepad. I got mine on amazon and i love it.

See if this might work 🙂

I can also get half a keyboard for 60$…
www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ07-01030100-R3U1-Tartarus-Gaming-Keypad/dp/B00EHBKUTE

You don’t need a matching setup if you already have a joystick you like. I just use a Razor Tartarus for the throttle and it works well.

Just to make sure, I’m talking about this:

Razer Tartarus Gaming Keypad

Either way, good luck to ya 🙂

It’s a pretty nice gamepad, if it was mechanical I would have bought it by now.

Here are two other gamepads with an analog stick for anybody who is interested:

> http://www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ07-01030100-R3U1-Tartarus-Gaming-Keypad/dp/B00EHBKUTE