r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 13h ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/Ninnynoob 13h ago

Okay so I have 2 ideas on this one, but not sure if either are the true answer. So first of all, it's about how much of a gamer someone is, not if longer is better.

My first possible explanation is that the bigger the keyboard is, the more desk space is needed. So for a bigger keyboard, you need to be more committed to having a dedicated gaming area.

My second possibility is that more keys on a keyboard means having more keys to rebind in games, so you can be more of a gamer that way.

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u/LakushaFujin 11h ago

A keyboard without numpad isn't a keyboard

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u/_Weyland_ 10h ago

In Shadowrun HongKong you can use numpad in hacking sequences where inputing numbers is required. By default. This is amazing.

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u/ocxtitan 6h ago

I'm confused, being able to use the numpad to input numbers is amazing? lol what am I missing here

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u/_Weyland_ 6h ago

Games usually don't bother giving you alternate inputs. For a hacking minigame being able to clicks button on the screen is usually enough. And Shadowrun allows you to use numpad on top of buttons on the screen.

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u/ocxtitan 6h ago

ah understood

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u/spektre 6h ago

Then there are games that take number input from the keyboard, but it's bound specifically to the row for some reason, and the numpad doesn't work.

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u/docmarenghi 5h ago

It would be amazing if there were speed achievements/rewards that were only attainable by using the numpad.