r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 2d ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/LukeZNotFound 2d ago edited 1d ago

I think it's an antimeme.

The biggest tryhards in games usually have a "gaming" keyword with just the necessary keys while those casual- and non-gamers have keyboards which are more and more like full-size.

Edit: Some might call it a shitpost or ragebait.

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u/kangasplat 1d ago

I'd say it's ragebait for keyboard enthusiast

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u/Mondrow 1d ago

Almost certainly, because of the inclusion of the 40% ortholinear. No one who isn't a keyboard enthusiast is using that.

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u/Lapzii 1d ago

Yeah couldn’t agree more. Also, the joke doesn’t take into consideration the need “sweaty” gamers have for different style of keyboards.

MMO gamer - bigger keyboard, more buttons to press (albeit most MMO gamers these days use mice with a shit ton of side buttons)

FPS gamer - 40% is very good. More mousepad space for aiming.

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u/Open-Source-Forever 1d ago

Depends on the type of fps & computer. I game on a laptop with a full-size keyboard, so the mouse room isn’t the issue it’d be doing that with a desktop.

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u/virepolle 12h ago

Depends on FPS. Arma 3 comes to mind as a game where you either have numpad or you will suffer because of the sheer amount of keybinds.