An odd discussion I had with a group of friends earlier today. I personally do not use a numpad for anything except for when its a bound key for some game. And among the people that I know and live near, noone else does either, but then a group of friends talked about how they all do it with a few exceptions and that most people they know do as well. So I was courious what are people around here's take on Numpads. Do you use them for calculative purposes or anything other than games?
I use it for when I use the calculator or when I'm working since my job requires me to type a lot of numbers in a row
numpad since it helps with a bunch of games, outside of that I don't tend to use it unless lots and lots of numbers are being typed/at work
I have 3 separate groups of macros on my keyboard, and I use 2 of the 3 for macros in various games. The third group is used for the numbers I need to press for whatever I’m doing.
I've started using the numpad a bit more due to work. Kinda helps. Otherwise I just use it for extra binds for games.
The answer is both? Depends on the use? Also there isn't only numbers in the numpad (for the calculator it can be pretty convenient, though also use both there). What I don't use is the numlock off version, seems pretty redundant.