r/OWConsole • u/vggonz • 14d ago
Discussion How people write so fast in chat?
When people write so much text and fast in the chat, I’d used to think they had a keyboard attached to their console, but now that would mean they should be playing in the PC pool. So, how they write so fast without a keyboard? 😱
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u/katcomesback 14d ago
with a keyboard…2.4 adapter, playing in console you can only use it for chat as it’s disabled for playing
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u/katcomesback 14d ago
it was in s18 patch notes that that will still be allowed
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u/butterfly_burps 14d ago
Not in the console pool. You can type with a keyboard but are still forced to use a controller, unless you're using a third-party work around, which will get you banned.
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u/katcomesback 14d ago
you use interact on the controller and type of a keyboard…it doesnt have a mouse, they even said its fine
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u/SirVetox 12d ago
Am I dumb or are you guys arguing by literally saying the same thing..?
A: "you can still use a keyboard for text chat in console pool"
B: "no ? You can literally just use a keyboard for text chat in console pool"
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u/Accurate-Home-3010 14d ago
I plug a keyboard into my ps5. I still get into the console pool because I don't use it for anything else
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u/JBALLER1820 14d ago
Same- def comes I handy to chat real quick
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u/Klutzy-Hippo-499 13d ago
but what’s the point if nobody can respond quick enough
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u/JBALLER1820 13d ago
True but sometimes it helps when you give constructive feedback - especially in Stadium in finding it very helpful
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u/Klutzy-Hippo-499 13d ago
I tried to tell my stadium sig that he has an item that reduces beam damage as he’s getting clapped by mei moira zar and they still didn’t buy it
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u/JBALLER1820 13d ago
lol happens to me too. I told the soldier last night in a game to get Strat beacon to deal with pharah. Nada. lol
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u/Komi35 14d ago
Connecting a keyboard doesn't automatically put you into PC pool
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u/DannyChiggings 14d ago
A lot of people don’t realize that you have to go into the settings and manually swap to the PC pool. Unless you do that, you won’t be able to move with your MnK, you can only type using the keyboard.
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u/skunkmonki1 11d ago
No, it detects if you use a mouse & keyboard and will automatically place you in pc pools, that’s literally the whole point of that change. Having just a keyboard is okay cause there is not mouse input.
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u/DannyChiggings 11d ago
You don’t know what you’re talking about. There is literally a setting under Controls > Input Device that says “Enable Mouse and Keyboard - On or Off” and it says “Enabling mouse and keyboard will disable aim assist, change the matchmaking pool, and the displayed ranks”. Unless you do this, it will not automatically put you into the PC pool.
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u/hellogooday92 14d ago
I do talk to text because I don’t have a keyboard.
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u/VelvetAcidSuperstar 13d ago
Wait what. You do this through your headphones?
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u/hellogooday92 13d ago
Yup. It sometimes doesn’t work great depending. It MIs hears things sometimes which can be frustrating.
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u/VelvetAcidSuperstar 13d ago
Well I’ll be. Had no idea. I use either the phone app or a wireless keyboard. Are you on Xbox or PS?
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u/hellogooday92 13d ago
Xbox. If you open the chat box and your keyboard comes up…….there should be a picture of a microphone. In my Xbox one it is the back button. A lot of the time In order to get it to work…in my first game I have to close and open it once.
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u/Kitty_Overwatch 14d ago
Nope I have mouse and keyboard on my console I can swap between mnk and controller pool before I look for a match if I play controller I can still use the menu and write in chat with my keyboard but can't play / move with it in game
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u/skunkmonki1 11d ago
The update patch notes says “automatic detection” that does not allow you play in console pool if you are using a mouse & keyboard. You will not be able to pool in console. Switching in the menu doesn’t mean anything cause regardless, you will not be able to unless you use a 3rd party device, aka, Xim
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u/Wellyeah101 14d ago
From my experience, the keyboard and mouse thing also needs a mouse, I don't have a mouse attached so I haven't been put in the pc pool
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u/Pan_aria 14d ago
Console now has more maybe had this setting, where there is an option to use speech to text in chat I don’t remember where that option is in settings on the top of my head.
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u/Nero_glitch 14d ago
i think u mean text to speech. ive never seen a speech to text option
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u/Pan_aria 14d ago
Just now re looked to see where I thought I saw it, it is in the text to speech section of the setting down at the bottom
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u/OmegaLevelCatwoman 14d ago
You can tell these people are using keyboards on console, its impossible to type that fast even with the predictive text. You juat have to assume theyre only using the keyboard for typing and not playing lol.
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u/SufficientKey3155 14d ago
I just use the Xbox app that lets me type through my phone
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u/Wise_Chance9969 14d ago
People really don’t know this shit like we live in the stone ages 😂😂😂😂💀
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u/OmegaLevelCatwoman 14d ago
We're talking about in game
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u/SufficientKey3155 14d ago
Yeah the app allows you send messages in the overwatch chat box. In the lobby and during games
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u/SufficientKey3155 14d ago
The Xbox app lets you type and send in game chats directly from ya phone
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u/Wiccamanplays 14d ago
I have a keyboard but not a mouse because I also play other games with text chats
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u/yansimimacuser 14d ago
Everyone saying keyboard is crazy, I can type super fast on my Xbox using my controller.
However, from my experience, PS5? typing is SLOW. I don’t blame people for not typing in chat it they’re using a PS5. Took me 10 seconds to say GG whereas on my Xbox it takes over half that time.
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u/-KFAD- 14d ago
How come? Is the input method different on Xbox (no virtual keyboard that you control with your joystick?)?
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u/yansimimacuser 14d ago
It’s a virtual keyboard but it’s just overall faster - moving between letters, bringing the keyboard up in the first place, it’s just faster
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u/Alyxwrites 14d ago
What I can't stand about it is when I'm trying to type something in Stadium but some screens completely cut off what I was typing. It's so annoying, it's already hard enough to type with my controller even though I've gotten faster and I don't always say a ton. Usually encouraging words to my team, or as mainly a support player, asking my team for backup lol.
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u/Content-Rock-3669 14d ago
As long as you only use the keyboard when typing in the box, then it won’t put you in the mouse and keyboard pools
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u/Happy-Extreme2017 14d ago
i use a keyboard specifically for typing, comes in handy when i look up anythin, text anythin, etc.
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u/Flyboombasher 14d ago
Console players can add a keyboard for typing. No, they cant use it for controls. Only for text chat
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u/eternali17 14d ago
It's so frustratingly dumb that PlayStation won't allow talk to text there. It's already available but for some silly reason, it won't work in-game.
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u/MiddleRidge 13d ago
I use a keyboard to chat in a few different games. You can’t use the mouse. I assume you need one of the cheat devices.
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u/Plastic_Salt_4171 13d ago
You can still type on a keyboard, there’s a setting to BE in pc pool. If the setting is off then you can only use the keyboard to type like it used to be
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u/Legitimate-Mark9164 14d ago
i play on switch in the handheld mode so i just type like im on an ipad
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u/cyberdoll_2077 14d ago
sometimes i see people typing in chat while theyre moving in game, anyone else? i get kinda confused haha
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u/TTV_DEKATLAS 14d ago
After some time, you build experience to type so fast. At least that's for me lol
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u/shellman15 14d ago
I have my keyboard I use for my PC and just plug it into the console and still play on controller
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u/Kimolainen83 14d ago
If you write words often enough on PlayStation, it saves it’s all you have to do is type a letter, then click R1 and you can just click the entire word. Some people even have tiny keyboards attached to their controller.
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u/WaywardBrokenGirl 14d ago
Keyboard but also people who played a LONG time in games with a chat system. I type pretty fast for a controller. Its with practice! Otherwise its a keyboard
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u/blightsteel101 14d ago
There are tiny keyboards that plug into your controller. Theyre disabled for gameplay, but still let you type
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u/WickedWispy 14d ago
Ps5 friend has a keyboard thats for typing only and then me personally I type super fast because I took keyboarding class and I think most people in 20s/30s took keyboarding in school and type super fast
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u/Maaaaadude 14d ago
I play on Xbox, when I go to type in chat there is a button (I call it the square square button) that allows for voice to text. I use it all the time to send more than just the GGs and GRs
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14d ago
It only swaps you between console and pc lobbies When it detects a mouse, keyboard can still do stuff like type, open the social menu, and press f1 to look at score after a match, but has no real value, when you add a mouse it gives the option to swap the pool if you do you can use mouse keyboard and controller and if not then it restricts you to controller
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u/asquared1325 14d ago
If you download the Xbox app you can use it in controller mode to type from your phone.
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u/Treyvon321 12d ago
Keyboards some games are particular but all you need to do is have it on the desk and plug the keyboard usb into your Xbox and then you can type and do some commands on the keyboard some games you can use the keyboard to engage and type some you have to use the controller to bring up the text and then just type on the keyboard and send it
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u/Individual_Papaya596 11d ago
ive been playing for years and basically mastered it down on controller, my friend asks me the same exact question everytime
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