i would disagree that the arrows is uncommon nowadays , loads of games on here use them as standard - in fact ALL pico 8 games use them ! look at the big games such as ori , hollow knight etc and they all use them ( but have the option to change if required )
if your on a laptop like me i dont have the space around me for an external mouse so have to use the trackpad , hence its awkward... im also left handed but have grown up gaming all my life using arrows so switching hands is difficult !
That's fair if it works better for you, and yeah, the old school method is more common in Japan still, but WASD became the standard for several reasons and you made it sound like your personal preference was automatically superior just because you like it.
WASD is less awkward for your wrist, and it gives you better access to hotkeys. Plus, for the same reason that you find it awkward as a left-handed player, most people find using the arrow keys awkward. The arrow keys on laptops are also wildly inconsistent in their sizing sometimes, so they'd be awful to use with certain layouts, whereas WASD are always the same size and orientation.
Just watch how you phrase things. Your initial post could have simply requested the alternate keybindings as an option, but instead you just insulted the industry standard without presenting any kind of alternative.
I had to ask to get the constructive part of your criticism out of you.
You straight up said it sucked without even proposing an alternative. Yes, you're entitled to your preference, but the way you started was unhelpful and unnecessary.
Simply request alternate keybindings politely next time, something like, "This is awkward with the track pad, could arrows and ZXC be an option please?" instead of just saying "this sucks" without any actual constructive feedback.
