Map zoom - it's not what you think!

#1 - Sept. 21, 2012, 4:46 p.m.
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Nono, I know about that standard bug. That’s not what this post is about! :-)

I have the controls set thusly:

  • Mac OS Settings App, Trackpad, Point & Click = All boxes checked
  • GW2 settings, Mac Beta: Use scrolling gestures to change direction = not checked
  • GW2 settings, Mac Beta: Use either mouse button to change direction = checked
  • GW2 settings, Camera, Rotation speed = like around 80%-ish
  • GW2 settings, Camera, Use Free Camera = not checked

This allows me to pan my camera and change my character’s direction with a three-finger-drag on the touchpad. I can zoom the camera in or out with a two-finger-drag on the touchpad. I can move the mouse cursor around the screen with a one-finger-drag on the touchpad. I don’t have to “click” the touchpad button, a regular tap will work. I never have to two-finger-tap to do anything combat- or navigation-related; right-clicking UI elements like items or party portraits is all I two-finger-tap for. == AWESOME.

The problem is: when I am in the world map, scrolling is SUPER sensitive. I overshoot the zoom level I want all the time. It’s crazy fast. It is hard enough to manage that I have contemplated using the “+” and “-” icons at the bottom right.

I’ve tried adjusting the “Camera, Rotation Speed” slider in GW2 options, and I’ve tried adjusting the “Mouse, Scrolling Speed” slider in Mac OS X settings. Neither seem to affect the map zoom rate.

Can ye fix it, doctors?

#2 - Sept. 21, 2012, 5:21 p.m.
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Have you tried using pinch-to-zoom in the world map?