Comments on: Of Mice and Men: Real Men Don’t Need Uber Gaming Mice

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:20:07 +0000

I’d have to disagree with this, simply because through years of FPS gaming on the PC, I have found that the newer optical mice simply track better and more consistently. I’ve recently switched from a Razer Copperhead w/ 2000 dpi laser back to the new Deathadder with 1800 dpi optical, and I’m convinced that what friend of mine told me is true. For tracking purposes, optical is far superior to laser.

It’s not that you can’t play with an old ball mouse, but in the fast paced games we play these days, the higher dpi and superior tracking technology of today’s mice offers a substantial increase in efficiency and precision.

By: weclock

weclock — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:37:41 +0000

I’d add an extra button or two for ingame chat, it’s just more convenient.

By: havoc of smeg

havoc of smeg — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:44:09 +0000

what i dont get is how you can be so rubbish at using a regular mouse that you’ll need a “super” mouse!

come on, how hard can it be!

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:01:57 +0000

Actually he is right. Skills aren’t determined by how flashy your mouse is but by how fast your hand is. Best mouse for me is a 2 button + scroll combo, anything more adds useless complication and weight. If I want more buttons I’ll leave that to my left hand cuz thats where the insane micro is happening : )

By: not quite

not quite — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:23:41 +0000

He’s right and wrong. I have a simple 3-button IBM optical I picked up from wal-mart or somewhere, once. The shape conforms to my hand VERY well. When I pit it up against my old ball-based Razer, it held it’s own and most often I would do better with it just because the comfort thing came into play. Note that the old Razer has sensitivity changing.

Fast forward to getting my Razer Diamondback. More buttons, physically smaller, lower to the mousepad, optical, sensitivity changing. Thanks to upgrades in technology, my gameplay has only gotten better with the Diamondback. I don’t even use most of the buttons.

Not only has the new uber mouse made me more confident, but I’m also a better player because of it. When I gotta snipe, I lower the sensitivity and hit headshots more often. When I gotta run around like a maniac, I up it a few notches and run circles around people in hovertanks (thank you Battlezone training).

It’s partly about how comfortable your hand is with your current mouse and it’s partly about the technology put into the mouse that makes you a better player.

p.s. You ain’t gonna plop a grenade down my pants when I’ve sniped you between the eyes while you’re measuring distance, son.

By: haha

haha — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:50:49 +0000

I had a mouse. I tried to draw |. It looked like S. Then I bought a better mouse. I tried again and then it looked like |.