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No, he is not an avid gamer (in fact not a gamer at all), now stop being jealous of me.
Anyways, he has been lacking a mousepad for a few months because the mouse does not work well on the new desk he got. Today he finally decided to buy a real mousepad instead of using his old cardboard, so he went to Bestbuy...
+ Show Spoiler +EDIT: I think I forgot to mention that he previously went to various other places to buy mousepads, but he wasn't impressed with the generic brands those places offer.
When he came back he showed me what he bought - a mousepad from Steelseries for a little bit more than 20 dollars. In case you are not familiar, Steelseries make progaming products and have sponsored numerous foreign BW events (that's how I recognize the brand... good job on the advertisements Steelseries  ).
Anyways, when my dad buys something he always goes quality first; price doesn't seem to be too big of a factor for him so long as it is still within "reasonable" range (this usually means going double the price of a generic brand is OK for him). However there is no way he could have known what Steelseries is before he bought it, so he must have based his purchase on visual inspection of worksmanship alone, and he is kind of picky at doing that.
As far as I can tell right now he really likes what he bought. I felt it was a very good product too (maybe a little too expensive for me, though).
Kudos to you, Steelseries, for getting an unexpected customer.
  
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I love that while he is a sucker for quality, he has been using cardboard.
PLOT HOLE.
omg I'm so sorry too much going near the SC forums. Gj dad.
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On August 05 2010 01:42 ella_guru wrote:
I love that while he is a sucker for quality, he has been using cardboard.
PLOT HOLE.
omg I'm so sorry too much going near the SC forums. Gj dad.
First of all I didn't make it up. However you are right that I did not explain certain things.
The fact of the matter is that he has been very busy; nevertheless he went to several stores for the last month or so to check the mousepads out, but he wasn't impressed with the generic ones he found in walmart and other places. I guess the generic ones are worse than the cardboard.
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yeh lol my brothers a desiger and i got him the same pad i got fnatic qck+ and he loves it
big mousepads are so much better, if i could my whole desk would be made out of mousepad! (that gives me an idea)
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On August 05 2010 01:47 illu wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2010 01:42 ella_guru wrote:
I love that while he is a sucker for quality, he has been using cardboard.
PLOT HOLE.
omg I'm so sorry too much going near the SC forums. Gj dad. First of all I didn't make it up. However you are right that I did not explain certain things. The fact of the matter is that he has been very busy; nevertheless he went to several stores for the last month or so to check the mousepads out, but he wasn't impressed with the generic ones he found in walmart and other places. I guess the generic ones are worse than the cardboard.
I was just joking mango tango : )
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I used cardboard, more specifically the back of an used up legal pad, for a few months, didn't replace it until it got really really worn down. It was surprisingly comfortable and effective.
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Pitcairn19291 Posts
I use books as my mousepad. They work surprisingly well.
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I use the top of my desk as a mouse pad. Was snipin' mo fos plenty fine in tf2 last night.
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I have an old crappy mousepad. I was thinking of buying a Razer mousepad a long time ago, maybe I'll go look up something again.
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i used my desk too but then it got worn down to the naked wood. So now i have a steel series too - its awesome and like your dad i pay for the quality too your dad is a good dad :D
The thing about amateur mousepads are that they bend, they move around, they have too much friction and they dont have texture for lasermouse.
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I have a small steelseries mousepad and a large fat razer mousepad. I love em. 
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i have an xtracpad it's huge and comfortable. it's very nice
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I have a old, crappy, worn, generic mouse pad and I love it. I've tried to replace it with newer more expensive ones, but I always go back. It is at least 6 years old and has pretty bad wear marks from my mouse, but I can't just bring myself to use anything else. I guess it's just the fact that I'm so used to it that anything else just feels weird.
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haha, sounds just like my dad, always wanting the highest end stuff, i said i wanted a laptop for college, so ofc, not only did i expect to have to buy it myself, but was gonna get some cheapass one, then boom! he gets me a fucking macbook pro with 8 gigs of ram and max processor speed. so when i was like wtf? thx? why? he was just like, well its a really good computer and since im getting one, we'll just get 2.
anyways, sounds cool, i may get one myself, mine has a hole in the middle >.>
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Unfortunately, unlike your dad, my dad looks at the price and picks the highest :/ he believes quality always comes with price. AND TRUST ME I try every time to talk him out of it.
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Love steelseries, I have always used their fabric-mousepads, love fabric mousepads.
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I have one. My bro works at bestbuy so he got it for like 3 bucks. Retail $15+
![[image loading]](http://www.imagenerd.com/uploads/steelseries-np_-water-and-stain-resistant-mousepad-OeGro.jpg)
I like to exaggerate, but this time I am serious. My skin didn't even make full contact with this hard, steel bar, and instantaneously my wrist and hand set on fire. This mousepad is total bullshit, and probably has radiation in it too.
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Pftt, real gamers use pure surfaces.
Mousepads are just another marketing ploy to steal your monies, clearly.
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lol i too recently bought a 10 dollar Steelseries mousepad!
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I went to a SC2 LAN on july 31st and nearly lost my first game because of the mousepads... Then I started playing directly on the table and did really well until I got spanked by the guy who beat SLush.
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For years I preferred no mousepad at all, but when I got a desk with horrible laser tracking it became a necessity. I'm really happy with the Rocketfish mousepad. It's just like playing on a really ideal desktop.
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I'm still using this Razer ExactMat from years ago :3
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I have some crappy red Staples mouse pad with pen writing on it. The material on top (that the mouse touches) is peeling up on the sides. I have absolutely no problem with it and don't see why you would need to spend so much on a 'better' mousepad (this is not a flame at all, capitalist society blah blah, just my personal opinion).
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I've been trying to use a mousepad but it just doesnt feel right. So, I've been using a piece of cardboard box, paper towel, newspaper, etc.
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Norway3547 Posts
I have a hello kitty mouse mat because the table where my current computer is residing doesn't like mice. normal surfaces ftw.
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I've been wanting to pick up a Steelseries mousepad for the longest time, but right now this clear sheet of screen protector + fuzzy synthetic keyboard protector that came with my laptop is doing my Copperhead justice. Works nicely surprisingly. :D
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On August 05 2010 05:00 BcGladiator wrote:
I have some crappy red Staples mouse pad with pen writing on it. The material on top (that the mouse touches) is peeling up on the sides. I have absolutely no problem with it and don't see why you would need to spend so much on a 'better' mousepad (this is not a flame at all, capitalist society blah blah, just my personal opinion).
I thought the same way before I bought a razer pad a few years ago, and going to anything worse just feels terrible. You would be surprised at how much smoother a good mousepad will feel, and how much worse anything else will feel after.
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I bought a steelseries mousepad a long time ago, it says S&S steel on the bottom left corner. It's pretty nice.
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Huh, I haven't used a mousepad in about 8 years now
are they that big of a deal o.o
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Quality>what it was meant for. A few month ago i brought home a razer vespula mousepad (the one with duo sides and wrist rest) and my mom loved the wrist rest so much she didn't ask where i got it from how much was it or question that it was for gaming.
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Wait, so I was waiting to see you say that your dad bought a Steel Series Starcraft 2 mouse pad, but it didn't happen  Would have made the story epic imo.
This is the steel series mouse pad I bought on compulsion from Futureshop yesterday:
Your dad should return his and get one of those for 25 bucks!
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On August 05 2010 06:40 Milkis wrote:
Huh, I haven't used a mousepad in about 8 years now
are they that big of a deal o.o
I used to think the same (6 years without a mousepad). Then I got a Func 1030 3 years ago, and I have to carry it all day long with me. (I need it at office on daytime, at home the rest of the time and I don't wanna buy a second one)
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On August 05 2010 01:42 ella_guru wrote:
I love that while he is a sucker for quality, he has been using cardboard.
PLOT HOLE.
What you dont realize is that he was asleep the whole time, and there never was any cardboard
INCEPTION™
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I've used a qck+ until about a month ago when the i bought a new ikari laser that would skip on the mousepad (????) Just thought I'd share since both products came from steelseries.
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I have a steelseries mouse pad too! Your dad and I can be friends lol maybe even start a club!
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On August 05 2010 16:36 TheAntZ wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2010 01:42 ella_guru wrote:
I love that while he is a sucker for quality, he has been using cardboard.
PLOT HOLE.
What you dont realize is that he was asleep the whole time, and there never was any cardboard INCEPTION™
quality post hahaha
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