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wwooaa
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Croatia179 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-10 06:13:18
March 09 2009 23:20 GMT
#1
Do you guys use ''enchance mouse precision'' in your mouse settings. personally i use a 800dpi mouse and i use it coz im more precise with it, and when i put it off im faster but not so precise i mismicro and such. opinions are welcome

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Poll: Do you use that setting
(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!




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YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
March 09 2009 23:23 GMT
#2
i use it
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Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
March 09 2009 23:24 GMT
#3
Turning on enhanced mouse precision means that you're turning on acceleration. Personally, I like acceleration off because it feels more accurate that way.
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Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-09 23:25:20
March 09 2009 23:24 GMT
#4
This doesn't make sense, when I turn it on my mouse pointer moves faster.
I think I have it enabled on my desktop (which is what I play bw on).


Turning on enhanced mouse precision means that you're turning on acceleration. Personally, I like acceleration off because it feels more accurate that way.


Oh right that's why.
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hazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom570 Posts
March 09 2009 23:27 GMT
#5
On March 10 2009 08:24 T.O.P. wrote:
Turning on enhanced mouse precision means that you're turning on acceleration. Personally, I like acceleration off because it feels more accurate that way.

this
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
March 09 2009 23:28 GMT
#6
I have a variable dpi setting, so for more precision I just lower the dpi (down to about 600 I believe), usually I just keep it at about 800 for SC:BW. Then for higher res games it is usually at 1600.
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EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
March 09 2009 23:29 GMT
#7
no i just took a mouse i found in my garage and plugged it in, that simple.
Onisparda
Profile Joined November 2008
Canada516 Posts
March 09 2009 23:46 GMT
#8
Ive always been using it. For some reason i just can't aim without it, I don't know if i became dependant on it. When i take it off it becomes all jerky and my pointer goes all over the place -__-
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
March 09 2009 23:55 GMT
#9
On March 10 2009 08:29 EsX_Raptor wrote:
no i just took a mouse i found in my garage and plugged it in, that simple.



So you probably use mouse acceleration.
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Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
March 10 2009 00:00 GMT
#10
I don't use it, but that's only because I've never turned it on ever in my life after all the gaming I've been through. I tried turning it on and it feels weird to me. Whether or not it makes you more precise is debatable, because I'm sure you're as accurate with either option depending on which one you've been using the longest or are most used to.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24745 Posts
March 10 2009 00:02 GMT
#11
No I have no need for mouse acceleration.
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LaLuSh
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden2358 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-10 00:06:30
March 10 2009 00:05 GMT
#12
I used to have it enabled. But half a year back I decided to try turning it off. It took a couple of weeks of getting used to but now I clearly prefer having it disabled.

Enhanced precision feels like the pointer accelerates during fast movements and decelerates (more than usual) when moving slowly.
GrimAngel
Profile Joined September 2008
United States416 Posts
March 10 2009 00:33 GMT
#13
kinda funny that i just turned off my mouse acceleration a couple days ago to try it out
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Sonu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada577 Posts
March 10 2009 00:36 GMT
#14
try both on Microtourney. which one u feel is better is the best
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Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
March 10 2009 00:59 GMT
#15
I always use it on but....I might try it off for a bit
armed_
Profile Joined November 2008
Canada443 Posts
March 10 2009 01:02 GMT
#16
No mouse acceleration is obviously the more efficient option. If you feel otherwise it's only because you're unaccustomed to it. It's scientific fact(for some definition of science, ie. complete assumption.)
YianKutKu
Profile Joined January 2009
United States142 Posts
March 10 2009 01:06 GMT
#17
i don't! for some reason the pointer goes really slow when i turn on the option.
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Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
March 10 2009 01:20 GMT
#18
Usually, mouse acceleration is more used for FPS because it gives a more realistic aiming (faster to go further, etc.) though I have heard many play with it off. It could give no advantage.
But in the case of RTS, like StarCraft, you are playing on one screen, and it will stay the same size, and everything will have the same general magnitude in distance, size, etc. For this, one scale for moving your mouse is far more precise.
x89titan
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Philippines1130 Posts
March 10 2009 01:37 GMT
#19
i put precision on and mouse sens to max. it doesnt feel like mouse accel is on.
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fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
March 10 2009 01:39 GMT
#20
Acceleration sucks.
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armed_
Profile Joined November 2008
Canada443 Posts
March 10 2009 01:42 GMT
#21
On March 10 2009 10:20 Archaic wrote:
...though I have heard many play with it off.

Understatement. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a competitive FPS player who uses mouse acceleration.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
March 10 2009 01:55 GMT
#22
I have no clue.
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Azrael1111
Profile Joined July 2008
United States550 Posts
March 10 2009 01:58 GMT
#23
No pro cs player plays with mouse acceleration that I've ever heard of, and I'm sure it would be noted if they did. Mouse accel sucks and I'm pretty sure pro sc players would play with it off as well.
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
March 10 2009 02:17 GMT
#24
On March 10 2009 10:39 fanatacist wrote:
Acceleration sucks.


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18zotbob
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
45 Posts
March 10 2009 02:29 GMT
#25
I don't think you can enhance precision, the most important aspect is making sure your hand moves accurately as you want it to be.
ambit!ous1
Profile Joined September 2007
United States3662 Posts
March 10 2009 02:38 GMT
#26
default FTW!
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liger13
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1060 Posts
March 10 2009 02:52 GMT
#27
hmm... i guess if your used to it accel is ok....
but it always messes with my accuracy..
I feel like pwning noobs
GhostKorean
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States2330 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-10 04:44:12
March 10 2009 03:01 GMT
#28
I don't think acceleration makes much of a difference in any RTS, even Starcraft. However I keep it off for when I play FPS.
thunk
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States6233 Posts
March 10 2009 05:32 GMT
#29
It slows down the twich speed so I play with it off.
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 10 2009 05:52 GMT
#30
On March 10 2009 10:39 fanatacist wrote:
Acceleration sucks.

agreed. never even heard of the feature actually but my pointer doesn't accelerate when I move it, and I can't imagine playing properly if it did. All these years of micro have paid off where I don't need such a feature ;D
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wwooaa
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Croatia179 Posts
March 10 2009 06:12 GMT
#31
Well i tryed playing without, that acceleration but, jeez, i couldnt play properly. I probably didnt get used to it, so ill turn it off and try to play like that
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MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
March 10 2009 06:27 GMT
#32
On March 10 2009 10:42 armed_ wrote:
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On March 10 2009 10:20 Archaic wrote:
...though I have heard many play with it off.

Understatement. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a competitive FPS player who uses mouse acceleration.


One of the epic fails (among many) in Unreal Tournament 3 is that it uses mouse acceleration by default, with no way to turn it off in the UI (you have to edit config files). What the hell were they thinking?
Creationism
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
China505 Posts
March 10 2009 06:28 GMT
#33
wait, can anyone DEFINE what the ACTUAL DIFFERENCE is? Is the previous definition correct? the mouse moves further if it moves faster?
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wiesel
Profile Joined September 2008
Germany727 Posts
March 10 2009 06:29 GMT
#34
You can get probably used to acceleration in starcraft, but i never liked it in Fps games so it's always off for me.I can't play with it turned on.
xJacky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
China375 Posts
March 10 2009 06:53 GMT
#35
lol i just tried muta vs scourge with it off and it is so much easier because i dont have to move my mouse all the way across the pad to do the chinese triangle
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Zyrre
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden291 Posts
March 10 2009 08:10 GMT
#36
On March 10 2009 15:28 Creationism wrote:
wait, can anyone DEFINE what the ACTUAL DIFFERENCE is? Is the previous definition correct? the mouse moves further if it moves faster?


Yes.
It's obviously better to have this on since you usually drag faster when you want to move further (and would then speed up). But it takes a really long time to learn it so you can be accurate with it.
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mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
March 10 2009 08:56 GMT
#37
since when does enhanced pointer precision mean acceleration bunch o stupids
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o3.power91
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Bahrain5288 Posts
March 10 2009 12:07 GMT
#38
I don't understand what the OP is asking... if it is mouse acceleration, then no, I don't use it
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
March 10 2009 14:54 GMT
#39
As far as I know it's not indicated for SC at all, so I don't use it. I have a 1600 dpi Razor Krait, it works superbly and I don't feel like it needs any improvement at all precision or speed-wise.
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
March 10 2009 14:59 GMT
#40
basically a mouse with many DPI will be capable of moving extremely fast, and since DPI is actually the laser resolution (correct me if I'm wrong) it will have excellent precision, especially at mid-lower speeds (the speeds you'll use, because a mouse of 1600 dpi for example will move way too fast at max default-windows speed). You can set the speed so that it's comfortable, and you most likely have as much precision as you want. Enhance Precision and Acceleration are not really useful imo
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
March 10 2009 21:25 GMT
#41
So that's how you disable mouse acceleration, I've been trying to find that option
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Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
March 10 2009 21:28 GMT
#42
control panel, mouse options, pointer options, theres a checkbox I believe and u check/uncheck it
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
March 10 2009 21:56 GMT
#43
Yeah I've unchecked 'mouse precision' now. But damn, it's either too fast or too slow, and it goes crazy in Starcraft
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Llamaz
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Australia90 Posts
March 13 2009 10:41 GMT
#44
Sigh..hasn't anyone seen this?

http://counterstrikesourcetactics.blogspot.com/2008/05/delights-muscle-memory.html

Accelleration will stop you from gaining muscle memory (since the same action twice does not move the same distance).

Some professional Quake 3 players (like cooller, for example) used very low accelleration, to the point that it was insignificant, unless he flicked his mouse rapidly to do a 180 or something (because he has low sensitivity).

TL;DR DON'T EVEN FUCKING THINK ABOUT USING ACCELLERATION
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