On September 13 2003 01:00 FroZZoR wrote:
I use full mouse speed no accel, used to use accel, but it was a little harder to be accurate. But if u can, by all means go for it? Btw i don't even move my hand when playing, only wrist

same.

BlackJack

United States10495 Posts

September 12 2003 16:14 GMT

#22

you cant move your wrist without moving your hand O_o

acceleration is some program that makes your mouse move faster or something?

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

September 12 2003 16:18 GMT

#23

He means the heel of his hand stays in one spot.

Accel makes your cursor move faster if you move your mouse fast, and slower if you move your mouse slow. So by covering the same distance on the mousepad in a slow or fast action the cursor will move a different length.

orca

Israel469 Posts

September 12 2003 16:51 GMT

#24

how do i turn accel. on and off in winXP? the closest thing i found was "Enhance Pointer Precision". is that it?

LuckyCharm

United Kingdom228 Posts

September 12 2003 18:54 GMT

#25

On September 13 2003 01:18 [pG]Rekrul wrote:
He means the heel of his hand stays in one spot.

Doesn't everyone do it like this? Not that I've ever watched anyone play but it seems the natural thing to do. Were there people at WCG or something who moved their elbow and hence whole forearm to control the mouse in games?

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

September 12 2003 18:59 GMT

#26

On September 13 2003 03:54 LuckyCharm wrote:

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Yes, slow people with lower cursor speed have to do this.

BlackJack

United States10495 Posts

September 12 2003 19:40 GMT

#27

On September 13 2003 03:59 [pG]Rekrul wrote:

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Yes, slow people with lower cursor speed have to do this.

me =]

x[ReaPeR]x

United States3447 Posts

September 12 2003 19:48 GMT

#28

I only use the heel of my hand.

ObsoleteLogic

United States3676 Posts

September 12 2003 19:50 GMT

#29

I used to use acceleration, but I misclicked a lot. I do better without it (which isn't much improvement, but, hey)

VerSerK

Argentina326 Posts

September 12 2003 20:02 GMT

#30

Where can i find the acceleration under win xp ?, i dunno if i have it or no, i have full mouse speed

Bill307

Canada9103 Posts

September 12 2003 21:05 GMT

#31

On September 12 2003 23:54 tomson wrote:
Bill307, this is the kind of post I was looking forward to. I've also heard that argument about linear relationships, but I don't think it's something you can't overcome. After a few weeks all moves should be done on a subliminal level. There might be more to it thought, like some boundaries coded in us which we are uncapable to surmount. However it is also worth pointing out that, afaik acceleration is quite common among FPP players (i'm pretty sure fatal1ty used it), where precision is crucial.

No matter how trivial it might look, a benefit is a benefit. And of course there's no problem in clicking on gateways, yet it would be helpful if you could increase the speed and precision of doing such things. It's the small things that count.

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tomsOn

Wow, never knew that. I would guess that it allows them to do large turns and move their aim very far with a small, quick mouse movement, without setting the speed so high that it's impossible to be accurate even with your smallest possible mouse movements. However, I still can't see how the acceleration would be of any real benefit. Maybe I just need to really experience the difference for myself first =/.

One thing seems pretty apparent, though: acceleration doesn't deserve to be treated solely as a performance inhibitor, which is how I think most people view it (including myself before reading this thread).

Bill307

Canada9103 Posts

September 12 2003 21:06 GMT

#32

On September 13 2003 05:02 VerSerK wrote:
Where can i find the acceleration under win xp ?, i dunno if i have it or no, i have full mouse speed

I believe this depends on what kind of mouse you have.

baal

10541 Posts

September 12 2003 21:19 GMT

#33

acceleration is GREAT, it gives speed and do not reduce precition cuz if you move slow there will be no acceleration, its just SO usefull.

Shockey

United States2615 Posts

September 12 2003 22:04 GMT

#34

mouse speed: high: acceleration: high.

Dick

United States717 Posts

September 12 2003 22:06 GMT

#35

Quake 3 players did use acceleration. In fact, fatal1ty's config was something like the lowest mouse speed with 1,3 acceleration.

I also believe acceleration could improbe precition in sc

Guillaume84

Canada86 Posts

September 12 2003 22:35 GMT

#36

I don't play with a mouse

It annoys me

Dick

United States717 Posts

September 12 2003 23:26 GMT

#37

WTH OMG !!! precision precition presision !!

I NEED EBONICS LANGUAGE LESSONS SOON !!!

dork

Canada2207 Posts

September 13 2003 03:17 GMT

#38

I think it's mostly preference and what you're used to..
I like low accel, and medium mouse speed

STIMEY d okgm fish

Canada6140 Posts

September 13 2003 03:26 GMT

#39

with accel, you have the option of moving the mouse a smaller distance by moving more slowly. but i always want to move the same ideal speed, never slower.

anyone else hold the mouse basically with their thumb and ring finger holding its sides with the index and middle finger kind of clawed?

hasuwar

7365 Posts

September 13 2003 03:29 GMT

#40

I keep mine on low acceleration, after using it for a while you get used to the speed, and can control it just as you would without it. I like it, it helps me do things quicker (which was my original plan when I decided to go from middle mouse speed, to full bore with low accel :p) I tried going even faster, to the highest acceleration, but I find that I can't even slightly control it on that speed.. the pointer just jumps around like a crack head in a jail cell..so I switched back. I don't know why pro gamers wouldn't use it, I figured they did..seeing their mouse jump around a thousand places at once

Read a few other posts..I keep the heel of my hand in one spot too, then just push the mouse around with my fingers. Call me crazy, but I never noticed anything actually accelerating even from the beginning when I started using it..it just seems like it's a faster mouse speed. Maybe low is just so low it's unnoticable. I guess that'd explain why I couldn't get used to high acceleration too.