On May 19 2009 14:31 GHOSTCLAW wrote: Light vs heavy mice? (right now it says light vs heavy mouses)
I prefer light mice, because they don't tire my wrist and elbow as much.
Mouses is perfectly correct if you are referring to computer mouses -_-. In fact, I prefer people say mouses over mice. Sounds a lot more intuitive anyway.
The lighter the better for RTS games! For FPS I'd use something heavier.
But seriously, I use a Razor Diamondback and I think the weight is PERFECT. The only thing I dont like about my specific mouse is its a little TOO easy to click down the buttons, often causing some undesired results. So I'd say I prefer a lighter mouse but not my mouse specifically.
I was looking at some Logitech mice and might try thouse out. I have the Logitech G15 and I can tell you... I totally should have listened to everyone who said dont get one. This thing is absolutely awful compared to just a straight up cheap keyboard when it comes to gaming. Not that that has anything to do with OP...
Been using for several years now and I love it. The only problem I had with it was my last ones scroll wheel broke and I had to replace it (one of my friends had the same mouse and the same problem so I think its common after a lot of use).
On May 20 2009 06:22 Blind wrote: Does anyone have recommendations on razer mice? I'm tempted to get the DeathAdder right now, but how are the other ones? Copperhead? Diamondback? I've never used a razer before.
i have a DeathAdder and it is the best mouse i have ever used... bought it summer of 2008 and its still holding up great...
for starcraft i would say it's a bit unnecessary but for Counter-strike and quake, its the best mouse ive used. its light enough that even in long gaming sessions your wrists wont get tired. also, the added confidence boost of "i'm using a razer mouse with a shitload of DPI" doesnt hurt frag counts either...
dont let friends who arent gamers use it though... my buddies hate the mouse with a passion and think it's too sensitive. also, the LED is kind of annoying at night when i'm trying to sleep and the damn mouse shines brighter than Times Square...
i currently have a light but i used to have a heavy, however it was wireless so it was pretty much bad but i still prefer heavy mouses over light ones, maybe the fact that i don't use a mousepad also has to do with it ;o
To me, size, shape, weight, traction and all that stuff doesn't really matter because I can adjust to using just about any mouse within a couple hours.
I like heavy mice just because I like having resistance when i use it. With a light mouse its like nothing so when you use it in a tight situation u tend to over extend the distance, Although everyone has there own preference. So go light if u want
I've been using DeathAdder for 6 months and when it comes to RTS it's the real WristDeathAdder. Mouse is very heavy and You have to keep Your fingers on it all the time since the buttons need more pressure to be clicked (notice how pros barely keep their fingers on the buttons, using just their fingers' weight to click). My first 100-150 games were real hell, after each 5 games I had to take a break because of hand pain. Since buying DA my performance got slightly better though. I still don't like few things about it like being heavy or buttons stiffness but it's generally good mouse, just not for RTSes.
I like the lightness of my Salmosa for SC and computer use in general (surfing, working, etc). However, I like my IME 3.0 (slightly heavy - I wouldn't call it light) when it comes to FPS games. I have both plugged in and just switch between the two depending on what I'm doing, but the Salmosa definitely gets more usage. I wish I had an MX300. I would use that for everything.
Light for me, but probably it depends a lot in everyone strength and what are you trying to do, I mean, when I play SC I move the mouse a lot, but not hard, just quick, the precision needed to micro lies a lot in the speed and less in accuracy, even if u are going medic-marine vs lurker, u need to pick "some marines" to split ur army. In macro, is a lot about to speed too, you go to your group of gateways or rracs, or factories, and just spam a key all the way, the structures are big, so that's no problem. ofc if u want to do some awesome micro like, kill a lurker with 2 marines and a science vessel, you will need some accuracy to pick each unit at time.
May be in FPS I will prefer a heavy mouse because I don't have a lot of strength in my hands, so, when I will target someone y need the mouse to stop just when I want to (or even before), and i don't want my screen moving like a 300 apm sc player because I cant see a thing being so fast
i think mine is a medium. its not light or heavy, i got a ps2 laser mouse. works pretty well.
for the record, i was trying a laptop mouse- very tiny- for a while. when i was trying to increase my APM for Starcraft. it did very very little for me. even though its probably 1/3 as light.
id say its got more to do with the size of your hand than the weight, assuming its not made of lead... there really isnt much weight there.
I hate heavy mice. I also hate the ones that are designed for one hand (left or right, doesn't matter). I feel much more in control with a light symmetrical mouse. I have a copperhead and it is perfect.
The "heaviest" mosue I used was the MX510 (which is basically a MX518/G5 with a worse sensor). Good mouse, but after using lighter mice like the Diamondback and Mini Optical I can't see myself going back.
unfortunately i use a laptop to play starcraft. and since all laptop mouses are small, they are lightweight. normal mouses have weird sensitivity settings for laptops and just dont feel right. anyone else play starcraft on laptops?
For RTS it doesnt make sense to have a heavy mouse, because there is no point to lots of sweeping motion in starcraft, you tend to move the mouse with your fingers, so lightweight is good.
From a race specific standpoint if you look at a race such as toss that requires considerable less speed than terran, but far more precision, then high sensitivities and heavy mouses may complement eachother, but a light mouse probably makes more sense.
In FPS if you use a higher sensitivity, the you will need some degree of control and in a large sweeping motion that may very well come from the weight of your mouse (or some decadent mouse pad who knows its FPS. Popular FPS mice are also shaped to facilitate the predominant left/right wrist motion such as a razer copperhead so that can play a bigger role than weight.
One thing to consider is the ratio of the size/shape of the mouse to the weight. Contours are fairly common in large mice, and if your mouse is built to fit your hand like a glove (usually your right hand) and sort of finger movement is crippled but you atleast get a good grip on it. An example would be the Logitech MX510, where you have a great grip on the mouse and the weight inside of it should get ripped out, and unsurprisingly the MX518 did not come with a weight because it didnt require one. A non contoured large mouse (microsoft intellimouse status) probably would fare well with a small ammount of additional weight. But with a small mouse such as a any mouse ranging from a stock logitech optical to the razer salmosa, there is absolutely no reason for a weight.
I use a very light (and also very cheap) mouse, when I first picked it up I thought it was just a shell. My dad uses a wireless mouse, I can't imagine playing with that, it's so heavy, I can move it but I think that sort of mouse would be better for shooters.
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