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High or low friction mousepads for Starcraft 2?

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Zaixer Sweden82 Posts August 29 2010 01:47 GMT #1 I think most would agree that it is preferable to use a fairly high mouse sensitivity in Starcraft 2 so that you can move the mouse from one end of the screen to the other using only the fingers and wrist. It is easy to figure out that a good mouse for this is small and light, however it is not easy to figure out if a high friction or low friction mouse surface work best. I have spent some time searching for answers and found contradicting views so now i turn to TL.

LegendaryZ United States1583 Posts August 29 2010 01:50 GMT #2 You'll likely find contradicting views here. Just about everything regarding peripherals and accessories is a matter of preference. I use a SteelSeries SX and it's a pretty good pad, though a bit pricey.

figq 12519 Posts August 29 2010 02:01 GMT #3 The common sense should be skewed towards lower friction for wider hand movements? Reason is that it's more important to perform precise clicks while your hand is moving, instead of one lightning fast dot-location for headshots in FPS, where I'm guessing higher friction is preferable? I'm not sure.

CharlieMurphy United States22895 Posts August 29 2010 02:06 GMT #4 I have a razer exactmat and I've always used the more friction precision side over the smoother speed side.

DrBoo Canada1177 Posts August 29 2010 02:11 GMT #5 I personally use a steelseries Qck mousepad like medium sized and cloth as well as super thin so makes it easy to take to lan's and etc. Nice mousepad

LegendaryZ United States1583 Posts August 29 2010 02:12 GMT #6 The most important thing is comfort and accuracy. If the pad is too slick for you, then you'll end up being slower in the end since you'll have more misclicks and spend more time and effort getting it right. The same thing applies to other areas such as mouse sensitivity. Of course, ideally speaking, highest sensitivity with low friction surface (provided that you're accurate) would be best, but most people really aren't comfortable playing with such a setup and as such, they'd end up losing performance because of that lack of comfort. Do your research, experiment, and find the setup that best suits your own comfort zone.

simme123 Sweden810 Posts August 29 2010 02:17 GMT #7 Most of the people asking for advice on what equipment to use are ppl with 10> posts and although I don't have all the knowledge of this in the world nor do I have 10 + years of experience playing starcraft with diffrent mice I can tell you this.. what ever suits you is the right choice same goes for mice, headphones, keyboards and mousepads.. only thing that's superior to rest of the products on the market is the keyboard samsung dt35 hahahaha

ST1M United States9 Posts August 29 2010 02:20 GMT #8 In general, clothe pads for fps games(low sens) and slick, smooth pads for rts(fast sens.) But as previously stated it mostly comes down to what you feel best playing with.

Wr3k Canada2533 Posts August 29 2010 02:23 GMT #9 Heavier mouse, medium/low friction imo. I play alot of FPS though so people might argue with that.

NET United States703 Posts August 29 2010 02:27 GMT #10 I'm using the Razer Vespula control side. I've tried using the fast side, but it is sometimes to much, and the control side gives you the little extra control you need to be precise. Its a plastic mat, so it is easier on the mouse feet as well. Also to note that the control side of the Vespula is not as rough as you'd think. As someone put it before, its like a bunch of mini ball bearings for skateboard all on the surface of the mouse mat. (I am using the Razer Imperator, 5600 dpi setting, but I slow it down by decreasing the mouse movement on the control panel of the computer.) But as many times as this questions seems to pop up, it all really is personal preference.

Zlasher United States9129 Posts August 29 2010 02:31 GMT #11 Coming from an FPS background I have a high friction mousepad (cloth QCK Mass) and an IME 3.0. I have ridiculously low sensitivity compared to most RTS players lol.

Kazang 578 Posts August 29 2010 02:39 GMT #12 The answer to this an pretty much any kind of "What peripheral?" question: It's down to preference. But honestly comfort is the biggest factor you want to think about. I've used an Icemat for years now and am just used to it but it is extremely low friction, pretty much zero friction with fresh teflon pads on the mouse feet, which can cope extremely well with very very high sensitivity. But it's made of glass so it has the obvious drawbacks of that, it's hard and cold. I use a fingerless glove on my mouse hand to cushion it on the pad, if not i get lump where my hand rests on the hard surface, which isn't good obviously. A lot of very low friction pads are very hard and cold, which can often get easily messed up by even a slight amount of sweat. Conversely the big thick cloth pads are soft and comfortable and offer a lot of control at lower sensitivity, but not so much at high. They also don't respond well to drinks or food being spilled on them, which a hard low friction pad will shrug off. That's just some food for thought beyond "which is best".

FabledIntegral United States9232 Posts August 29 2010 02:41 GMT #13 I have a duel side mouse, one is control the other is speed, after trying out both I decided Control was much better. Control would be higher friction, btw.

lindn Sweden833 Posts August 29 2010 02:44 GMT #14 anything that fits you. i play on a low friction plastic mat (qpad heaton, finally one with a proper size) and it works great. i come from a fps background and use a somewhat finger tip style grip which is why i hate high friction since i need it to be feather light to gain maximum accuracy.

PulseSUI Switzerland305 Posts August 29 2010 02:54 GMT #15 there are realy only two rules for peripherals: 1. things with sharp spikes on them are bad 2. a mouse should have more then one button anything beyond that is down to personal preference and if you choose something because a "pro" uses that exact same setup, even if it does not realy work for you, you will probably perform subpar.

MingoDynasty United States43 Posts August 29 2010 03:05 GMT #16 Whatever friction a steelseries qck is.

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