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What gaming mouse is best for Starcraft 2? - Page 13
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Subversion
South Africa3627 Posts
Not bad for a laser mouse! | ||
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Forlorn
Korea (South)69 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.amaczone.com/images/image_large/Logitech_Mini_Optical_Mouse-212.jpg) Logitech Mini-optical $20 at target online. Best mouse ever. | ||
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machinus
United States291 Posts
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theconartist
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razer salmosa razer abyssus All good starcraft mouses, nothing else compares to them. You might think other mouses work well, but once you learn how to use these small mice you will understand they are on a completely different level. | ||
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Skeyser
Canada219 Posts
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zor
United States4 Posts
The mouse you want is preferential, as comfort(shape, size, and weight) is the most important thing to look for in a mouse. FPS players almost exclusively use ergonomic, intellimouse type mice while RTS players use either those or smaller, symmetrical mice (Many RTS players prefer light weight, symmetrical mouse as it allows them to move it back and forth and do the high sensitivity, large number of fast, low accuracy operations RTS games require) You can get any of these mice for around $20 or get more expensive versions with fancy features (glowing buttons and snake logos) (The Intellimouse turns into the Razer DeathAdder, and the mini optical turns into the Razer Salmosa/Razer Krait) The only time DPI matters is when a) your resolution is very high AND b) you want to be making fast movements. in this case you don't want a 400 DPI mouse but anything over 1000 will not help you or improve your accuracy at all. Keep in mind if you get something like a DeathAdder you can tone down the DPI if you want, but leave windows sensitivity on 6/11. E: Ultrapolling (1000hz polling/1MS response time) is cool but un-necessary, and mousepads are nice to have. | ||
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Merikh
United States918 Posts
If you're cheap either one is great. If you want to blow some money go for the Xai and call it a day  | ||
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scph
Korea (South)262 Posts
On June 21 2010 09:38 Forlorn wrote: Logitech Mini-optical $20 at target online. Best mouse ever. Don't you suffer from the stuttering when you do quick mouse movements? I really am. On June 21 2010 14:20 zor wrote: The only time DPI matters is when a) your resolution is very high AND b) you want to be making fast movements. in this case you don't want a 400 DPI mouse but anything over 1000 will not help you or improve your accuracy at all. Keep in mind if you get something like a DeathAdder you can tone down the DPI if you want, but leave windows sensitivity on 6/11. E: Ultrapolling (1000hz polling/1MS response time) is cool but un-necessary, and mousepads are nice to have. MS IE 3.0 has 400 DPI and it's sensor works superb in any application. Reads 9000 frames or something of the sort that I don't care about, but it has been one if not the top choice for FPS games, and doesn't stutter in RTS either. Changing the polling rate to 1000hz or 1ms response time IS unnecessary, but in my experience, affects my performance and gameplay hugely. Everything just feels better, smoother, and control of units is much more responsive. But that's because I click excessively. You may not feel the difference, but I KNOW and FEEL there is a difference. You should all try it, but I'm not at fault if you screw your hardware up. =] | ||
Liquid`TLO
Germany767 Posts
But they don't build them anymore, so you would have to go to Ebay | ||
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Setz3R
United States455 Posts
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ultilol
Pakistan24 Posts
Razer Orochi ![[image loading]](http://www.applelinks.com/images/uploads/charles/razer-orochi.jpg) | ||
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WCH
Canada239 Posts
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ArtZ
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moon`
United States372 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu99/xtremezone/Razer/rz-deathadder-macPopup.jpg) Razer Deathadder - What I use. Hasn't failed me yet! Perfect for casual use as well as games (fps and rts). Edit: I use a PC, ignore the Mac edition. T_T" | ||
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Nithix
United States184 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
Though to be honest the MX518 seems bulky, I would prefer a flatter mouse for the RTS genre. But the 1800 DPI and great price for such quality makes it popular. | ||
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Chaoz
United States507 Posts
On June 21 2010 08:23 semantics wrote: if you have small hands - it's hell on my lager hands, G500 is a larger more modern MX518 I use my g500 exclusively, but I find the 518 to be more comfortable so I guess I have small hands. I really new a new mouse just for starcraft. My hands sweat easily and the mouse always start slipping from me. | ||
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Tech231
United States90 Posts
On June 21 2010 14:20 zor wrote: Basically there's two kinds of mice for competitive video games: Small, symmetrical mice, like the logitech mini optical and MX300 that professional brood war players use, and slightly larger, ergonomic mice like the intellimouse 1.1/3.0 that professional FPS players use. I looked the mx300 mouse up thinking it would be completely different than what I had. Funny thing is i have the mx300. I just thought it was a little ironic that i was looking for a great mouse when I had one right next to me. | ||
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Disposition
Canada77 Posts
Logitech has a $15 mail in rebate, so the total comes to $22 on amazon.com. + Show Spoiler + | ||
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Me0w
Sweden52 Posts
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