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inFeZa
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Australia556 Posts
October 18 2010 12:49 GMT
#561
I got myself a steel series Kinzu today
Starcraft 2 in-game Observer. Follow me twitter.com/infeza
Centaurion
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Netherlands17 Posts
October 18 2010 12:51 GMT
#562
I've been using this mouse for 3 years and I love it.
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sCuMBaG
Profile Joined August 2006
United Kingdom1144 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-18 12:59:00
October 18 2010 12:55 GMT
#563
The mouse depends on your kind of grip. you can't say "this mouse is the best".

For me either Salmosa or Abyssus (the later is the one i'm playing with right now, and it totally kicks ass), cause i'm using the clwa grip, and light mouse seems to be the best.

I don't like either one of the choices in the OP.


On October 18 2010 17:50 Orzabal wrote:
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On October 12 2010 23:57 Subversion wrote:
Got an Abyssus today, enjoying it so far.

Using it with Goliathus Speed pad, no skipping or jittering,

its a great mouse imo, esp for RTS


I bought the Abyssus one week ago. Inreach convince me :p

What dpi/sensivity do you use ?

I was at 3600 dpi but I reduce it to 1800 with a sensivity of 10.

I have a eXactMat from razer. The goliath is better ?


Congrats. Abyssus is a great hcoice for RTS games. But i would suggest to NOT play on a sensivity of 10. manage the mouse speed with the dpi (1800 should be fine, too fast of a mouse sucks). afaik 6/10 is the best setting, cause it will be translatet as 1:1 pixel. if you use 10 or whatever it sth like 1:3,345897346187, and screws up your accuracy.
Promises
Profile Joined February 2004
Netherlands1821 Posts
October 18 2010 12:57 GMT
#564
I've got Logitech G1 ^^ Works just fine =)
I'm a man of my word, and that word is "unreliable".
lynx.oblige
Profile Joined August 2009
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
October 18 2010 12:58 GMT
#565
Logitech G9x. Oh god, it's good.
Everyone needs a nemesis.
eKe
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada60 Posts
October 18 2010 14:17 GMT
#566
Steelseries all the way.
If you win, go train and if you lose... then go train harder!
Squirrel
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1102 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-18 14:19:34
October 18 2010 14:19 GMT
#567
I've been using a Logitec 305 for a while
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I really like it, personally :3
ueXia
Profile Joined October 2010
9 Posts
October 18 2010 14:48 GMT
#568
Can anyone help me please? I'm too getting a new mouse as soon as my SC2 copy arrives, I'm currently using a generic USB Logitech black mouse (chunky as hell).

So well, my hand is 6.7inches long (pretty small hands, I'm 5'7''), and don't really have the option to try every gaming mouse I could, here in Lima there's only one place for decent PC hardware and mice aren't the biggest concern.

'been reading nice reviews about the Intellimouse explorer 3.0 and the Logitec Mini Optical .. but there's one thing: I play at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings (don't know if it matters), and this mice are supossed to be only good for low resolutions!!

I'd really appreciate some help here!
violin rush is my style
Phinix
Profile Joined October 2010
United States116 Posts
October 18 2010 14:59 GMT
#569
[QUOTE]On October 18 2010 21:55 sCuMBaG wrote:
The mouse depends on your kind of grip. you can't say "this mouse is the best".

For me either Salmosa or Abyssus (the later is the one i'm playing with right now, and it totally kicks ass), cause i'm using the clwa grip, and light mouse seems to be the best.

I don't like either one of the choices in the OP.


[QUOTE]On October 18 2010 17:50 Orzabal wrote:

Congrats. Abyssus is a great hcoice for RTS games. But i would suggest to NOT play on a sensivity of 10. manage the mouse speed with the dpi (1800 should be fine, too fast of a mouse sucks). afaik 6/10 is the best setting, cause it will be translatet as 1:1 pixel. if you use 10 or whatever it sth like 1:3,345897346187, and screws up your accuracy.[/QUOTE]

That's a great tip - I was wondering why the mouse felt inaccurate at higher sensitivity - it's actually skipping past pixels to gain that speed, ey?
I'm going to fiddle with my DeathAdder some more when I get home. Teehee
My wife thinks day[9] is hot
escruting
Profile Joined June 2010
Spain229 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-20 21:01:37
October 20 2010 21:00 GMT
#570
Can someone tell me if its better for SC2 the abyssus normal edition or mirror edition? i dont know if i'll like the rubber surface of the normal edition, but maybe i do. I'll buy it online so i can't tease it.

Thanks.

EDIT: and i'm wondering if the kinzu is better, so help me if you can. please :/
My Life for Aiur
Fraggle
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway105 Posts
October 20 2010 21:49 GMT
#571
Just ordered a razer abyssus to accomodate my small hands, looking forward to trying it out. I was so broken down when i searched a few hours for a new mouse, the salmosa that's the mouse i wanted! but it was impossible to get. I was very relieved when the abyssus was basically an upgraded salmosa:p
(been currently using an mx518 for a year now, it is a VERY good mouse but i can't really get a proper grip on it for some reason.
Justintoxicated
Profile Joined October 2010
United States4 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-20 21:54:08
October 20 2010 21:53 GMT
#572
I can't believe anyone would recommend the Intellimouse for gaming. it is the worst gaming mouse I have ever used. I went through a Gen1 and Gen2 and I think the one I have now is a Gen4. (They replaced / upgraded them as they broke, so CS was good.

However the last version I used did not have any tactical feedback for the wheel for for FPS games where you use the mouse to switch weapons, it would always over / under scroll. It was so bad that the scroll wheel was unusable. So I bought a MX1000 to replace it but have since switched to the G5. I figured I could use the Intelli mouse at work for regular computer usage. But I was wrong again. The scroll wheel did not work properly with Eclipse IDE (I'm a software developer). Finally one day I googled it and found that it was in fact a common complaint. It is such a turd it's been sitting in a box ever since.

I think they gen1 and gen2 were pretty good in their time, and they did have tatical feedback in the scroll wheel, but they all stopped functioning once the wires broke where they go into the mouse,the Gen4 (I think it was Gen 4 b ut maybe it was a 3.0) last one was so bad I'll never use it again. I have a Razer too, but it's probably too sensitive for SC2.
Kleinmuuhg
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Vanuatu4091 Posts
October 20 2010 21:54 GMT
#573
Im using a Roccat Kone with all the features of a high end prized mouse for a lower cost.
This is our town, scrub
TheGiftedApe
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1243 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-20 22:16:27
October 20 2010 22:15 GMT
#574
Steel Series Xai is perfect for me, Great shape, PERFECT tracking, lots of settings to configure it just right. High quality build, glides accross my mousepad like gravvy. 2 thumbs up


good for palm and claw grip.
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mrdx
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Vietnam1555 Posts
October 20 2010 23:19 GMT
#575
I just bought an Intellimouse Explorer 3 because of this thread (poll in the OP), and totally REGRET it!
This mouse might be the god father of FPS gaming but if you want to buy it for Starcraft 2, think twice.

- It's quite big and only suitable for the "palm" hold, not the "claw" hold (FYI most good SC2 players use claw)

- Its resolution is low, which means you will either have to sacrifice accuracy to move fast, or keep accuracy and move slow. This is extremely painful especially when you play on a 1600+ resolution.

A good mouse for Starcraft 2 would be a mouse that has light weight, high sensitivity and small size. The idea is that if you look at a SC2 pro playing from further than 2metres, his right hand will always look like it's staying still.

I learnt this lesson the hard way by buying the mouse first before doing any research. At the moment I got it shipped in and unwrapped it it I knew I made a mistake - a RTS game mouse just CANNOT be longer than 120mm.

I think a lot of opinions posted on this thread were from people with FPS background, thus the favour towards Intellimouse 3.0.
BoxerForever.com - the one and only international Boxer fansite since 2006 :)
brain_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States812 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-20 23:19:54
October 20 2010 23:19 GMT
#576
I've been using a G500 and while it is a nice mouse, it feels a bit too heavy for RTS and is not terribly claw-grip friendly. I think it just got stolen so I'll probably get an Intellimouse Explorer as a cheap substitute, if it doesn't turn up.
GuSaR
Profile Joined October 2010
8 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-21 01:32:24
October 21 2010 00:17 GMT
#577
I tend to take care of the expensive gear I buy, so I figured why not get something special.

Roccat Kone+
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-Flawless tracking.
-High quality build with the most solid wheel I have ever seen.
-Smart functionality allowing me the control of my whole f***n computer with just one mouse so I hardly use keyboard while doing Windows general stuff. I mean... 5 profiles x 21 function each. That's insane... and no its not overloaded with buttons. In fact, there are only 2 at the sides.
-Size and design IMO allow a hybrid claw-palm kind of grip for more movement and precision at the same time. The mouse slides like on ice on my Razer desktop skin.
-That's not mentioning plenty of other goodness.

-And finally, Pew Pew Lasers shine from the mouse in any colour variation you want!

Nonstop handgasms.

Edit: For those, who are bragging that small mouses rule for RTS:
I have always had trouble with splitting probes for 2 months now. After I got the kone+ (which is pretty large), on the second night I had 100% success in doing that on a sensitivity at least 2x of what I had been using before. Its like the mouse reads your mind and puts the cursor where you need it with hardly any hand movement.
mrdx
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Vietnam1555 Posts
October 21 2010 01:32 GMT
#578
On October 21 2010 09:17 GuSaR wrote:
Edit: For those, who are bragging that small mouses rule for RTS:
I always had trouble with splitting probes for 2 months now. After I got the kone+ (which is pretty large), on the second night I had 100% success in doing that on a sensitivity at least 2x of what I had been using before. Its like the mouse reads your mind and puts the cursor where you need it with hardly any hand movement.

The thing with small mice in RTS is not that smaller means more accurate, but in RTS you tend to click and move a lot more (than any other game genres) - so with a smaller mouse you can mass games much more before your hand getting any tired thanks to less hand movement and the 'claw' hold.
BoxerForever.com - the one and only international Boxer fansite since 2006 :)
GuSaR
Profile Joined October 2010
8 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-21 01:46:36
October 21 2010 01:41 GMT
#579
On October 21 2010 10:32 mrdx wrote:
The thing with small mice in RTS is not that smaller means more accurate, but in RTS you tend to click and move a lot more (than any other game genres) - so with a smaller mouse you can mass games much more before your hand getting any tired thanks to less hand movement and the 'claw' hold.


That's true, but the magic of all the mouses with very ergonomic designs is that size matters less with them. I have a medium sized hand and I have no trouble claw-gripping that big and tall kone+ for high sensitivity play. Additionally the large size lets my hand relax on the mouse body from time to time with minimal adjustment.
Just my opinion though.

Edit: Forgot to mention. Claw-gripping needs you to have a very glidey surface for the mouse. Otherwise your hand will get tired no matter what size your mouse is.
Irrelevant
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2364 Posts
October 21 2010 01:44 GMT
#580
I have yet to find a razer mouse I didn't hate, it just feels so uncomfortable. Very glad I bought 3 Mx500s before they stopped being produced.
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