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Ndugu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1078 Posts
September 28 2010 22:43 GMT
#21
Everyone should have that off-- impressed how many people do. Shows TL isn't a bunch of n00bs :D
TheAngelofDeath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2033 Posts
September 28 2010 22:44 GMT
#22
I never use it. Ever. Lol.
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theqat
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States2856 Posts
September 28 2010 22:46 GMT
#23
It does the opposite of what its name would lead you to believe it does. Turn it off, always
Grebliv
Profile Joined May 2006
Iceland800 Posts
September 28 2010 22:46 GMT
#24
Easy option off, if you wan't accel go other ways about it preferably, the windows accel is bad.
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Stool
Profile Joined July 2010
United States15 Posts
September 28 2010 22:48 GMT
#25
What about the 'Reduce Mouse Lag' option under the SC2 Graphics options? Does that affect anything regarding control and should I have it on or off?
Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
September 28 2010 22:49 GMT
#26
i'm so used to it, i'm low diamond 1200 and have it on... i can't believe i'm SO in the minority though lol
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Genome852
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States979 Posts
September 28 2010 22:50 GMT
#27
Have it off from all the years of playing CS competitively.

Windows still has some accel after disabling the option though, but I don't notice it much, and CPL mousefix doesn't actually do anything for Windows 7.
pksens
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom156 Posts
September 28 2010 22:52 GMT
#28
/stumped that people don't use acceleration fixes.

If u have an accelfix, this setting does nothing.
DefMatrixUltra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada1992 Posts
September 28 2010 22:53 GMT
#29
The difference between being "good" at something and excelling at something can often be found in the small details. Sure, you can be "good" at playing any PC game with mouse acceleration on. However, if you have it off, you now have a 1:1 ratio and can make use of one of the most powerful abilities humans have: muscle memory.

The difference between the two cases is enormous:

1. If I move the mouse X distance at Y speed, I get Z result.
2. If I move the moues X distance, I get Y result.

Human muscle memory takes incredible advantage of the second case. It is so much simpler for your brain and hand to coordinate in the second case. Sure, you can teach yourself the 1st case, but you are just making it more difficult for yourself. Removing barriers of difficulty in any task will help you perform that task better.

Having mouse acceleration on is, in my mind, akin to only using odd numbers for hotkeys or disabling your "a" key, forcing yourself to click. It just makes the same task less intuitive and more difficult.
G2Wolf
Profile Joined July 2010
United States261 Posts
September 28 2010 22:53 GMT
#30
On September 29 2010 07:49 Vei wrote:
i'm so used to it, i'm low diamond 1200 and have it on... i can't believe i'm SO in the minority though lol

You're in the minority because you could do so much better with accel off.
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BcGladiator
Profile Joined July 2010
United States58 Posts
September 28 2010 22:53 GMT
#31
Hot damn, I have never even heard of this before. Sure enough, I check my mouse pointer options and its on. . . Now I have to retrain myself, I've been using it without even knowing it
Angry_Fetus
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada444 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-28 22:59:01
September 28 2010 22:54 GMT
#32
On September 29 2010 07:50 Genome852 wrote:
Have it off from all the years of playing CS competitively.

Windows still has some accel after disabling the option though, but I don't notice it much, and CPL mousefix doesn't actually do anything for Windows 7.


the MarkC fix works on 7

On September 29 2010 07:48 Stool wrote:
What about the 'Reduce Mouse Lag' option under the SC2 Graphics options? Does that affect anything regarding control and should I have it on or off?


It does what it says, reduces mouse lag. This is done by controlling the games ability to dedicate priority to frames/sec, as is sometimes the case. This will often result in slight stutters in mouse movement. However, turning the option on could have a drastic effect on your overall framerate.
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
September 28 2010 22:54 GMT
#33
enhance pointer precision is absolute trash
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R1CH
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Netherlands10342 Posts
September 28 2010 22:55 GMT
#34
This actually shouldn't make any difference in most games as DirectInput has no acceleration regardless of Windows settings.
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Glacius0
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands66 Posts
September 28 2010 22:56 GMT
#35
I have a theory that mouse acceleration can be more precise if you have to click really small targets and still want to keep fast mouse movement for big imprecise moves.

In SC2 I seem to be needing both:
- I make big fast imprecise movements to scroll the screen or select a big group of units.
- I make small subtle movements like selecting individual units in a clump or spawn larva on hatcheries on a minimap.

Now I know that a lot of people say mouse acceleration is bad regardless. Can anyone explain how this example would be easier without it? I don't quite think I understand. It seems to me that disabled mouse acceleration only helps for precise twitch movement that is needed a lot in shooters. At the very least both options seem viable to me.
zak
Profile Joined April 2010
Korea (South)1009 Posts
September 28 2010 22:56 GMT
#36
rofl I turned it off to try and see how much better it would be but it SUCKS with it off. Accel is the way to go!
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Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
September 28 2010 22:57 GMT
#37
On September 29 2010 07:56 zak wrote:
rofl I turned it off to try and see how much better it would be but it SUCKS with it off. Accel is the way to go!

can you or someone who agrees explain what makes you use it? I can't see anyone being comfortable with it after using both settings for a long period of time. I had it on accidentally for a while in BW and felt so much better after I had it off after just a few days.
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G2Wolf
Profile Joined July 2010
United States261 Posts
September 28 2010 23:00 GMT
#38
On September 29 2010 07:56 zak wrote:
rofl I turned it off to try and see how much better it would be but it SUCKS with it off. Accel is the way to go!

Try leaving it off for more than 5 minutes. Give it a week and you'll be much better with it off.
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HaIf
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada234 Posts
September 28 2010 23:04 GMT
#39
Hmm, I had it on for pretty much forever, I'll try playing for a few weeks without it and see how it goes.

I have to adjust all my settings though
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Jochan
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Poland1730 Posts
September 28 2010 23:04 GMT
#40
I never ever use any acceleration, precision, speed, software options on my mouse. Strange habit I picked up way back, like 10 years ago, when I was playing FPS games like CS 1.6. I remember it screwed up the game back then, no idea if it still applies, but hey, habits are strange.
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