EPTMouse Speed High DPI vs Low DPI - Page 2
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lundell100
Sweden232 Posts
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vyyye
Sweden3917 Posts
On March 15 2011 18:35 lundell100 wrote: Dpi has nothing to do with mouse SPEED, it's dots per inch. Higher dpi doesn't not mean higher speed. Sure, higher dpi allows higher speed, but most of all it is more accurate. Increasing DPI will increase speed. For maximum precision you want Windows sens on 6/11 and Sc2 on 51%-54%, after that you alter your DPI to whatever speed you want to have. | ||
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emythrel
United Kingdom2599 Posts
In sc2 I use 750DPI of the possible 4000 my lachesis can use, I find this to be a nice medium between fast mouse movement and lack of accuracy (If i put it up high i just end up scrolling around the screen instead of playing lol). For FPS games I have been told I'm somewhat weird with my settings, when I am using a pistol or rifle I have high very DPI so that i can flip around fast to pick off enemies to the side or behind me, but when I get out a sniper rifle I drop the DPI right down so that i can make larger movements without losing my target. This apparently is weird, many people have told me they prefer high DPI for sniping so they can be more accurate, for me high DPI while sniping has the opposite effect. tl:dr mouse settings are a personal thing, if you are used to a setting you will usually do better with it than another setting. While there might be an "optimal setup" for a particular game, hardly anyone will use those exact settings, we are all different | ||
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Honeybadger
United States821 Posts
I'm about 120-140APM player, using a RAT7 (5600 DPI) at 2850dpi 51% starcraft setting, 6/11 windows. Sometimes I feel pretty accurate, sometimes I don't. I'm a diamond player. | ||
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ArcticVanguard
United States450 Posts
My resolution is 1980x1080, by the way. Since that makes a difference. | ||
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
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Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
my micro has always sucked and will always suck though.   | ||
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flodeskum
Iceland1267 Posts
On March 15 2011 18:24 Giku wrote: Can anyone actually confirm this? I always have a quite high speed, and DPI, on my mouse, but don't want to develop RSI's.. Well, what he said is certainly true if you are a counterstrike player. Using massive mouse mats and low dpi + low sensitivity will obviously be the most accurate way to use a mouse. I still play SC like that and I'm very quick and accurate in my clicking. But since most of my gaming experience is in fps I can't really say if that is the official "1337pr0h4x0r" way of using your mouse in rts games. | ||
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Phayze
Canada2029 Posts
Also dont rest your elbow on an elbow rest Reduces bloodflow in the hand as you are putting pressure on the unlar nerve, which can also cause ulnar nurve compression or cubital tunnel syndrome.From a FPS perspective low sensitivity is better, I played several CEVO M seasons in CS, and two cevo-P seasons. With RTS you want a medium sensitivity, a sens that will promote accuracy but will also allow you to move from the minimap to the other corner in a reasonable time. Everyone is different but if you are using max dpi on your mouse, and max in game sensitivity it's probably wayyy to high and you will be more likely to develop an rsi. | ||
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Mangemongen
Sweden125 Posts
On March 15 2011 16:19 heishe wrote: Higher DPI doesn't just mean higher speed, it also means higher accuracy of the mouse cursor. If you have a very low speed and your mouse has a very high DPI (those two are not the same things), you can move your mouse cursor in really small discrete steps, as opposed to a really low dps mouse where the cursor will literally make jumps of 10 pixels or more as opposed to smooth movements. the higher the dpi the higher the acceleration also, i prefer low dpi every time | ||
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Phayze
Canada2029 Posts
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Hoon
Brazil891 Posts
I feel like those speed increases jump pixels, which is never good. It makes you feel like your mouse is faster, but not precise. | ||
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Reason.SC2
Canada1047 Posts
I find that upping sensitivity in windows or in-game causes me to be inaccurate. At the same time I prefer relatively high sensitivity, (3200 DPI is much higher than what most people use, despite the slightly reduced in-game sensitivity), as I pivot with my wrist and need to limit the range of motion my hand must make to get cross-screen. I don't want any elbow movement. Its all based on style though. If you watch moon play, his arm is flailing all over the place, indicating a pretty low sensitivity... yet he is known for having some pretty damn good micro. | ||
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MasterJack
Canada215 Posts
I'm at 2560x1600 with a 3500DPI Deathadder (6/11 windows, 54% sc2) and it's barely fast enough. Using the same settings on 1280x800 yield totally different results (mouse is 2x as fast). | ||
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jHERO
China167 Posts
and another thing is most pro anything tend to use very low sensitivity, combined with a big mouse pad for the highest possible accuracy. this is true for cs 1.6 cs:s etc. this is because wrist movement is less consistent and accurate than arm movement. tldr, get used to low sensitivity if u're planning to go pro in this game | ||
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
On March 15 2011 20:47 MasterJack wrote: People have to remember that resolution plays a role in this too. It doesn't just play a "role"...it's everything lol. As you said, if you are using ludicrous high resolution, then using double the DPI of your friends means nothing at all. It's astonishing how many people throws around with DPI, settings and stuff without actually taking notice of the simple fact that "dots per inch" requires you to also state how many "dots" there are on your screen while playing the game. | ||
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TibblesEvilCat
United Kingdom766 Posts
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Clownz
Finland53 Posts
With a good mousepad my accuracy is spot on and with a bad mousepad mouse movement feels stiff and sticky. | ||
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Stiluz
Norway688 Posts
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Xiron
Germany1233 Posts
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