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GagnarTheUnruly
Profile Joined July 2010
United States655 Posts
March 15 2011 13:23 GMT
#41
If you want your mouse to be faster than your current mouse then get a higher dpi mouse. Given that that's the case I don't understand why you say you don't understand the point of a 5600 dpi mouse? I smell a stealth brag post here anyways.
LaLuSh
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden2358 Posts
March 15 2011 13:26 GMT
#42
I play on 1024x768 and use 100% sensitivity. One of the things that has made me not want to switch to 1920x1080 is the decrease and change in sensitivity.

100% on 1920x1080 feels too slow for me. I'd prolly eventually get used to it, but I rather want to keep my fast chaotic speed.
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
March 15 2011 13:27 GMT
#43
1600 is fine for me but i think 3200 work better if i got used to it. It just the higher up you go, the more sensitive the mouse will react to the shake of your hand muscle (which always exist even at a very small scale) and display it on the screen create you an illusion of things getting out of controll.
I dont think high DPI is good for RTS, it is more like an FPS or war3 kinda thing.
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BetterFasterStronger
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States604 Posts
March 15 2011 13:32 GMT
#44
Slow Accuracy will always trump Fast in-Accuracy. But Fast Accuracy will trump both. The best way to put it.
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Antimage
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1293 Posts
March 15 2011 13:56 GMT
#45
I use a wireless mouse with 1000 dpi. I just changed mousepads so right now I'm still trying to adjust...

anyways, the most important thing is the hardware itself. Make sure it's the right weight/comfort/grip for you, then you can work around that and find the sensitivity thats best for you.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
March 15 2011 16:04 GMT
#46
On March 15 2011 22:26 LaLuSh wrote:
I play on 1024x768 and use 100% sensitivity. One of the things that has made me not want to switch to 1920x1080 is the decrease and change in sensitivity.

100% on 1920x1080 feels too slow for me. I'd prolly eventually get used to it, but I rather want to keep my fast chaotic speed.

So get a really high DPI mouse and it will still feel as fast on 1920x1080 o_O?

Having 100% sensitivity results in pixel skipping anyway-.-
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eXwOn
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada351 Posts
March 15 2011 16:18 GMT
#47
I enjoy having higher DPI + speed because it's much easier on the wrists. After years of gaming I'm starting to feel my wrists become more sluggish, and gladly take any excuse to make the minimal movements.

What DPI do I play at? 4025, with 51% accuracy. The only thing I'm incapable of is doing my scout-worker patrol circle on the minimap, I always aim a little to short causing him to dive into the mineral lines and die.
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Hoon
Profile Joined December 2010
Brazil891 Posts
March 15 2011 16:23 GMT
#48
On March 16 2011 01:04 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2011 22:26 LaLuSh wrote:
I play on 1024x768 and use 100% sensitivity. One of the things that has made me not want to switch to 1920x1080 is the decrease and change in sensitivity.

100% on 1920x1080 feels too slow for me. I'd prolly eventually get used to it, but I rather want to keep my fast chaotic speed.

So get a really high DPI mouse and it will still feel as fast on 1920x1080 o_O?

Having 100% sensitivity results in pixel skipping anyway-.-


Exactly.
Try playing Osu! with 100% sensitivity and you'll feel those pixels being skipped :p
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Leviwtf
Profile Joined October 2010
174 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-15 16:34:45
March 15 2011 16:30 GMT
#49
Everyone can agree that
6/11 window sensitivity
51-54% SC2 sensitivity

Is optimal since it makes sure you don't skip pixels and have a 1:1 ratio.

It might feel weird to change but it is better. Just like changing inefficient hotkeys to closer ones is better but it will feel/be slower at first until your brain readjusts to it.

Use the DPI to choose how "fast" you want your mouse to be, obviously there is no correct or perfect setting its user preference. If you have a razer mouse, use the razer mouse sensitivity to adjust your DPI and if you max it out at 10/10 then switch on the bottom of the mouse to a higher mechanical dpi and start again at 1/10.

Everyone should be using 16 : 9 as well as their screen resolution too...it shows more of the game than other resolutions.
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JiYan
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3668 Posts
March 15 2011 16:39 GMT
#50
i use pretty high DPI, my wrist is the only part of my arm that moves when i play sc2. i think it allows me to play more because my arm doesnt get tired lol
Adeeler
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom764 Posts
March 15 2011 16:41 GMT
#51
I use a Logitech G700 @1000dpi with sensitivity at 51% ingame and middle in windows. It can go up to 5600 but I found it hard to get a nice sensitivity setting so I just use it at 1000dpi.

I used to use a Logitech MX1000 which has a max static 1000dpi but it wasn't smooth if you tested it drawing lines and such in paint. But the G700 is very smooth at drawing lines so the accuracy is better even though its also using only 1000dpi setting.
Ponyo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1231 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-15 16:55:34
March 15 2011 16:54 GMT
#52
6/11 windows, DPI @ 4500 , 51% ingame sensitivity.

Its all personal preference, but since you should mostly be using minimap/hotkeys, you don't really need to move a lot.

oh wait, i use xai.. so its 4500 (CPI) LoL
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lindn
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden833 Posts
March 15 2011 16:56 GMT
#53
On March 15 2011 16:15 ieatpasta wrote:
So I went to my first LAN ever! Very fun But I was asking for advice on choosing a new faster mouse than my Diamondback 3G (1800 DPI) because I said it wasn't fast enough. Then they all looked at me like I was stupid. I play with my mouse on LUDICROUS SPEED (Max settings) apparently, but I asked everyone else and they all UNANIMOUSLY said they don't use the max speed, or even more than half sometimes because of the ability to control the cursor.
I play comfortably with the highest settings, and my mouse control is very fine, but still feel its a little slow.
The others have mouses that go up to 5600 DPI, but I really don't see the sense in buying such a mouse if they aren't going to go that high.

What is the point of getting a mouse like that?

I noticed that Pro SC players can move their cursors at the speed of light.
Would a player with high DPI benefit more than a player with low DPI because he doesn't have to take a long time to move around the map? Or would a player with low DPI be better than a high DPI because he can more accurately control his units?

And to others who like high DPI, what is the highest setting you are able to play comfortably?

I have an 1800 DPI mouse and have the Razer settings at 10/10 and windows settings at max, and SC setting at 100%. Still feel its slow. My hand moves about 1cm on the mouse pad to go across a 1920pixel screen, and I feel very comfortable and accurate with it.

i used to play like this, i recorded myself playing once (not SC2... but still) and holy shit i was so fucking inaccurate.

i was SO comfortable with it, but seriously i died thousands of time not because i didn't shoot first or did a stupid move, but because my aim was fucked up due to not being able to properly place it where i wish it would go. and i never felt it in game, i just thought it was the recoil that messed up or some shit.

today i play 3200 DPI, 3 windows, 23 in game. takes about 5-7 ish CM to get across my 22" 1680x1050 screen. it's still very fast and i can do fast scrolling and movements but since i did this, my accuracy in ALL games have gone up by thousand percents.

seriously, try it, get used to it, you'll never go back. yes you are comfortable now, but you'll be far more comfortable at a lower speed when your accuracy is actually what you're doing with your mouse, not what you manage to do with your mouse
lexingtonsteel
Profile Joined March 2011
10 Posts
March 16 2011 02:29 GMT
#54
Hi guys, I got a question, what does the mouse speed in windows have to do with DPI? I know if you turn it up the cursor moves faster, does this mean, that makeing it less than 10/10 is decreasing the DPI? Sorry if its a noob question

Also has anyone used a Logitech M115 or M90?

Just wanted to ask because I am about to get one, and since I am dirt shirt poor, I can afford no better.
oesis
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
117 Posts
March 16 2011 02:37 GMT
#55
This has nothing to do with your thread, but I thought the title was muta speed high dps vs low dps when I first clicked.
1000==0011
Ben...
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3485 Posts
March 16 2011 03:05 GMT
#56
I use relatively low DPI for my resolution with my G9X. I used to use 1800DPI with a Razer Death Adder but it crapped out.

I use the following for playing at 1920x1080:

6/11 in WIndows
1000 DPI in Setpoint
333 report rate
52% in SC2 menu.
Hot Pink lights (This is important)

When I play BW or other games that are low res I drop DPI to 600. I only go above 1000 in FPSs. I also use no grip or weights so my mouse is tiny and super light.
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majestouch
Profile Joined December 2010
United States395 Posts
March 16 2011 04:36 GMT
#57
logitech g9x.
4 x 7gram weights
smooth black-poly-carbonite case on (similar to some phone cases)

i tell it to not use windows drivers:
point spd: 0
dpi: 5700

ingame mosue sens: 51%

to go diagonal on a 23in monitor 1920 x 1080 resolution is about 3.25-3.75inches

basically, with the flick of my wrist I go from one side of my screen to the other.
doktorfrost
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany63 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-28 09:30:22
August 28 2011 09:29 GMT
#58
On March 15 2011 17:52 nitdkim wrote:

DPI is how much pixels you move per inch of movement...


but with windows settings you could half that 1/2 : 1 so you have better precision and better DPI... ?
pksens
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom156 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-28 09:33:02
August 28 2011 09:32 GMT
#59
On August 28 2011 18:29 doktorfrost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2011 17:52 nitdkim wrote:

DPI is how much pixels you move per inch of movement...


but with windows settings you could half that 1/2 : 1 so you have better precision and better DPI... ?



Which is then rounded into dots per inch... why did you bump?
doktorfrost
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany63 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-28 09:37:43
August 28 2011 09:37 GMT
#60
i wanna know if high dpi is better when mouse speed is set to slower so it has the same speed..

1) 6000 dpi; Mouse speed: 1/2x
2) 3000 dpi; Mouse speed: 1x

whats better?
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