gaming mice are wired, period.
If you don't agree with the lag issue you will agree that you can't risk to have your wireless mouse batteries uncharged before a clan war.
Originally Posted by plagio gaming mice are wired, period.
If you don't agree with the lag issue you will agree that you can't risk to have your wireless mouse batteries uncharged before a clan war.
Yeah, I'll keep my copperhead thanks.
depends what games you play, and whether it's competitive or not.
I am by no means pro but even I notice input lag on most wireless mice, I also notice the differance between mouse acceleration off in windows and mouse acceleration rearly off (via registry hack). So far the best mouse I have used for twitch gaming is the razer diamondback but it's not the most comfortable beast.
Fact is the lowly and often forgotten Microsoft Intelli mouse v3.0 is still the best gaming and general mouse by far, so good microsoft even brought it back after they said we aint doing it no more and last one I had lasted me 3 years with alot of useage.
Does it have a clicky scroll wheel? Smooth ones suck for gaming. I have a wireless notebook mouse 6000 with a smooth scroll wheel, and even ignoring from the fact it only scrolls up most of the time, and the rubber tread on it is coming off, it is really annoying whizzing past the gun/tab/whatever that you want.
Also, what is the difference between a G5 and an MX518? they look the same to me.
EDIT: great to have articles over the weekend BTW, it gives me something to read :)
I always enjoy reading all your articles because of the way you can use humor and reach every gamer possible. In this article however, I did not appreciate the part where you just laugh at those who think there is a difference between a wired mouse and a wireless one. Your opinion is fine, but the way you said it and the way you qualify the wireless-haters as being 'wannabe-progamers' is kinda lame in my opinion.
I personally have never been able to play with a wireless mouse because of the lag, and I honestly can't wait for the day I will find one that doesn't have this problem. I agree, wires suck... but they are necessary at the moment
If you want my opinion, just know that talking against half of your readers by telling them they are just wrong might not be the best way to keep them interested in your articles. I know it annoyed me enough to come here and post this instead of keep reading the article. (I'll read the rest because I am curious about this mouse)
I read up to the part where you said 99.9 % of people would not notice mouselag. We are talking about gamers here... in a game you are "one" with your inputs (except maybee in EA-titles), any milisecond counts, so i did not read through the test. And it looks horrible:P
I always enjoy reading all your articles because of the way you can use humor and reach every gamer possible. In this article however, I did not appreciate the part where you just laugh at those who think there is a difference between a wired mouse and a wireless one. Your opinion is fine, but the way you said it and the way you qualify the wireless-haters as being 'wannabe-progamers' is kinda lame in my opinion.
I personally have never been able to play with a wireless mouse because of the lag, and I honestly can't wait for the day I will find one that doesn't have this problem. I agree, wires suck... but they are necessary at the moment
If you want my opinion, just know that talking against half of your readers by telling them they are just wrong might not be the best way to keep them interested in your articles. I know it annoyed me enough to come here and post this instead of keep reading the article. (I'll read the rest because I am curious about this mouse)
Hey Ghys,
Sorry you felt that way about this article and I hope it won't put you off reading bit-tech in the future. I realise what I said could have easily come across as being a bit grumpy but, although this is an issue I feel is true for most 12-year CS hakzors, I didn't mean to offend or piss anyone off. At the end of the day, the review is just my thoughts on the issue and I thought my writing would come across as good naturedly and humour-fully as it was intended to. As I said, just my opinions and not intended to upset anyone.
As always, if you have any more thoughts then feel free to email me because I always like to hear feedback!
As far as gaming mice go, I'm not a huge fan of much dps adjustment. Not because it isn't useful, but because I have little need for it - it took me so long to switch from a trackball to a laser mouse (lack of desk space and trackballs are stationary), that I am quite used to a generally lower dps. The thing that got me on this mouse that will most certainly make me take it for a test drive and maybe buy it is the vertically spaced thumb buttons. I'm shocked that it took this long for anyone to realize that it's more comfortable. I suppose I should be thankful that I developed my thumb dexterity with my trackball for those buttons on my copperhead. (and those are better placed than most IMO). As far as responsiveness with wired vs. cordless, I've never noticed a ton of difference (heck, I'm used to low dps), but I DID notice a ton of difference with my copperhead compared to other laser mice - with the 'always on' laser. Most mice that power down the laser have that uncomfortable lag as you begin to move it (even the trackball did). I don't know what kind of difference in power consumption this would make, but I imagine it wouldn't be as battery friendly. Maybe this is the root of the lag they mention? Or maybe I haven't used enough gaming mice to know whether or not this kind of feature has become ubiquitous yet.
I come to this site all the time and enjoy the articles and pictures. But i have one gripe with this article.
First of all i wouldn't touch this mouse with a 10 foot pole because of shape of the mouse just to show that i am not biased. But I stopped reading the article after this paragraph,
"To me whether a mouse is wired or not has never really mattered, but given the increasing trend for wireless devices and rechargeable Li-Ion batteries it does seem a little odd. Iâll also go on the record and say that, in my opinion, input lag is a mostly invented phenomena with modern technology. Iâve used a range of wired and wireless mice, including the Logitech G7 at home and input lag has never been something Iâve noticed."
Comments like this make make me wonder if the write has done any research on the difference between corded/cordless mice. When Microsoft said that hardcore gamers prefer corded mice this is completely true and without fabrication. Obviously if the majority of hardcore gamers wanted a wireless mouse they would have made one. Am i missing something? And hardcore gamers doesn't mean hardcore WOW players either. 99% of hardcore FPS gamers would choose a corded mouse over an equivalent wireless mouse any day.
a) it looks stupid
b) all of the features sound retarded
c) removable weights are quite possibly the most stupid gimmick idea i've heard of
d) it looks stupid
Originally Posted by legoman666 a) it looks stupid
b) all of the features sound retarded
c) removable weights are quite possibly the most stupid gimmick idea i've heard of
d) it looks stupid
I'll stick with my mx1000.
Dpi adjustment is actually pretty useful. I like sniping in DoD and now, TF2. While running to my location I make the mouse super twitchy, how I like it. When I'm sniping though, I tone it down a bit so that I can be more precise and smooth while still have enough twitch to catch those annoying scouts.
Also, even though I don't have a mouse with weights, I would quite like my Razer Copperhead to be a tad heavier, but I'm too vein to go sticking blu tack to it :p
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Yeah, I'll keep my G5 thanks.
If you don't agree with the lag issue you will agree that you can't risk to have your wireless mouse batteries uncharged before a clan war.
Yeah, I'll keep my copperhead thanks.
the going price is $55, $10 less than the sidewinder
depends what games you play, and whether it's competitive or not.
Oh yeah wired mice f t w :D
Also, what is the difference between a G5 and an MX518? they look the same to me.
EDIT: great to have articles over the weekend BTW, it gives me something to read :)
I always enjoy reading all your articles because of the way you can use humor and reach every gamer possible. In this article however, I did not appreciate the part where you just laugh at those who think there is a difference between a wired mouse and a wireless one. Your opinion is fine, but the way you said it and the way you qualify the wireless-haters as being 'wannabe-progamers' is kinda lame in my opinion.
I personally have never been able to play with a wireless mouse because of the lag, and I honestly can't wait for the day I will find one that doesn't have this problem. I agree, wires suck... but they are necessary at the moment
If you want my opinion, just know that talking against half of your readers by telling them they are just wrong might not be the best way to keep them interested in your articles. I know it annoyed me enough to come here and post this instead of keep reading the article. (I'll read the rest because I am curious about this mouse)
Hey Ghys,
Sorry you felt that way about this article and I hope it won't put you off reading bit-tech in the future. I realise what I said could have easily come across as being a bit grumpy but, although this is an issue I feel is true for most 12-year CS hakzors, I didn't mean to offend or piss anyone off. At the end of the day, the review is just my thoughts on the issue and I thought my writing would come across as good naturedly and humour-fully as it was intended to. As I said, just my opinions and not intended to upset anyone.
As always, if you have any more thoughts then feel free to email me because I always like to hear feedback!
Joe
First of all i wouldn't touch this mouse with a 10 foot pole because of shape of the mouse just to show that i am not biased. But I stopped reading the article after this paragraph,
"To me whether a mouse is wired or not has never really mattered, but given the increasing trend for wireless devices and rechargeable Li-Ion batteries it does seem a little odd. Iâll also go on the record and say that, in my opinion, input lag is a mostly invented phenomena with modern technology. Iâve used a range of wired and wireless mice, including the Logitech G7 at home and input lag has never been something Iâve noticed."
Comments like this make make me wonder if the write has done any research on the difference between corded/cordless mice. When Microsoft said that hardcore gamers prefer corded mice this is completely true and without fabrication. Obviously if the majority of hardcore gamers wanted a wireless mouse they would have made one. Am i missing something? And hardcore gamers doesn't mean hardcore WOW players either. 99% of hardcore FPS gamers would choose a corded mouse over an equivalent wireless mouse any day.
both are in the same category as the sidewinder, and are different enough to warrant a look imo
b) all of the features sound retarded
c) removable weights are quite possibly the most stupid gimmick idea i've heard of
d) it looks stupid
I'll stick with my mx1000.
Dpi adjustment is actually pretty useful. I like sniping in DoD and now, TF2. While running to my location I make the mouse super twitchy, how I like it. When I'm sniping though, I tone it down a bit so that I can be more precise and smooth while still have enough twitch to catch those annoying scouts.
Also, even though I don't have a mouse with weights, I would quite like my Razer Copperhead to be a tad heavier, but I'm too vein to go sticking blu tack to it :p
Tim has my address. Thanks!