[Official] The Mouse Suggestion Thread
Congrats guys, we've now made the mouse suggestion thread a sticky.
Every day we receive multiple threads where people ask for mouse suggestions. Since these threads come up so often, this thread will act as a hub for suggestions.
This will:
- Help buyers get their questions noticed. Many times these individual mouse suggestion threads are ignored because there are so many of them.
- Help knowledgeable members give advice in one consolidated location
To prospective buyers, please list the top 1-2 attributes you're looking for in a mouse. Additionally, answer the below questions to the best of your abilities. The more detailed you are, the better we can find a mouse that suits your needs.
Quote:
- What's your grip style?
- What's your sensitivity?
- What's your maximum budget?
- Do you want additional buttons?
- What games do you play?
- Do you mind about prediction?
- Other relevant information:
Input anything else you want. Some examples: LOD, ambidextrous shape, weight, wireless, non-braided cord, glossy finish, button activation force, driverless, onboard memory, etc
You can copy the questions into your post from here. (Click to show)Code:
- What's your grip style?
- What's your sensitivity?
- What's your maximum budget?
- Do you want additional buttons?
- What games do you play?
- Do you mind about prediction?
- Other relevant information:Input anything else you want. Some examples: LOD, ambidextrous shape, weight, wireless, non-braided cord, glossy finish, button activation force, driverless, onboard memory, etc
Explanations
Grip
Grip style or grip type is the manner with which you hold your mouse. There are three main styles:
- Claw grip
- Fingertip grip
- Palm grip
Example: fingertip grippers will most likely want small and lightweight mouses.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity represents how fast the mouse cursor moves in relation to the mouse physical movement. For FPS games, sensitivity is commonly defined by distance/360°. Or, more generally, it's defined by low, mid or high (please refer to the link below if you're not sure).
Example: 50cm/360° (to make a full 360° turn, it's needed to move the mouse by 50cm). That's an example of a low sensitivity.
The sensitivity allows to choose the dpi of the mouse and, most importantly, it defines the top speed needed.
Example: low sensitivity players very often hit high speeds; thus, they need a mouse that can support those high speeds without any kind of acceleration or malfunction.
More info: ESR.
Prediction
Prediction (aka Angle Snapping, Drift Control, Correction) helps you to draw straight lines: the mouse tracking corrects (removes) the minor deviations from your line, making it as straight as possible, up to certain threshold, which varies from mouse to mouse (some mouse has more prediction than others). Ideally, a mouse should have the option to turn off the prediction, but there are plenty of mice with inherent prediction that can't be turned off.
Original thread starter hella - merged for simplicity....Arizonian.