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For the past year, I've used the Logitech G3 with Steelseries qck+. It's been great, but, over the course of the year, I've held the mouse differently. Before, I use to hold it with my fingertrips, like a claw, but now I like the back of the mouse to be hitting my palm. I aim only with wrists/arm now.
My sensitivity is relatively slow. I use 450hz, about 1.9 sens in game. I'd say roughly 20-25cm / 180 turn.
So, I thought I'd get a new mouse to fit the way I hold it. I've tried the G5, Microsoft Laser 6000, mx518, and some other one, and I didn't like those.
My two recent 'tests' have been the Microsoft IE 3.0, and the Deathadder. The Microsoft IE 3.0 is okay. The software is nothing great, the feet on it are kind of crap too, but the shape and optical laser are nice.
I just got the Deathadder yesterday, and it's nice. The software is absolutely perfect, the shape is nice, the feet are TOO SMOOTH (I know, sounds weird, hopefully I get used to it) but the grip is my only issue. I find myself constantly re-gripping it during a game. The sides of it are slippery, and the top doesn't really hit my palm.
So, I'd LIKE to maybe consider the 3.0 again, but there's a problem.
The IE 3.0 out of the box had negative mouse acceleration. Now, the fix for this was to overclock the polling rate of the USB ports to 500hz, and it did work, the mouse is fine now.
My only issue with that is tournaments. I know tournaments won't allow you to adjust it, EXCEPT if it's in the mouse software.
So, right now (I plan on going to Qcon and ESWC Canada) the IE 3.0 is useless to me. I don't want to bring a mouse that might risk me playing.
The Deathadder on the otherhand, you can adjust polling rate in the software, so for tournaments, I'll have ZERO problems with it.
Just wondering what you guys thought of what I should do. Just stick with the deathadder? Maybe go back to the G3, or risk it with the IE 3.0.
Thanks!
Edited by Gillz at 13:09 CDT, 4 June 2008 - 4688 Hits
Fox plays with the wmo 1.1a (doesn't he?), maybe he knows. The wmo 1.1a has the same sensor as the 3.0 and is real cheap if you can find an oem, so you can also try that and see if the neg accel is a problem for you.