Gaming mice - thoughts?

[7531Leonidas]

That Logitech Anywhere is very good on battery life, and it stops broadcasting after a very short period of inactivity.  That was true for my previous MX Anywhere.

The Huntsman Elite doesn't take up any less space across my desk than the full size keyboards w/a number pad, but easier to keep clean.  If you don't use the removable wrist pad, it takes up much less space vertically, however.  I like still having the number pad, and my hands are kind of small, so it helps me reach other keys more easily.

[zixi]

My husband uses a  3/4 keyboard. But I really like a huge PC, a  huge keyboard and a huge mousemat... I can't manage the huge mice cos I'm not exactly large!  I've been looking at Razer mice today and I'm sorely tempted... it's probably the lights! 

 

Re keeping clean! Yes! That would be an advantage. Keyboards are a nightmare - they attract everything!

[Pagafyr]

The MX Master 35 by Logitech is sized for a medium to small hand.    Razer is also a good one for medium to small hands.  As long as you keep the palm of your hand's back ridge pressed on top of the back of any of these meeces even the Diablo 4 type Steel meeces are a good choice too. 

 

Mooses or are Meeses?  I thought that moose are mooses and mice are meeces.

[zixi]

14 hours ago, Pagafyr said:

mice are meeces.

Definitely meeces! 

I was discussing computer meeces this morning with my husband and he reminded me that in order to program a mouse, it'd need a driver and that reminded me why I was in favour of Razer - it's because they've given the Linux community their blessing to provide software for (some) Razer accessories to work under Linux. 

Anyway, if anyone comes back here - and has programmable buttons on their mouse/meeces perhaps you could say what exactly you're able to do in terms of the games... I'm now very curious about that.

[Pagafyr]

Check out the software for each mouse using your Linux search engine of choice and compare how their companys to each other.  Check each of their pros and cons on their software packs for their gaming mouse.

The mouse companies each has their own software.   When you buy a mouse specifically designed for games the companies software is about how many buttons the mouse has.  The Mx Master 35 has the usual left and right button with the wheel on top, then it has three more buttons on the thumb side and another scroll wheel.  You roll the scroll wheel up and down with the inside of your thumb in normal webpage mode and it moves it left to right opposite of the upper wheel, which is up and down.

Two buttons on the thumb side I asign the always walk to the forward button and sprint for the back button.  They are right next to the inside of your thumb under the side scroll wheel.  There is another button below the thumb on the curve thumb plate right at the bottom which has a basic function when you press down with the outside edge of your thumb on it.

You can assign the buttons for your individual game settings while in your games.  Each game then will only allow those buttons assigned for the game you are playing at that time.  If you switch games you set up the mouse for; it will be ready to play with the mouse settings you chose.

Razer and Steel mouse controls are gamer prefered if you're not using your computer for anything else.  They work for whatever you do.  Logitech has been the choice for business and began making software to accomodate games when PC owners started using their machines for gaming more often then Office machine.

[zixi]

Pagafyr - Thank you! It's useful and interesting advice. I'm still umming and urring and you've given me more material to work with! 

[7531Leonidas]

I have figured out that I generally only need the two mouse buttons, the scroll wheel, and two thumb buttons for what I play.  I have an old Sidewinder joystick that I used when I was playing Wing Commander stuff so long ago.  That was the only game I had that needed more inputs.  More inputs -> more physical stress on my hands/wrists, and usually a much steeper learning curve in the game, especially when the game has been ported from a console w/pad controls and combinations.  It seems like a lot of games are intentionally set to prevent the utilization of the PC's greater adaptability.

[HeyYou]

3 hours ago, 7531Leonidas said:

I have figured out that I generally only need the two mouse buttons, the scroll wheel, and two thumb buttons for what I play.  I have an old Sidewinder joystick that I used when I was playing Wing Commander stuff so long ago.  That was the only game I had that needed more inputs.  More inputs -> more physical stress on my hands/wrists, and usually a much steeper learning curve in the game, especially when the game has been ported from a console w/pad controls and combinations.  It seems like a lot of games are intentionally set to prevent the utilization of the PC's greater adaptability.

Ah, wing commander. I LOVED that series. I had my thrustmaster joystick/throttle/rudder pedals, and the incredibly hard to use software to program all the buttons. Those games were FUN!!! Right along with the other flight sim games, that actually had stories to them. I miss those style of games. :D

[Pagafyr]

On 1/6/2024 at 4:00 AM, zixi said:

Pagafyr - Thank you! It's useful and interesting advice. I'm still umming and urring and you've given me more material to work with! 

I checked one of the Razer meeces out.  It's too small for my middle large hands.   Here's is one model of it.   The Razer Atheris is a pocket sized wireless mouse designed with industry leading signal stability for over 300 hours of continuous use via a 2.4GHz Wireless or Bluetooth connection.

[zixi]

Pagafyr - that's interesting. I don't think I can do wireless; I think I like the yards of cable and the fact you can whirl round your head when things get bad!  But thank you! It's kind!