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Old 2003-03-25, 02:09 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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Just curious if any of you thought an optical mouse was a better choice for online gaming (particularly FPSs). Any reasone why?
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Old 2003-03-25, 03:47 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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I wondered the same thing until I bought mine... the answer is YES!!! You never have to clean out the little gobs of crap that slow down or stutter your mouse movments, and my shooting accuracy went through the roof.
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Old 2003-03-25, 04:33 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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its the only way to play games that require a mouse, dont just buy any old mouse though as there are many variations on size,weight and over all feel and if you are looking to play a lot dont buy cheap as some compnays do really make em cheap and you can feel it. plus you dont want it to die after a couple of months. im on a inteli explorer version 1 and its about 3 years old now and still ticking
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Old 2003-03-25, 04:41 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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/me secks up his logitech optical...

what are you pepole looking at!!!!!
/me shuts window...
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Old 2003-03-25, 05:04 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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Which optical mice are the most recommended for fps's? I need to go shopping this week for my new rig.
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Old 2003-03-25, 06:10 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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a *little* off topic, but whatever happened to that Razer Boomslang mouse. It came out last year claiming to be the be-all end-all of gaming mice. Supposed to be hardcore accurate and precise. seems to have died off, no? Anyone got any insights?
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Old 2003-03-25, 07:16 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
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When I got my lazer mouse thingy I loved it to death, now I hate it. The reason for that is that I recently got a Wacom drawing tablit that has a wireless mouse come with it, I havent looked back since. So YES the lazer mouses are much better, but Wacom mouses rock!
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Old 2003-03-26, 06:49 AM   [Ignore Me] #8
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Optical mouse for gaming.....

Razor boomslang (dunno if they still make those)
Or a Logitech MX 700 (or a MX 500 if you don't want cordless, but the cordless ROCKS! comes whit a build inn charging station whit the reciver so no battery worries at all!)
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Old 2003-03-26, 08:23 AM   [Ignore Me] #9
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Great! Thanks for all the replies. I'll be looking into a logitech soon.

Thanks again!
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Old 2003-03-26, 11:08 AM   [Ignore Me] #10
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I'll be buying a Logitech today or tomorrow myself... booyaka.
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Old 2003-03-26, 12:17 PM   [Ignore Me] #11
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The boomslang cost �70 and thats like $100. WTF whos gonna pay that for a mouse?
and they where ment to be massive, so big that the avarage person's hand couldnt touch the desk so you where moving it with you 100% of your wrist insted of a "Pinky, thumb and Wrist combo"

But I think they did have an incredibley accurate lazer.
I got a �29.99 optical mouse 2 years ago and it works fine.

Boomslang = Teh lose!
cheap ass = Teh Win!



Hey Ginzue, that is the best Sig iv ever seen!! nice work
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Old 2003-03-26, 04:04 PM   [Ignore Me] #12
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Originally posted by BurningSpear
a *little* off topic, but whatever happened to that Razer Boomslang mouse. It came out last year claiming to be the be-all end-all of gaming mice. Supposed to be hardcore accurate and precise. seems to have died off, no? Anyone got any insights?
A guy I knew bought one and I tried it out. It's alright, drastically overpriced but it has some nice features...... too bad it's a ball mouse and a good dual optical mouse can be had for 1/3rd the price and be way more precise. Not to mention you never have to clean the damn ball, and it never gets in your way in the middle of a game because you rolled over cheeze *** residue
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Old 2003-03-26, 04:16 PM   [Ignore Me] #13
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i have the MX500 which is nice, but a bit big for me, I prefer the smaller logitech dual opticals much easier to control and can be used by lefties like me.

the MX700 is the daddy at the moment though, maybe outdone slightly by the Microsoft bluetooth mouse
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Old 2003-03-26, 10:44 PM   [Ignore Me] #14
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lessershade from AFO? whats up, bro! Me = }BaR{x BurningSpear and Kurten(AFO) was my drunken buddy from work hehe good to see more renegades here.
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Old 2003-03-27, 08:22 AM   [Ignore Me] #15
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^lol.. plan 9, but whatever but yeah, nice to have some renegayders here none-the-less
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