How to choose a gaming mouse?

Choosing a device is as important as choosing clothes. If your computer or game console has become an integral part of your life, you want to use things that are comfortable and of high quality.

Of course, in the conditional "The Witcher 3" you can play with the office mouse, and no one will suffer from this. But some games require a certain level of fusion of the player with his protégé. For example: in CS:GO is really important level of control of the game. Getting used to a certain amount of mouse sensitivity is decisive. And even the squished "WASD" keyboard buttons act as a plus rather than a minus. They are like old house slippers: put them on and forget about them, but take them off - you immediately feel discomfort.

The choice of gaming mouse is a strictly individual matter. Google does not know what model is suitable for you personally, but it is the Internet to start your search. In specialized stores you may not be sold exactly what you need, and sometimes even sell out of stock. But do not rush to blame the consultants, it is their job. A good salesperson can sell everything, and our job is to give you a little guidance.

Rules for choosing a gaming mouse

The first rule of the club is that you don't need wireless mice: Wireless mice are very handy, of course, but they have a longer response time than their wired counterparts. Video card designers focus on reducing latency, valuing every fraction of a second between a button press and the action on the screen. Battery-operated mice can let you down at the most inopportune moment. Unfortunately, sometimes in the crucial moment.

There are also high-quality wireless mice with negligible response delay, hardly noticeable to the naked eye, but such devices are much more expensive, so it is not worth the trouble.

The second rule of the club: learn the size of the mouse and compare it with your palm: The written documentation of the mouse lists almost every feature, even the size; but do you know the size of your palm, the length of your fingers?

The author of this article once had a bad experience with this point: I bought Sensei RAW without "trying it on". My palm did not fit the mouse, my index and middle fingers could hardly reach the edge of the mouse, the grip "claws" did not fit the design of the device itself, and my palm kept slipping. After Bloody V7 where I could grasp the whole mouse, playing with the Sensei was torture at first, although the Sensei was ahead of my old mouse in terms of performance.

The third rule of the club is to decide right away if you want laser or optics: The days of mechanical computer mice are long gone. No more scrubbing that "egg yolk" of dust.

If you are looking for an extension of your hand in the embodiment of the mouse, you should pay attention first of all to DPI - this is the parameter responsible for the overall sensitivity of the mouse. The higher the DPI - the better.

If you pay close attention to the eSports scene and look at the configurations of pro-players in CS:GO, we see the following picture: high DPI value (approximately 1600) and low in-game sensitivity - 1.6 and below.

For a long time there was an opinion that laser mice were objectively better than optical mice, but with time the industry has significantly stepped forward.

To cut a long story short: laser is faster, and optical tends to be cheaper and more accurate; consequently, laser is more appropriate for MOBA, MMORPG, etc., and optical for shooters a la CS:GO. Nowadays this stereotype is outdated, but...

There's an important nuance: laser mouse works correctly on any surface, but optical one - only on a mat, and here we get to the next point...

The fourth rule of the club is that even the best mouse won't reach its potential if you're dragging it around on a doormat: Choosing a mouse pad is just as important as choosing a mouse. If you're a future CS:GO star and Simple himself is learning from your demos, then a small mouse pad is not the right choice for you.

If you've watched the CS:GO eSports broadcasts, you've seen these huge, or mats, or mats...

This is not a farce, but a practical need. For Simple in the game to turn the sight 180°, he has to move the mouse on the mat by about half a meter. You can also lift the mouse when it hits the edge of the mat, but it takes precious fractions of a second...

Plastic mats are fast but poor in accuracy and not very long lasting.

Fabric mats - high accuracy, moderately fast glide, but such mats get dirty and wiped out over time. But not a problem, they can and should be washed regularly.

Rubber - perfectly smooth surface is pleasant to the touch. Suitable for shooters and other games. Suitable for those who appreciate speed of pointing in plastic mats, and in fabric mats - durability and comfort.

And now it's done. You are the proud owner of a mouse and mouse pad. What's next? Will your game get better? In my experience it won't. Let me tell you a secret: devices don't drag, they just help you drag.

But time will pass...maybe a month, maybe a year. You'll take the old mouse, which seemed so smart at the time, and be surprised how quickly we get used to good things, unnoticed by ourselves. But once you get used to the new mouse, the old mouse will seem to you as the mouse with the "egg yolk" inside.