Click n Drag issue: may have found the culprit....

[Bikerdude]

I recently upgraded my mouse mat to a hard surface version (Razor sphex) to get more accurate tracking and because it was going cheap down my local PcWorld. This evening I noticed that "right click and convert to func_static" was playing up more than usual. And by pure chance I noticed that my mouse was diagonally rocking ever so slightly, which was caqusing the mouse to move when pressing either of the mouse buttons. There was no way I would have even noticed this before because my previous SteelSeries matt was the fabric/foam type.

 

The rocking was very subtle and after finding out which corner slightly proud of the matt surface I lifted the r/h side of the PTFE strip and placed a small piece of cello-tape under it, end result no more rocking (or none that I can feel at-least

 

So touch wood I hope this along with the new keyboard (shift key is much litter to press) also fixes my multi-select-drag issue as well!

[motorsep]

What kind of mouse is it?

 

I have Logitech laser mouse and it requires no pad, works on any surface and is pure joy to use. And now it cost like $30.

[Bikerdude]

Its a SteelSeries Kinzu V2 and the reason I newed a pad is the are directly under the mouse has become polished after years of having a mouse move over it etc.

[Lux]

I've had 2 different hard surfaces over the years and I'll never buy another one again. They're marketed to be "yada" but they're really just made so people have to keep buying them. They wear out far to quickly.

 

With my old IR mouse my Steel Series QCK+ I've had for 7-8 years? But found when I switched to a laser Func MS-3 that the tracking would get loopy on quick movements.

 

I wanted to stay with a cloth surface so I tried out a Razer Goliathus Speed. I have it laid on top of my old QCK+ so now I have about 8mm of padding between my wrist and the desk <3 I hate setting my wrist for hours on end on a hard desk. Hurts my wrist bones.

 

Anyway, the Goliathus Speed (or the Control) is mint. I absolutely love it. The mouse has never missed a beat on it. Consistent, accurate, comfortable, durable. Highly recommend. I'm not a fan aT ALL of the graphics on it but after a month or so I don't even care because it just does it job, doesn't move around, and doesn't wear out.

 

penny penny

Edited January 18, 2015 by Lux

[motorsep]

Do you guys still use old school ball mice ? Am I missing something? Why use pad ?

[Lux]

Wrist comfort. Better glide. Cloth surface allows mouse skates to last waaay longer (nearly indefinitely). It may not seem like it but any hard surface is abrasive.

 

I play a bit of BF4, CS: Source and I have a 15"x17" pad and play with very low sensitivity. Like one swipe from edge to edge is about 180deg swivel in game. I use that low sense in every game I play including TDM. I have to move my arm to rotate my body in-game. A lot of people like to move 2" to turn completely around 360 but for me its an immersion thing. Having to move my arm to rotate incorporate my body in the action more like rotating in RL would. Also, its very very easy to aim precisely and quickly and that's just how my muscles memory is set up now. All FPS games I play like that. I will bump it up slightly for 3rd person games but not much.

 

EDIT: sorry, I keep thinking of benefits!

Edited January 18, 2015 by Lux